Marriage and Family

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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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Divorce Revolution Spawns the Cohabitation Generation

Hoping to avoid the difficulties they saw in their parents' marriages, many young adults are skipping marriage in favor of living together outside of marriage. But does this solve problems or create new ones?
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From Father Knows Best to "No Father Is Best"

Psychologists have asserted that fathers are not essential to the healthy development of children. Do fathers do more harm than good?
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A Marriage Without Love: Valid or Fraud?

In the musical, Fiddler on the Roof, Tevye's eldest daughter begs him to not make her marry the wealthy butcher, but to allow her to marry the poor tailor. Why? Because she loves him. This stuns the father because love...
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Fraudulent Marriage

God doesn't bind fraudulent contracts—including the contract of marriage. Under the first covenant God made with Israel, if a man married a woman and found that she had deliberately hidden the fact that she was not a virgin, he was...
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What Does Paul Mean by Unbeliever in 1 Corinthians?

There are three categories of marital situations mentioned in 1 Corinthians 7:8-16. What do the expressions, "does not believe," "unbelieving" and "unbeliever" mean?
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A Lesson From Tony

What can we do to help direct our children on the right path--the path that leads to happiness, instead of self-destruction?
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Forget About Being Normal

Almost everybody wants to be considered normal. But what is normal? Should we always want to be normal?
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Home Is Where Our School Is

Being the teacher at home is not easy, but it has been rewarding!
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In Brief...World News Review A Divorce at the Click of a Mouse

Warring couples in Britain can now end their marriage quickly and cheaply-using the Internet.
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Talking to Your Child's Teacher About the Holy Days and Holidays

Living God's way of life in this world can be a challenge at times.
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Grandparents

We turned out okay, but what about our children? What foundations are set up for them and what about the recent tragedies. How can we be better parents?
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If Children Could Choose Their Parents

"Pick your parents wisely." This saying is offered as sage, although tongue-in-cheek, advice for children. Since parents more than anyone else have the greatest opportunity to influence their children, being blessed with wise parents is a great advantage.
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World News and Trends: Anglo-American Marriage Trends

According to the latest issue of British Population Trends, married couples will constitute a minority of the population before 2010.
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When You and Your Parents Don't See "Eye-To-Eye"

The battle between parents and teens has existed through many generations for many centuries. How can such a trend be changed?
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Time and Chance

We live in a world where tragedies abound. We read of them in the newspaper and see them reported on television. But we think they happen to other people.
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Thoughts From Dad

Three letters of wisdom from a pastor to his three children about using your talents, honoring your parents and overlooking the mistakes of others.
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You Can Do the Elijah Work by Learning How to Live

What do you think of when you think of prophecy?
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Going Down for the Third Time

Trying to be superwoman didn't work for her. Are you drowning in life too?
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Family Finances: a Biblical Guide

Does Scripture tell us anything about how we can better manage our money?
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A Ministry of Reconciliation

Each day is a window of opportunity to correct family mistakes.
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