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Upper Room Love

February 14, 2010
Upper Room Love
Sherry Graf
On the back of a bookmark in my Bible I've written, "Let love for your fellow believers continue and be a fixed practice with you (never let it fail)" (Hebrews 13:1, AMP). In parenthesis after ...

PARENT POINTERS: Holy Emotion

March 1, 2010
PARENT POINTERS: Holy Emotion
Jeannie Campbell
By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. (Hebrews 11:7a)

As a therapist, I really like this verse. God warned Noah of the coming flood, ...

Worried? Remember the Wildflowers

March 1, 2010
Worried? Remember the Wildflowers
Sarah Smith
Worry is a waste of time, and unfortunately, it's one of the biggest emotions that gets in the way of my faith. It usually happens the same way. God calls me to do something unexpected, and I am ...

Faith Not Fear

March 1, 2010
Faith Not Fear
Kate Henderson
Marc-ooo! Po-looo! Marc-ooo! Po-loooo! Sound familiar? Marco Polo was one of my favorite games as a kid. I loved being Polo. Outmaneuvering and sometimes tricking Marco into thinking I was on one ...

Who Controls Your Emotions?

March 1, 2010
Who Controls Your Emotions?
Lynnda Ell
When you wake up, the day is gray. You're dragging. At school, things suddenly brighten and life is good. On the way home, a storm kicks up and moisture falls. I could be describing a typical spring ...

Feeling Like Believing

March 1, 2010
Feeling Like Believing
Laura Polk
Faith. That's a hard concept. To trust a God we can't see to take care of things that are very much in our faces each and every day. It is one of the most difficult things about being a Christian. It ...

From Purses to Psalms

March 1, 2010
From Purses to Psalms
Jeanette Edgar
I once cried because my purse (containing my make-up bag) sat somewhere downstairs, and I needed it upstairs to get ready for work. My mind knew this simple problem could be fixed, but I cried ...

Feelings...Nothing More than Feelings

March 1, 2010
Feelings...Nothing More than Feelings
Wendy Miller
If ever there lived someone who had a right to battle feelings beyond intensity it was Abraham (and Jesus, but we'll get to him). Imagine for a moment an old man patting Isaac's head on his way to ...

The Power of Prayer

February 1, 2010
The Power of Prayer
Alysia Fuchs
Imagine this scene with me for a moment, okay? I promise it won't be painful. Say you are stranded on an island. You've been there for a while and needless to say you are dying for water. You ...

Your Powerful Prayers

February 1, 2010
Your Powerful Prayers
Wendy Miller
What do Biblical conquerors, David, Mary and Daniel all have in common? All three of these individuals were young (teenagers or younger) when God used them in dramatic ways. Why is this relevant to ...

PARENT POINTERS: Redefining Prayer

February 1, 2010
PARENT POINTERS: Redefining Prayer
Jeannie Campbell
Too busy. Check.
Too tired. Check.
Too distracted. Check.
Too angry. Check.
We've all heard of these excuses before...mainly because we've all used them with God and ourselves. Life comes at us hard, ...

Being a Tech-Savvy Christian

January 5, 2010
Being a Tech-Savvy Christian
Lynnda Ell
Quick! Without getting up, how many electronic devices can you see? My count is six. Since I'm writing this at my computer, that's one. I have a cell phone and a cordless phone, a printer, a CD ...

Think Before You Act

January 1, 2010
Think Before You Act
Wendy Miller
Teenagers have access to so many avenues of technology it can be dizzying to keep up with it all. If they're not reading on a Kindle, fiddling with their Blackberry, typing something for Twitter, or ...

The Tech-Savvy Bandit

January 1, 2010
The Tech-Savvy Bandit
Laura Polk
I. Am. Not. A. Fan. Of. Technology.
There, I said it.
I'm one of those people. You know, the kind who fights updating their phone, their television, anything requiring a change in the current way ...
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PARENT POINTERS: The Benefit of the Doubt

January 1, 2010
PARENT POINTERS: The Benefit of the Doubt
Jeannie Campbell
A mom pulled me aside recently and told me that her and her teen daughter were "on the outs" because she had taken the girl's cell phone without her knowledge and scrolled through her text messages, ...

Simple Choices

December 1, 2009
Lynnda Ell
Have you ever talked to your grandmother about the way she celebrated Christmas when she was younger? I hope you have the opportunity to find out what her life was like many years ago. If you have no ...

Holiday or Holy Day?

December 1, 2009
Holiday or Holy Day?
Kathie Krakowski
We do not know the exact date Jesus Christ was born. Scripture tells us some things about His birth, but not everything. Traditionally, His birth has been celebrated on December 25th. For many ...

