Strengthen your Family

"God, I need you to do something in my children!"Have those words found their way into your desperate prayers? Do you feel helpless to know how to equip your children for this world and all it throws at them? If so, you're not alone.When Brooke...

Do you long to go to bed at night knowing you've done the best you could with what you have as a mom and made a difference in your child's life--even if you can't see it yet? It's easy to compare yourself to other moms and set unrealistic expectations...

About those meltdowns, blowups, and one-word answers . . .Some say that's just how boys are--prone to outbursts or sullenness. But what's behind these and other issues?Drawing from twenty-five years of counseling boys and working with parents, David...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! God always keeps His promises, but not always in the way we expect…. “Have faith” is a phrase we hear all the time. But what does it actually look like to live it out? In The Mothers and Daughters of the Bible Speak, Shannon...

For Every Mom Who’s Weary, Tired, and Waving the White FlagBeing a mom is challenging no matter how long you’ve been doing it. You want to give your best to your family but pouring yourself out each day can leave you exhausted, overwhelmed,...

Christianity Today Book Award―Marriage and Family Half of Christian high school students walk away from their faith after graduation. But parental involvement is the most influential predictor of a child's spirituality throughout their lives...

Every life is a gift. From the moment of conception to anticipated due date, the journey of pregnancy can be equally exciting and terrifying for a new mother. With each week of pregnancy, the little one taking shape in the womb reaches important...

Help children find their identity in Christ so that they have a positive and realistic view of themselves. Useful for any stage of parenting. As kids grow up, they hear many conflicting messages about how they can define themselves. For example, they are...

You may feel anxious about sending your child out into a world that too often feels dark and scary. But you can prepare your kids to live in the real world by equipping them with a sound mind and strategies for establishing a foundation of faith...

Encouragement to Pray What You Really FeelIn the everyday battle of raising kids who love Jesus while living in a world that doesn’t, God invites you to come to Him. No cleaning up, no pretenses, no fancy words—all you need is to tell Him...

Motherhood is hard. In a world of five-step lists and silver-bullet solutions to become perfect parents, mothers are burdened with mixed messages about who they are and what choices they should make. If you feel pulled between high-fives and hard words,...

There’s only one role most men will carry for a lifetime: father. But as the saying goes, being a father doesn’t automatically make you a dad.There’s no school that trains a man for the responsibility and privilege of becoming the...

Is there a happy medium between Pinterest perfection and chaos culture? Moms hear a chorus of competing messages. One minute, we’re told we can do it all, and the next, we’re encouraged to be “real women” who live as “Hot...

Discover the Seven Virtues essential for nurturing a compassionate family environment in A Caring Family. Inthis timely exploration, Dr. Aaron Santmyire addresses the challenges faced by parents, grandparents, teachers, coaches, and mentors in...

Can two women love the same man and still get along? Absolutely Annie Chapman believes that a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law can become friends--even close friends. However, this connectedness often takes years to develop. Now that journey can be a...