Motherly Love Saves Child's Life

Deep in the mountains of Niigata Prefecture, in the snow country of northern Japan, lies the tiny town of Takamachi. Heavy snowfalls can isolate towns ...

The Jekyll and Hyde Nature of Motherhood

Nancy Ortberg, in her sermon "The Jekyll and Hyde of Motherhood”:

A transformation occurred in me with the birth of my children. I traded in ...

A Day in the Life of a Mother

The Fantasy: As your little ones sit quietly at the kitchen table and hum along with Beethoven, they absorb their age-appropriate encyclopedias. Meanwhile, ...

The Power of a Mother's Touch

Elisa Morgan writes in "The Power of a Mother's Touch”:

I was in line at the grocery checkout. A few feet in front of me, a mother guided ...

Motherhood in the Bible Wasn't a Fairy Tale

A quick look at our culture shows that idealized images of motherhood are inaccurate, and Scripture reveals the same. Ruth was left childless and widowed ...

An Undeliverable Mother's Day Card

Don Aycock writes:

A few years ago, I somehow ended up buying two Mother's Day cards. I sent one to my mother, and because I keep a three-year calendar, ...

Men Are Computers, Women Are Cell Phones

Rhonda Rhea writes in "Men Are Computers, Women Are Cell Phones”:

"I don't know how we're going to sort out tonight's schedule," ...

Mother of Addict Discovers She's an Addict, Too

[My daughter], Allison,* came home for the weekend. She opened the door, didn't speak, and dropped her duffel bag. Smudges of mascara circled her ...

Former Convict's Journey to Christ

After years of street violence, drug use, and thievery, Fernando "Fernie" Aranda was sent to prison to a serve a 25-years-to-life sentence. ...

NFL Star Refuses to Have Sex Before Marriage

NFL running back Shaun Alexander writes:

At the University of Alabama, I was meeting women from a lot of different backgrounds. My mother had taught me ...