“Childhood is such a brief period of time. We as parents must use and find opportunities to teach children Christ-like values and Bible stories in the short period they are children,” writes Carolyn Tomlin.
“As we march, march for life … let us send a message of hope and love to the moms and mothers-to-be, to the fathers that they too can say to themselves, ‘I don’t need easy, I just need possible.'” said pro surfer Bethany Hamilton.
As pastors and church leaders think about ministering to their congregations and communities in 2025, they should keep these 10 trends in mind.
“Scrooge goes on this journey of redemption,” Joe Paulo, president and CEO of Hope Media Group, told The Baptist Paper. “And that’s the story that God has designed for every human being.”
Therapy is for everyone, shares Christian therapist Katherine Smith of Living Well Counseling. “Regardless of a person’s circumstances, therapy should not be shameful, or negative,” she said.
Christi Gibson shares how she found healing, redemption following the tragic loss of her husband John, a professor at New Orleans Seminary. John took his life in 2015 after his infidelity was exposed through the Ashley Madison website hack.
In February 2024, the Alabama Supreme Court issued a ruling in favor of parents who had utilized in vitro fertilization (IVF) and had their embryos dropped and destroyed at the fertility clinic.
“Not everyone is called to adopt or foster, and that’s okay. But we can all lighten the load in some way,” says Meredith Weber, an adoption and foster care coordinator.
“One thing that people don’t fully understand is the demand on a pastor’s time, resources and energy,” Jeff Yant, executive director of Lake Yale.
A new resource is available to churches through New Life Pregnancy Center and Arizona Baptist Children’s Services & Family Ministries. Uniquely U is a brief
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