Hope & Faith

Around this time of year, many people find themselves feeling mildly depressed, even after a happy and exciting holiday with friends and family. Some people wonder if this means they have a serious emotional problem, but most of the time there's nothing to worry about.

It's been said that values are not taught to children—they're caught by them. Children absorb what their mothers and fathers believe by watching them in everyday situations.

A grand old hymn combined with classical music.

There was a time when uncles, aunts, brothers and sisters were available to give parents a helping hand with child rearing. But more typically today, the extended family is spread all over the continent and might not even be trusted anyway. Even grandparents are sometimes unavailable because they're just as busy as their kids.

In It Ain't Over, the first film in the ED'S STORY series, Ed Dobson reminds us that life isn't over yet and that we don't have to feel overwhelmed by the struggles we're facing today. Difficult news can sometimes make us feel like our lives are over. Ed shows us that we don't know the future, and that things may turn out quite differently from what we expect.

Forgive and forget. It sure is a lot easier to say than to do. When our spouses do something to wound us deeply, can we ever truly forgive them? And if we do forgive them, can we ever forget the pain that they've caused us?

The Daily Pulse (Tuesday, July 23, 2013): Everyone comes naked from their mother’s womb, and as everyone comes, so they depart. They take nothing from their toil that they can carry in their hands. Ecclesiastes 5:15 (NIV)

Have you noticed that family members are experts at trying to control one another? Deep within the human spirit is the desire for raw power. We want to run our lives and everyone else's if we can. In fact, I've listed sixteen techniques that people commonly use to manipulate those around them—including...

"Smithsonian" magazine once featured a master stone carver from England named Simon Verity, a man who honed his craft by restoring 13th century cathedrals in Great Britain. As the authors watched him work, they noticed something very interesting.

I'm sure you've heard the old story about the father who said that giving his daughter to the man she loved was like giving a Stradivarius to a gorilla. I think all dads feel that way about their little girls, and maybe for some very good reasons. Sometimes, it seems today, that courtesy and respect have been replaced by hostility toward women.

Have you noticed that children will occasionally disobey their parents for the express purpose of testing just how much they can get away with? This game, called "Challenge the Chief," can be played with surprising skill, even by very young children.

In marriage as in courtship, there's a simple rule of thumb for intimacy: take your time. Some interesting research has been done recently on the emotional bonding between husbands and wives. According to Dr. Donald Joy, a couple bonds most closely when they move slowly and systematically through the various stages of intimacy during their courtship and early marriage.

The idea of authority in dealing with children has fallen into disrepute in recent years. And it's no wonder. The moment you even use the word authority, there are people who mistakenly think you are referring to harshness and anger. They picture a father who rules with an iron fist, and when he speaks, everybody jumps because they're afraid not to.

In the typical family today, is Dad thought of as a hero or a bum? Believe it or not, the answer may depend on what Mom thinks. This maternal influence was beautifully described in a book called, FATHERS AND SONS, by Lewis Yablonsky. He told about growing up in a Yiddish home, and sitting around the dinner table listening to his mother say things like,...

The process of caring for aging parents can be a time that draws families closer together. Unfortunately, it usually becomes a time that tears them apart. Typically, the sister who lives near by feels she is sacrificing her life to care for her aging parents. Her siblings who live far away critique how she handles the finances. The parents feel cared for, but not cared about; and jealous rivalries arise, due directly to poor communication.

We need not look far to see what happens when the family is compromised, threatened and challenged. What God designed as the foundation of our nation - the classroom for life and a safe haven of love and care - is under constant attack. Broken homes, broken marriages, and broken hearts abound. Families are hurting and desperately need practical help and encouragement. Friends, do not despair. The war against the culture in defense of the family is not lost.

Cerebellum brain injury miracle healing and lady walks out of wheelchair. John Mellor Australian Healing Evangelist.
https://www.johnmellor.org These miracles & healings happen because of the reality of Jesus Christ. The Bible says that Jesus is the Son of God and that the only way to eternal life is to believe in Jesus and accept Him into your life. Jesus came to earth as a man to buy back what was lost when Adam & Eve disobeyed God and fell from paradise in the Garden of Eden to Earth, and sin entered the world. Jesus' sacrifice on the cross broke the power of sin. Whoever believes in Jesus and repents of their sin will be forgiven and have eternal life:
Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6

Bowel and liver cancer miracle healing testimony - John Mellor Australian Healing Evangelist.
https://www.johnmellor.org These miracles & healings happen because of the reality of Jesus Christ. The Bible says that Jesus is the Son of God and that the only way to eternal life is to believe in Jesus and accept Him into your life. Jesus came to earth as a man to buy back what was lost when Adam & Eve disobeyed God and fell from paradise in the Garden of Eden to Earth, and sin entered the world. Jesus' sacrifice on the cross broke the power of sin. Whoever believes in Jesus and repents of their sin will be forgiven and have eternal life:
Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6

The Daily Pulse (Monday, July 22, 2013): I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. Romans 8:18 (NIV)

Tony and Laureen Giorgio talk about the greatness of God.