Though Abraham had demonstrated remarkable faith, he still needed to call out to God.  Feeling weak is not losing faith.

The Christian family is modeled after and directed by Christ’s relationship to the church. To the degree these realities are true, a family has a chance to survive and thrive. The secular family is increasingly a “negotiated deal.” The Christian...

Being together is hard enough without being pulled apart by divided loyalties, one of the great stumbling blocks to a healthy marriage. There can be no cleaving without leaving.

The essence of family is union (cleave, yoke).  It is blocked by self and by ignorance of the other person.  All people are unequally yoked to some degree.  How do you diminish it as much as possible and live together in closeness?