The Truth Chronicles: I Need Answers!

Homeschooling, like all worthwhile endeavors, poses its share of revolving challenges. Lately, the most perplexing challenge in our school days comes in the form of a discrepancy between Charleston’s stated/perceived needs, and ...

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The Truth Chronicles: Better Together

Acquaintances and newer friends are often surprised to learn that I identify as an introvert. When I meet new people, I tend to come across as outgoing and social: I love getting ...

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The Truth Chronicles: Truths from God’s Word

Of all the spiritual disciplines, Scripture memory is the one that has had the biggest impact on my spiritual life. Memorizing verses has helped me lift God’s word off the page as ...

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The Truth Chronicles: My Just Deserts?

More than twenty years have past since that breezy June afternoon in my junior year of high school, but to this day it remains one of the most painful (and unfortunately most ...

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The Truth Chronicles: Lies (and Truths) of Motherhood

I was sitting on the floor of Charleston’s room, helping him with his math work, when out of the blue my precious boy quipped, “When I’m an adult, I hope that my ...

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The Truth Chronicles: A Proper Approach

When it comes to Christian testimonies, mine is about as vanilla as they come. I was raised in a Christian home by parents who shared the love of Jesus and the truths ...

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The Truth Chronicles: The Truth Trump Card?

Truth feels elusive of late. Our social media feeds and conversations (and subsequently our minds) are flooded with deceptions (or, more charitably, unverifiable facts). My growing awareness of the prevalence of deception ...

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The Truth Chronicles: Truth, Lies, and the Battle for Our Souls

When I was applying to colleges twenty years ago, one of my application essays (for a Christian school) asked me to express my views on the concept of absolute truth. It was ...

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28 Amazing Attributes of God to Cherish

I’ve been in a funk lately, with my moods and my energy not where I’d like them to be. Culture would tell me it’s time for some “me time” and self-pampering, and ...

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Best of the Backlist: Hard-But-Hopeful Memoirs

Reading can serve many purposes, and we each come to the pastime with different goals. Some read strictly for pleasure or to escape, others read to learn and grow. Many of us ...

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