Quality and Quantity Time

During morning devotions with his two young daughters, our family friend, Bill Cage, realized he hadn't been spending as much time with his girls ...

Child Summarizes Sinfulness

I was sitting at my desk in my study after having scolded my 4-year-old daughter for misbehaving. I heard a gentle knock on the door. "Come in," ...

Parable of Christ's Sacrifice

The mother of a nine-year-old boy named Mark received a phone call in the middle of the afternoon. It was the teacher from her son's school.

"Mrs. ...

Grandparents Doing More Parenting

Abandonment, incarceration, drugs, death, mental illness—these are some of the reasons four million American kids are no longer living with their ...

Stay Married for Kids' Sake

Children don't need their parents to like each other. They don't even need them to be especially civil. They need them to stay together, for better ...

A Father's Presence

Christian family therapist John Trent shared two letters given to him by a third grade teacher. The letters were part of an assignment her students completed. ...

Parents Too Permissive

Pediatricians and psychologists are finding today's parents are too permissive. They are reluctant to set limits for their children. And this benign ...

New Course in Sexuality

I held a notice from my 13-year-old daughter's school announcing a meeting to preview the new course in sexuality. Parents could examine the curriculum ...

Priority on Marriage

Flight attendants give these instructions to airline passengers: "For those of you traveling with small children, in the event of an oxygen failure, ...

Knowing God Is Present

Writer Kenneth Wilson tells of growing up in Pittsburgh:

That house in which we lived on the side of one of Pittsburgh's hills was three stories high ...