A Family Christmas Devotional from ‘The Biggest Story’
Douglas Sean O'Donnell
Gather your family together and read through this special Christmas devotional from The Biggest Story Family Devotional, complete with Scripture readings, discussion questions, and a gospel connection.
How to Stay Holy When Under Pressure
Rodney D. Stortz
Daniel and his three friends faced extreme pressure during their captivity in Babylon.
Answering Kids’ Hardest Questions: What If I Sin Too Much—Will God Still Forgive Me?
Sarah Walton
We know that God says that if we confess our sins, he’s faithful and just to forgive them and that we all fall short of God’s holiness. None of us can live up to his perfect standards—no matter what.
A Family Worship Pep Talk
Matt Chandler,
Adam Griffin
When it comes to family discipleship, low-hanging fruit is everywhere. Family discipleship does not have to be intricate or complicated.
How Motherhood Mimics the Cross
Abigail Dodds
God gives us gifts and abilities; then he gives us children. And perhaps it seems he’s made an error when our gifts and abilities seem completely irrelevant to the job of bringing up children and caring for a home.
How to Host a Summer Bible Club
Susan Schaeffer Macaulay
A home-based club that can and has been literally life-giving are children’s Bible clubs.
How At-Home Work Is for Everyone
Courtney Reissig
The work of the home and service of others involves the whole family.
Help! I Need More of God
Jani Ortlund
Some people expect the pastor’s wife to have the most ideal and perfect relationship with God. What should we—women married to men in ministry—do to stay spiritually radiant?
How Birth Teaches Us to Boast
Gloria Furman
While self-awareness is a natural side effect of maturity, God-awareness is a supernatural gift of grace.
6 Signs You Might Be an Accidental Feminist
Courtney Reissig
An accidental feminist is a woman who does not personally identify as a feminist, and in fact, may actually have no use for the term.
Podcast: How Do I Discipline My Kids without Shaming Them? (Heather Nelson)
Heather Nelson talks about what it looks like to pursue shame-free parenting so that we might have joy-filled homes.
Fictitious Mother of the Year
Gloria Furman
Of course, there is not a real “Mother of the Year” award, but we talk about it as we would a lighthearted joke. The reality, though, is that every mother fails to image God perfectly in her mothering.
Reaching the Next Generation Is Easier and Harder Than You Think
Kevin DeYoung
Sometimes we fear or we feel this burden that if we’re going to be effective as pastors, Christians, or parents that we need to have this cultural expertise.
How to Make Yourself at Home While Awaiting Heaven
Betsy Childs Howard
Fixing our eyes on the home that is to come will help us thrive in this world that is not our home.
The Search for Love
Mike Cosper
Maybe in every story is a thread that the human heart that can’t give up the belief that one day, true love will come along.
The Antidote to Self-Pity
Carolyn McCulley
One great temptation of singleness is an unrelenting self-focus. We need to be reminded to look outside of our circumstances and ourselves.
Dads, Remember the Power of the Open Book
Colin Smith
Children who are able to read will benefit from being with their parents in worship, and it is the duty of husbands and fathers to make sure that their families hear God’s word both in private and in public.
3 Moral Principles to Consider Related to Reproductive Technology
Wayne Grudem
Modern medicine can be used to overcome many diseases and disabilities today. We should view this as a good thing, and as something for which we can give thanks to God.
How Work in the Home Reflects God
Courtney Reissig
As Christians serve and care for those around them, they are acting as God's hands and feet in the world.
Podcast: Marriage Questions about Sex, Submission, and In-Laws (Chad and Emily Van Dixhoorn)
Chad and Emily Van Dixhoorn share personal insight on a number of questions related to marriage, discussing topics like submission, relationships with family, and the ultimate purpose of marriage.
Raising Kids as a Pastor’s Wife
Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward. —Psalm 127:3 It Ain’t All Roses Children are truly a gift—a reward from the Lord himself! Parenting is such a …
How Embracing Our Depravity Helps Us Suffer Well
Cameron Cole
Becoming bitter prevents healing, creates hardened hearts, and creates distance in our relationship with God.
Mom, Your Hardest Day Is Not the End of Your Story
Katie Faris
Mourning may last for a night, but rejoicing does come in the morning, and in light of these momentary troubles and trials, there is an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.
Inspiration for At-Home Schooling
Susan Schaeffer Macaulay
Life includes not only living experiences, but also the best that mankind has produced in art, books, music, ideas, and many more areas.
Podcast: The Good News About Not Being a Perfect Mom (Katie Faris)
Katie Faris discusses the false expectations put on moms and the true grace they can experience.
How Parenting Kids with Special Needs Shifts Your Reality
Andrew Wilson
In a sense, our story was really one of reconsidering every aspect of our lives.
How to Spend Your Time Waiting for an Adopted Child
Russell Moore
God has designed the universe so that anticipation is built into the order of things.
The Importance of Recapturing Biblical Marriage
Reclaiming the biblical meaning of marriage in our culture today matters because the darkness of our generation is deep and profound.
Podcast: What Your Teenager Needs Most (Paul Tripp)
Paul Tripp offers practical advice and encouragement to parents seeking to raise their teenagers to know God and feel ready to go into the world.
Read-Aloud Video: ‘Arlo and the Keep-Out Club’
Watch a video and enjoy hearing this children's story about the danger of peer pressure and the joy of friendship with Jesus, read aloud by its author.