The Uniqueness of Christian Parenting
Jason Helopoulos There is something wonderfully unique about Christian parents. Christian parents seek to maintain a counter-cultural flavor even as we seek to prepare our children for entrance into that culture as fully-functioning adults. They seek to prepare their children for life on earth at the same time as they are seeking to prepare them for life in heaven...
5 Reminders for Christian Parents
Geoffrey R. Kirkland Parenting is just hard. It’s tiring. It’s busy. It’s laborious. It’s unending. It’s continuous. It’s demanding. But with all these realities, we as parents must remember that parenting is supremely rewarding!
To Moms of One or Two Children
Sarah Short How do you do it? I've never counted, but I imagine the number of times I've been asked that question by Moms with one or two children is somewhere in the hundreds. I have five children, and judging by the look on the tired and weary faces that pose the question, that number seems simply impossible...
Ten Diagnostic Questions for Your Marriage
Kevin DeYoung I was recently talking to a friend of mine who suggested that laughter is often a very good indicator of how well the marriage is going. When the silliness slows down, it may be because you are in a season of suffering, but it may also mean you’ve exited a season of peace and trust. The couple that laughs together lasts together....
Please Stop Acting Like My Roommate and Start Acting Like My Spouse
John Weirick You started off young and in love. The carefree days of newlyweds merged into work routines and obligations. Children entered the picture and your schedules got busier. You both got worn out. Dishes stayed piled in the sink and bills remained unpaid. Silent resentment developed. You each saw problems but didn’t have the time or energy to bring them up...
14 Rules for Being a Godly Employee
Jordan Standridge One of the saddest statements I heard in college was during a job interview. The owner, a Christian himself said, "I usually don't hire Christians, they have been some of the worst workers over the years." Here's 14 rules to live by in the workplace.Of course this isn’t universal. I have also worked for bosses who loved hiring Christians and were very thankful for the hard work they received...
The Honest Truth About Passive-Aggressiveness
Stephen Witmer When it comes to sins of speech, many of us have lost the ability to hear ourselves. Passive-aggressive speech is all about communicating in a language that preserves plausible deniability...
5 Questions to Ask Before Posting To Social Media
Cara Joyner Before we snap one more picture of our hot chocolate topped with a foam leaf, perhaps we would benefit from a brief pause-an extra 30 seconds to ask five simple questions on when and how we use social media:
A Letter to My Sons About Pornography
Liz Wann My Dear Sons, The eye beholds much good and evil in this life. Beholding leads to becoming. What we continually put before our eyes and minds will shape and determine who we are....
Why Single Is Not the Same as Lonely
Sam Allberry It has become an unquestioned assumption today: Singleness (at least godly singleness) and intimacy are alternatives. No wonder for so many this seems too much to bear. Can we really expect someone to live without romantic hope? It sounds so unfair...
What Stops Our Fighting?
Tony Reinke What causes fights and quarrels in our lives? You might promptly turn in your Bible to the opening lines of James 4 for the answer:
9 Things You Should Know About Orphans
Joe Carter This past weekend was Orphan Sunday, a day many Christians and churches set aside to recognize God's call that we defend the fatherless, care for the child that has no family, and visit orphans in their distress. Here are nine things you should know about orphans in America and around the world...
I Am a Leader for Christ . . . I Am the Mother of a Prodigal, Part 1
Kathy Davis How well I remember sitting one day with a group of fellow Christian leaders sharing prayer requests for our children. As I listened to their requests my own weary heart broke once again. You see, my prayer needs were so very different. The cry of my heart was for deliverance from darkness for one child, for freedom from addiction for another...
12 Ways to Love Your Wayward Child
Desiring God Staff Many parents are brokenhearted and completely baffled by their unbelieving son or daughter. They have no clue why the child they raised well is making such awful, destructive decisions. I’ve never been one of these parents, but I have been one of these sons. Reflecting back on that experience, I offer these suggestions to help you reach out to your wayward child...
When Christian Kids Reveal They Aren’t
Julie Ganschow I know today’s blog will hit painfully close to home for some of you. You are the parent of a child or children that you have raised in a Christian home...You are shocked and dismayed as
you see your children, who professed Christ at one point in their lives, now happily living a worldly lifestyle...
Porn Use as Grounds for Divorce: How My Opinion Changed
Luke Gilkerson Undoubtedly the most heart-wrenching stories I hear are from women who are living with a porn-addicted husband. When a woman has discovered her husband is entrenched in pornography, reactions can vary greatly, but for many women it is nothing short of traumatic...