Articles by: Mary J. Yerkes
Women and Sexual Integrity
Men are not the only ones who wrestle with sexual purity. Women too struggle with sexual temptation, although…
The Empty Nest Years A Time of New Beginnings
Your children are grown and gone. After years of wiping running noses and ferrying kids to after-school practices…
In Disaster – Lessons for the Church
Unprecedented natural and man-made disasters have struck with unusual severity and frequency all around the world. On September…
Defeating Discouragement
I have had enough, Lord. Have you ever thought or said these words? I know I have! So…
Speaking the Truth in Love – Caring and Confronting
What makes a good friend? Over the course of thirty years, I can say that I have had…
Set Free – Broken Hearts and Lives Restored
“The Lord will surely comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; he will make…
Recording Your Spiritual Journey
What do Amy Carmichael, David Livingstone, and Martin Luther have in common? These men and women of God…
Pursuing Intimacy with God
Oswald Chambers wrote, “It is a joy to Jesus when a person takes time to walk more intimately…
Hurt by the Church
It happened again. My church failed me. I had spent ten years of my life committed to this…
How to Simplify Your Life
Stress has reached epidemic proportions, robbing us of our health, our leisure, our relationships, and God’s best for…
How You Can Comfort a Dying Loved One
Death makes people uncomfortable. After all, it forces us to come face to face with our own mortality…
The Ten Commandments of Working at a Job You Hate
If you are like most, you spend more than half your waking hours at your job. Recent surveys…
The Pain of a Prodigal: When Your Adult Child Abandons the Faith
Few things are more heart wrenching to a Christian parent or grandparent than a child who abandons the…