How the forgotten outskirts of Chicagoland became one woman's mission field.

Research and experience confirm that time away from one's spouse actually strengthens the marital bond.

Why I've stopped using the word 'volunteer' to describe those who serve.

Boomers: Enough complaining about today’s generation.

How fear, not prayer, led us to choose sterilization… and regret it.

In Christ, there is neither empty nester nor new mom.

Having faith in marriage, for the long haul.

The painful effects of foreclosure and short sale stay with us.

What happens when our kids don’t want our heirlooms.

In her new book, “The Voice,” the award-winning singer reflects on Bible Study Fellowship’s role in her faith formation.

And how the church can turn midlife into prime time for the entire community.

While some Christian groups continue the battle over seasons-greetings language, I wonder if many churches are forsaking the reason for the season.

Reflections from an underwater home owner.

Attempts to undo my wiry hairdo had grown to idolatrous proportions - and taken up three whole months of my life.

The author of 'Why Boys Fail' says females now have an unfair academic advantage in most schools—and that the pendulum needs to swing back.

A review of 'I Am Hutterite', Mary Ann Kirkby's memoir of growing up in a radical Anabaptist community.

As blogger Anne Jackson's new book makes clear, our church culture will need to change before individual confession won't turn into gossip.

Churches need to recognize the awkward teenager inside each of us.

The unexpected surrender of parenting adolescents