Transgenderism—it’s everywhere!
It’s an issue that could be a lightning rod issue no matter how you respond. Depending on the state, you may be legally limited in what you can do publicly. But as a follower of Christ, our responsibility is to [...]
My adult kid’s on drugs and I don’t know what to do.
My heart goes out to you. I know a number of people who are going through this right now. They’re VERY close to me. It’s the most heart-wrenching thing a parent can go through. On the one hand, you want [...]
I just found out my daughter’s a bully
A friend told me he had gotten a call from the principal at his daughter’s middle school who was puzzled. Why? The principal said my friend’s daughter was identified as being bullied AND being a bully. How is that possible? [...]
I don’t even KNOW my son anymore?
All of us know somebody who’s been affected by drug addiction. Some are good at hiding it. Others aren’t. The deeper they get into it the deeper the problems. Financial issues, physical decline, and deceit are compounded. I know a [...]
I know my kid’s using, but I don’t know what to do.
The scourge of drug addiction is plaguing our nation. You probably know somebody or are friends with someone who has either lost someone or nearly lost someone to a drug overdose. According to US figures opioid related deaths have doubled [...]
Drugs are tearing our family apart
The opioid crisis is out of control. More than 72-thousand people died from drug overdoses in 2017. Even young people. If you have a drug addict teen or young adult in your house my heart goes out to you. You’re [...]
My world’s caving in.
Who doesn’t dreads getting that 3 AM phone call telling us that one of our kids got in an accident, or you discover drugs in one of our kid’s rooms, or that our son is into pornography or our teen [...]
I want to protect my kids—don’t talk about that!
Question: Is our job as parents to protect our kids from the world or prepare them for it? I received a message recently from a parent concerned about a Keys for Kids devotional story we produced about pornography for our [...]
Are Christians bigots?
I hate being called a bigot. I was recently called that because of my biblically-held belief that marriage is between a man and a woman. But the reality is many Christians ARE bigots, but not like this. Many Christians have [...]
My daughter just told me she had an abortion.
I can’t imagine a more painful conversation. Knowing that your own flesh and blood aborted your grandchild. There are many ways you can handle this. I love what John Piper at Desiring God says: “Jesus offers forgiveness for women who have aborted [...]