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In addition to the escalating numbers of victims and patients and its devastation of our economy, the pandemic is disrupting our daily lives in unprecedented ways. Adrienne Heinz, a clinical research psychologist at the Veterans Affairs National Center for PTSD, notes: “Our routine is the scaffolding of life. It’s how we organize information and our time. And without it, we can feel really lost.”

As a result, she says, “I’m ... really worried about families. I’m worried about increases in alcohol use. I’m worried about domestic violence. I’m worried about child abuse, because parents are under-resourced.”

During this time stuck at home, it’s all too easy for us and our children to lose touch with the outdoor activities, gym routines, and sports leagues that have been such a significant part of our lives for so long. With parents working from home and kids taking their classes online from the sofa or bedroom, homes have been quickly transformed into bustling workplaces and classrooms. As the boundaries between work, school and personal life are being redefined, we may be too stressed or too preoccupied managing household affairs to think about physical fitness.

But physical health is a crucial part of our overall well-being.

With all the news about the coronavirus, it’s essential to talk together with kids about what it means to have faith and to deal with fears, and to pray together as families about both.

In an interview with Christian Headlines, church founders and pastors Kerry and Chris Shook shared how God took an unbearable loss and made some good out of it.

Johnathan Evans, the son of Pastor Tony Evans and the late Lois Evans, shared his mother's dying words of perseverance.

New York Times columnist David Brooks wrote in an op-ed last week that while the nuclear family has always existed, without an extended circle of relatives, the structure is unstable. History seems to back him up.

When thinking about why women choose to have abortions, one must consider the role financial pressure plays in the situation. Two new bills offer some sort of solution to the issue by finding creative ways to make having a child more affordable.

A well-known writer released an article this week asserting that "the nuclear family was a mistake."

The idea that the government addressing pornography -- something that so dangerous to the public, especially to children -- is somehow akin to theocratic tyranny is, to put it mildly, ridiculous. Even us limited government folks think government has a role to protect citizens. This clearly falls into that category.

A Tennesse pastor stopped a church service to a young mother escorted out of the room after her child made a noise.