Don't Give Up on the Prodigal

Don’t Give Up on...

By Michael Pearl
The promise is clear: “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.” And the promise is certain. But I know many of you have older children who have departed from the way you intended them to go. You have questioned, “Is the promise really true, or is it like divine healing—rare and only available to those who have great faith?” Or you may question yourself, “Where did I go wrong? I took them to church and provided a godly example, but an evil outside influence slithered in ... Read More
Mother playfully turning her four year old son upside down for a moment

When I Was a Child

Shoshanna (Pearl) Easling

My parents knew what I now know, that a child is a book waiting to be written.

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Two fluffy little yellow baby chicks

Bossy Flossy

Shalom (Pearl) Brand

There are times when bossing is not only okay, it is critical.

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When the Worst Happens

Michael Pearl

Sometimes our parental response to a child’s divergence into the profoundly ugly is the deciding factor as to whether it is a one-time curiosity or a permanent turn down the road to perdition.

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The Vision Movie (Update 2)

Mel Cohen, RFC, CFP, General Manager

People learn their lifestyle principles from media. The 2002 Barna Research Group reported that media are the most influential forms of communication today.

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Post Nazi Germany

Michael Pearl

I am a U.S. Army Chaplain and American soldier and know that the United States liberated Germany twice in the last century because of oppressive rulers/dictators and over-reach of government into citizens’ private affairs.

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Older sister smiling at pigtailed younger sister and holding her in her arms

The Best Medicine

Michael Pearl

“How do I delight in children that only cause me pain and grief?” You need a small victory to give you hope.

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Teenage girl sitting alone and thinking

Witnessing

Michael Pearl

How can I effectively witness to my non-Christian peers, especially when they have such alien worldviews and anti-Christian attitudes?

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Missionary Families to the Philippines and Ukraine

Obeying God’s Command

Debi Pearl

It will never say, I can’t go, Lord, I don’t know the language, it would cost too much, my family could not hold up, I don’t have a gift for speaking…It is the perfect missionary.

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Variety of people from different ethnic groups reading Good and Evil illustrated graphic novel

Sorry

Michael Pearl

Nine out of every ten letters we receive are from prisoners requesting a copy of our Bible story book. They have seen a copy and want one of their own.

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Landscape and skyscape full of wonderful green herbs for healing and health

I Made an “Herb Girl” Out of Me

Shoshanna (Pearl) Easling

A long way from medical help, they discovered that my green salve was very effective in treating a variety of ailments, from boils to rashes to ringworms and more. I was blown away.

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