Dance Lessons
In every marriage (and even lots of close relationships) the couple gets in a pattern or cycle. One person behaves in a certain way (often flowing from a thought pattern, insecurity, or past wound) and the other person then reacts...
How to Talk to Your Kids About the Florida School Shooting
It’s another tough week in America. If you’re like me, you’ll still trying to wrap your mind around what happened Wednesday afternoon in Parkland, Florida. In the aftermath of the school shooting, I’d encourage you to be cautious about exposing...
How to Talk to Your Kids about Santa Claus
How do you handle the “Santa dilemma” at your house? Christian parents seem to be divided into two camps on this issue—those that are okay with their kids believing in Santa and those that think he is a tool of...
Good Question!
All questions are not equal. We have all been on the other side of a question that put us on the defensive and sounded more like a statement or accusation. As kids we learned to sniff out the fact finding...
What Could We Be?
There are times in every family where relationships get difficult. Sometimes it’s the whole family unit, but often it’s two people in the family who have difficultly. When things are difficult often at least one of the people tend to...
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Avoiding Conflict Before It Starts
There is unnecessary conflict that happens in all relationships, especially in marriages. While I wouldn’t dare try to simplify all conflict to one article, there is one cause that could eliminate a lot of tensions. ..
What If I’m the Only One? Marriage
One of the questions that always comes up when we discuss Christian marriage is “what if I’m the only one?” This question tends to have a variety of forms…