The church I grew up in was the center of our social life; I felt loved and accepted by this extended "family." That little body of believers provided an unshakable foundation of values and understanding, which I still hold firmly.
The greatest contribution the church can make is to draw families to the person of Jesus Christ in an attitude of genuine repentance and renewal. Nothing brings husbands, ...
According to our research, teenagers today are the most unreached people for Christ in the nation. Less than 10 percent of America's youths have accepted Christ as their Lord and Savior. Our research team has interviewed hundreds of young people. In the course of these interviews we came to understand and appreciate them even more.
Among the many areas where we learned so much, perhaps the most revealing ...
Today's children will choose their marriage partners from a population in which half or more have grown up without a father, and where most have had other sexual partners. Perhaps half of their peers will try living together before marriage. If these trends continue, will marriage become merely an anachronism?
For previous generations, marriage was an inevitable destination. It didn't take any special ...