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Living the Impossible
Impossible. That’s what they told us. Oh, they used different words at different hospitals, but they all said the same thing. After Kevin’s devastating spinal cord injury sustained in a fall, his situation... READ MORE
Charlie Gard: The Conscience of a Nation
He lies in a hospital room, his little eyes mostly closed. Although he is nearly a year old, he seems so small. Like millions of others, I only know Charlie because his picture... READ MORE
The House That Grace Built
In a day, our world changed forever. It was nineteen years ago this month that our son Kevin broke his neck in a fall and sustained a devastating spinal cord injury. It’s one... READ MORE
What One “Useless Life” Taught Me
Just an old woman. She lay against the stark white sheets of the gurney, her face gray and her hands bent awkwardly inward. A series of strokes had long-silenced her lilting Southern twang,... READ MORE
The Gift of Existence
It would have been so much easier to die. Kevin Thorson lay paralyzed in the grass of a church lawn in Canada. Moments earlier, he was practicing backflips with a friend when he... READ MORE
Why I’m Not Fighting to Save Babies: Guest Post by Susanne Maynes
I’m honored to have writer and counselor Susanne Maynes with us here at Every Life Matters. Susanne has worked at a pregnancy resource center for eight years. Her heart for God and her... READ MORE
Embrace the Pain
In much wisdom there is much grief, and increasing knowledge results in increasing pain. -Ecclesiastes 1:18 NASB The Witch of Buchenwald Ilse Koch was the wife of Karl Koch, commandant of the notorious... READ MORE
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Freed to Serve
and He died for all, so that they who live would no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf. – 2 Corinthians 5:15 (NASB) Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves … Continued
Pioneer Files: Notes from a Homeschooling Veteran
Joshua’s majestic challenge stands before us as believers. Will we choose the old paths, new idols, or the Lord?
Pioneer Files: Notes from a Homeschooling Veteran
Criticism: the great purifier. Are our convictions solid enough to live out in the public eye of scrutiny?
Pioneer Files: Notes from a Homeschooling Veteran
Jesus calls the tune to which we dance.
Pioneer Files: Notes from a Homeschooling Veteran
Our families face incredible challenges and trials as this age draws to a close.
Pioneer Files: Notes from a Homeschooling Veteran
The finish line is in your heart but not in your line of sight. Every day you are fighting the good fight.
Pioneer Files: Notes from a Homeschooling Veteran
It’s okay to breathe, take a walk, and let God lead your path through parenting.
Pioneer Files: Notes from a Homeschooling Veteran
This is a marathon, not a sprint. Prepare for the distance.
Pioneer Files: Notes from a Homeschooling Veteran
Living things do not bear fruit until they are mature.
Pioneer Files: Notes from a Homeschooling Veteran
A man who lives without honor will not gain by education.