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What Does a Healthy Parent of a Teen Look Like?
Jim Burns
December 26, 2011

Today, when adolescent specialists get together, it is not unusual for them to spend more time and concern on parenting issues than on the teens themselves. There has been an extreme shift in the parenting styles of moms and dads, not to mention the culture in which our kids are living. Unfortunately, far too many parents of teens are emotionally and even spiritually unhealthy. One mom told me...

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Lit candles lay on the table
2012: Leaving It All Behind, Looking Forward
Andrea Levendusky
December 26, 2011

The five of us sat in a dimly-lit room around candles that symbolized the year. 12 little tea lights, one for each month. One flame out, and one relit for the new year.

“Remember when you didn’t come to the beach house because you didn’t want to be seen in a bathing suit?” she said, and we all laughed. July’s flame flickered slowly before we nodded our...

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De-stressing Christmas—In the Closet
Patti Richter
December 14, 2011

Some people trim their Christmas tree after Thanksgiving dinner. They head out early on Black Friday and do all their Christmas shopping by day’s end. They have their family-photo-Christmas-cards in the mail by December 1st.

Then there are the rest of us.

We pull out our Christmas boxes and let them incubate for days, as if they’ll hatch elves to do the decorating....

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Faith

Hands in the air, showing people praying.
2011: A Year of Hope, Prayer and Faith
Pam Lutrell

"The most important thing I observed was how every tribe, tongue, and race could come together in unity, love each other, and join in corporate prayer for Detroit and our nation. Being on a football field did feel like I was on the sea of...

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Family

Christmas Tree lights
Make the Most of Your Family’s Christmas
Jim Burns

It’s Christmastime and it’s time to celebrate! But, for many parents, just the thought of the season makes them want to scream “Bah hum-bug!” Why? It’s because the holidays can be hectic, heartbreaking, harrowing...

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Community

Could Vote 2012 be a vote between Socialism and Capitalism?
Voters Will Decide Between Capitalism and Socialism in Next Election
Pam Lutrell

During the past year America’s frustrations have surfaced either in the form of various Tea Party rallies or during worldwide OCCUPY! protests.   The Tea Party platforms center around less government and less government spending....

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