Listening to Billie Eilish’s honesty and pain helps parents and church leaders empathize with how their youth may be feeling.
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Helpful input convinced me that online dating is a viable option for anyone seeking a mate.
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Is the Christian Reformed Church so determined to increase its numbers that it’s willing to fit in, make no waves, and offend no one?
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The author meets the families of 21 men murdered by ISIS in 2015.
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A timely book for an anxious age, this short yet potent read winsomely wrestles with the reality of life in a fallen world.
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Sweet, funny, and quirky, Mirai offers a warm-hearted and original look at family ties.
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척추는 단단 하면서도 유연합니다. 우리 몸의 중심을 잡으면서도 몸이 움직일 수 있게 해 줍니다. 척추와 같은 태도는 경계의 필요는 인정하면서도 단정적인 태도는 피합니다.
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Themes of faith and human trafficking resonate through this YA novel.
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Beale Street tells us about music, family, racism, and injustice
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Who among us doesn’t feel weak from time to time and in need of something to lean on? So, sure, faith in God is a wonderful support to lean on when we are weak. Except when it’s not.
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I suggest asking your congregation some hard questions about how closed or open it is to reaching out to new immigrants.
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A backbone is both firm yet flexible, giving both structure and movement to the body. A backbone posture recognizes the need for boundaries but avoids setting them in stone.
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Hymnology for church leaders and all who long to have a more profound understanding of the songs we sing.
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In the folk artist’s latest, old stories and rich language blend to say something about modern life.
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This vibrant picture book inspires the gritty and graceful girls of today with 15 biblical heroines.
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I’m learning to discern the difference between healthy accountability in using my gifts and vainglorious martyrdom.
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Oscar-winning short documentary details how women in India are fighting stigma attached to menstruation.
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A debut novel by the daughter of Palestinian immigrants ponders a woman’s worth.
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She sat across from me, a look of disbelief on her face. As she spoke, her eyes grew larger, her voice stronger. “These things would never, ever happen in my country,” she said. “But if they did, there would be a big problem for that person and for that person’s family.”
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It can be very helpful for everyone in a newly blended family if both the marriage partners and their respective children understand that the roles of spouse and parent should not be assumed to automatically go together.
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A worship album based on King Jehoshaphat’s leading the people of Judah in victory by praising the Lord.
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The adventures of a deaf and mute girl and her blind rescue dog is based on a true story.
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Although I cannot yet see the fruition, beneath the surface seeds are already germinating, preparing to poke their heads out of the soil when the time is right, bursting forth into new plants. Within weeks, buds and leaves will appear on the same trees that now look so dim. Rain will fall, the puddles becoming homes for small frogs. By the middle of June, flowers will abound.