Marriage & Family

Formation > Information "Can I have ice cream for a bedtime snack?" "Do I have to brush my teeth tonight?" "Why do bad things happen?"…

The Hardest Button to Click You’ve filled out the online form—every field, every box, every inconsequential detail. You’ve double-checked dates, numbers, and spellings. And there…

...but it's for the children. You won’t be part of every battle your children face, and you may not even know about the battles they’re…

The Zeigarnik Effect & Ephesians 4 If you’re sitting at an intersection hoping to get through this before the light turns red, it's probably not…

The Anxious Generation “I really don’t want my parents to put restrictions on my phone or limit my screen time… but sometimes, I wish they…

Can Science Explain Everything? There are many voices in our culture telling us (and more importantly, telling our children) that science and faith are incompatible.…

Sacred Marriage It’s 4:45 AM. Your alarm blares in the darkness. Your bed is warm, the world is quiet, and in less than 3 seconds,…

Meaningful Media Moments Today’s media landscape is vast and overwhelming, to say the least. From the ever-growing list of video and music streaming services to…

Saved from Success Do you ever feel like the world is screaming at you to run faster, climb higher, work harder, and accumulate more? Saved…

Mama Bear Apologetics I (Kasey) did not feel prepared when my spunky four-year-old daughter snuggled up to me at bedtime and said, “Mom, a friend…

The Meaning of Marriage Studies have shown (by studies, I mean observations in my home —Vance) that there are 3 types of people in the…

Connecting with Your Kids "In a world full of hypocrisy, it is so powerful when a child comes home and sees authentic Christianity lived out…

Marriage Resources I recently realized that I needed to be more punctual when I overheard my wife refer to me as her late husband. Would…

Preparing Our Children “If we don't shape our children, they will be shaped by outside forces that really don't care what shape they're in.” -…

What Happy Couples Know We tend to expect things or behaviors from the individuals with whom we have a relationship; and generally speaking, the more…

More Than a Parent Throughout Kaden’s toddlerhood, Shaylee’s infancy, elementary school, Jonathan’s adoption, and even today, it can be difficult to see ourselves as more…