5 languages of apology
If someone wrongs you and says, “I’m sorry,” do you believe them? Or do you need them to say and do more to show the sincerity of their ...
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The Past is Present: How Your Upbringing Impacts the Way You Parent
Rewriting your family script Amy held her first-born child in her hands and she felt a deep rush of warmth across her body. As she caressed her baby, ...
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Your Child’s Love Language
Children express and receive love in different ways — some through acts of service; others through affirming words; still others through gifts, ...
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How to become a Christian: Understand God’s love and what it means to follow Jesus Christ
Maybe you have questions about your own spiritual journey. Or maybe you know Jesus as your Lord and Saviour and want to be able to explain His love ...
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Discipline is worth the effort
Your kids will feel most secure if they know you have set appropriate boundaries for them that you aren't afraid to enforce. Discipline, as Hebrews ...
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Punishment versus Discipline
An effective parent has to learn the difference between punishment and discipline. Mark’s teeth were clenched and the veins in his neck were ...
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How childhood experiences impact love styles
Our childhood experiences and the way our parents related to us have imprinted certain thought patterns and behaviours on us. We put the kids to bed ...
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How to help your family get better sleep: 10 steps
Good sleep is essential to maintaining physical, emotional, spiritual and social health. Unfortunately, many people are seriously sleep deprived. Dr. ...
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Support and Serve Your Children and Grandchildren
For grandparents, perhaps there has never been a better time to support and serve your children and grandchildren. Fellow grandparents, I don’t ...
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Mistress of the Universe: Learning to Let Go of Control
Releasing your grip on the circumstances in your life and the lives of others is healthy for everyone. Oops. I did it again. The words shot out of my ...
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Setting boundaries to create safety: Healing an emotionally abusive relationship
If emotional abuse is present in your relationship, setting boundaries is crucial. If you think your safety’s at stake, learn the steps to ...
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My Wife is Physically Abusive
Question: How should I respond to a wife who has a tendency to resort to violence? Once or twice a year my spouse and I have a disagreement that ...
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