Teens and Depression
Amy glanced up from folding towels and T-shirts as her daughter shuffled through the kitchen. She sensed the sadness that weighed her daughter down, ...
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Is Your Teen Depressed?
"Do you know why I chose to drink last night?" my teenage daughter asked me at the end of a long night that all parents wish they never ...
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Understand How a Woman’s Brain is Like Spaghetti
In contrast to men's waffle-like approach, women process life more like a plate of pasta. If you look at a plate of spaghetti, you notice that there ...
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Understand How a Man’s Brain is Like a Waffle
Understanding the unique way of thinking each gender brings to your marriage can improve communication with and appreciation for your spouse. We like ...
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God designed men and women to be different in many ways
As research accumulates, it is becoming increasingly obvious that God made men and women different in many ways. They think differently, they process ...
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Popularity vs Value
The world can be a cruel place. Especially school. As a parent of 3 boys when they were in school, you wanted to protect them from the hurts their ...
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Is It Well With Your Soul
One of the many things I love about God is found in Psalm 23:3a, “He restores my soul.” In the Amplified Bible, it reads, “He refreshes and ...
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Sharing the Load
"It takes two flints to make a fire.”—Louisa May Alcott We often hear about marriage being an exercise in teamwork—but what does that ...
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6 Principles of Biblical Stewardship
When is enough enough? No decision affects our futures more. As consumer debt rises, so do the levels of personal and relational stress permeating ...
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A Window Into a Cutter’s World
"I've got to get away. Why do I even bother coming — no one cares that I'm here. I'm worthless. Nothing I say or do is ever right. I'm ugly, ...
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Helping a Family Member or Friend Who Cuts
Since age ten Lori has cried for hours while resisting the urge to cut herself. Some days, long sleeves and pants covered the shame of her bleeding ...
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Conquering Cutting and Other Forms of Self-Injury
Before my college roommate started cutting her arms with a razor blade, I'd never even heard of self-mutilation. The frightening introductions came ...
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