3 Spiritual Obstacles to a Healthy Marriage 　　By: Jennifer Waddle 　　“I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them.” (Romans 16:17) 　　Have you ever taken a marked detour that led you far from your intended destination?...

　　Weekly Overview: 　　To know God is to experience God. Just as we experience aspects of one another as we grow in friendship, we experience the wonders of God as we seek to simply know him. God is calling us to a life of seeking him with all we are. He is calling us to value relationship with him above all...

　　An Unhurried Holiday 　　By: Karen Ehman 　　So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger.Luke 2:16(NIV) 　　Hurry up! We're going to be late to the choir concert! 　　Come on kids. Help me unload these groceries right now. I've got to get these cookies baked before bedtime. 　　Is it 6 a.m. already?...

　　A Prayer for Patience for the Good God Promises 　　By Keri Eichberger 　　Bible Reading 　　“I say to myself, “The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.” The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him.” - Lamentations 3:24-25 　　Listen or Read Below: 　　It’s been a really hard year. One...

　　Mention “bimetallism” today—the coining of both gold and silver as legal tender—and the eyes glaze over immediately. However, in late 19th century U.S. politics, along with the tariff, bimetallism was the major political obsession of the era. Everyone talked about the subject. It featured as the foremost political issue in the presidential election of 1896. William Jennings Bryan won the...

　　“This is my story, my giving of thanks.” So begins Wendell Berry’s 2004 novel Hannah Coulter, narrated by the titular character, a 79-year-old woman recounting her life’s story. It is a work of thanksgiving, and it is a work about thanksgiving—how it is practiced, how it is learned, and what happens when it gives way to restless longing for “a...

　　Thanksgiving is unique among American holidays because it’s not simply political, like Independence Day, which belongs only to Americans, nor simply a religious celebration shared among all Christians, like Christmas or Easter. It’s a mix of the two, but it is also more emphatically than others a family celebration. It is legally established, part of our political institutions, but it...

　　Avoiding Toxic Talk at Thanksgiving 　　By Vivian Bricker 　　Bible Reading 　　“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen” (Ephesians 4:29). 　　Thanksgiving is known to be a holiday where food is a major theme. We meet together with...

　　For years, Republicans have vowed to focus on the biggest issue plaguing the United States: our federal debt. Now, in the wake of their victory earlier this month, they have a chance to make good on those promises. 　　One step that has already been announced is that Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will head up a new “government efficiency commission”...

　　BIBLE VERSE OF THE DAY:“Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.” -Colossians 3:15 　　3 Ways to Be Thankful Through the Holidays 　　By Lynette Kittle 　　Especially during the holidays, it’s easy for a heart of thankfulness to fade.And as with most things in life, it’s...

　　The plot of Fritz Lang’s enigmatic 1927 silent film Metropolis revolves around a group of powerful elites determined to maintain their hold over the masses. To do so, they set out to invent artificial crises with the intention to set the everyday folk against each other and thus distract them from the real crisis of the elite’s inordinate and corrupt...

　　Why Your In-Laws Shouldn't Be Your Biggest Enemies 　　By: Vivian Bricker 　　A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another (John 13:34). 　　It is very common for married couples to dislike their in-laws.This is a trendI have seen too often and it makes me feel pretty bad, to be...