Finding Joy in Trying Circumstances

In his book Hope Is Contagious, Ken Hutcherson shares a moment from his personal life that illustrates well the ability to foster joy in the midst of ...

What Dog Owners Can't Live Without

Things dog owners can't live without:

• Significant other: 54 percent
• Computer: 50 percent
• Dog: 48 percent
• Coffee: 35 percent
• TV: 35 percent
• Car: 26 percent

The Importance of Setting Parameters in Life

Wayne Cordeiro writes in “Leading on Empty”:

[Struggling with burnout], I had a poignant dream of a man and his family who ran a small farm. ...

The Day the Students Went on Strike

Anne Miller, age 22, was a few weeks into her first real teaching job—a summer program teaching at-risk middle schoolers—when she walked into ...

Man Shares Memory of Mother's Faithful Witness

A few years ago, ChristianityToday.com asked readers to share how much their mothers and grandmothers meant to them. In response, Bill Fix, of Taylor, ...

Mother Fined for Phoning Her Son Too Often

In most families, miscommunications are a common event. And when mothers are involved, overcommunication can sometimes be an issue. But a recent court ...

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 ...