Family Update Archives

The expression of one’s love and how they receive it was made clearer when pastor Gary Chapman published the book, The Five Love Languages. In this...

While nobody sets out to sabotage their marriage, it's not that hard to do. And often, we may not realize that we're doing any damage at all—until...

Historically miscarriage has been pegged as a women’s issue, but men grieve too. Here’s how to support dads after pregnancy loss.

One negative, self-defeating thought after another, I began to lose the very core of who I was, what made me me. Until one afternoon, I said, “No...

I believe we worry not because of who our children are and what they’re doing, or even the world we live in, but because of who we are and how we...

Blame is corrosive. Blame says “You are the problem, not me.”

Parenting can make you crazy. While kids don’t come with an instruction manual, you do have somewhere to turn for help—the Bible. God longs to...

It’s much easier to just believe we did the best we could, the past is in the past, and our children turned out fine. But as much as we’d like to...

A book, DVD, or budgeting software won’t ultimately change your financial situation. That won’t change unless YOU change.

Theology is a big, scary, intimidating word to some people, but really theology is just the study of God. So, theology is ultimately important for...

After being married for a number of years, I knew I had drifted far away from the wife I expected I’d be on the day I said, “I do.” Maybe you can...

What do we do if we find ourselves alone and lonely, longing for a “special someone” with whom we can share life?

Raising a child is a monumental undertaking. The sheer scope of the task requires more than any one person can provide. The most influential person...

I entered into marriage believing certain myths—idealistic, storybook ideas of what marriage should be like—that just aren’t true.

Many would insist that drinking isn’t a sin. But for others, drinking has resulted the neglect of important responsibilities related to motherhood....