Family

If you are a parent, you send a lot of “work messages” to your children. They pick things up from what you say and...

As a beginning therapist I was energized by the opportunity to support meaningful relationship growth but also helpless through numerous episodes of miscommunication and...

“That every man may eat and drink and find satisfaction in all his toil—this is the gift of God” (Eccl. 3:13). This verse is easily...

A high percentage of couples I counsel say they need to learn communication skills. However, they seem to communicate with me just fine! Proverbs 18:14...

Three married couples from our Mennonite Brethren family respond to questions about life together. Their candid answers offer a glimpse into the  realities of...

We were completely devastated the first time we took our son to the mental health crisis stabilization unit. It was the culmination of a...

Content note: This story concerns miscarriage. Ayear ago, we knew we needed joy. Now we know only God produces it. As 2021 ended, my wife and I...

In Christian marriage two people do the unthinkable: they declare, in a society where nothing is forever, that they commit themselves to each other for life. Marriage in our society has become a commodity. It has become a device to...