Not communicating is an effective expression of rejection that has the intended result—rebuffing the other member of the family.
The old adage “If you don’t know where you’re going you’ll never get there” is an important reason to establish family goals.
One of today’s growing hobbies is “doing your family history.” What is it about this occupation that interests people?
Living together through the thick and thin of everyday life, family members will encounter struggles and stressors all along the way.
In this article family life is understood as a system, that is, as a whole composed of interconnected and interdependent members that are all the time influencing one another.
Even in this day of fractured families it is widely acknowledged that the family is the primary arena for forming spiritual understanding and moral values.
Saying goodby is a grace to both the giver and the receiver.
A biblical approach to farming may be described in three words: justice, compassion and stewardship.
If ever a word has been devalued, that word is fellowship.
Femininity has diverse meanings to women as well as men, depending on cultural, economic, political and religious factors.
The word fence conjures up both negative and positive reactions.
The financial support of missionaries and people in professional Christian service has significant theological and spiritual implications.
In a culture in which one’s identity is usually defined by what one does, being fired is always a traumatic experience.
Forgiveness is excruciatingly difficult. There are a hundred reasons why one cannot forgive and a thousand easier, more appealing alternatives.
The quest for freedom is high on most people’s agenda today, and it has also been one of the main threads of human history.
The active promotion of the concept of friendship might lead us to the conclusion that it is widely experienced.
Games are bona fide, God-given invitations to be playful and therefore can open people to God.
Gardening is an activity that tends to generate passionate commitment.
Gift-giving is a thermometer of the soul. It reveals what we think we possess, and whether we can love.
The generations living today are the first to experience earth as a planet.
