Stewarding our children
Once, I thought we’d be perfect parents.
Then we actually had children.
As if to put an exclamation point on our inadequacy, our twin daughters were...
Relating to adult children
Just as a wedding is only the beginning of a marriage, your child leaving the nest is just the beginning of a new relationship....
Stepparenting with the mind of Christ
If I’m honest, the thought of being a stepmother has long terrified me. Disney movies are indeed formative, for at the age of 5,...
The kids are listening
If you are a parent, you send a lot of “work messages” to your children. They pick things up from what you say and...
Marriage is like a scissors
My wife and I recently visited with a woman whose wedding ceremony I conducted some 20 years ago. As we talked, she said, “During our...
Defining family
When was the last sermon you heard that included the blessings of being childless or the joys of single adulthood? There are few positive...
The power of profound love
“The very heart of spirituality and discipleship in the family of God is breaking free from the destructive, sinful patterns of our past in...
Three things not to do
The social media site Pinterest is famous for presenting visions of craft projects designed to look flawless and easy. As a growing collection of...