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Ten Things Students Will Not Learn in School

Life is not fair. Get used to it. If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you get a boss.  The real world will not care as much about your self-esteem as...

A Mom’s Worth

An article in Forbes asks, “Think you can put a price on motherhood?”

A Son’s Open Letter to His Father

Dear Dad, There are so many things I'd like to tell you face to face...

A Father’s Love

Phil Littleford took his son on an Alaskan fishing trip with two other men...

Building a House is not the same as Building a Home

On July 21, 1983, 288 construction workers were waiting for the sound of the gun that would mark the beginning of construction on a house in Palmer, Alaska. They were going to be timed to...

On the Home Front

Do It Together A Florida church holding monthly events for the entire family had trouble with parents dropping their kids off and not staying for the events. They remedied the problem with this announcement: “The...
Family On Walk In Countryside

Some Tests for the Home

1. The Leadership Test. Does the husband and father assume his God-given place as head of the family? Does he provide the spiritual leadership? Does he take the lead in bringing up his children...

All This for a “Dollar an Hour”

The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child from birth to 18 and came up with $160,140 for a middle-income family. Talk about sticker shock! That doesn’t even touch college tuition. But...

The Best Sermon

Many years ago, a farmer had an unusually fine crop of grain. Just a few days before it was ready to harvest, a terrible hail and windstorm destroyed it. The farmer and his son...

Parenting Helps

Helpful Hints for Parents Make your home the brightest and most attractive place on earth. Let your child invite friends to your home and table so that he/she had rather be there than any...