First impressions can be comically wrong. Maybe the first time you met your best friend you thought he/she was totally obnoxious. Or maybe the first time you listened to your favorite band you thought their music sounded weird.

Every believing dad hopes his child will embrace the faith and grow deep spiritual roots. Studies tell us that over half of those growing up in Christian homes will walk away from Christianity by the time they leave the teen years–never to return.

Life can feel like a never-ending series of decisions at times. One after another, decision after decision. It can be exhausting.

How could God use your differences to reflect Him? Maybe you could bake cookies for a neighbor or help a friend study for a test. Maybe you could babysit for a parent that needs a break. Think of ways you can reflect Jesus to others.

After years of saying, “When I grow up, I’m gonna be–” there comes a point in which your children start going through the steps of actually making it happen.

Too often the busyness of life distracts us from building and strengthening relationships. Your marriage is an important investment and requires regular, positive investments for future dividends.

America’s public conscious has been shaped by and filled with the Bible. By that, I first mean that many foundational values such as grace and justice derived from Scripture, whether our Western culture recognizes it or not.

We must understand that every marriage is intended to be a masterpiece reflecting THE marriage between God and His people.

When the pain we see is too overwhelming, or the evil we witness is too incomprehensible, our natural instinct is to look away. We try to shield our eyes and our consciences from seeing the worst this world has to offer.

It can be easy to become overwhelmed with the constant change and chaos going on around us in the world. In the same way, it can be easy to become overwhelmed when reading the book of Revelation.

The Bible has a lot to say about money and much that is specifically of value for someone trying to be intentional about family relationships.

Throughout the Bible the value of community is emphasized. The Israelites were God’s chosen people and traveled together to the land God had promised them.