After When to Walk Away came out, a person on social media who saw the title but never read the content simply said, "Jesus never walked away from anyone, and we shouldn't either." That's an …
Why Parental Pain Is Often Worse for Christian Parents
There are overwhelming blessings of being a Christian while raising your children. We have hope, joy, and gratitude, and trust in the God we worship. I couldn't even imagine raising children outside …
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What Do Children Need From Their Parents?
If we spend too much time providing things for our kids that they don't truly need, we can lose sight of what they truly do. I came across an intriguing list in one of John White's old books and …
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The Spiritual Pandemic of Broken-Hearted Parents
I'm fleshing some thoughts and conversations into a future book that is considerably off in the future. But I've had so many broken-hearted parents of adult children confide in me or ask for words of …
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Be Kind…To Yourself…Spiritual Counsel for Parents Who Feel Like They Failed
The longer I am in ministry, the more I come across parents of adult children who live with self-condemnation because they feel like they weren't the parents they longed to be. Some of them really did …
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The Unoffendable Marriage
What if the way your spouse treats you isn’t about you and him, but about him? What if you’re taking a particular offense about your spouse’s general demeanor that doesn’t reflect on you at …