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Wrapped up in all of the hub-bub of the holidays, yet trying to keep things simple, I've discovered one hitch that serves as a hang-up for many of...

I could've taken two possible approaches this December. There was the woe-is-me/bah-humbug approach, where I would decide to not put up Christmas...

Just because you have brokenness in your past does not mean you have to remain broken for the rest of your life. Kristine Steakley, author of Child...

God has a plan. And if He has a plan for some people to adopt, He might also have a plan for some not to...

False niceness can never and will never produce an authentic relationship, just like weeds won't magically produce zinnias.

There are some basic principles that will help you create a family which each member can grow spiritually, emotionally, and relationally - which...

My children and I love texting. It's an instantaneous way to keep in touch and share moments that otherwise might be missed. It turns out,...

When you have a strong-willed child who refuses to respond to your discipline, what should you do? Back off or push forward?

Today, I can see that who I am is not defined as much by what I have, but by the faith that defined my response to what I didn't have...

Let's pass down to our children the appreciation of those who preserved our freedom.

Walk through the halls of nearly any school and you are likely to see motivational posters declaring the need for "respect" in the school...

The year we switched schools was agonizing for my son. In place of the small, sheltered environment he had left behind, Adam entered a school of...

There is a new and startling cultural trend. It is the tendency of children to grow older younger; a trend with its own acronym: G.O.Y.

The “Christian” music industry is often, I think, more damaging to children than some secular forms of musical expression. Much of what plays on...

Ask ten committed Christians their philosophy on dating, and you're likely to get ten different answers. Should we encourage our teens to "kiss...