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10 Ways To Help a Friend Going Through a Div...
While every divorce is unique, they are always painful. So how can you come alongside your friend going through a divorce?
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If you friend’s child is marrying a non-Christian, you’re probably looking for ways to help. But the best way to help is through prayer.
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Our path to family ministry wasn’t a straight line. It’s been filled with spectacular failures, highs and lows, and detours and delays.
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Your friends are planning on living together before marriage. What’s it look like to be a good friend when they’re moving in together?
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They were the marriage mentors we never knew we needed. They introduced us to Jesus and presented the allure of a marital commitment we hadn’t yet made.
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My Friend’s Parents Are Divorcing. How Can...
It’s a myth that the older the child of divorce is, the easier it becomes. If your friend’s parents are divorcing, here are some ways to help.
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When Your Friend’s Marriage Shows Sign...
Over lunch or a phone call, a friend confesses things aren’t going well at home. But how do you help when a friend’s marriage is showing signs of divorce?
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If someone you love has experienced a miscarriage, you likely want to help but aren’t sure where to start. Here are a few suggestions.
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10 Ways to Help Others in Quarantine
I'll admit my first priority when the quarantine began wasn't to find ways to bless others. But I'm reminded of Jesus' commandment to love our neighbors.
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What does comforting a loved one and caring at a distance look like during the quarantine? For starters, find ways to make your compassion unmissable.
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How Do I Help a Friend Who Talks About Suici...
When you have a friend who talks about suicide, it's scary. Not knowing what to do, we often do very little. But doing nothing isn’t helpful. Try this.
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Unless You’re Weeping for This, the Ch...
What's the answer for the many who suffer quietly in the supposed safe place for the hurting--the church--yet go without the comfort of others?
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5 Reasons Your Student Shouldn’t Go On a M...
The nations are in desperate need of the gospel. The" least of these" are hurting, hungry, thirsty, unclothed, and homeless. The solution? Not my teen!
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What Singles Want Marrieds to Know
Here are some tips for engaging with and loving the singles around you well.
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9 Tips for Leading a Small-Group Study
Facilitating a small group study enhances your own embracing of the material, your relationship with God, and your heart for ministering to others.
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The People in My Neighborhood
My morning strolls did more than help me lose weight; they helped me learn valuable lessons about life.
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The Importance of a Moms’ Ministry in Your...
Ministering to this group can be instrumental in reaching everyone in the home.
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Ministering to Parents in Your Church
A creative way to connect with couples early in their parenting journey and establish a loving, caring relationship.
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Here are a few ideas that can help you share your faith by using your home as a hub for Christ.
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A Life-Changing Weekend Marriage Retreat
At the Weekend to Remember, I got to see how God was at work in the lives of married couples.
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2 Simple Questions to Start a Life-Changing...
These simple but profound questions changed the way I talk to people about Christ.
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Reaching the World From Your Own Home
If you look for the opportunities to be a missionary in your sphere of influence, they are easy to find.
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20 Ideas for Encouraging Others
Your words can have a profound impact on the people in your life.
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A Legacy of Spiritual Multiplication
If you want a stronger, healthier church, help couples grow in their relationship with Christ and with each other.
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A Mighty Legacy
Rather than giving in to the cultural pressures and divorcing his wife, Skip Leffler left a very different legacy.
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Are You Ready to be a Mentor?
Teaching younger couples to have a great marriage may not be as hard as you think.
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Can God Use Us?
Jeff and Sheila Brawley wondered if God could work through them to help others.
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Confronting a Friend
Talking to someone about her sin isn't easy, but I found that it's beneficial when done in a God-honoring way.
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Divine Appointments
Are you listening to the nudge of the Holy Spirit to talk to those around you?
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Equipping Couples for Lifelong Love
Bill and Geri Masuzzo are committed to helping engaged couples learn how to be married.
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Families Change Families
One of the most exciting things for me to see is the influence that one family who is completely God's can have on others.
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7 Steps for Starting a Marriage Ministry
If you want a stronger, healthier church, help couples grow in their relationship with Christ and with each other.
