Christina Babin spent most of her childhood in a controversial religious cult — and is now opening up about the trauma she experienced. Babin, now 44, grew up as a member of the Children of God cult: ...

Here are some formulas suggested to tackle this scenario of God-doubting children: address the doubts head-on; ask God for directions; ask them who is behind all the universe's complex designs and ...

One viewpoint: A bigger family is a mark of godliness. Children are a gift from God. God commands us to have children. God loves children. God places a higher value on kids. Some question: Will God ...

(RNS) — In churches all across the world, partway through the service, half the congregation is asked to leave the sanctuary. While the head pastor leads those in the pews in an in-depth exegetical ...

People Magazine Investigates: Cults takes a look at the Children of God and its edict that minors must submit to the sexual desires of adults For her first 27 years, Jemima Farris knew life only as it ...

The hope that the church can provide parents is not the promise that God will assuredly save their children, but that assuredly God is almighty, gracious, and abounding in steadfast love. Parents of ...

We are adopted children of God. What can that mean? Let me tell you first about a little apple tree I planted. One year, before it could even blossom, caterpillars came and devoured every leaf. I did ...

When my children were little, not a month went by when my wife and I didn’t get the letter from our kids’ school: “Your child has been exposed to head lice.” Three blocks from our house, there is an ...