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One Home at a TimeOne Home at a Time By Dennis Rainey One Home at a Time reveals how you can bring about radical change by strengthening one of the country's most important components--your family

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The Answer Isn't Mud Wrestling by Dennis Rainey Christians must understand the balance between standing for the truth and getting downright ugly. More Cultural issues articles

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The Home is the Key Guests include: Voddie BauchamToday on the broadcast, pastor Voddie Baucham shares why our current approach to youth ministry is failing and tells parents why they are better equipped to disciple the next generation than the youth pastor is. More Cultural issues broadcasts
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10 Ideas: It's Easy Being Green
Janel Breitenstein
Care for the environment takes our commitment to a godly legacy to a new level of responsibility and conscientiousness. Parenting Advice in a Pleasure-Seeking World

An interview with Ishwaran Mudliar, Ph.D., a professor of Old Testament at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

The New Dating Culture
Dave Boehi
Though it encourages socializing in groups, it also leads to casual sex among friends Sexually-Charged Lyrics, Sexually Charged Teens
Scott Williams
Teens who listen to sexually explicit lyrics are more likely to become sexually active Marriage Memo: What Is Happening in Our World?
Barbara Rainey
We who claim to belong to God must be measuring our experience against the truth.  Stay-At-Home Dads
Scott Williams
With pressures from the economy and a culture that reveres sexual equality, more men are staying home while their wives work When Prodigals Come Home
Rob Parsons

And love gets easier.

God Is Still in Control
Barbara Rainey
Even in turbulent times, you and your family can trust in our Lord. Facing the Future With Thankfulness
W.R. “Witt” Stephens

 

Where Is Your Trust?
Dennis Rainey
In troubled times, we need to remind ourselves that God is in control. Casualties of the Sexual Revolution
Dave Boehi
Many adults today need to come to grips with their sexual past. My Story: Chaos in Kenya … Confidence in God
James and Chao Wanje

We continue to share God’s blueprints for homes in Kenya.

Learning (Not) To Lie
Scott Williams
Children don't need to learn to lie, they need to learn how to resist the temptation. A Journey Home to Mississippi
Scott Williams
A FamilyLife writer returns to help his family begin to rebuild from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. A Journey Home to Mississippi (Part Three): The First Steps to Rebuilding
Scott Williams
The final installment of a three-part article about a journey to Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina. A Journey Home to Mississippi (Part Two): Working All Day in a Slimy Muck
Scott Williams
The second installment of a three-part article about a journey to Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina. After the Hurricane: Talking With Your Children
Scott Williams
Parents describe their efforts to help their kids understand a spiritual perspective of tragedy. All Roads Lead Back Home
Dennis Rainey
There will never be peace in schools if there isn't peace at home. America's Number One Problem
Dennis Rainey

 Our nation suffers from a sickness in its soul.

Are Children Boring?
Dave Boehi
A response to the London Daily Mail article, "Sorry, But My Children Bore Me to Death." Can Faith Survive in a Post-Christian Culture?
Voddie Baucham, Jr.
Can You Hear the Voices?
Dennis Rainey
The issue that needs reformation in our culture today is the spiritual and moral conditions of individual families. Caught in a Tug of War
Dennis Rainey
Parents often feel tired from fighting the influences of the culture, but let me encourage you to hang on. Dennis Rainey reports on the Global Summit on AIDS at Saddleback Church
Dennis Rainey
Hanging By a Thread
David Boehi
Our nation will change only when our families begin to reform. It Takes Courage to Stand for the Truth of God's Word
Dennis Rainey
When marriage is hard and parenting is harder, stand for the truth. Mentoring is Not a Luxury, But a Necessity
Dennis Rainey
I believe that the churches in the 21st century are missing a key ingredient to seeing marriages and families restored. Picking Your Battles When You're Confronted with Immorality and Indecency in Your Community
Dennis Rainey
Reclaiming the Covenant
Dennis Rainey
Seven practical suggestions on how your church can help protect the sanctity of marriage vows. Should a Christian Gamble?
While the Bible does not speak of gambling specifically, it does present a number of principles that should cause us to look upon gambling with grave concern. The Answer Isn't Mud Wrestling
Dennis Rainey
Christians must understand the balance between standing for the truth and getting downright ugly. What Can Families Learn From the Ted Haggard Scandal?
Dave Boehi
Why We Need a Family Reformation
Dennis Rainey
You Can Make a Difference
Dennis Rainey
Is Marriage All About You?
Dave Boehi
Watching the Culture
Scott Williams
Keeping up with what's happening to the family and marriage just got easier with FamilyLife's new blog.