Author Archives: Kathy Widenhouse

One Dad’s Story: “I Needed Support and I Found It”

For You From The Word Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17, ESV) For You To Think About “It’s easy to have kids,” says Dave Nogart, who has nine children. But Dave knows firsthand that being a … Continue reading

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At the Cross: Friends Stand With You in the Hardest Times

For You From The Word Many women were there (at the cross). They had followed Jesus from Galilee to care for his needs. (Matthew 27:55, NIV) For You To Think About Different kinds of people were present when Jesus was … Continue reading

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Friends: A Refuge In the Struggle … For Jesus, Too

For You From The Word Six days before the Passover, Jesus arrived at Bethany. A dinner was given in Jesus’ honor. Martha served …then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’ … Continue reading

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Medical Pioneer Paves the Way for Women to Choose Life

For You From The Word I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. (Malachi 3:1) For You To Think About In 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell was awarded an M.D. by Geneva Medical College (known today as Hobart … Continue reading

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What Is “Doe v. Bolton”?

For You From The Word All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the spirit. (Proverbs 16:2, ESV) For You To Think About The United States Supreme Court’s Doe v. Bolton decision, … Continue reading

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What Is the “March for Life”?

For You From The Word Everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven. (Matthew 10:32, ESV) For You To Think About On January 22, 1974 – the one-year anniversary of the … Continue reading

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What Is the “Sanctity of Life”?

For You From The Word  Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart. (Jeremiah 1:5, NIV) For You To Think About The “sanctity of life” is a principle familiar in … Continue reading

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Christmas Choices, Part 5: The Magi’s Choice

For You From The Word Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him.” (Matthew … Continue reading

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Christmas Choices, Part 4: Jesus’s Choice

For You From The Word Though he was God … he gave up his divine privileges; he took the humble position of a slave; and was born as a human being. (Philippians 2:6-7, NLT). For You To Think About Our … Continue reading

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5 Prayers of Thanks for Adoption

For You From The Word Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! (Psalm 100:4, ESV) For You To Think About As you spend time offering thanks to God for the … Continue reading

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