The word “Influence” can be defined as “the power to shape behavior, character, or events.”  When it comes to influencing in the household, there is no question that the the mother is most often the biggest influencer. In the Bible there are several mothers featured whose faith, actions, and resilience shaped history, leadership and religious…

Someone once said, “There are two sides to every coin.” There are many Dads out there who are making an “impact” on their children, but it may not be an impact one would consider to be spiritually positive and good for them. Let’s focus on the other side of that coin, and the impact Dads…

Bitterness is like terminal cancer in a marriage relationship.  If left undealt with, bitterness will eat away at every area of a couples’ relationship.  Questions to ponder:  I was working with a married couple years ago and you could tell things were rough as they entered because of where they sat in my office.  One…

Over the years while providing Christian marriage counseling I have been asked numerous times, “What can I do to help prevent getting a divorce?”  The first place to start is asking yourself the question, “How do I view marriage?” In other words, is your view of marriage in line with how Jesus viewed marriage?  There’s…