Sibling Rivalry

Chris Deken

Sibling rivalry is ultimately a heart issue. It is children attempting to get or competing for love, and affirmation from their human parents instead of receiving their identity and security from their Heavenly Father. Having siblings is a daily laboratory to character development. It is leading your children to the realization they are not the center of the universe. Parenting siblings is about pointing them with grace and love to the One who can meet all their needs.

God's View of Sex, Marriage and Divorce

Conrad Hilario

1 Corinthians 7:1-17

The Apostle Paul teaches the Corinthian church about God's design for sex and marriage, as well as his views on divorce--topics as useful and relevant today as they were then.

The Questions in Your Letter

Dennis McCallum

1 Corinthians 7:1-24

Over half of all marriages end in divorce. We live in a culture that is struggling to make their marriages work. Is there a way to have a successful marriage? Paul gives some advice to the church in Corinth on if it is good to marry, how to have a successful marriage and much, much more.

God's Design for Sex

Conrad Hilario

1 Corinthians 6:9-20

The Apostle Paul urges the church in the immoral city of Corinth to live out their sexuality in a manner consistent with who they are in Christ. These timeless principles are relevant for us today, in a culture that's view of sex is distorted and opposed to God's design. If we allow him, God will change our mind and behavior so that we can be free from the damaging effects of sexual sin, healed of past hurts, and free to experience truly fulfilling sex, the way God intended.

Spirituality and Sexuality

Dennis McCallum

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Our cultural view of sex is similar to the views in Corinth. Throughout the Bible we often find that God's view is countercultural. When it comes to sexuality and healthy marriages, God prescribes a very different path.

Are We Overprotective?

Paul Alexander

Rebecca Alexander

1 Samuel 1

As much as we hate suffering, it is fair to say as parents, we hate even more to see our children suffer. Paul and Becky Alexander share how they as parents have learned to avoid the mistake of following the cultural mandate to protect your children from any and all suffering. They cite studies that demonstrate that allowing your children to experience normal, reasonable levels of suffering actually prepares them to deal with the inevitable suffering, that will come their way, in a positive, healthy way.

Trusting Your Child to God

Chip Geiser

Kim Geiser

Psalms 91:1-2

Our fears interfere with us truly trusting God with our children. The problem is not having fear but when we allow fear to dictate the way we parent. Instead, place your fears in their proper place (in the hands of God), pray until you experience peace and take God at His word, (His promises). And repeat these steps over and over again!

Discipline with Grace

Bev DeLashmutt

Psalms 91:1-2

The goal of biblical discipline when raising children is instruction that trains the child to reach his or her full development. Our children will not fully develop without discipline. Unfortunately, discipline often involves some form of pain. Pain itself is not the problem; the problem is pain without hope. We should not shy away from discipline because we have hope it will produce proven character. Children do not feel loved if not disciplined. The goal of discipline is to teach our children to be obedient, God-dependent, grateful givers.

Simple Living

Joe Botti

Psalms 91:1-2

Simple living is the family unit serving God, while combating the disconnected family, with each member going in different directions. Simple living is also helping our kids to find their own relationship with God, not their parents' relationship with God. And finally, simple living sets the stage to help our kids live out a lifestyle of ministry.