By understanding your children's "love style," you can help your kids develop healthy emotional connections with others....  Read More

Now more than ever...we need to keep our families safe.   Now more than ever...we need to appreciate those who are the front lines fighting for our health.  Now more than ever...we need to appreciate ...  Read More

From the Parent Cue We’re all navigating really strange and chaotic times.Schools have closed and parents are faced with working from home while trying to assist their kids in completing assignments o...  Read More

Before we could set goals, routines, and fun activities for the weeks ahead, we needed to unpack the burdens of our hearts. We needed to remind each other that we are going to make it. My family is, a...  Read More

From Focus on the Family Dr. Gary Chapman, author of The Five Love Languages, tells of the time he learned that hurtful words can harm a relationship and shares why it’s so important to listen to what...  Read More

From Focus on the Family Steadfast love. It’s a phrase we commonly hear in parenting circles and in the church. In the Bible, this phrase is written 195 times. But what does “steadfast love” actually ...  Read More

As you know, the COVID-19 pandemic is a rapidly changing health crisis facing our world, our country, and even some in our surrounding counties. Because of this, we are following the leadership of th...  Read More

Sunday, during the 11:00 AM service, I went on a little, unplanned, rant.  It went something like this: I love it when moments happen like this because God challenges me just as much as He challenges ...  Read More

It is a beautiful day in South Texas.  The sun is out.  A breeze is blowing.  Spring is here!  On this gorgeous day, when you’d expect pollen to be the only concern, there is something else in the air...  Read More

From Dave Willis I recently received an email from a woman who was having an emotional affair. The sad-but-familiar story began by describing a “friendship” she had developed with a man at work and it...  Read More

As we kicked off the What Would Jesus Undo series, we discovered an important principle.  My choices today result in outcomes tomorrow.  We see this in our day-to-day lives.  What we eat today (choice...  Read More

Respect is an essential component of communication and correction in the home. Read more about how respect is one of the seven essential traits of parenting....  Read More

Parenting isn't easy.  That's why we are here to help.  Check out this four part video series from Tim Elmore.......  Read More

Long story short...the story of Joseph reminds us that God never, ever, wastes a hurt. The story of Joseph covers over 10 chapters in Genesis so let me give you a quick recap.At 17, Joseph was sold in...  Read More

From Fox News Once upon a time, the vast majority of Americans were affiliated with a particular faith community or tradition: Catholic, Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran, Episcopalian, Presbyterian, or Je...  Read More

Marriage, established and defined by God, is a covenant relationship built on truth and promise, not fairytales or myths. If the couples in our churches are going to thrive, their marriages must be bu...  Read More

At our recent Relationship Restart event, we discovered and shared a few game-changing truths about marriage.   18 The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suit...  Read More

Long story short...the story of the Tower of Babel reminds us that pride is a problem.  In Genesis 11, we see man's potential and man's failure.  With a common speech and the same language, men and wo...  Read More

From The Rebelution Thumbs swipe across an oily plate of glass. Pupils fixed on a blur of changing colors. Sans serif font writes captions underneath aesthetic coffee mugs, curly lettering, and faces ...  Read More

Where you are and what you do are simply factors in the equation, but they are not the summation of a good time. Stop looking for fun in your marriage and start creating it! ...  Read More

From Desiring God The impact that engaged fathers have on significantly reducing at-risk-behavior in their children has been well documented. Additionally, fathers who are physically and emotionally e...  Read More

Long story short...the tale of Cain and Abel reminds us that anger is an issue that cannot be ignored.  In Genesis 4, we read the story of the first family - Adam, Eve, and their sons Cain and Abel.  ...  Read More

From Focus on the Family In this Best of 2019 broadcast, Pastor Ted Cunningham outlines the benefits of marriage, and encourages young adults to consider marrying sooner rather than later. He offers g...  Read More

From the Fuller Youth Institute We live in a stressed and anxious world. Modern life is fast-paced and offers an unrelenting to-do list. So it probably won’t come as a surprise to hear that Americans ...  Read More