- Wed, Feb 22, 2012
- Marriage and Family, Pastors' and Group Leaders' Resources
Courageous and Fatherhood Resources for Pastors and Group Leaders
Resources related to Randy's books Courageous, The Resolution, and the topic of fatherhood.
All Content in Category: Marriage and Family
- Wed, Jan 11, 2012
- Marriage and Family
Guarding the Environment of Your Home: Mom to Mom Q&A with Randy and Nanci (audio, video and resources)
Randy and Nanci Alcorn's Q&A session at the January 12, 2012 Mom to Mom about "Guarding the Environment of Your Home." Includes related resources and links.
- Wed, Dec 07, 2011
- Christian Life, Marriage and Family
What makes a person married? Is it the legal paper you sign, or the “two becoming one flesh” (sex)?
Question from a reader:
Scripture seems to define marriage as "two becoming one flesh", but we're also often taught that God designed sex only for the within context of marriage. How does just signing a paper to be married make it right before God to have sex?
Answer from Jim Swanson:
(Jim Swanson, M.Th, MSM., EPM volunteer)
The first marriage had no paper license and no human community witness. God was the witness to the union of two souls. The act of marriage to consummate that state was sex. The basis of the marriage was the very act ...
- Sat, Nov 26, 2011
- Marriage and Family
Changing Christmas in our Families and in our Hearts
An alarming number of children from Christian homes grow up grasping for every item they can lay
their hands on. Children raised in such an atmosphere—which includes most children in America—are afflicted with a killer disease called “affluenza.”
- Wed, Oct 12, 2011
- Marriage and Family, Recommended Reading and Resources
The 21-Day Dad’s Challenge
Focus on the Family has a new book out titled The 21 Day Dad’s Challenge: Three Weeks to a Better Relationship with your Kids. After watching Courageous, men all over the U.S. will emerge from movie theaters wanting to be better dads, and this is an excellent next step.
- Mon, Sep 19, 2011
- Church, Marriage and Family
More on Robertson versus Robertson and Why We Should Speak Up
In last Friday's post, I contrasted Robertson McQuilkin’s dedication to care for his wife Muriel, stricken with Alzheimer’s, to Pat Robertson’s cruel answer to a question regarding a man having an affair that if he’s going to do anything, he should divorce his wife who has Alzheimer’s.
- Fri, Sep 16, 2011
- Marriage and Family, Suffering and Evil
Pat Robertson versus Robertson McQuilkin on Alzheimer’s and Marriage
Pat Robertson has said something so stunning, so at odds with the Word of God and the heart of our Savior, that when I heard he had said it I thought he had been misunderstood or misrepresented.
- Wed, Sep 14, 2011
- Christian Life, Marriage and Family
Leaving a Legacy of Faithfulness: The Father as Model and Mentor
Modeling Your Role as God’s Leader & Image Bearer
Now obey my voice; I will give you advice, and God be with you! You shall represent the people before God and bring their cases to God, and you shall warn them about the statutes and the laws, and make them know the way in which they must walk and what they must do. Exodus 18:19-20 (ESV)
God did not create human fathers, realize they were like him, and decide to call himself our Father. On the contrary, He created marriage and family to communicate not only Christ’s love ...
- Wed, Aug 10, 2011
- Marriage and Family
Grace and Truth in Parenting (audio)
In this 2 minute audio clip, Randy Alcorn talks about the need for "grace parents" and "truth parents" to learn from each other.
- Wed, Jun 08, 2011
- Marriage and Family, Prolife
What is your opinion of tubal ligations?
What is your opinion of tubal ligations? My husband and my mother both think I should have my tubes tied. I am 36 years old and have only one son who is nine. Since his birth I've had many miscarriages; his birth was a miracle. I am due with another son and am perplexed now as to whether or not I should have my tubes tied after his birth. I’m concerned about more miscarriages and I don’t know if I want more children or not. I don't want to do anything with selfish motives. I can't decide what to do. —C.K.
