Gary Thomas
Gary Thomas | Closer to Christ, Closer to Others
There are overwhelming blessings of being a Christian while raising your children. We have hope, joy, and gratitude, and trust in the God we worship. I couldn't even imagine raising children outside …
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If we spend too much time providing things for our kids that they don't truly need, we can lose sight of what they truly do. I came across an intriguing list in one of John White's old books and …
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I'm fleshing some thoughts and conversations into a future book that is considerably off in the future. But I've had so many broken-hearted parents of adult children confide in me or ask for words of …
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The longer I am in ministry, the more I come across parents of adult children who live with self-condemnation because they feel like they weren't the parents they longed to be. Some of them really did …
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What if the way your spouse treats you isn’t about you and him, but about him? What if you’re taking a particular offense about your spouse’s general demeanor that doesn’t reflect on you at …
In 2016, I wrote a blog post entitled “Enough is Enough” that went viral, with over 100,000 shares on social media. A pastor known for writing on behalf of supporting Christian marriages, calling out …
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