With so much confusion about the role of men in our society, it’s no wonder so many parents and teachers are at a loss about how to bring up boys. Our culture has vilified masculinity and, as a result, boysRead more…
Forgiveness
Forgive and forget. It sure is a lot easier to say than to do. When our spouses do something to wound us deeply, can we ever truly forgive them? And if we do forgive them, can we ever forget theRead more…
Teaching Our Children to Write
Very few children today learn to write properly, whether in school or at home. But it’s a skill that they can learn if we take the time to teach them. The early development of my own writing career began whenRead more…
The Family Meeting
The process of caring for aging parents can be a time that draws families closer together. Unfortunately, it usually becomes a time that tears them apart. Typically, the sister who lives near by feels she is sacrificing her life toRead more…
Handling The Holiday Blues
Around this time of year, many people find themselves feeling mildly depressed, even after a happy and exciting holiday with friends and family. Some people wonder if this means they have a serious emotional problem, but most of the timeRead more…
Power Transfer
Perhaps the most important goal of parenthood is to make an orderly and timely transfer of power to our children. It’s a delicate balance we walk between granting independence too early or holding on until it’s too late. One ofRead more…
Learning From Our Children
We sometimes learn the most from our children. An abusive father I once knew had punished his 3-year-old daughter severely for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. He’d become infuriated when the child tried to decorate a box toRead more…
Telling A Child About Adoption
In this day when one in five couples is infertile, more and more families are looking to adoption as the alternative of choice. For those who have taken this step or are presently contemplating it, there’s the issue of howRead more…
Single Parent Blues
Take all the problems associated with parenting and multiply them by two. Now you have some idea of what I call the single parent blues—having twice the problems with half the resources to deal with them. How do the bluesRead more…
The Whole Church ~ “Missional-Ecumenism”
John Armstrong gives a clear and compelling explanaiton of how this term expresses the mission of the uniified in-the-Godhead Church.