The longer I’ve been married, the more I’ve realized that it’s not big things that make or break a marriage. It’s little things. Sure, problems like infidelity, addiction, or abuse can devastate a relationship and are not to be underestimated. But, in most cases, the difference between healthy and unhealthy couples is they’ve learned the secret of serving each other by performing a multitude of small, simple gestures that show affection and devotion to one another.
Today’s Supreme Court Decision on Girls’ and Women’s Sports
Today’s Supreme Court decision on women’s sports is a win for reality.
It is also a victory for the generations who labored for decades to ensure that our daughters would have the right to compete fairly in athletic events. Radical activists have threatened not only that right but the physical safety of girls and women as well.
While the ruling acknowledges that states and schools may provide separate women’s and men’s sports teams based on biological sex, it does not invalidate existing laws or prohibit legislatures in blue states from enacting new policies that are detached from biological reality.
Proven Strategies for Establishing Healthy Boundaries with Your Kids
If you’re a parent, you’re surely familiar with the word “no” – and for good reason. Children love to test the limits.
When our boys, Trent and Troy, were young, they were determined to go faster, higher, and farther. If one dessert was good, two was better. Instead of watching one movie, they’d want a double feature. If their bedtime was 9 o’clock, they’d push for 10.
Since children can’t resist climbing trees or splashing in mud puddles in their new shoes, the word “no” is a vital tool.
Being the Man Your Family Needs
There’s a lot of talk these days about “toxic masculinity.” It’s a term that describes masculinity gone wrong, an image of what men are not supposed to be.
Author Brant Hansen says that many men – especially many young men – don’t know what they are supposed to be.
The culture routinely deconstructs, but we rarely construct. Men need a vision for what is distinctly and inherently good about masculinity, and we find it in God, who creates men for a purpose.
Unlock the Secrets to a Financially Secure Marriage
People often think financial problems are caused by a lack of money. Sometimes. But it’s usually our perceptions of money that affect how we spend and how we save.
Matt Bell, author and managing editor at Sound Mind Investing, can attest to that. In his mid-twenties, he received $60,000 from an uncle – more money than he could spend. Or so he thought. He used the money to create a job in which he travelled internationally to luxury golf courses and published a golf newsletter.
The Good, the Bad, and the Holy of Purity Culture
The culture has lost its way regarding sex.
That’s always been true, but it’s more and more evident every day. The devil twists words and ideas until good things become bad things, and bad things become good things – so much so that talk of purity gets distorted or, worse, weaponized.
On Focus on the Family with Jim Daly, I’m having a conversation with author Dannah Gresh about biblical truth that will bring clarity to God’s view of sex and thereby empower young women to live with sexual integrity while healing wounds caused by sexual brokenness.
Staying Connected to God: A 60-Day Challenge
First Thessalonians 5:16-18 tells us, “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”
As Christians, we desire to connect with Jesus as our source of contentment and joy. But life gets in the way. We get busy raising children, tending to our marriages, or building our careers. We get distracted by technology, endless entertainment on social media, or circumstances that overwhelm us.
How to Free Your Child from Addictive Screen Habits
Author Melanie Hempe says, “I look back and feel like I was the drug dealer for my own kid.”
She was describing her son’s addiction to technology. In elementary school, Adam got good grades and was involved in extracurricular activities. But in middle school he became addicted to video games and began dropping out of sports and social activities. Then, she says, “He began dropping out of our family.”
She assumed video games were safe. They were made for children, after all.
Help for When Motherhood Feels Overwhelming
Motherhood can be tough, especially in the early years.
Three moms – Ashley Durand, Kristen Rusch, and Dr. Jenny Coffey – are joining me on Focus on the Family with Jim Daly to share what to do when you’re giving everything you’ve got to motherhood but running on fumes.
Ashley promised herself she’d never discipline out of anger, but then a trip to the library with her toddler ended in disaster. When it was time to go, he threw himself to the floor and began crying and screaming.
Foster Care: How Everyone Can Help
In my opinion, every believer has a role to play in foster care.
That’s a big statement, I know, but it’s true. We’re not all called to do the same thing or to carry the same load, of course, but we’re all capable of doing something. The ultimate goal, as I see it,is for every believer to feel empowered with a sense of direction for how God wishes to use us.
The Apostle Paul told us the body of Christ functions this way:
“Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone.
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