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Molly Turpen, a 3-year-old Tulsa girl has some great neighbors. Molly spent Halloween in the hospital with a severe case of pneumonia. When she was released her mother asked on Facebook if neighbors would let Molly trick-or-treat at their doors. Within 15 minutes, 60 families had responded with a yes.…

Before the beginning of the 2016 major league baseball season, Adam LaRoche abruptly retired. LaRoche had played 12 seasons with several different teams and was set to make $13 million this year alone. So why would a man walk away from $13 million? Adam started a tradition early on in his career. He…

In “Life Beyond the Law,” Daryl Watts writes, “As my six-year-old daughter’s birthday party approached, I tried to coach her on how to be gracious about gifts. Even as a young child, she already had a reputation for brutal honesty. I asked her, “What do you say if you get a gift you don’t like?” She…

The Week Editor, William Falk in a commentary on the falling birth rate in the U.S., describes some of the benefits of parenting. You get “A sweaty baby asleep on your chest, filling you with such awe and tenderness that you cannot sleep yourself. The incomparable fragrance of their downy heads. The…

Sociologists are beginning to discover truths that have been written in the scripture for millennia. The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre has discovered that the absence of a father is not good for Children. Their studies show the lack of a father contributes to defects in a…

Children are precious. Our responsibility as parents is to rear them in a way pleasing to God. Jenna Krehbiel certainly taught her three-year-old daughter one lesson she remembered. She was with her parents at a Kansas circus when one of the big cats escaped its handlers and entered into the ladies room.…

A woman from California sacrificed her job in order to see her son play in the 2012 Little League World Series. Billie Ann Tomei lost her job because she wanted to take vacation time to cheer her son during the championship game. When she asked for the time off, her boss refused and said if she went,…

Rick Schmitt and his wife, Lisa, along with their children Hillary and Eric have been scouring the Florida coastline for 13 years looking for sunken treasure. They have finally succeeded. They discovered gold in a 300-year-old Spanish shipwreck. The gold is worth up to $350,000. However, most of the…

Parenting does not begin at birth. It begins many months prior. “Previous studies and anecdotes suggested unborn babies are able to learn sounds while still in the womb. Research has suggested newborn babies find sounds from other languages unfamiliar, with babies of English-speaking parents reacting…

In a new book, How The West Really Lost God, Author Mary Eberstadt argues that we are not losing the family because we are losing God, but rather the exact opposite. It is the breakdown of the family that is causing the decline in religious belief. Religious decline comes first, then family decline.…

Taking an airplane flight with 14-week-old twins has the potential of being a complete disaster. One San Francisco couple prepared for such a disaster. They anticipated that their babies might upset other passengers so as they boarded their flight they passed out goodie bags containing candy and an apologetic…

Authorities arrested Petra Zaragoza and Bulmaro Reyes for leaving their little girl in their car. Why would the couple do such a thing? They wanted to gamble in a casino. A passerby discovered the girl as she was searching for her parents 10 minutes after the couple left her. It makes me wonder, if this…

Jeremiah warns that a people who refuse to give God glory will reap the darkness of judgment. Today in England 78% of parents object to letting their children under ten play outside. Only 25% said they felt secure in their own homes. Is this a sign of reaping what we have sown? --Jim L. Wilson and Rodger…

I recently read two headlines on the same day about medical care provided by public school nurses, following board policies, which left me scratching my head. One of the headlines read: “Outraged family: Girl breaks arm at Saugus school, no one calls 911” and the other one read, “NYC schools give out…

Victor Cruz is an NFL star with a modern lifestyle. He lives with his girlfriend and their child. Even Time Magazine can see the hypocrisy in a confessed Christian living such a lifestyle. They asked, “You’re Catholic, and you have a kid with your girlfriend, who is also your manager. Why haven’t you…

Zookeepers were astonished to find a gruesome scene when they first arrived for a day of work at Alice Springs Reptile center in Australia. The Zoo’s main attraction had been devouring many of the other animals who had apparently staged a breakout only to fall into the alligator’s enclosure. Surveillance…

A new study has compiled personal interviews, medical research, and survey results to discover that having children has many benefits. The study highlights ten specific areas, including the obvious tax savings children provide when filing taxes every year. Health benefits include lower blood pressure,…

An online survey of new parents has found that more than half say they regret the name the gave their child afterward. The survey found that from 1,000 respondents 54 percent said they wished they have given their child a different name. 26 percent of the parents said the name they selected had become…

One guy named George was having marital problems and on one night, hee passed a breaking point and emotionally exploded. He pounded the table and floor. "I hate you!" he screamed at his wife. "I won't take it anymore! I've had enough! I won't go on! I won't let it happen! No! No! No!" Several months…

As I was preparing for this message I ran across these unanswered questions of Martina Phillips, a mother who has a wayward son whom she has not seen for 4 years: She has “how” questions: She asks: How does a parent, who has prayed daily, deal with the rebellion of a child? How does a loving parent accept…

Since the late 1990s, Florida has worked hard to improve the scores of students in the state’s schools. Many of the approaches involve testing, and fears have risen that teachers spend too much time preparing students for standardized tests, instead of actually teaching. Other legislative moves have…

With all the new technology regarding fertility recently, a 65-year-old friend of mine was able to give birth.. When she was discharged from the hospital and went home, I went to visit. 'May I see the new baby?' I asked 'Not yet ,' She said 'I'll make coffee and we can chat for a while first.' Thirty…

“Abortion advocates claim that legalizing abortion leads to fewer maternal deaths but, according to research from Chile, the opposite is true. Chile made its abortion laws stricter in the 1980’s, but between 1960 and 2000 the maternal death rate underwent the largest reduction of any Latin country—from…

The 'Middle Wife' by an Anonymous 2nd grade teacher I've been teaching now for about fifteen years. I have two kids myself, but the best birth story I know is the one I saw in my own second grade classroom a few years back. When I was a kid, I loved show-and-tell. So I always have a few sessions with…

Here, in the rush of his busy life, Jack had little time to think about the past and often no time to spend with his wife and son. He was working on his future, and nothing could stop him. Over the phone, his mother told him, "Mr. Belser died last night. The funeral is Wednesday." Memories flashed through…