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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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Father’s Day: A Day for Honor and Honesty
Jay Stringer writes about the crucial connection between honesty and honor, reminding us that to truly honor our fathers—and ourselves—we must be honest about their impact on our lives.
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Chasing Eden: The Search for Secure Attachment
Paul Quinlivan writes about the impact of early attachment experiences, and about his hope that a moment of misattunement does not have to be end of the story.
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