Tricia Goyer
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15 Questions to Find God’s Purpose for Your Life
I am one of the busiest moms I know. I write three to four books a year, blog, homeschool and lead a teen moms’ support group. Oh yes, and I’m working with an amazing production company that’s making huge progress in having one of my book series turned into a TV series! (I know; it …
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How to Pray for Your Child’s Future Spouse
Cory was just a small toddler when I started praying for his future spouse. It wasn’t something I prayed for every day … or even every week. But I prayed when God stirred my heart. I prayed when I struggled in my own marriage. I prayed when my marriage grew stronger and full of joy. …
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6 Easy Ways to Transform Your Year
Every year I think I’m going to do better and be different—about to-do lists, cleaning, cooking and spiritual pursuits. I see where I’m falling short, but my efforts only last so long. That’s usually because I try to do too much. Can you relate? My solution is to incorporate easy habits that make a big …
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17 Ways to Reach Out to Single Parents With God’s Love
A little over 40 years ago, a single, young woman was about to give birth. She didn’t know how to afford a child without her parents’ help. She hadn’t talked to her former boyfriend in months. She couldn’t reach him, didn’t know how to tell him she was having his child. This young woman attended …
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Why You Need a Mentor
Mary, the mother of Jesus is one of the most well-known women of all time. She was also a teen mom facing an unplanned pregnancy. This Christmas we will see evidence of Mary’s story all around us. And as you hear it through Christmas songs and Christmas shows think of three things: Mary was signed up for …
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Be the Change You Want to See in Your Kids
Sometimes my kids drive me crazy. They are too negative, too cranky and too quick to point out ways their siblings fall short. They get frustrated with the puppy and they don’t often pick up after themselves. One day, as I was going through a list of all the ways my kids were falling short, God pointed …
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When Jesus Gives You Surprise Gifts
When we yield our wills to God’s, the question “What’s in it for me?” is answered with a resounding “Everything!” —Shellie Rushing Tomlinson A few years ago I was under a major writing deadline that put a hinder on my Christmas preparations. I’d been asked to write a special book that would reach a lot …
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7 Prayers You Can Say for Your Children
So many times I find myself praying for the same things for my children. That they are healthy. They they are safe. That they are obedient. The other day I was reading the Bible, and I came upon Philippians 1:9-11: I pray that your love will overflow more and more,and that you will keep on …
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3 Reasons You Really Need Jesus Today
You can sing Jesus Loves Me, but it’s more than a song. You wonder if life can be different. You wonder if it’s just enough to respect who Jesus was. Do you really need Him? Yes, and here are three reasons why: 1. Because the Nothing Takes the Emptiness Away You may have been an unplanned pregnancy. …
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What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do
Life would be easy if there weren’t so many decisions. Should we look for a new job? What schooling choice should I make for my child? How should I schedule my day? Or how in the world will I ever get past this conflict with my husband/child/friend/co-worker? When you don’t know what to do . …
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4 Ways to Build Up a Godly Husband
My husband, John, is a self-proclaimed computer geek. Do you know what that means? Lots of talk about CPUs, RAM, network access, accessibility, blah, blah, blah. For years listening to the computer mumbo-jumbo drove me crazy. #1—I didn’t know what he was saying. #2—I didn’t care. (I mean, I was still trying to figure out what …
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The Myth of the Perfect Mom
I was a very young mom when I had my first child, just 17. Teen pregnancy was something whispered about in 1989, but I noticed the stares. Because of those stares, I wanted to make sure I did everything right. I wanted to have the perfect kids so that people would see that a young …
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How Do I Stay Sexually Pure?
A young woman recently wrote to me through my website. She’s 18 and a university student and wanted to know how to stay pure. She said that people give advice to guys, but they’re not the only ones who struggle with sexual desires. I’m glad she pointed that out. I agree! This is what I …
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How Do You Know What God Wants?
I don’t know about you, but as soon as I became a Christian I wanted to do something FOR God. I was a pregnant teen who found forgiveness and freedom, and I wanted to make my life count for Him. Over the years I found many ways to serve Him, and to be truthful it was …
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Grab the Power in a Teachable Moment
It was an ordinary day. I was leaving the doctor’s office with my three kids when the homeless man approached us. He was in a wheelchair and was missing a leg. I’d just gotten the kids buckled into their car seats when he approached asking for food. I “just so happened” to have a packed …