Family Update Archives

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...

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...

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

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...

Just because our kids are becoming adults and hopefully, productive citizens of the world doesn’t mean we can’t hold on to the last precious...

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

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

What if it seems as though God hasn’t provided for your house payment? Did God not come through––or is it possible He has a better plan?

You don't have to come from a good family, or even know who your parents were, to experience the Fatherhood of God.

With limited time and attention, the most critical conversations include matters of her physical, emotional, and spiritual health. Yet, keep in...

Husbands, listen up: if you are using Proverbs 31 as a godliness checklist, you are misusing the passage and hurting your wife.

Scientists are just starting to understand the picture of how interaction with screens, social media, and a digitally-driven world impacts child...

When we catch our kids lying, there a few things we can do to break the chain reaction of fear and dishonesty. Free them up to embrace the truth,...

Our marriage had been happy and strong. But like shattering glass on concrete, my husband's unexpected announcement of infidelity crushed me.