Crosswalk PLUS Weekly

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  A Christian Guide to Meaningful Communication God calls us to be in community. Here’s my take on a Christian guide to meaningful communication.
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  How to Be a Witness to Your Grandchildren Who Don’t Share Your Faith Never stop praying! Today may be the day your grandchild makes a decision for Christ, or their heart may be changing bit by bit. Either way, God placed this child in your family for a reason, and God is...
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  Grandparenting through Chronic Illness It's been a very difficult year, but I know God doesn't waste a hurt. I know He is working on this, giving me the strength to "count it all joy" and persevere. I pray for anyone who is heartbroken because...
• 3 Reasons Prayer Walks Can Refresh Your Life If you’re looking for a new habit to help you grow spiritually, I highly recommend weaving regular prayer walks–or prayer rides if you can’t walk– into your week. 
• 7 Verses That Remind You to Hope If you find yourself today living a life that is cynical, pessimistic, or generally devoid of hope, then take the step now to change that. Read these 7 verses that remind you to hope.
• Are You Expecting Too Much from Friendships in the Church? Relationships in general are hard. Relationships in the church, unfortunately, are just about as hard as relationships outside the church.
• Why People Are Losing Their Religion (and How the Church Can Respond) How, as believers, are we to respond to this group of people who have chosen to walk away from organized religion?
• What Should We Know about Darius the Mede? We must conclude that there is a leader who “received the kingdom” named Darius the Mede. But history seems silent on this man. 
• 4 Ways to Find Rest When We Are Weary God often gives us more than we can handle by ourselves to teach us to draw on his strength and call on His Spirit more and more. Here are some ways the Bible tells us we can find rest.
• 4 Benefits of Thinking about Death We should think about death because of the God-centered perspective that death brings. Here are four benefits to thinking about death.
• 3 Reasons it's a Great Idea to Ask Newlyweds for Marriage Advice My husband and I have been married for nine months, and it's easy to feel like we don't have much to offer yet. Whether or not we're spending time with dating couples or older married couples, it feels the...
• Who Are You Listening to, Today? Discernment is a fancy Bible word to describe the simple art of listening. When it’s quiet and loud in life, we’ve been given the greatest gift: the opportunity to listen ….to God