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March 2019

March 27, 2019

Training Up Your Children

In Ephesians 6:4, Paul writes directly to fathers: “Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead,...

March 20, 2019

A Vision for the Future

There are a handful of powerful verses in the Bible that talk about the importance...

March 13, 2019

Generational Transference

I saw a father walk into a store with two elementary-aged girls. I assume they...

March 06, 2019

Consider the Generations to Come

Imagine Adam and Eve in the Garden. They’ve just eaten of the Tree of the...

February 2019

February 27, 2019

Am I My Brother’s Keeper?

“Then the LORD said to Cain, ‘Where is Abel your brother?’ He said, ‘I do...

February 20, 2019

Shifting Blame

Years ago, I knew a couple who had a rebellious young son. He was a...

February 13, 2019

Building Conscience in Your Family

The word conscience isn’t a word we hear much about these days. That’s a shame,...

February 06, 2019

Disciplining in Love

We’ve mentioned the importance of consistent discipline when it comes to effective parenting. One of...

January 2019

January 23, 2019

Your Powerful Impact on Your Home Environment

I love the story in the fourth chapter of Mark’s Gospel about a time when...

January 16, 2019

What Are You Teaching Your Children about Authority?

Here’s something every parent needs to know: Parenting is more caught than taught. What your...

January 09, 2019

Authority in the Family

A healthy family is characterized by order and mutual respect, elements that are present when...

January 02, 2019

The Importance of Listening

Every family deals with conflict—between husbands and wives, or parents and children. Dysfunctional families tend...

December 2018

December 26, 2018

Deal With Conflicts on a Daily Basis

A healthy marriage doesn’t mean the absence of conflicts. Every family will disagree or experience...

December 19, 2018

Jesus Is Cloaked in the Common

“When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy. And when they had...

December 12, 2018

Building a Positive Atmosphere

In previous weeks we have discussed negative and destructive communication traits. Once those have been...

December 05, 2018

Safe and Open Sharing

When our son, Brent (now the President of MarriageToday) was five years old, he asked...

November 2018

November 25, 2018

Three Types of Destructive Communication (Part 2)

Last week we discussed three unhealthy forms of communication that can have destructive consequences within...

November 21, 2018

Gratitude

It’s Thanksgiving week, the time of year when, as a nation, we remember God’s blessings...

November 14, 2018

Three Types of Destructive Communication (Part 1)

One of the best ways to improve family communication is to identify, and then remove,...

November 07, 2018

The Power of Words

Words are powerful. That’s why the Bible is full of directives concerning the way we...

October 2018

October 31, 2018

The Importance of Good Communication

Here’s a simple truth to live by: Happy, successful families talk. They communicate and work...

October 24, 2018

Dependency and Friends’ Marriages

We are dependent people. We are dependent upon God, upon the opposite sex, and upon...

October 17, 2018

Dependence Between Parents and Children

God created us to have a healthy reliance on our spouses, friends, and even authority...

October 10, 2018

Dependence Within a Healthy Marriage

As individuals, our most important dependency is upon God. But we must also recognize our...

October 03, 2018

The Most Loving Act You Will Ever Perform

The 4th chapter of John tells us the familiar story of the Samaritan woman who...

September 2018

September 26, 2018

Our Dependence Upon the Body of Christ

We live in a culture that prizes independence, but it’s important to remember God created...

September 19, 2018

Our Dependence Upon Each Other

We live in a culture that’s obsessed with independence, but it’s important to remember God...

September 12, 2018

Our Dependence Upon God

We hear a lot about personal independence these days. We’re told to “be your own...

September 05, 2018

A Playground with a Fence Around It

One of my favorite word pictures related to a successful family is “a playground with...

August 2018

August 29, 2018

Rules and Relationship in Parenting

In recent weeks, we’ve discussed how a balance of grace and truth are ideal for...