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How to Complain So Your Spouse Will Listen

Why won't your husband listen to the good advice nestled in your complaints? If only he could value the 'suggestion box' you set up for him and read the 'complaints' you regularly deposit. He, of course, would be a better man; and you would both have a better marriage!

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Why Your Teen Needs a Job

There was a time when working as a teenager wasn't just normal—it was expected. Whether you were flipping patties at the local restaurant or sacking groceries on weekday afternoons, most teens had a job outside of school. But a lot has changed over the years, and the average teen today has no idea what it means to be in the workforce.

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Who Ever Said The Christian Life Is Easy?

Where did we get the notion that the Christian life is a piece of cake? Where is the evidence for the "name it, claim it" theology that promises God will skip along in front of us with His great cosmi

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A Different Kind of Christmas in 2021

Part one in our series "How To Make Home For The Holidays in 2020 Happier."
This holiday season will be different, very different. Amidst the delicious smells, beautiful sights and wonderful sounds of

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Who Won’t Be Home for the Holidays?

Part two in our series "How To Make Home For The Holidays in 2020 Happier."
Being home for the holidays is the sweetest longing we all have, so the song says. But this Christmas, many family memb

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How To Talk To Grandchildren

Question: Dr. Dobson, I have seven grandchildren that I think are just wonderful, but I don't know how to talk to them when we are together. It has been a long time since I was young. How can I engage

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Grandparenting Series: Leave a Legacy of Faith

Roger video intro https://cdn.bfldr.com/FK28HSHN/at/89jggjp466kcx6pnxrwkpt2/09142021GRANDPARENTSANDTHEIRVITALROLE_BROADCASTTRAILER.mp4 Video title/caption A Grandmother’s Lasting Influence Question: I am a grandmother who is blessed to have fourteen grandchildren. I often take care of them and love just having them over. However, I would like to do more for them than just babysit. What can I do to really make an impact on their lives? Answer: Above all else, I would hope you would help lead your grandchildren to Jesus Christ. You are in a wonderful position to do that. My grandmother had a profound impact on my spiritual development—even greater in my early years than my father, who was a minister. She talked about the Lord every day and made Him seem like a very dear friend who lived in our house. I will never forget the conversations we had about heaven and how wonderful it would be to live there throughout eternity. That little lady is on the other side today, waiting for the rest of her family to join her in that beautiful city. You can have that kind of impact on your family, too. Grandparents have been given powerful influence on their grandchildren if they will take the time to invest in their ...

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Take the Quiz: Is Your Marriage a Safe Haven?

Would you and your spouse consider each other to be a safe haven? Do you trust him or her to care for you and hold your heart? In your experience, has your spouse been there for you, attempted to unde

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Is Arguing Bad For a Marriage?

"I didn't expect us to argue when we got married," is a statement we have heard many couples say during our Safe Haven Marriage intensives. Unrealistically, couples often believe that to 'not argue' i

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Behind Enemy Lines

It's been five years since our first trip to Iraq. When I think of all that God has done through our 70 missions—our reach to identify and restore victims of evil in the Middle East—I wi

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