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    Marriage

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    Marriage
    Navigating Tough Issues in Your Family (Part 2 of 2)
    Mar 20, 2018 Mike Bechtle
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    Marriage
    Find your hot-button issues to improve your marriage
    Written by Julie Holmquist

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    Life Challenges
    Q&A: Fallout of an affair: Low self-esteem and forgiveness issues
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    Marriage
    Q&A: How to approach your spouse about sensitive issues
    Written by Mitch Temple

    Question: Every time I try...

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    Marriage
    Finding a common dictionary as a cross-cultural couple
    Written by Matthea Schumpelt

    Even as a young girl, this Chinese-Canadian somehow knew she...

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    Life Challenges
    Warning signs that your spouse has mental health issues
    Written by Julie Holmquist

    Malik* noticed that his...

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    Marriage
    Navigating Tough Issues in Your Family (Part 1 of 2)
    Mar 19, 2018 Mike Bechtle
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    28 Min
    Marriage
    How couples can agree on parenting issues
    Written by Dr. Bob Paul

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    Parenting

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    Parenting
    Common Teen Issues that Drive Parents Crazy (Part 1 of 2)
    Nov 12, 2024 Dr. Kenneth Wilgus, ​Jessica Pfeiffer
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    Marriage
    Navigating Tough Issues in Your Family (Part 2 of 2)
    Mar 20, 2018 Mike Bechtle
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    28 Min
    Parenting
    Teaching Children to Celebrate Racial and Cultural Diversity
    Sep 24, 2021 Trillia Newbell, Danny Huerta, PsyD, MSW, LCSW, LSSW
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    Parenting
    Talking to your children about transgender issues
    Written by Jeff Johnston

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    Parenting
    Dealing with trust and control issues
    Written by Debi A. Grebenik, PHD

    One family had a 12-year-old son they adopted at age six. He...

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    Marriage
    How couples can agree on parenting issues
    Written by Dr. Bob Paul

    Ever heard comments like these at your house? "Mom,...

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    Parenting
    Common Teen Issues that Drive Parents Crazy (Part 2 of 2)
    Nov 13, 2024 Dr. Kenneth Wilgus, ​Jessica Pfeiffer
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    Life Challenges
    Q&A: Addressing body image issues when your daughter won't talk
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    Question: Our teenager seems...

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    Parenting
    Sensory processing issues in a child
    Written by Christina Chismar, MSW, LCSW and Timothy L. Sanford, MA, LPC

    A child who acts out regularly for no apparent reason may have sensory processing issues known...

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    Life Challenges
    Issues facing the step-family
    Written by Larry J. Russell

    The blended family – somehow it sounds so strange to those readers who have managed to...

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    Life Challenges

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    Life Challenges
    Warning signs that your spouse has mental health issues
    Written by Julie Holmquist

    Malik* noticed that his...

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    Life Challenges
    Q&A: Fallout of an affair: Low self-esteem and forgiveness issues
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    Question: My husband had an...

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    Life Challenges
    Q&A: Addressing body image issues when your daughter won't talk
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    Question: Our teenager seems...

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    Life Challenges
    Q&A: Navigating cultural differences in marriage
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    Question: What’s your perspective on interracial...

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    Life Challenges
    Issues facing the step-family
    Written by Larry J. Russell

    The blended family – somehow it sounds so strange to those readers who have managed to...

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    Faith And Culture

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    Faith and Culture
    Reaching Across Cultural Divides (Part II of II)
    Jan 17, 2023 Dr. David Ireland
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    Faith and Culture
    The pros and cons of cultural Christianity
    Written by Subby Szterszky

    In the year 313 AD, the Roman emperor Constantine issued the...

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    Faith and Culture
    Radical grace in an ungracious cultural moment
    Written by Subby Szterszky

    “In essentials unity, in non-essentials liberty, in all...

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    Faith and Culture
    Navigating bioethical issues with intelligence and grace
    Written by Subby Szterszky

    It may sound like a science...

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    Faith and Culture
    Reaching Across Cultural Divides (Part 2 of 2)
    Jan 21, 2020 Dr. David Ireland
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    28 Min
    Faith and Culture
    Reaching Across Cultural Divides (Part I of II)
    Jan 16, 2023 Dr. David Ireland
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    28 Min
    Faith and Culture
    Reaching Across Cultural Divides (Part 1 of 2)
    Jan 20, 2020 Dr. David Ireland
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    Faith and Culture
    Models of manhood and womanhood: Jesus versus cultural stereotypes
    Written by Subby Szterszky

    What does it mean to be a...

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    Faith and Culture
    Cultural appropriation: A look at a popular concept
    Written by Subby Szterszky

    A few years ago, Netflix released a series called Iron Fist,...

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    Faith and Culture
    The cultural mandate: Living as God’s image bearers
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    To many Christians, the...

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    Clergy Care

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    Clergy Care
    Ministering to people with mental health issues
    Written by Wendy Kittlitz

    By its very nature, ministry is people-intensive work. Some...

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    Clergy Care
    A pastor looks back on dealing with difficult issues
    Written by Wayne Reed

    I was the pastor of a good church, a growing church, a...

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