Family Issues

Laura Petherbridge, international author and speaker, gives insight on how to recognize individuals who deceive, manipulate and abuse those around them.

Take a moment and ask yourself if you have experienced or are presently going through depression.

God wants couples to marry and stay together for life (Rom. 7:2). Unfortunately, in my Eastern Cherokee Nation, as in many of our First Nations, blending families due to divorce and remarriage is becoming commonplace.

A successful home begins with the husband’s leadership. Let us ponder some attributes and characteristics of a good husband. We will cover four different topics that can help produce godly families when Jesus is the Head of the home

A person can become enslaved by something as well as by someone. Only by submitting as servants to our Lord Jesus Christ can one really experience true freedom.

It is no secret that tens of thousands of Native couples are married more than once. But divorce is not an unpardonable sin. While it is true that God hates divorce (Malachi 2:16), He loves divorced persons.

Many husbands bristle at these words, but a good husband will help lift his wife’s daily burdens.  Men often say, “Housework is woman’s work!”
But who made that rule?

Elders of all tribes will verify that Native people used to stay married for life. Divorce was rare because committed couples simply worked through their problems. Both Jesus and Paul quote Moses concerning two persons becoming one flesh (Gen. 2:24; Mark 10:8; 1 Cor. 6:16). Second only to the death of a loved one, divorce is the most traumatic experience a human being can suffer.

Leadership qualities in a husband are very important in a good marriage.  Below are four categories of leadership traits we have accumulated over the years. 

If a conversation about homosexuality continues for any length of time, you can be sure you’ll hear some statements that aren’t exactly true. Here are a few untruths about homosexuality you’re likely to encounter.