3 Ways to Fight Conflict in Your Marriage
Accepting conflict When did marriage conflict start? When did husbands and wives start pointing fingers and blaming each other? When Eve ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Who did she blame? The Serpent. Who did Adam blame? Eve. What causes marital conflict? A root cause of marital conflict is […]
3 Questions to Quench Marital Bitterness
When Beethoven died, the cause of death was unknown. Reportedly plagued with a variety of unpleasant symptoms, he was chronically irritable, depressed, and often suffered from abdominal pain. Some two hundred years later, chemical analysis of hair clipped from Beethoven’s head the day after he died revealed the culprit—lead poisoning. The end did not come quickly. The lead killed him slowly and quietly—one little bit of poison at a time.
Angry Birds and Happy Marriages
How can couples stand strong together when foes invade their relationship? The popular game, Angry Birds, can teach you some valuable relationship lessons.
Riding the Roller Coaster
My son, Grant, and I got stuck in the airport and had to stay overnight instead of going home as planned. Other times, I might have gotten irritated, but this time he did. “This is really annoying,” he barked out. My response? “Grant, it’s like being on a roller coaster. You can either ride […]
5 Surefire S’s of Successful Parenting
Do you know what your children’s needs are? Sure, they need the basics like shelter and clothing, but what about their emotional needs? In his book, Five Needs Your Child Must Have Met at Home, Ron Hutchcraft discusses the 5 critical needs of every child. I’ve taken that information and boiled it down to […]
10 More Things You Can Do for a Single Parent
Being a single parent is really hard. The parent has to work to let their family survive, but being away from home is a cause for stress. The single parent has to worry about who is going to be there to watch their kids while they are at work? Single parents need consistent reliable […]
The Bachelor and Love
What was it that millions of Americans witnessed on prime time television when the bachelor gave out the final rose? Was it true love or something else? Many people don’t understand what true love is really all about. Here are some thoughts that might help bring clarity to the greatest, yet most misunderstood and […]
How to Keep Hope in Your Life
In your circumstances right now, do you feel like an underdog? Maybe it’s your marriage; maybe it’s parenting your kids. Whatever it might be, there is always hope. For example, if you’re a parent, you might look at your friend’s kids or other kids in your neighborhood and say, “Look how well they’re doing in school; why isn’t my child doing that?” or “Their child is on the first team; why is my child third string?” There’s a temptation for parents to question their parenting abilities and compare their kids to others
Encouraging your Teens to Worship
Today we are talking about helping your teens worship. The word “worship” is actually a contraction of “worth-ship” meaning to honor what is honorable. So by encouraging your young adult to attend church or another house of worship, you are advocating that they schedule a time and place to give God the honor He […]
