Divorce and Separation, by Jay Kesler

It is not the purpose of this article to deal with the pros and cons of divorce or even the biblical arguments for or against divorce and remarriage. To spend a lot of energy on "We ought to," "We should have," "Why didn't we?" "How did it

QUESTION: Is it scriptural for a woman to be the breadwinner while the husband stays home with the children? Could this perhaps be the "field" referred to in Proverbs 31:16? Two years ago I postponed entering medical school in order to raise our first child, and now after the birth of our second I find myself considering the

QUESTION: Is it scriptural for a woman to be the breadwinner while the husband stays home with the children? Could this perhaps be the "field" referred to in Proverbs 31:16? Two years ago I postponed entering medical school in order to raise our first child, and now after the birth of our second I find myself considering the possibility of

QUESTION: I travel quite a bit in my job. Unfortunately, time with my family is very limited and it seems like the kids are growing up before I know it. Can you give me some practical suggestions on how to make our family time together a real quality time since it is so limited?

I spent a lot of time traveling - probably more than I'm really comfortable in admitting.

QUESTION: My wife and I both work and are very involved with our local church, but we feel guilty about the way we have to limit our family activities. How can we make the most effective use of our time together as a family?

I think the long-range answer lies in taking a look at your priorities. We can't keep

The Apostle Paul says that God is seen in the environment, the climate, in which we Christians create and live in: "For in Him we live and move and have our being" (Acts 17:28 NIV). For a young person, the family interprets that truth by their actions. In the family all the members, but especially the children, live and move and

Mom, Jason punched or pushed me.... Jason always hits me."

This seemingly trivial problem can be extremely discouraging. Someone has said that kindergarten is the place where you teach hitters not to hit and non-hitters how to hit and indeed the kindergarten and first-grade teachers spend a lot of time discriminating between the endless reports of tattletales and

It is important to teach children the relationship between cause and effect. In fact, maturity can be measured by the degree to which one is able to accept these realities and live within their boundaries.

No formula exists that yields the answers to this question. Trust is a function of a healthy relationship. When two persons get to know one another, clearly understand their expectations, are aware of their

Planning for the birth of most children begins when the husband responds to the wife at the breakfast table, "You're what?"

Even in our modern world with