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Sarah Hamaker
Crosswalk.com Contributing Writer
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13 Suggestions on Recovering from a Cult-Like Church
If you’ve recently left a church that either was a cult or had cult-like practices, recovering from that experience will take time. Here are some general suggestions for helping you to deal with...Tuesday, June 14, 2022
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7 Prayers for Choosing a School
First, remember your child is their own person with his or her own sinful tendencies. Whether you choose to homeschool, public school, or private school, your child will struggle with the same...Monday, June 6, 2022
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9 Ways to Prepare Your Kids for College
Money management. This is a very decidedly unglamorous topic, but a necessary one. As your child edges closer to high school graduation, teach him how to make and keep a budget, as well as open a...Friday, May 27, 2022
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11 Ways to Make the Family Road Trip Fun
Most parents today dread a family road trip. Whether you have one kid or five, the thought of piling into the car and hitting the open road gives many moms and dads nightmares. As with most things,...Friday, May 27, 2022
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8 Ways the Practice of Solitude Can Improve Your Prayer Life
Praying alone can help keep our focus on God and allow him to meet our needs and grow our faith. Here are 8 ways the practice of solitude can improve your prayer life.Wednesday, May 4, 2022
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How to Shake Off Public Prayer Anxiety
Whether you’re an extrovert or an introvert, praying in public can be a daunting task. Before we get to how to pray in public without anxiety, let’s first discuss why we should be willing to pray...Tuesday, May 3, 2022
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How to Handle Discipline in Public
No matter how angelic they are most of the time, our kids will misbehave in church, at the store, at the park, on a play date, at a sporting event, or at a party. Being prepared beforehand will...Thursday, April 28, 2022
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Is Parenting Taking Over Your Marriage?
What American mother would say to her child—"you can't do X because it doesn't work with my life"? This American mother certainly would (and has done) in order to both preserve my own sanity and...Tuesday, April 26, 2022
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11 Simple Prayers for New Christians
Here are some other things to keep in mind as we pray, as well as 11 simple prayers each one of us can use in our daily communication with God.Wednesday, April 6, 2022
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Is Foster Care for You?
The very act of removing a child from her home is traumatic. While some kids will have higher levels of trauma, such as those who suffered abuse or sustained neglect, all children entering your...Friday, April 1, 2022
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8 Ways to Encourage Your Unemployed Loved Ones
It’s hard for the out-of-work person and for his or her loved ones to stay positive, especially if the unemployment drags on and on. Here are eight ways you can encourage your unemployed loved one,...Wednesday, March 30, 2022
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How to Help Siblings Become Friends Instead of Enemies
Sibling conflict is unavoidable, but that doesn’t mean it has to throw your household into constant chaos.Wednesday, March 9, 2022
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A Tricky Holiday: Should Christians Celebrate Halloween?
It’s that time of the year when the world—or at least the United States—seems to embrace the dark side of Halloween revelry.Monday, October 5, 2020
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5 Ways to Encourage Your Kids When Grandpa Has Alzheimer’s
“We’re all part of the same family. Whether times are easy or tough, we need to have ‘togetherness’ times."Friday, April 26, 2019
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8 Lies Parents Believe about Raising Kids
We’re so focused on listening to the advice coming from all corners that we forget to investigate the counsel to see if it’s truth or lies.Friday, June 22, 2018
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7 Things You Should Never Say to a Teen
While some teens take offense to anything a parent says, most of the time, we have more power than we think in setting the tone of our relationship.Tuesday, April 17, 2018
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11 Rules for Successful Families
How do you achieve success as a family? By following these 11 rules—and ways to implement them—that are the hallmarks of successful families.Friday, October 20, 2017
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6 Things Your Children Should Learn from No One but You
Whether you homeschool or send your kids to private or public school, there are some things that a child should learn from no one but his mom or dad.Thursday, January 21, 2016