Family Update Archives

I remember the moment I stood before my groom and recited my wedding vows. I certainly didn’t expect life to be perfect, but I assumed my marriage...

Should raising obedient children be a parent’s highest goal? What pay-off could possibly top that? What’s even better?

Many times we don’t treat our spouses with the basic courtesy that we would show to someone we had just met.

Good ideas lead to good leadership, good decisions, good policies, and good government and bad ideas lead to bad leadership, bad decisions, bad...

There are certain things your husband hates about church and you aren’t sure what to do about it.

Whether you have children of your own or not, we all can and should be praying for the students in our families, communities, and cities.

Praying for someone who is against you not only blesses them, but leads you towards healing as well.

Several years into our journey of parenting three small children, my wife Mary and I decided to take a long walk together, because there were some...

As new parents seek balance while fielding comments such as “why” and “no”, there are some key phrases they can give in exchange.

Entitlement has a sneaky way of getting the best of us. Kids, especially, find it easy to believe they are deserving of certain things or entitled...

Do you ever use your moods to control your husband’s response?

Like any healthy relationship, a good marriage requires work. No matter how compatible a couple may be or how in love they feel, there will be...

The beautiful truth about the church is that, amongst the entire body, there’s an incredible wealth of knowledge and resources.

Letting go is part of parenting. It’s the end goal of our big-picture job description—to prepare our kids to navigate the world on their own.

It’s our responsibility to mold and shape the next generation, one child at a time. Like every generation before them, the generation behind us...