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Family by God's Design

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December 29, 2025
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The #1 Ingredient of Growth & Learning

by John Salmon
We all want to learn and grow, don’t we? Even more, we want our children to learn and grow. We want our whole family to become wiser and more mature with each passing day. There is one ingredient that will promote this growth more than any other ingredient: relationships. We learn more effectively and more...
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Family Shepherds    Honor
                 
December 20, 2025
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Give a Holy Hug

by John Salmon
Hugs are powerful. But have you ever thought of hugs as holy? Sacred? Obviously, a hug is more than just two people wrapping arms around each other and squeezing. Hugs mean something. They mean so many things that we even categorize them. Think about it. We have the: That’s just a few of the many...
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Celebration    Honor
              
December 1, 2025
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Aging, Your Attention & Relationships

by John Salmon
I hate to say it, but I’m getting older (at least that’s what I’m told). As we age, our reaction times slow and we find it more difficult to tune out distractions. However, a study completed by USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology suggests a powerful method for enhancing attention and reaction times even as...
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Family Shepherds    Honor
           
November 10, 2025
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Driven by a Motto of Discontent

by John Salmon
Have you learned the “motto of discontent?” I’m sure many of us have. Maybe the commercials taught us this motto. You know, “you could be happy if you only had our product.” Maybe our parents taught us through constant complaining and wishing for more. Maybe it’s just baked into our society, rising from the yeast...
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Celebration    Honor
           
November 3, 2025
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Step Out of the Conflict

by John Salmon
Conflict arises in every relationship, even in healthy marriages. It’s inevitable, but it’s not necessarily detrimental. In fact, conflict with our spouse allows us a window into their values, priorities, and desires. If we manage the conflict well, it teaches us how to love our spouse in the best way possible. So, the question is...
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Grace    Honor
           
October 20, 2025
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Immunize Against Marital Breakdown

by John Salmon
John Gottman, PhD, describes four phases a marriage goes through as it falls apart. Each phase reflects a symptom of the disease of marital breakdown. And, fortunately, each phase has a solution, a remedy, an antidote. In the first phase, the couple gets stuck in repeated arguments and conflicts. As many of these repetitive conflicts...
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Grace    Honor
              
September 20, 2025
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Brain Rewiring Words

by John Salmon
We often communicate with one another by using words. Words, however, do much more than simply express our thoughts and share information. Words shape the way we think; and, spoken at the right times, words rewire our brains. For instance, positive feedback activates the reward centers in the brain and creates positive emotions, increasing the...
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