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2-Yr-Old Drowns for 15 Minutes in Pool While Mom Takes a Shower—3 Months Later, She Does the Unthinkable

"She was able to break through the baby gate and make her way to the 5 degree Celsius pool. She was found without a heartbeat."

I Was Giving My Son the Very Thing That Was Killing Him & Had No Idea

It literally burned his body from the inside out...

“If This Turns Positive, It Is Freaking Baby Jesus”: Wife Breaks Shocking News to Husband After Bringing Home Adopted Newborn

"One stick turned positive and a different kind of vomit happened… word vomit… ‘OHHH SH**!!!’ I guess I said it loud enough for Sam to hear me, because he opened the door and asked to look at the test. He then started reading the box saying aloud, ‘Noooo!'"

Tim Challies

Tim Challies is a Christian, a husband to Aileen and a father of three children aged 13 to 20. He worships and serves as a pastor at Grace Fellowship Church in Toronto, Ontario, where he primarily gives attention to mentoring and discipleship. He is a book reviewer, co-founder of Cruciform Press, and has written several books including The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment, The Next Story, Visual Theology, Do More Better, Visual Theology: A Guide to the Bible and Epic: An Around-the-World Journey through Christian History. He writes daily at www.challies.com.

How an Affair Really Begins

Affairs do not begin when you experience sexual intimacy with someone who is not your spouse. An affair begins much farther back...

Why Teen Boys Still Need Their Moms

"Boys need their moms—I am convinced of it. Even teenaged boys, boys who are nearly men... There is still that fear that a boy necessarily ought to be closer to his father than his mother."

The Worst Consequence of Skipping Church

The Bible does not warn us that when we skip church we put ourselves at risk. Rather, it warns us that when we skip church we put other people at risk.

What an Expert on Sexual Abuse Says About Sleepovers

The most important takeaway is that parents think carefully and assess risks realistically before allowing their children to participate in sleepovers.

Gay Girl, Good God: “God Was Not Calling Me to Be Straight”

She knew God was calling her, but not in the way she had expected.

6 Sneaky Weapons Satan Is Using to Destroy Your Marriage

"The world, the flesh and the devil are all adamantly opposed to marriage, and especially to marriages that are distinctly Christian."

A Husband’s Perspective on a Postpartum Body

Of course, I cannot speak on behalf of every husband, but I hope to speak on behalf of some, and to offer a husband’s perspective on a wife’s postpartum body.

Spare the Rod, Spoil the Parent

"The parent who spares the rod does not only ruin the child, but also ruins a future relationship with the child."