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• Revive Our Hearts

  

  Who Gets to Define a Woman? The Answer the Next Generation Needs

  Womanhood isn’t ours to invent or revise but something we receive from the One who made us.

  10 min read
• Vaneetha Risner

  

  When Manna Becomes Ordinary: Why Daily Bible Reading Feels Dry — Vaneetha Risner

  When Bible reading feels dry and routine, the story of manna helps illustrate why. A look at Deuteronomy 8, daily provision, and God's ordinary means of grace.

  7 min read
• Chris Carpenter

  

  Shout to the Lord: Darlene Zschech on Music, Faith, and 'House of Worship'

  Worship music has a unique power to do more than inspire—it can draw people into the presence of God, strengthen the faith community, and speak to those who are searching for a deeper relationship with Him. That power takes center stage in House of Worship, a new concert movie opening...

  8 min readHouse of WorshipDarlene ZschechPraise and Worship MusicMichael W. SmithHeart of Worship
• Sheryl H. Boldt

  

  Helping Your Child Handle Annoying Classmates

  A thoughtful conversation can help children respond to difficult classmates with empathy, prayer and compassion.

  3 min read
• Stevens Brookes

  

  When Can You Eat Normally Again After Stomach Flu? A Stage-by-Stage Recovery Guide

  After a few rough days with stomach flu, there's a question that ends up more complicated than you'd expect:"Can I actually eat normally now?"Once the diarrhea eases up and the vomiting stops, hunger creeps back in. After days of eating nothing but plain rice porridge, meat, kimchi, or even just...

  8 min readstomach flu recovery dietviral gastroenteritis eating guideBRAT diet outdated advicefaith and physical healingdehydration warning signs
• Abigail Wallace

  

  When Sympathy Saps: How Not to Strengthen a Suffering Friend

  “I just don’t even know what to say. My heart hurts for you!” That from a friend, after she read my last update. But then she texted again, “Question: When I say how I hurt for you, do you feel it weakens you in your battle? I only ask because I don’t want to do...

  7 min read