by Candice Watters This morning I heard a distressing report about “Obvious Child,” a new movie being billed as an “abortion comedy.” Last night I read a far better bit of wisdom about how to handle untimely conceptions. This from Maria Augusta Trapp, matron of the family singers immortalized in film in “The Sound of...

 By Melissa Parnell (Editor’s Note: Melissa is the wife of Jonathan Parnell, author of How to Stay Christian in Seminary. Many men who enter seminary have a wife and often children. We wanted to hear how Melissa was able to maintain her faith during those grueling years.) It was a miracle — is a miracle — that...

by Steve Watters When I worked at Focus on the Family, I remember sitting in a meeting where the visiting leader of a ministry to young adults shared a shocking statistic. He claimed that 65% of Christian kids leave their faith as they become young adults. Having watched my twin brother become a prodigal after...

By Keri Folmar My family and I took a drive up the coast of California this summer.  One of the most amazing things we saw was the Redwood Forests, home to the biggest trees in the world. A redwood tree is quite a sight.  The first giant we saw was a famous tree whose girth...