Encouraging & Informative Articles
It is our hope that these articles will be a reminder to you of God’s truth and encourage you in your walk with our Heavenly Father and living a healthy life through Christ!
Sibling Rivalry
By Greg Brezina
At it's core, sibling rivalry is a battle for worth and value. Parents can shepherd their kids through these rivalries through teaching identity and giving extra grace.
Good Parenting Is Possible
By Ben Brezina
Our Heavenly Father is the only perfect parent. If we want to be good parents, we must learn to parent out of His life, love and wisdom.
Prepared For Persecution
By Greg Brezina
Almost 2,000 years ago, Jesus told his followers that "a slave is not greater than his master. If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you." When we choose to follow Christ, we make ourselves targets. Here is how we can prepare our families.
Peace In The Midst Of Stress
By Greg Brezina
Stess is abudant in our world today, but there is a way to handle stress without turning to addictions, self-discipline, or suicide. Internal peace can be found through Jesus even in the midst of stressful circumstances.
Miracle Or Mess?
By Greg Brezina
Marriage is a marvelous miracle. However all to often the differences can quickly deteriorate a miraculous marriage into a mess.
Life Is Precious
By Greg Brezina
Whether the physical body has just started developing in a mother’s womb or is over 100 years old and dying, human life has great dignity and value.
Key To A Blessed Marriage
By Greg Brezina
The key to a experiencing a blessed marriage has a lot to do with a grape and a vine. Relationships can be very complex; however, what makes them thrive can be found in one simple truth.
Belief Begets Behavior
By Greg Brezina
There is a difference between knowing the truth and believing the truth. True belief begets behavior.
Deception, Perception and Grace
By Beau Brezina
Communication is a two way street. The words we use and the body language we display does not always determine effective communication. It also matters how the other person perceives what you are saying as it is filtered through their past experiences and rejections.
Dealing With Depression
By Greg Brezina
Everyone has felt depressed at some point in their life, and clinical depression is one of the most common health conditions in the world. Here is some information along with some thoughts on how to deal with depression as new creation in Christ.
It’s Beyond Comprehension!
By Greg Brezina
When you look at the statistics on divorce in America and then think about all the pain generated from these broken relationships, it is almost beyond comprehension. There is One who can take that pain. He is in the business of healing and restoration.
Mulligans - Sometimes it's Nice to Have a Second Chance
By Greg Brezina
In golf, a mulligan is a "do-over" when you hit a bad shot. Have you ever longed for a parenting mulligan? What better parents we all would have been if we could just get some "do-overs" without our wrongs having an impact on others. Guess what? Jesus has provided a way for us to take a mulligan in life.
Remember
By Greg Brezina
The way we feel and the way we behave is directly connected to what we think about in our mind. If we continuously set our mind on the truth, we can experience Christ's abundant life and have plenty of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, self-control in the midst of the stress of life.
Q: Are You Satisfied?
By Greg Brezina
We all want to be satisfied in life and marriage, but by looking at the statistics too many people do not experience a satisfied and full family life and marriage. Here is a little encouragement for those feeling unsatisfied.
The Perfect Storm
By Greg Brezina
If we live long enough, we will all experience storms in our lives. Sometimes a "perfect storm" comes along that overwhelms all our strength.
Struggling to do what Jesus would do?
By Greg Brezina
After twenty years of struggling to live for Jesus, I was tired and confused. Looking back, I see now that my fatigue and frustration were rooted in not understanding God’s primary purpose for me as a believer.
Thoughts, Behavior, Consequences
By Greg Brezina
The thoughts we think motivate our behavior. Every choice we make has consequences for good or evil. In my life, just one incorrect thought birthed 20 years of mental confusion and anguish.
Why Did God Create Mankind?
By Greg Brezina
Why did God create mankind? To love Him? To serve Him? To glorify Him? The real answer to this question may supervise you.
Healing Shame Based Families
By Greg Brezina
The emphasis of shame based families is projecting a healthy image to others even though the family is dysfunctional. Let us surrender now our obsessions with making our families look good to others at the expense of our hurting members.
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