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Letting Go of Perfectionism
(December 21, 2007)
Last Sunday night we had guests over for dinner and I didn’t clean my house! It was an internal war inside – do I vacuum, dust and clean – or just let it go? -
Reluctant Entertainers: Singles Can Offer Hospitality, Too
(January 19, 2008)
Connecting with others is so important to our faith and quality of life. Yet singles often feel reluctant to open their homes, while families hesitate to reach out to singles. But we can learn a lot from others, single or married, and others can learn a lot from us. Connecting with others is so important to our faith and quality of life. Yet singles often feel reluctant to open their homes, while families hesitate to reach out to singles... -
Become a Wife of Goodwill
(March 17, 2008)
After seventeen years of marriage, I can look back and say that it was my job to love my husband, Paul. Not to change him... -
Combating Loneliness
(May 1, 2008)
We’ve become a less social society since the 1950’s. How can we turn this trend around and find genuine relief from loneliness? -
The Golden Gift of Flexibility
(August 21, 2008)
Controlling behavior or inflexibility are enemies of creative living. But the willingness to try something new or go with the flow can open doors for special blessings... -
Finding God in the Everyday Tasks of Homemaking
(October 2, 2008)
I was recently challenged by a reader’s comment: Sometimes I get overwhelmed with the many tasks of homemaking ... What can we do to kick start ourselves into being excited over our callings as homemakers? -
How the Good Guy Gets the Girl: Real Romance 101
(February 13, 2007)
For many men, Valentine’s Day is a painful reminder of how disengaged their marriages really are. Author Paul Coughlin shares how men can bring genuine romance to the women in their lives... -
Gender Roles in Marriage: What it Means to Lead and Follow
(August 8, 2006)
In dancing, as in marriage, the roles of men leading and women supporting - if properly executed - give the impression that there are no roles at all. What you witness is the fruit of their abilities, which is delicious. -
Daddy Daughter Dance
(February 27, 2007)
Some unexpected lessons in wonder and spiritedness while doing the Macarena -
Daddy-Daughter Dance
(March 14, 2007)
What did Jesus mean when he said we must become like little children? Some of the coldest-hearted people I know have their facts about God down cold; yet I cannot picture them dancing with their daughters. -
New Male Spirituality II
(March 16, 2007)
Hardening what is too soft, and softening what is too hard. -
Pain & Prejudice
(March 28, 2007)
Of all the topics, it was the prejudice against men that got the most amens. -
A Father’s Summer Trip Road Rules
(July 21, 2007)
Heed, my children, for these things really steam thy father. -
A Father’s Summer Trip Road Rules
(July 21, 2007)
Heed, my children, for these things really steam thy father. -
Over-Parenting and Social Disaster
(May 21, 2008)
Over-protection of children is usually well-meant but can have disastrous results. It makes kids prone to some of the worst mental illnesses, and it weakens our social fabric by weakening young people to the point of cowardice. -
Spotting and Repelling Adult Predators
(July 8, 2008)
If your child never talked to strangers, then he would never talk to a police officer or a store clerk. -
Spotting and Repelling Adult Predators
(July 13, 2008)
Most kids are not separated at gunpoint or knifepoint; rather they are lured away by those who earn trust in dishonest ways. Here are some ways to safeguard kids... -
Turn Your Cheek?
(January 23, 2009)
Countless churches have taken Luke 6: 29 to mean that Christians, especially Christian children, are to adopt a fully passive approach to the outside world, including bullying... -
Morally Strong Parenting
(February 10, 2009)
He saw his mother live out easy-to-understand acts of courage. -
Courageous Faith in Action
(May 22, 2009)
Indignation fuels our capacity for a more muscular and courageous faith, and brings us into a deeper relationship with God.
