Lynette on Coping With Loss on Mother's Day
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed. Psalm 34:18 (NLV) For many, Mother's Day is a difficult day to navigate. Lynette shares her emotional experience with Mother's Day, and empathizes with those facing challenges from the loss of a child or mom, infertility, or the strain ...
May 09, 2024
Ten Mother's Day Breakfasts that Kids Can Actually Make
We all know the clich - mom awakes on Mother's Day to a surprise breakfast in bed of barely-palatable eggs and an unbelievable mess in the kitchen. Th...
May 08, 2024
Aging With Grace Takes Discipline
I was sitting on the couch the other day just thinking about how I miss my younger body. My teenage and 20-year-old body required zero maintenance and...
May 08, 2024
College Students Who are Failing are 50 Times More Likely to Lose Grandma Than Non-Failing Students.
A study by Mike Adams, a professor at Eastern Connecticut State University, suggests a correlation between students' exam periods and the mortality rate of their grandmothers. The research indicates that grandmothers are 10 times more likely "to die" before a midterm, and 19 times more likely before a final e...
May 06, 2024
A Special Prayer for the National Day of Prayer
On this American National Day of Prayer, we invite you to join with us in prayer today, raising our voices as one to our Heavenly Father. Join CRISTA Ministries CEO, Jacinta Tegman, as she leads us in prayer. Share your own prayers in the comments section. Hello, I'm Jacinta Tegman, CEO of CRISTA Ministries. It's my jo...
May 02, 2024
Discover Jesus: The Kindness of God
"But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions... in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus." Ephesians 2:4-7 When we read about the ...
May 02, 2024
Discover Jesus: The Word of God Who Gives Life and Light
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not ove...
May 01, 2024
Discover Jesus: The One Who Makes God Visible!
When Jesus Christ was born into our world and grew up among us, He put on flesh and blood to show us who God is. Fully man and fully God is a mind-bending concept, but that's who Jesus was! Hebrews 1 verse 3 says: "The Son (Jesus) is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining...
Apr 30, 2024
Attention Dads! Three (Non-Gifts) Things Moms Crave for Mother's Day!
Mother's Day is May 12th. The ONE day a year dedicated solely to us moms. But if that is the case, then why doesn't it feel that way? I don't know abo...
Apr 29, 2024
Unique May Day Basket Ideas!
May Day is one of my favorite holidays. As a child, I thought that making little vases, filling them with flowers, and ding-dong dashing them on neigh...
Apr 29, 2024