Family
The Ones Within
I remember sitting with my grandfather and grandmother when my sister and I spent Saturday nights at their home. My grandparents were kind to us...
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Distracted
I heard the tires on the gravel driveway and called Dan to hurry! We rushed out the door and we greeted four-year-old Grace and I...
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Parenting in the Midst of a Pandemic
Rachael Clinton Chen and Dr. Dan Allender have a conversation with Meredith Dancause—a pastor, writer, and parenting expert—about the complexity of being a parent during...
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New Normal?
An unexpected shift At first so shocking, So unsettling, So off-center. Fear began without understanding. A kidney donation surgery canceled. Fury and outrage, “Why?”...
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Good Enough Parenting in a Time of Crisis
I’ve had my one-month trial of pandemic parenting and I’d like to cancel my subscription. Being a parent is one of the most rewarding and...
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The Battle for Joy
I just woke up early in my daughter’s home. There are no sounds of our freshly born granddaughter, Parker, or her mother or father. I...
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Parenting Adult Children, Part Two
Dan and Becky Allender discuss relating to adult children, especially when the relationship is so broken that it seems beyond repair.
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Parenting Adult Children, Part One
Dan and Becky Allender begin a conversation about parenting adult children—a category full of complexity, pain, and a stunning potential for redemption.
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