Healthy Families and Communication
Probably the most difficult problem in a marriage and also in the home to address is the problem of ineffective communication. With the many other causes of divorce, for instance, you can turn to an action or something tangible that has led to the ultimate demise of the marriage. With communication , or the lack…
A Closed Door
When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them to. Acts 16: 7 What a strange thing for the Lord to prohibit, for they were going into Bithynia to do Christ’s work! And the door was shut before them by Christ’s own…
Healthy Families vs. Unhealthy Finances
For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. 1 Timothy 6: 10 Another of the top reasons that leads to divorce and adversely affects the family are financial issues. The following quote is from…
Our Riches Abound
Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ. Ephesians 3: 8 As a great divine said on his deathbed, “We are all of us only half awake.” The best Christian among us knows but little of…
Healthy Families Vs. The Sexual Revolution
Going back to the Pew Research Study and in particular the chart above that shows the percentage of children growing up in the various “family” arrangements. Starting in 1960, one will begin to see the gradual decline of the traditional two parent household. As stated in the previous post, when you look at the 1960’s…
Humility
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time. 1 Peter 5: 6 While humility is indeed a quality of one’s character, we are not born with it. Humility is not a disposition some are fortunate to have, while others are simply predisposed to egomania. Humility is…
Healthy Families, Introduction
There has been much said recently in the media concerning those that would try to destroy the traditional family. However, that process actually started many years ago. From the Pew Research website, in a study dated December 17, 2015 entitled Parenting in America, the research shows a steady decline in the traditional nuclear family from…
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