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Category Archives: Marriage and Family
How to Talk with a Child about Death
Every time a celebrity dies unexpectedly, the news and entertainment industry nearly overwhelms us with coverage. If the celebrity dies by his or her own hand, the news-storm stalls out and rains reports and rumors on us for weeks. Among … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Marriage and Family
Tagged children and grief, talking to children about death
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Lost on Us: Another Thing We Should Be Learning from #Me Too
A powerful deity has been added to the pantheon of gods. It is as if a star has appeared in the heavens to guide its worshipers through the maze of modern-day life. Though relatively new to the world stage, this … Continue reading
The King of the Castle?
I just finished a short series titled, “The King of the Castle.” The king is not husband/dad but Jesus the Lord. How do we seek (and experience) the kingdom of God in our homes? The first message in the series … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Faith, Marriage and Family, Peace with God
Tagged joy, Kevin Looper, kingdom of God, peace, righteousness, Romans 14:17-19, St. Augustine, stumbling blocks
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The Key to the Good Life
The good life is all about good relationships. Our most serious problems and our greatest accomplishments involve relationships. Studies have repeatedly shown that good relationships contribute more to happiness than success, and bad relationships contribute more to unhappiness than failure. … Continue reading
Common Ways – and One Uncommon Way – to Handle Conflict
The beginning of a new year can serve as a catalyst for dealing with old problems, including long-standing relational conflicts. Every family – every person – experiences conflict. Two people are all that it takes to set the stage and … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyle, Marriage and Family
Tagged anger, conflict resolution, counselor, eHarmony, Luke 6:27, Luke 6:35, Neil Warren, Prodigal Son
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A Burden Too Big for People to Bear
How should a man respond to a beautiful woman who looks deep into his eyes and says (in the words of R&B songwriter Jazmine Sullivan), “You’re my best friend, my lover – Baby, you’re my everything. You’re everything to me: … Continue reading
Is it Time for a New Morality?
Attitudes about the morality or immorality of various lifestyle choices are in constant flux. It may be that opinions about what is morally acceptable have always been fluid, but the current of change is moving faster today than ever before. … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Faith, In the News, Lifestyle, Marriage and Family
Tagged connectivity, death penalty, doctor-assisted suicide, embryonic stem cells, ethics, evolutionary theory, frog in the kettle, Gallup poll, gay and lesbian relations, morality, pornography, premarital sex, sex between teens, social media
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The well-tempered person
Controlling anger is a big issue for many people. “I’ll admit it,” they say. “I have a real temper.” But they’re mistaken. The problem is they have not been tempered enough. “Tempering” is a process that increases strength and elasticity. … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Lifestyle, Marriage and Family, Spiritual life
Tagged anger, child-rearing, controlling anger, devil's foothold, Ephesians 4:26, gossip, malice, profanity, strife, temper, tempering
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Playing pinball with a new Lincoln
It is often said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. It seems to me that is not so much a definition of insanity as it is a description of … Continue reading
What Ashley Madison can teach us
The now-famous Ashley Madison website marketed itself with the slogan, “30 million members can’t be wrong.” Maybe they ought to rethink that. The site currently claims “Over 40,915,000 anonymous members!” One wonders how accurate that number is now, particularly the … Continue reading
