Our daughter...a lesbian? Suddenly my heart felt like ice. How could she, a Christian, be involved in such despicable behavior? Pat, our eldest daughter, had always been an outgoing, aggressive and often willful girl. I knew she had great potential but in her teenage years, although a Christian, she demonstrated a restlessness and lack of direction...

How deep is the anguish when your son says he is homosexual? And, later, that he is dying of AIDS? I know, because these things have happened to me. It was a mild February day in 1978 when I opened a letter from our son, Roger, who lived an hour south of San Francisco. He shared about his work, his new exercise routine, a recent training seminar....

This is Part 1 of a 4 part series - How You Can Love by Faith The greatest power ever known The beautiful ballroom of the Marriott Hotel in Chicago was crowded to capacity with more than 1,300 college students and Campus Crusade staff. They seemed to hang on to every word as I explained one of the most exciting spiritual discoveries that I...

When there are kids in the house both time and money can seem to be a barrier to romance. When you were dating and in the early years of your marriage the clock didn't seem to race as quickly and the paycheck seemed to go a lot further. Now that you have children who take up much of your time and money, has the romance suffered? Growing up with...

FamilyLife, the family ministry of Power to Change Ministries, provides faith-based resources to help parents guide their teens in making biblical choices about ther sexuality: Passport to Purity Go on a guided weekend retreat for a father and son or mother and daughter that will prepare your preteen to make wise, biblical choices about their...

One evening, shortly after Richard and I married, he settled into his lounge chair to read - oblivious to my 14-year-old daughter's piercing scowl and clenched fist as she stomped into the bedroom. But he heard her words. Melanie flung her body face down onto my bed, muttering, "It's not fair, Mother! Richard is sitting where my dad is supposed to...

Has your trust been broken? Talk to a mentor today. One of my clients once asked me what it means to trust another human being. She wanted to know how she should react when a spouse or significant other is dishonest, inconsiderate or having an affair. She wondered if it is possible to rebuild trust in someone who disappoints us greatly. What...