In the book The Five Love Languages, author Gary Chapman helps readers understand their spouses better by revealing the five ways in which they give and receive love:…
Read more 5 Reasons It’s Important to Know Your Spouse’s Love Language“Sweet friendships refresh the soul and awaken our hearts with joy, for good friends are like anointing oil that yields the fragrant incense of God’s presence.” Proverbs 27:9…
Read more 4 Ways to Bless Your Friend This Valentine’s DayThe vows we make to one another on our wedding day is a promise to be faithful to one another. We declare to each other and in front…
Read more 3 Scriptures about Faithfulness to Inspire Your MarriageWith the United Kingdom’s wayward Prince Harry’s new tell-all book, Spare, behind-the-scenes personal family interactions, relationships, and secrets are revealed. As well, Jinger Duggar Vuolo, of a highly…
Read more Family Tell-All Books: Justifiable or Dishonoring?As an adult with two older adult siblings, I am familiar with valuing your adult siblings. We are often told the importance of respecting or getting along with…
Read more 3 Reasons to Value Your Adult SiblingsGrowing up, my parents jested, “You can choose your friends, but you can’t choose your family.” These words were meant to encourage and perhaps force me to learn…
Read more 3 Reasons for Tensions between Adult Children and ParentsI must confess a bit of reticence here in answering this question. I say that because there are abusive structures and systems which use “biblical conflict resolution” to…
Read more How Does the Bible Guide Us through Conflict Resolution?Paul uses the picture of adoption five times in his writings. Once describing Israel’s adoption by God (Romans 9:4), and four times describing the adoption of Gentiles into…
Read more What Is the Beautiful Picture of Adoption in the Bible?During the Old Testament, God didn’t want the Israelites to marry those outside of Israel. He did this not because of ethnicity but because those outside of Israel…
Read more Does the Bible Mention Interracial Dating/Marriage?Divorce comes in all shapes and sizes. There’s certainly not a “one reason fits all” explanation for this heart-wrenching experience. I’ve learned that it doesn’t always matter who…
Read more Why Are So Many Christian Marriages Failing?Preconceived notions overflow about the kind of wife a woman “should” be. Maybe these are shaped by pop culture in some way — she must be attractive, kind,…
Read more What Does it Mean to Be a Wife of Noble Character?I can remember a time when I hated when plans with friends would suddenly change or fall through. It was such a letdown when I had been looking…
Read more A Letter to the Friend of the Socially AnxiousA second reason to trust again is to start new relationships. Maybe a friend, a partner, or a spouse significantly broke trust with you. Your friend lied to…
Read more 4 Reasons to Trust AgainGrief can be an especially difficult concept. People who are grieving have difficulty with the emotions surrounding grief, and the people who want to support those grieving can…
Read more 6 Ways to Support a Grieving FriendA fourth way for the introvert to invest in the community is to connect digitally. In the modern day, everything seems to have gone digital. Whether that be…
Read more 4 Ways for the Introvert to Invest in CommunityHe cut a piece of paper into the shape of a flower, colored it, and wrote a few short sweet words in black ink. Then he gave it…
Read more Has Culture Lost Touch with Old-Fashioned Love Letters?Ephesians 6:1 tells us, “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.” This passage connects with Deuteronomy 5:16, “Honor your father and your mother, as…
Read more Is “Children, Obey Your Parents” Meant for Adult Children?Sin can be so costly that the tragedy is unrecoverable, making us feel like we’ve crashed and can’t get back to where we were. We can do more harm to ourselves…
Read more Godly Ways to Recover from a Big MistakeWhen I was in middle school, it was considered one of the biggest offenses to be told that you were a “poser.” This would imply that you’re trying…
Read more What Are Fake Christians and How Do We Know When We See One?Growing up can be hard. While we are children, we don’t fully understand how our parents’ actions, words, and behavior can affect us. As adults, the way our…
Read more 5 Things Adult Children Wish Their Parents Understood
