[flv:http://media.truthmedianetwork.com/media/ast.flv http://media.truthmedianetwork.com/media/ast.jpg 300 234] With a gun in one hand and a Bible in the other, Sharon Ast knelt beside her bed and asked God’s permission to take her own life. It wasn’t the first time her fate was about to be decided at gunpoint. Growing up, her alcoholic father...

Dreams, hopes, passions, desires.  What if these things are different for you than they are for your spouse? How do we come to terms with the fact that two different people have committed to walk the same road together? We know that God’s will is for the sanctity of marriage.  We know that it is His will for us to stay together as a couple. ...

Over the last two years there were a couple of incidents where I sought out pornography. Although this hasn’t happened too much, I believe it is more than mere curiosity. This has completely shattered my marriage in terms of trust and honesty, and I’m having a real hard time answering my wife's question: why? If I cannot figure this thing out,...

Question: My husband and I have developed a serious conflict over how to handle his 19-year-old son (my stepson). The son recently left college and moved back home, and he now seems determined to live his own life. He doesn't work. He doesn't show respect to me and in fact is often hostile. Yet he expects me to provide his meals and clean his clothes....

It's still a couple of weeks until spring and the weather can still sometimes be depressing. The kids may be bored and your relationships may be suffering. What can you do to beat the winter blahs and energize your marriage and family? Consider the following: 1. Go fitness walking at a local mall before the stores open. 2. Have a picnic on...

Today, about two-thirds of women with children work outside the home, at least part time. Shifting from the responsibilities of the workplace to the equally responsible job of parenting is a tall order. Every parent knows how chaotic the hours after work and before bedtime can be. To manage the home, young couples are challenged to share the load...

Each fall we join the other throng of Knoxvillians, who come out and stand in line for a free flu shot. Why do we do this? It's not because it's fun or painless. Then for the next couples of days we drag around. Pleasant experience? Not in our top ten, so why do we do this year after year? It's because of what we don't get the rest of the year and...