Isaiah 58:9a “Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am.”
The longing of the human heart is to connect and belong. We long to connect with our Creator, in whose image we have been made, and by God’s grace such a connection is possible. As relational beings we also have a deep need and desire to connect with those around us. One of the most important and meaningful human connections is undoubtedly between a parent and a child.
Scripture teaches that God is both holy (1 Peter 1:16) and merciful (Psalm 116:5). Scripture also teaches that man is both sinful and loved by God (Romans 5:8). While these are very basic truths about God and man, they can seem paradoxical. In our finiteness, we can have difficulty accepting
“Parenting in stepfamilies is a two, three, or four-person (sometimes more!) dance. Parent-stepparent harmony is the crux of successful parenting within your home. The two most critical relationships in any stepfamily home are the marriage and the stepparent-stepchildren relationships. Many people assume incorrectly that stepparenting is the sole responsibility of
James 1:27, “Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.” Throughout the Bible, God is clear that He loves and cares for the orphaned, oppressed, and needy. As members of
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