Friends & Family
Family and friends—we love them! . . . but sometimes it’s not so easy to love them. What does God say about being a parent, family dysfunction, happy marriages, divorce, difficult people, forgiveness, and much more?
The glory of grandparenting
Grandparenting is great. (Full disclosure: I do not know that from personal experience. I base that assertion on the empirical evidence of the many…
What every dude desires
Every wife’s plan should be to satisfy her man. No, the male supporters of Time of Grace did not pay me to say that….
Patience in Parenting
How can you discipline your kids with patience? Pastor Jon shows how important it is to be at eye level.
Friendship is hard
It began in kindergarten when every student in my daughter’s class was called “friend.” While the teacher attempted to develop the essential character traits…
Three ways to date
Whom should a Christian date? Many single Christians wish a God-fearing, funny, compatible, thoughtful, beautiful person would plop down from heaven. But it’s not…
The feelings of a father
America was a mere 50 years old when Andrew Jackson was president. The country was frontier, and the unitedness of the states was a…
Wives: Respect!
It is extremely interesting that God did not give identical instructions to men and women in his prime directive for marriage. Men need to…
Husbands: Love!
It’s a wedding cliché that the bride and groom say “I do” to each other, as in “I do love you.” Well, forgive me…
Pray for the children
Ever heard of what happens to pastors’ daughters? I have. And it freaks me out. The other night I snuck into my daughter’s room…
Lord, place us in families
Lord, even when we are surrounded by people, we can feel so alone. We feel isolated and cut off from others because no one…
A grandparent’s legacy
Grandparents. You have a bit of a reputation, you know. You hand out cookies before dinner. You obey the bedtime plea, “Just one more…
Ego medicine
There are some pretty cool things about being an only child. You certainly don’t lack attention, and you have a shot at better resources…