Marriage and Family

Family is the structure of civilization, and healthy family relationships give us security, stability, and happiness. Many of us do not have this experience in our pasts, but it is never too late to build up your family moving forward. Ask for God's blessing in your family and use these resources to work toward a peaceful, happy family.

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One, But Not the Same

Dating someone with different religious values and beliefs and can seem like a good thing until you consider what is most important in a relationship. Read this true story by someone who learned this lesson firsthand.

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Predicting Your Success

How would you like to drastically improve your odds of living a long, financially successful life? It is really quite simple. Read this article to find out how to do so and achieve greater happiness.

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Just For Youth... What's So Special About Families?

Some suggest a family should be redefined as any group of people living together in the same household, irrespective of blood connection or sexual orientation. But is such definition warranted? Before we throw away our traditional view, maybe we should...

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The Feast of Tabernacles: A Time for Family

Even at the Feast family members can be pulled in many directions. Enjoy the blessing of having physical family at the Feast by making time to spend time together.

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Is Your Family Manipulated by Mass Media?

Is your family using media - or being abused by it? These 10 principles can help you regain control and prevent media abuse.

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Friday Evenings: One of My Fondest Memories

It is our special time that God gave us—no one should be able to take it away.

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In Brief... People Who Divorce to Be Happy Are Likely to Be Disappointed

For decades, marriage and family therapists counseled people who were unhappy in their marriages that their children would be better off if they divorced. Extensive research has subsequently proved that to be a myth.

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Don't Leave Home Without It

Learning about finances is important business for young people. Do you know how to get the most out of your money?

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Living With One Parent

Single-parent households have increased dramatically in recent years. While God's intent was for young people to live with both parents, due to various factors, many don't have this luxury. What can young people do if they live with only one...

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The Dark Shadow Over Illicit Sex

The fact of the matter is that sex in any context other than marriage is damaging and the statistics prove it.

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Illicit Sex: The Threat to Children

The major consequences of sex before marriage include the problems of disease, premarital pregnancies, single mothers and fatherless children. Since 1960 in the United States, 'out of wedlock births have skyrocketed 511 percent, and the percentage of single-parent families has...

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Divorce's Devastating Impact on Children

Children of divorce often experience the same hardships suffered by children born out of wedlock. Because divorce typically slashes the mother's financial resources, "mothers and children in families that were not poor before separation suffered an average decline in income...

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Sex Outside of Marriage: What's the Big Deal?

The sexual revolution of the '60s encouraged us to liberate ourselves from old sexual taboos. Millions did. What have we learned?

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Living Together: What Aren't They Telling You?

Millions of people choose to live together outside of marriage, thinking that will bring them happiness and a stable relationship. The truth, however, is far different.

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God's Purpose for Sex and Marriage

We live in a world saturated with sex. But are we missing an unrealized dimension when it comes to sex and marriage? When and how did sex originate—and why?

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Sex Is Intended for Pleasure

God created sex- and He pronounced it very good.

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Does Marriage Matter?

The Good News magazine is dedicated to showing solutions to our problems. No doubt some of our greatest challenges lie in today's marriages and families. Almost everywhere you look, the family is in trouble.

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Corruption: A Way of Life for Much of the World

Corruption is just a normal part of how to get things done in much of the world.

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The Scourge of Corruption

What does the Bible tell us about corruption and its causes and consequences?

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God, Money and You

Does the Bible help us see the proper relationship between God and wealth for those who sincerely desire to serve and please Him?

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