PARENT POINTERS: Thinking Outside the Gift Box

December 1, 2009
PARENT POINTERS: Thinking Outside the Gift Box
Jeannie Campbell
If I were to poll readers to see what kinds of traditions they have around Christmas, I'd probably come across some of the following:
Shopping and gift giving Santa Claus Reading the ...

Offering Grace

November 1, 2009
Offering Grace
Wendy Miller
I've spent some time thinking about why it is so difficult to love those nearest to us - our families. I'd love to tell you I've come up with a five step plan for how to make your relationships ...

Truth and Grace

November 1, 2009
Truth and Grace
Jeanette Edgar
God answers prayers!
I am so excited to write to you about the topic of loving those closest to you with Christ-like love. Yesterday, a verse came to my mind while in the shower. I couldn't remember ...

PARENT POINTERS: Showing Love to Difficult Children

November 1, 2009
PARENT POINTERS: Showing Love to Difficult Children
Jeannie Campbell
"...Let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth." - 1 John 3:18
SAGE's focus for November is embracing our family members with a Christ-like love. I thought I might try to ...

Creating Godly Impact

October 1, 2009
Creating Godly Impact
Jeanette Edgar
Mentoring is a hot concept in our culture today. It exists in sports, school, career, the arts.
People naturally gravitate toward someone who is doing what they want to do, or someone they want to ...

PARENT POINTERS: Parenting vs. Mentoring (What's the Difference?)

October 1, 2009
PARENT POINTERS: Parenting vs. Mentoring (What's the Difference?)
Jeannie Campbell

"Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it." - Proverbs 22:6
There comes a time in every parent's life when he or she must accept one unalterable fact: ...

PARENT POINTERS: Multi-Faceted Generosity

September 1, 2009
Jeannie Campbell
"And give my son Solomon the wholehearted devotion to keep your commands, requirements and decrees and to do everything to build the palatial structure for which I have provided." I Chron....

Parents - Book Reviews

Book Review - Authentic Beauty

September 1, 2009
Authentic Beauty by Leslie Ludy
Theme: Leslie openly and honestly addresses the issues teenage girls face today. She focuses on the value of inner beauty that is centered on a Christ-focused ...

Book Review - Authentic Parenting in a Postmodern Culture

September 1, 2009
Authentic Parenting in a Postmodern Culture by Mary DeMuth
Teens today find themselves immersed in a culture in which truth is perceived as relative rather than absolute. In this world of gray, it is ...

Book Review - Your Girl

August 1, 2009
Your Girl by Vicki Courtney
Looking for specific ways to address the "girl issues" with your teen daughter? This book covers hot topics like girl politics, self-worth, and modesty with a good ...

Parents - Movie Reviews

Movie Review - New Moon

November 21, 2009
Movie Review - New Moon
Merritt Johnston
The Twilight SAGA: New Moon
Rated PG-13
Starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner

GENERAL THOUGHTS...
I'm always interested to see how Hollywood will choose to bring a book to ...
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Movie Review - Post Grad

September 1, 2009
Movie Review - Post Grad
POST GRAD
Rated: PG-13
Starring: Alexis Bledel, Zach Gilford, Michael Keaton, Carol Burnett, Janet Lynch
Duration: 89 minutes
The SUMMARY:
"Post Grad" is a movie clearly directed at the female ...

Parents - Music Reviews

Music Review - Albertine: Brooke Fraser

September 1, 2009
Albertine - Brooke Fraser
Brooke is well known for singing with Hillsong United, most notedly for the songs Lead Me to the Cross and Hosanna. Before spending time on this album, she took a trip to ...

Music Review - RCVRY: Jeremy Casella

September 1, 2009
Merritt Johnston
RCVRY: Jeremy Casella
In an era filled with guitar-wielding singer/songwriters, Jeremy Casella truly stands out. His lyrics are powerful, providing concepts listeners can relate to and challenging ...

Parents - TV Reviews

TV Review: The Vampire Diaries

September 11, 2009
TV Review: The Vampire Diaries
Merritt Johnston
Riding on the wave of "Twilight" fan-demonium, the CW network launched their new series entitled "The Vampire Diaries" last night. Based on a series of novels by L.J. Smith (which were published ...

TV Review - Gossip Girl

September 15, 2007
TV Review - Gossip Girl
Merritt Johnston
Gossip Girl: CW Network Based on the book by Cecily Von Ziegesar, Gossip Girl is the latest teen melodrama offered up by the CW Network. Following in the footsteps of its predecessor One Tree Hill, ...