As parents, the days are long but the years are

short. Even while kids are still young, parents are shaping the

trajectory of their kid’s lives. And their direction isn’t shaped

much by the big vacation to Disney Land. Instead, it's the...

One of the most destructive things we can do for

children is to fail to help them learn to respect clear and

appropriate boundaries. The violation begins with parents who don’t

have clear boundaries in their own lives. In this message, we’ll

learn how...

Somewhere along the line, we picked up the idea

that kids are supposed to be the focus of our lives. The problem is

that kid-centered parenting causes problems for everyone, beginning

with the kids. That’s because child-centered parenting...

All of us have a family portrait that portrays the

perfect family. Everyone is smiling and appearing happy to be

together. But everyday life doesn’t look like a family portrait. As

we begin this series, we’ll talk about how to hang on to the...

Becoming a solution-oriented person means saying

“no” to yourself and “yes” to a purpose bigger than you. The

essence of becoming a better person is not self-improvement, but

self-denial. If you really want to live, you have to die to

yourself first.

Just because we turned our calendar over into a new

year doesn’t make anything easier. Our good intentions to become a

better person can still backslide into old behaviors and habits.

But why does this happen? Because changing our behavior...

We all believe exercise is good for us. You can’t

be in shape without it. But that means you have to get off the

couch and do it. One thing that makes it easier is an

accountability partner. Accountability goes beyond helping you. It

helps improve...

Most resolutions are nothing more than

self-absorbed desires. “What can I do to make myself a better

person?” As we begin a new year, we’ll learn a much better question

that will help us actually become better people.

Do you ever wonder if it's really possible that God loves you? That kind of wonder can make faith feel childish and irrational. But two thousand years ago, God did something dramatic: he sent his only Son into the world to demonstrate his love...

With all the last-minute Christmas busyness knocking at your door, there is one thing you can aspire to that will help you stop and wonder this Christmas season.