Most countercultural of all: the Amish

Sep 28, 2024 by

By Tracy Thurman, Mercator. (Like all inventions, technology has its light side and its dark side: Ed.) Life in the United States has changed drastically in the last several decades. Technology, pharmaceutical and medical interventions,...

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What can we learn from Israel’s exceptional fertility?

Sep 21, 2024 by

By Daniel Kane, Mercator. Among Israeli parents, there is a popular lullaby drawn from the words of Jacob’s blessing to his sons, Ephraim and Menasseh, in the Book of Genesis. In translation, its words are: The Angel who has redeemed me...

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Stop Transgender Identification from Breaking Your Family

Sep 20, 2024 by

By Maria Keffler, TGC. The announcement “I’m trans” can lob a grenade into the family, throwing everyone into chaos. Transgender identification strains relationships with siblings and extended family members and drives a wedge between...

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Hawley warns nuclear family is ‘under assault,’ paints faith as unifying force in the US

Sep 13, 2024 by

by Ryan Foley, Christian Post: A prominent United States senator is warning that the nuclear family is “under assault” as he points to faith as a unifying force rather than a divisive one. “The nuclear family, I think, is pretty clearly...

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The US Surgeon General issues an advisory on the dangers of parenting

Sep 4, 2024 by

By Kimberly Ells, Mercator. The US Surgeon General, Dr Vivek Murthy, just issued an official advisory warning against the stressful nature of parenting and labelling it “an urgent public health issue.” The document says Surgeon General...

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Honor Your Parents as You Obey the Great Commission

Sep 2, 2024 by

By Cyndi Logsdon. I once heard an international church planter inform his team leader he was moving back to America to care for his aging parents. But the response of this usually levelheaded team leader surprised me: “What do you think...

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