Category: FAMILY
Wives, Submit to Your Idiotic Husbands
The television shows I grew up watching, especially sitcoms, often portrayed husbands as bumbling fools rarely to be followed. I recall Deborah Barone (from Everybody Loves Raymond) looking annoyedly at her husband, Ray, and growling, “Idiot!” The Bible takes a different view of husbands. Paul wrote:...
When Sexual Sin Stalks You
We live in a society that has become a cesspool of sexual filth. But sexual immorality is not only pervasive in our culture, it is present in the church. If anger has slain its thousands among believers, then sexual sin has slain its tens of thousands....
The Christian’s Marital Conflict Resolution Triangle, Part 4
Truth and humility are essential components of healthy conflict resolution in marriage, but love is the foundation. When thinking of our triangle, picture love as its base. Jesus’ “new commandment” speaks to all believers, and it must be the foundation for Christian marriage: “A new commandment...
The Christian’s Marital Conflict Resolution Triangle, Part 3
The three equally important qualities that will facilitate healthy conflict resolution in marriage are truth, humility, and love. We are considering these three as a triangle. In Parts 1 and 2 we began discussing the first side of the triangle — truth. Now we will discuss...
The Christian’s Marital Conflict Resolution Triangle, Part 2
Remember the “triangular” conflict resolution strategy we are discussing in this four-part series, with the three equally important sides being truth, humility, and love. In Part 1 we began discussing the first side of the triangle — truth — with two points: First, marriage must be...
The Christian’s Marital Conflict Resolution Triangle, Part 1
The triangle is considered the strongest geometric shape. This is because it evenly distributes weight across all three sides, providing stability and the ability to withstand heavy loads without collapsing. This unique property makes triangles essential in designing and building various structures, such as bridges and...
Should Believers Expect Their Children to Become Rebellious Teenagers?
What do you hope becomes of your children when they are teens? If honest, some of you want your child to be a top athlete. Others might admit they hope their children do well academically and earn college scholarships. Those wishes are not necessarily bad. Most...
What People with Intellectual Disabilities Need More than Anything Else
Over fifteen years ago, I was in our unfinished basement painting the concrete floor. The door at the top of the steps opened and my wife came down the stairs with a look I’ll never forget that said, “Our lives are going to be different now.”...
Circumstantial Expectations and Competing Priorities
Parents, have you established “circumstantial expectations” for your children’s behavior? In other words, do you train and expect your children to adjust their behavior in different settings and circumstances? Are your children being trained to understand the concept of “competing priorities”? Are you teaching them that...
Dear Singles: Here’s How to Plan for and Pursue Marriage
Singleness is obscure in the New Testament. There are two places that teach about it as a chosen way of life for some (Matthew 19:10-12, plus various verses in First Corinthians 7), but that’s just about it. Have you ever noticed in Paul’s letters, when he...
