Family Update Archives

I have often said, “There must be a breakdown for there to be a breakthrough.” Here are some additional strategies that must take place to have a...

There are six things that pastors absolutely can’t miss talking about during premarital counseling. Unfortunately, these things often get skipped...

There are two “camps” of people on either side of the spectrum. One group is shouting, “Summer camp all the way!” While the rest says, “I’ll not be...

The fringe of society is where the world is changed. In fact, it’s where Jesus turned the world upside down. A total weirdo, in the best sense of...

After Micah told me he wanted out of our marriage, the first person I went to was Micah’s Aunt Jan.

We should absolutely strive to live our marriages as prescribed in Ephesians 5. But sometimes we will fail. Our spouse will fail us, and we will...

To all of the moms exhausted by long summer days and seasonal viruses… take heart. Through prayer, we can regain our strength and help our little...

Marriage is serious. God takes it seriously, and so should we.

Power is not a bad thing. It is when power is used to gain and maintain control over a victim for abusive purposes that the problem occurs.

Ignoring advice might not always be the best strategy, or the most biblical.

We all know we can work on ourselves. But how do we develop a home climate where both spouses can grow?

God sees your work as valuable because you're caring for people created in his image.

Father’s Day can be painful to both the mom and child for many reasons, but no need to let it be a total downer when it could be an upper.

I was still a young mother, not yet 30, and I felt that my children’s public behavior was a reflection of me as a mother and woman.

Wives, we have the sweet privilege of helping, loving and nurturing our husbands. We will never satisfy or fulfill them in the way that Jesus can...