Family Update Archives

Honest praise and encouragement can help build the confidence your child is looking for.

The current lack of healthy role models in our culture can be discouraging when you consider the influences your son has growing up.

Sara Horn talks with us about why we find "submission" so icky.

What does it mean to relentlessly pursue a dream, an idea, a new habit, or a new life? It's not giving up; it's patience.

Ever notice that fairy tales always have a happy ending? That mentality has set us up for excitement, but also caused great despair.

As we lend or borrow money, let’s be careful not to do either based upon the commonly accepted practices of today.

Far too many modern churches and families are caught off guard by young questioners in their midst.

Allison Vesterfelt shares how she learned to pack light and let go of things that kept her from embracing the journey God had for her.

Why does God love odd couple marriages? Because the power of the gospel is put on full display in odd couple marriages.

Our daughters watch us, look to us for what they need, and often imitate both our weaknesses and our strengths.

Am I communicating that their pleasure should be the focus of hours spent with others. Is that really what I want to be teaching my kids?

Crosswalk talks with Sara Horn about how an experiment of submission revolutionized her marriage and family.

Say yes to all Jesus has for you. Say yes to being in over your head, not knowing answers, not feeling safe, and the blessings that follow.

Young girls swoon today over One Direction. What if I told you that you could have that kind of influence in your daughter's life?

God places babies between our arms and beneath our hearts, and we cradle them safely there, but soon the letting go begins.