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A crazy generous NewSpring family wanted this student to know God loves her — so they gave her a car

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Olivia Sullivan got the gift months after the server was invited to church with a note on a receipt. Press play to see her react.

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When two become one, Christmas does, too

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Tradition. My husband and I realized the weight of this word during our first Christmas together.  Where would we go? How would we c...

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Promises for people who are homesick at Christmas

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Not long ago, a college student asked me with total earnestness, “Does saying goodbye to your family ever get easier?” Havi...

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How to enjoy Christmas when your family isn’t normal

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I hear the enthusiastic murmurs of Christmas traditions and traveling to see family, but I don’t have much to add to the conversati...

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How to look forward to the future — even at midlife

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Life can be so unfair.  Just as you’re settling into a stage of life, enjoying yourself and feeling like you finally know wha...

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How Jesus rescued me from a religious cult

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Dylan House wrestled with the fear of leaving the Jehovah’s Witnesses and losing his family and friends.

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The family that found a place to grow together

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 Kristen and Trent Pittman saw the impact of ​KidSpring on their young daughter. Eight years later, the whole family is changed.

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What happens when your faith interferes with family?

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Like a lot of people in South Carolina, I grew up in a safe, cushiony small town church. Every Sunday, we sang the doxology as the offeri...

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How a community celebrated one single mom’s second chance.

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Sherri Moss was desperate for a way out of her dead-end life. Then she found a church where she was surprised by joy.

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How to define your family way

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Unless you’re a horse owner or a sixth-grader on a field trip, chances are you’re not exposed to a blacksmith’s back-br...

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How a hurting teen and a hoping-to-be mom became no ordinary family

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Quentin Shaver felt abandoned by a broken family. When he met Meg Cook, her heart already had a place where he belonged.

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Is God calling us to adopt?

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It’s not that I did not want to adopt. We weren’t against adoption. We just never had a reason to entertain the thought. ...

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