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Dec 24, 20152 min read

Concerns About Music

Question My wife and I are very concerned with some of the music our son listens to. What's the best way for us to talk with him about...

Gary Oliver

Dec 11, 20153 min read

Wanting Children

Question I desperately want to have children. My husband doesn’t want to have children with me. He’s mentioned recently that he’s...

Gary Oliver

Nov 24, 20153 min read

Frequent Moves

Question My husband is wonderful, but unstable. We’ve moved 16 times during our 18 years of marriage. He says each move is to find a job...

Gary Oliver

Nov 11, 20152 min read

Unequal Parenting

Question I am a Christian, but my husband is not. We don’t see eye to eye about parenting issues, which makes it difficult to be a team...

Gary Oliver

Nov 1, 20152 min read

The Fear Dance

We all have conflict. What we do not see so clearly is that at the core of our conflicts is FEAR. We’re not talking about fear in the...

Gary Oliver

Oct 23, 20153 min read

Moody Son

Question I've been going through a rough patch with my 10-year-old son. I love him, but to tell you the truth, sometimes I just don't...

Gary Oliver

Oct 11, 20152 min read

Maintaining Close Relationship with Your Adolescent

Question We have three young children ages 6, 9 and 11. We want to do whatever we can to make sure that these great relationships we...

Gary Oliver

Oct 1, 20154 min read

Giving the Gift of Time

In Traits of a Healthy Family, Dolores Curran says that lack of time might be the most pervasive enemy the healthy family has. That may...

Gary Oliver

Sep 24, 20152 min read

Parenting Children to be Christian Adults

Question We’ve read research and seen real-life examples with some of our friends regarding the high number of kids raised in a Christian...

Gary Oliver

Sep 11, 20153 min read

Standards on Viewing T.V., Movies, and Media

Question Our kids’ friends seem to have seen every PG-13 movie release and every show on prime time television. Our family holds strict...

Gary Oliver

Aug 23, 20152 min read

Allowance and Chores

Question My wife and I have been having a disagreement about how deal with allowances and chores. She believes that allowances should...

Gary Oliver

Aug 1, 20152 min read

Destructive Relationships

One of the deepest and most pressing needs for humanity is to have trusting, fulfilling relationships–so much so that some people are...

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