By Christina Fox I laid there in the dark, trying to tune out the sound of their voices. It had become a nightly routine. My mind vacillated between wanting to get up and intervene or just lay there and cry myself to sleep.  I remembered back to the few times I did stand up for...

By Trillia Newbell Over at Desiring God, Owen Strachan writes on a series of new trends and stories involving marriage and relationships. They are abortion contracts, wedleases and throuples. Abortion contracts allow a couple to enter into a legal agreement that if the woman should get pregnant during the relationship she must abort the child....

  By Gloria Furman Editor’s Note: This is part 2 in a 3 part series on being a pastor’s wife. Stay tuned for part 3. And if you need to catch up, you can read part 1 here. ************************************************************ “I just want to take a minute to soak this in.” Our cheeky South African friend...

By Jeremy Dys Brett McCracken has written a brilliant article in response to a bad article.  Ok, maybe brilliant overstates it, but it is nevertheless worthwhile and timely.  Here’s the payoff paragraph from McCracken: Millennials: why don’t we take our pastors, parents, and older Christian brothers and sisters out to coffee and listen to them? Perhaps instead of...

  By Joshua Crutchfield In a recent article published by Time Magazine, entitled “None is Enough,” Lauren Sandler presents the growing trend of couples opting to live what she calls a “childfree” life.  She uses the term childfree to highlight the positive decision couples make in not having children.  In a 2010 survey, it was...

by Preston Hagaman I married a creative. She loves painting, crafts and photography. I am about as straight laced and type “A” as they come. I love to read, write and there is not an artistic or creative bone in my body. The Lord has gifted us each in different ways and each for His...