Christmas Do’s and Don’ts for Mothers- and Daughters-in-Law

Does “peace on earth” describe your relationship with your mother- or daughter-in-law? Here are some tips to keep the peace this Christmas.

Our path to family ministry wasn’t a straight line. It’s been filled with spectacular failures, highs and lows, and detours and delays.

God has one big, beautiful, diverse family—by design and for His glory. And as Christians, we share a common identity.

Do the holidays leave you feeling empty after ministering to everyone else? Here are 25 ways to bring rest and peace this Christmas season.

Grief at Christmas can bring fresh ache and pain, but the hole grief creates can become a sacred space for the comfort Christmas brings.

Good ministry to stepfamilies must also begin with good theology. Sin is messy. But it is no match for God’s unfathomable grace in Christ.

It’s likely your holiday season will include tense moments. Don’t fret. Holidays can be joyous and memorable even if they’re not perfect.

If you find yourself struggling to engage your teen this Christmas, here are a few ways to make memories this season.

As my son and I talked through his anxiety about the election, I realized his fears ran much deeper than mere policy preferences.

So many of us are struggling to catch our breath this year. Gratitude might even feel wrong. So how can we be thankful?

There are plenty of things vying for our attention during the holidays. Toxic thoughts don’t need to be one of them.

It’s been a tough year on marriages. But make no mistake: happily married isn’t the same as easily married.

You want to marry your best friend—someone you’d have fun with whether traveling the world or washing your car. But how can you be single and content?

Does political polarization—that ever-increasing gap between political convictions—fill your family conversations with relational razor blades?

Anger issues make our homes feel like an emotional battlefield. But with planting and perseverance, we may discover the field we’re on is actually a garden.

Boys will be boys, unless we train them to be men. Here are some principles to keep in mind as you raise a boy to be a man.

It’s far more acceptable for men to be pro-women—or women to be pro-women!—than to honor your husband. But it’s been a jetpack for my marriage.

Rejection shows up at some point in most every stepparent’s life. If you’re not a stepparent yourself, you might wonder how to help. Here are a few ideas.