Foster parents are often called heroes for bringing needy children into their home but Jillana Goble argues that they are normal people who simply obeyed God's call to care for orphans and widows Joined by Jean Daly sharing from their own experiences they describe some of the common challenges of foster parenting such as feeling overwhelmed not knowing how past trauma affects behaviors today loving children and giving them back to their bio parents dealing with extra stress in your marriage and family and being stretched out of your comfort zone Part of Receive the book A Love-Stretched Life and [... more]

Foster parents are often called heroes for bringing needy children into their home but Jillana Goble argues that they are normal people who simply obeyed God's call to care for orphans and widows Joined by Jean Daly sharing from their own experiences they describe some of the common challenges of foster parenting such as feeling overwhelmed not knowing how past trauma affects behaviors today loving children and giving them back to their bio parents dealing with extra stress in your marriage and family and being stretched out of your comfort zone Part of Receive the book A Love-Stretched Life and [... more]

Episode Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions Show Notes CoreChristianity com Questions in this Episode How can John be true when I pray for things that I don't get it In Revelation is the rider on the white horse Jesus or the antichrist Is there significance to Ishmael having many descendants Is sexual immorality causing the fall of America In Matthew how did the woman know that a demon was harming her daughter Today's Offer Bible Studies Request our latest special offers here or call - -THE-CORE - - to request them by phone Want to partner with [... more]

Stu interviews two special young people as they share powerful stories they experienced when they went on mission for God in Ukraine [... more]

The summer after my sophomore year of college a classmate died unexpectedly I rsquo d seen him just a few days prior and he looked fine We and our classmates were young and in what we thought was the prime of our lives having just become sisters and brothers after pledging our respective sorority and fraternity But what I remember most about my classmate rsquo s death was witnessing my fraternity friends live out what James calls true religion The men in his fraternity became like brothers of the sister of the deceased They attended her wedding and traveled to [... more]

Next time you step through the doors of your local church throw your prejudices and stereotypes and self-righteousness outside When you leave don't pick them back up [... more]

Today Pastor J D shares another one of Jesus' parables And this one is going to show us what it looks like to be a Christian in today's world [... more]

You look like your dad Ever heard that Certain traits often identify us as family members Christians should resemble our heavenly Father as well Hear how genuine compassion shows we belong to God's family on Truth For Life with Alistair Begg Listen [... more]

David Platt is one of the most influential evangelical pastors in America He came to prominence after the release of his best-selling book Radical Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream He has served as president of the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention one of the largest missionary sending agencies in the world and since has been pastor at McLean Bible Church a mega-church with four locations located just outside Washington DC in Virginia His tenure at the church has not been smooth at least not of late Prior to his sermon on July Platt called [... more]