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Small Groups, Large Groups, or One-to-One Mi...
Here are two things to consider when trying to decide what delivery method to use for discipleship content.
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2 Keys to Ministry Success
Practical steps to take to turn your vision for ministry into reality.
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Recruiting and Equipping a Marriage Ministry...
Suggestions for creating a strong foundation for marriage ministry in your church.
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18 Ways to Use Your Home as an Outreach of C...
How can friends and strangers feel loved and accepted in your house?
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Did You Know Your Home Is an Embassy of the...
In a weary and wavering land, your home can be a place of love, encouragement, and comfort.
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Why Prison Is the Highlight of My Week
Many of the concepts communicated in Stepping Up resonate immediately with the prisoners in our group.
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The Dynamic Duo of Baltimore
Bonita and Tazwell Thornton are leaving a priceless legacy to untold generations.
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Surprised by The Art of Marriage
The new Sunday school class had 30 or more people each week instead of the usual 6-8.
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Launching a Marriage Ministry: A First Perso...
Tips we’ve implemented during our time leading marriage ministry in our church.
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The Only Life Worth Living
Jesus was right: It really is more blessed to give than to receive.
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Passionate About Helping Marriages in Our Ch...
I believe that the more churches do to strengthen marriages, the more we will bring glory to God.
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‘As Long as You’re Breathing, There’s...
If we don’t tell couples that no marriage is too broken, how will they know?
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Strengthening Marriages in Our Church
It's time for the church to call people back to God's design for marriage.
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We Started by Checking a Box
When we indicated we wanted to help other people grow in their faith and in their marriage the way we had, we had absolutely no idea of what God had in store for us.
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The Legacy of an Ordinary Woman
What difference can one person make in a world filled with seven billion people?
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Young Couples Need Your Help
Through mentoring you can pass on your wisdom to the next generation of married couples.
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Only God Can Change a Heart
When people claim to be saved and on fire for God, it's hard to see some of them crash.
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What About the Fatherless Families?
Thinking through family shepherding in the context of a single-parent home.
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Reaching Out Through Passport2Purity®
A "chance encounter" reveals how God is extending FamilyLife's outreach.
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Reaching Out with Compassion
As we interact with the LGBTQ+ community, we need to balance truth with love and compassion.
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Reaching the Divorce Generation
FamilyLife is making a greater effort than ever before to encourage and equip people to become HomeBuilders.
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Will You Make a Difference in the Life of a...
Let God use you to change the life of a child, then experience the blessing of your own transformation.
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Will You Become a HomeBuilder?
I believe the solution to the marriage and family crisis in our nation is found in equipping and unleashing a movement of men and women in marriage and family ministry.
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Three Ways to Improve Your Connection Capaci...
How could you more effectively impact the others within your circle of influence?
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What Are You Wearing?
Six suggestions for clothing yourself with humility by serving others.
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The Lived-Out Gospel
We must show the gospel to people even as we tell them the truth.
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The Dos and Don’ts of Mentoring
A list of helpful hints when meeting with younger couples.
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The Right Tool at the Right Time
Preparing for Marriage was the resource that helped one couple help people build a foundation for marriage as God designed it.
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The 87-year-old Missionary
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FamilyLife is making a greater effort than ever before to encourage and equip people to become HomeBuilders.
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In a culture of isolation, most people are honored when you open your home to them. God can use us when we practice "heavenly hospitality."
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Hanging by a Thread
Our nation will change only when our families begin to reform.
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My Stubborn, Rude, Mean, Loving Friend Named...
Loving her has taught me what it means to wait on the Lord.
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The Impact of The Art of Marriage
Three stories of couples who wanted to help marriages.
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Jesus Christ didn't go to the cross just so we could have happy homes and fulfill the American dream.
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My Favorite Compliment
There’s one kind of accolade that really lights my fire.
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Mentoring is Not a Luxury But a Necessity
Many churches are missing a key ingredient to seeing marriages and families restored.
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You Can’t Help but Be Changed
The story of two couples who are having an impact on marriages in their community.
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