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California Mom Says She ‘Found a New Life and a New Meaning of Purpose’ in Having 12 Children

California Mom Says She ‘Found a New Life and a New Meaning of Purpose’ in Having 12 Children

A California woman who has spent 16 years of the past two decades pregnant with 12 children said she believes children are “a blessing.”

Brother Jumped in to Free Sister from Shark, Now Family Leans on God as She Fights to Recover

Brother Jumped in to Free Sister from Shark, Now Family Leans on God as She Fights to Recover

In late June 17-year-old Addison Bethea was bitten in the leg by a shark while searching for scallops near Keaton Beach, Florida. Her brother, and firefighter and EMT, jumped in to save her life.

Do We Get to Choose Our Families?

Do We Get to Choose Our Families?

Part of the beauty of biological families is that they are not chosen. In essence, they are built around obligation, a duty to the other, not merely as a means of self-fulfillment. By contrast, if we can opt into a group of friends, we can just as easily opt-out.

Tony and Lauren Dungy Have Fostered 100 Children: They're 'in Crisis' and 'Need a Home'

Tony and Lauren Dungy Have Fostered 100 Children: They're 'in Crisis' and 'Need a Home'

Pro Football Hall of Fame Coach Tony Dungy and his wife Lauren told NBC's Today Show this week that they have fostered more than 100 children thanks to a decision they made to never turn away a child in need.

Parents Group: Stranger Things Needs TV-MA Rating due to 'Shocking' Increase in Graphic Content

Parents Group: <em>Stranger Things</em> Needs TV-MA Rating due to 'Shocking' Increase in Graphic Content

The Parents Television Council is urging Netflix to change the rating on Stranger Things from TV-14 to TV-MA due to a 700 percent increase in graphic violence and the frequent use of the f-word in Season 4, saying parents cannot “do their job effectively” if series are wrongly labeled.

Christian Organization to Reimburse Employees up to $5,000 for Adoption Expenses

Christian Organization to Reimburse Employees up to $5,000 for Adoption Expenses

Christ for All Nations has announced that it will reimburse its employees for adoption expenses up to $5,000.

Parents Win Appeal, Are Granted New Hearing to Stop Removal of Son's Life Support

Parents Win Appeal, Are Granted New Hearing to Stop Removal of Son's Life Support

On Wednesday, a court in the United Kingdom ruled that the parents of 12-year-old Archie Battersbee can appeal a court ruling ordering a London hospital to discontinue their son's life support.

Washington Post Story Unintentionally Makes 'Amazing Pro-Life Argument,' Pro-Life Activists Say

<em>Washington Post</em> Story Unintentionally Makes 'Amazing Pro-Life Argument,' Pro-Life Activists Say

A recent Washington Post story that was intended to turn readers against Texas' heartbeat abortion ban actually did the opposite by presenting powerful pro-life arguments, several pro-life activists say.

Parents Given Right to Appeal Court Decision to Stop Boy's Life Support Treatment

Parents Given Right to Appeal Court Decision to Stop Boy's Life Support Treatment

A Judge has allowed the parents of a comatose boy the right to appeal the court's decision to take him off life support.

Mary Slessor: Changing the World One Child at a Time

Mary Slessor: Changing the World One Child at a Time

Mary Slessor was the defender of children in the mid to late 1800s. Her story is a wonderful part of the larger, ongoing Story of restoration, accomplished by Christ through His people within the time and place they are called. Slessor offers yet another example for Christ-followers that taking the Gospel to pagan cultures will typically involve protecting children. Our calling is no different.