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Calling Out to God When Tragedy Strikes
By
chadhovind
In 2008, I launched a new series at our church called Godonomics. That same month an emotional hurricane hit my house. We had adopted my son Quinn a few months earlier. We met his birthmother almost a year prior. Her name was Jacci. She was 18. She was pregnant. She had cried her…
It’s Easier to See Across the Room Than to Look in the Mirror
By
chadhovind
There is nothing like a game of Wii to reveal that the best of families quickly goes from looking like the old Leave It To Beaver show to The Munsters show. In the family room, we discover that we are all dysfunctional. We can be overly competitive, afraid of conflict, have control issues, etc. And…
Talking to Your Kids About Money and Sex
By
chadhovind
My son and I are entering a new phase. He’s in seventh grade now. This past week I took him out with an older man in the church to learn how to safely shoot a real gun. In a world of Halo and first person shooting games, boys need men to teach them honor, respect,…
Where Does a Mother Go to Resign?
By
chadhovind
Where Does a Mother Go to Resign? I. BIBLICAL ANSWERS FOR DEPRESSION Serious mental illnesses (SMIs), which afflict about 6% of American adults, cost society $193.2 billion in lost earnings per year, according to findings published in this month’s American Journal of Psychiatry. Most families feel the cost in their monthly medical bills and the wear…
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