Devote this coming year to becoming all God meant you to be and to enjoying Him and the great goodness He has given you.
These three steps can help keep our complaints constructive.
In the darkness and pain of personal cries, we must have the touch of our unseen Father to keep us oriented.
At age five I learned an important lesson on the power of the tongue.
Loving God with all your mind helps guard against falling to temptation.
The Apostle Paul reminds us that we're in a spiritual race. What kind of runner are you?
Steering clear of peer pressure can keep your standards from being trampled.
Your kids know all about the latest phone and internet technologies. So do pornographers. Donna Rice Hughes talks about the importance of protecting your children.
A special blessing to my sons and son-in-law.
Beware of these three weeds that can choke out your harvest.
When was the last time you let your pastor know how much your appreciate him?
What chores can children do at specific ages? The following chart gives some ideas of what is possible.
In most cases I find boredom to be a function of attitude—a result of my own selfishness and lack of vision or initiative or creativity.
These ideas won't cure every problem in your home, but they will help you refocus on kingdom purposes.
Three steps that will help you spiritually invest in your family.
A day full of frustrating challenges gave me a good laugh years later.
Christian singer Steven Curtis Chapman and his wife, Mary Beth, share how God changed their hearts for orphans.
Here are some issues to consider as you consider adding to your family through adoption.
Somewhere between the deadlines and the to-do list, I'd forgotten the most important ministry God had entrusted to me: my family.
Are you making memories with your children? Those moments may be the best times of their lives.
The best place for us to practice being "servants of all" is in the home.
Couples need to learn how to love each other with the love of God.
In my effort to build a lasting marriage, I've realized I face a never-ending battle against my natural sinfulness and selfishness.
Many couples start off wrong and are then burdened with poor in-law relationships for years. It will take faith to develop positive in-law relationships.
A Christ-centered marriage allows you to love your spouse, not out of duty, but because you are first loved by Christ.
When loving gets hard, think on the one true Lover who is continually in pursuit of your heart.
The Song of Solomon provides an excellent description of God's intention for sex between a husband and wife.
How to prove to your kids that you're not weird.
Manners were God's idea first.
God allowed me to spend a few precious hours with a husband, father, and grandfather finishing the race strong and loving his family during his last hours on earth.