Family Update Archives

Courageous marriages take on every challenge as it comes with confidence in God's control. How can you make your marriage into a courageous one?

Rising economic prices are always a challenge for any family. But by cutting unnecessary spending and using your organizational skills, you may...

Worldly marriages are fleeting, and when we die, they are inevitably severed. Our perfect, everlasting union with God our Father and our Lord Jesus...

Toxic people. Sadly, they are everywhere and we must interact with them.

We needed an answer to this question and wanted to make sure we were doing this in a way that refrained from judging those who do participate in...

Although I may not be able to forget what I choose to forgive, and although I will not pretend offenses have not occurred, Scripture tells me that...

A survey by LifeWay Research several years ago found that Christians are divided over the celebration of Halloween. Most (54 percent) said it was...

Above all, remember our goal as parents isn’t to save our teenagers—that’s for God—but it is to stay true to the gospel as we love and care for our...

A Christian Parent’s Guide to Halloween offers a thoughtful, faith-filled look at the questions many families face each October, with biblical...

Work gives us purpose and meaning. But it is not meant to consume our lives. With a good work-life balance, we can use part of our time to make a...

Whether you love it or hate it, Halloween is a great time for Christians to do more than stock up on candy: it’s a time to talk to our kids about...

Harmony at home takes work to help individuals live together with kindness and love. It begins with inner peace and choosing to do what you can to...

Opportunity plus vulnerability equals catastrophe. If you don’t know your vulnerabilities, you can be taken off guard by them.

However you choose to celebrate—or not celebrate—remember that God Himself is Lord of the Harvest. 

Accepting that you’re going to approach things differently is important when merging your parenting styles. Don’t expect your spouse to parent...