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7 Prayers of Christian Parents of Unbelieving Children

Jun 13, 2025

In this heartfelt episode of Heart Set Above , Ellen Radcliff, LMFT, explores a deep and painful reality that many parents face—the heartbreak of watching a child walk a different spiritual path. Through the story of a grieving parent, Ellen offers wisdom, encouragement, and seven powerful prayers for those struggling with uncertainty, fear, and longing.From surrendering control to trusting God’s timing, this episode provides a roadmap for parents who feel stuck in the waiting. ...

The Pain of Being Misunderstood

Jun 06, 2025

In this episode of Heart Set Above, Host, Ellen Radcliff, LMFT, explores the profound pain of being misunderstood—something we all experience, yet rarely pause to examine. Drawing from her own life as an introvert, therapist, and mother of an autistic child, Ellen unpacks how misunderstanding shapes relationships, fuels conflict, and exposes our deep longing to be known.She also reflects on God's own experience of being misjudged and rejected throughout history, offering a new perspective ...

Compassion

May 31, 2025

Editors’ note, May 2025: This week we are proud to present some new German translations of articles we previously posted. Here is "Compassion" in German: Mitgefühl German is one of the top ten most-spoken languages in our fellowship. Dörthe Brandt (Instagram @frau_brandt_berlin) is our German language editor. In real life she is a watercolor illustrator and stationery designer in the Berlin church of Christ. You can read a bit more about her ...

Mitgefühl

May 31, 2025

Mitgefühlvon Madison Stringer Anmerkung:Dieser Artikel stammt aus Tag 3 der HVC-Andachtsreihe „In seinen Fußstapfen“ aus dem Jahr 2018. Ein großer Segen, den wir als weltweiter Gemeindeverbund der Internationalen Gemeinden Christi genießen, ist unsere besondere Beziehung zu der Organisation HOPE Worldwide und die hervorragenden Möglichkeiten für spirituelles Wachstum und sinnvollen Dienst, die das Hope Volunteer Corps bietet. Der folgende ...

Do-overs, Mulligans, and the Year of Jubilee

May 31, 2025

Editors’ note, May 2025: This week we are proud to present some new German translations of articles we previously posted. Here is "Do-overs, Mulligans, and The Year of Jubilee" in German: Neuanfänge, Mulligans und das Jubeljahr/ErlassjahrGerman is one of the top ten most-spoken languages in our fellowship. Dörthe Brandt (Instagram @frau_brandt_berlin) is our German language editor. In real life she is a watercolor illustrator and stationery designer in ...

Neuanfänge, Mulligans und das Jubeljahr/Erlassjahr

May 31, 2025

Anmerkung der Editorin:Hier, zu Beginn eines einzigartigen und besonderen neuen Jahres, 2025, sind wir stolz darauf, eine tiefe Bibelstudie über einige praktische Anwendungen eines alten Brauchs aus dem mosaischen Gesetz – dem Jubeljahr – zu teilen.Gläubige Anhänger der jüdischen Religion begehen, gedenken oder feiern derzeit das Jubeljahr nicht. Die Gründe dafür sind kompliziert und basieren auf vielen Faktoren, einschließlich unterschiedlicher ...

God's Plan For An Atheist

May 23, 2025

(Editors' Note: The following is a reprint of an article published on Disciples Today in March 2025.) God's Plan For An AtheistBy Dr. Helen Salsbury – Pembroke Pines, FL, USABorn and raised in Davao, Philippines, I didn’t grow up with significant religious exposure. Moving to the United States, my siblings and I experienced great culture shock. We did not fit in in the small town of Elkhart, Indiana. As I grew up, I was bullied but eventually found my confidence with ...

Celebrating Womanhood And Motherhood With Joy And Purpose

May 18, 2025

2025 International Women's Day EventsEditors’ note: Every year, many of our ICOC churches enjoy celebrating International Women’s Day with special events. Following are just two examples from 2025, from the Middle East and India. Insert one voice, one purpose imageCelebrating Womanhood and Motherhood with Joy and Purpose By Layla Matar, Beirut, Lebanoninsert video clip: https://youtube.com/shorts/5KEDmVuW-UIAt our women’s day event this year, ...

Women's Event Idea: Our Journey With God

May 04, 2025

Women's Event Idea: Our Journey With GodBy WTI Editors with Joyce Pangau, Tangerang, Indonesia This event idea comes to us from Surabaya, a port city on the Indonesian Island of Java. For most of our readers, Indonesia is an exotic place, far away from most anywhere we’ve ever been. Of course there are the lucky few who have had the chance to visit that region of the world and experience its unparalleled beauty and history. And some of you live there! Our ICOC churches in the ...

Living In The Storm

Apr 28, 2025

Living in the Storm Persevering through Challenges of Life By Joyce McDonnell, Halifax, Canada Editors’ note: When we ask, why are you allowing such hard challenges in my life, God? Why these terrible storms? We go back to the Scriptures, about counting it joy when we face trials; about persevering. We read about Jesus calming the storm, and we can wonder, “what’s wrong with me, that the hard times aren’t stopping?” In fact, ...

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