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Little House on the Prairie @ 50 – A Half Century of Family and Faith

By Filings on Mon, 09/30/24
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“The Times seemed to state this somewhat derisively, but that ‘warmth’ is why Americans eagerly and loyally watched the show for nine seasons and 210 episodes—and have been enjoying it in reruns ever since.” - Daily Citizen

Parents Are Stressed. The Church Can Help.

By Filings on Tue, 09/17/24
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“modern parents seem to be having an especially hard time. The U.S. surgeon general recently released an advisory warning that parental stress is a significant public health concern as 4 in 10 parents say that most days they feel so stressed they can’t function.” - TGC

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Family Scholars Explain the Current Marriage Paradox in America

By Filings on Mon, 09/16/24
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“As marriage rates continue to decline, the social sciences are documenting how robust the benefits of marriage are for adults and their children.” - Daily Citizen

American fathers trend toward “more intensive and emotionally-engaged parenting”

By Filings on Fri, 08/23/24
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“57% of young adults raised in two-parent households report that they could rely on both their mother and father for help with a personal problem, while only 40% percent of Americans aged 50 or older report the same.” - IFS

We Asked Nones a Bunch of Questions About Leaving Religion

By Filings on Thu, 07/25/24
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“The first question battery was focused on the family circumstances of those who were currently nonreligious. I wanted to break this down by age to see if younger nones were more likely to be raised in a nonreligious household compared to older nones.” - Religion Unplugged

What If the Church Had a “Looking Forward Day”?

By Filings on Wed, 06/05/24
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“Wouldn’t it be great if children growing up in Christian homes looked forward to additional God-centered holidays…. I like Richard’s idea of a ‘Looking Forward Day,’ as in “looking forward to a new heavens and a new earth, where righteousness is at home” (2 Peter 3:13).” - Randy Alcorn

New Research Confirms Having Married Parents Helps Kids Get Ahead

By Filings on Thu, 05/23/24
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“Some researchers4 have made the case that marriage doesn’t matter much, while others have argued that marriage does matter. This raises the question—who is right? How much difference does marriage make in determining children’s later-in life success?” - IFS

PRRI: 41% of Americans say “Religious practices are an important part of my family’s home life each week.”

By Filings on Tue, 05/14/24
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Among white mainline protestants, only 31% say so; among white evangelical protestants, 76%, among those who attend church weekly, 91%. - PRRI

Honoring the Faith & Work of our Mothers

By Filings on Fri, 05/10/24
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“As a mother myself, my appreciation for what the lifetime job of being a mother entails is profound. What our mothers do for us starts before we are even fully formed….I find as I get older that I never stop needing my mother.” - IFWE

A Mother’s Day Letter

By Filings on Thu, 05/09/24
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“I read of a letter that a husband reportedly wrote to his wife. She had left him and their son after a fight, and two days later he wrote her this letter” - James Emery White

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