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• Chris Carpenter

  

  12 Really Good Reasons to Love Your Mom a Little More This Year

  Take a moment today and thank the mom in your life. Here are a few notable Bible verses that honor mom that will hopefully help you realize just how important she is to you and your family:

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• Cole Feix

  

  Leaving a Family Legacy God's Way

  [Author’s Disclaimer: This study attempts to weave together some very thinly represented information in the Old Testament narratives. Some parts of the story are admittedly speculative, but rather than bog down the text with footnotes, I am choosing to just tell the story as I see it and hope that it is not wildly off base from reality. Your tolerance for my storytelling liberties is appreciated.]What is the legacy you’re leaving in your family?Everyone wants to leave something behind. We crave

  18 min readFamilyFaith
• Hannah Morrell

  

  Throwing Off Shame — Broken & Hopeful

  Have you ever considered that when you condemn yourself for something, you are saying that the blood of Jesus wasn’t enough? And when you take on and wear shame, you are saying Jesus’ sacrifice didn’t cover this particular thing for which you feel shame? Unfortunately, several religious communities

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• Revive Our Hearts

  

  For the Ones We Were Told to Abort

  A letter to the doctor who told me to abort my firstborn.

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