Christian father survives family tragedy, shares hope to encourage others in journey August 4, 2016 Steve Hutton’s family was the “typical cute Southern Baptist yuppie family, even with a real-live white picket fence in the backyard.” And he and his Read More
Faith and Family: Healing from shame and guilt — Guilt comes from ‘sinful choices’; shame a result of ‘attack’ on self worth July 22, 2016 Am I good enough? At the end of a very long day, Carol sits alone in her kitchen. She replays the afternoon meeting with her Read More
Faith and Family: Healing from shame and guilt — Shame functions by drawing one’s attention away from God’s voice July 22, 2016 In the New Testament letter to the Hebrews, we are provided with a model for how to effectively approach shame: “Therefore, since we are surrounded Read More
Faith and Family: Healing from shame and guilt — Parents should seek to live out the gospel while raising children, give grace July 22, 2016 Children make messes and mistakes. They get angry and say things without thinking. They forget our instructions and do things that cause us to shake Read More
Majority of Americans think abortion should be legal in all or most cases, survey shows June 2, 2016 According to a recent survey of Americans, 56 percent now think abortion should be legal in all or most cases — up from the slight Read More
US Supreme Court sends 7 cases back to lower courts June 2, 2016 The U.S. Supreme Court sidestepped the constitutional question May 16 of whether Obamacare’s contraceptive mandate substantially burdens the rights of certain faith-based organizations to exercise Read More
Miscarriage Is Personal May 26, 2016 It is not a dramatic story unless you lived it. I did and it changed me forever. It was the summer before my last year Read More
Grief is normal response to loss of child through miscarriage May 26, 2016 Behind every woman’s joy at learning she is pregnant, there is a fear as well — the fear of losing the baby. Most of us Read More