God has graciously given us a book full of instruction and encouragement for families. Here are ten Bible verses about family that God has given to us in his word.

What a joy it is to welcome you into our family, baby girl!

Books and articles to help you love and honor your parents better

A collection of poems that tell the stories of the unlikely women who play a part in Jesus’s lineage: Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba, and Mary.

Looking for something special to give your mom or dad this Christmas? Here are 21 thoughtful Christmas gift ideas for your parents.

In August, my hometown of Kenosha experienced a great deal of civil unrest following the Jacob Blake incident. I wrote this poem after driving through the aftermath with my own children.

We all have people in our circles who annoy, frustrate, or even wound us, and the world tells us it’s okay—and even good!—to cut these “toxic” people out of our lives completely. But what does the Bible have to say about “toxic” people? Is it biblical to walk away from these relationships entirely? Or should we turn the other cheek?

There’s a unique grief that comes when your gray-haired parents get divorced. God knows our pain, Christ gives us hope, and his Spirit can help us walk in obedience.

What does it look like to honor our mothers and fathers—some of the most vulnerable among us right now—during the age of COVID-19? Though we’re dealing with a novel virus, God’s Word offers timeless truths to help us love them well.

Does the thought of gathering with family around the holidays make your chest start to tighten and your throat begin to close? Breathe easy, friend. Jesus is intimately acquainted with your pain. And he is near.

How a beloved hymn reminded me that I could only overcome my anxiety by trusting in Jesus "Moment by Moment.”

Biblical encouragement for running the race when your parents aren’t saved.

When we pray for our moms, we obey God’s commands to be devoted to prayer and to honor our parents.

How do we delight in our heavenly Father? The same way a little girl delights in her daddy. She delights in who he is, in what he’s done, in the good gifts he’s given her, and in what brings him delight.

How should we pray for our parents? One of the best ways to be assured that our prayers align with God’s will is by praying Scripture.

When God made my late father-in-law, I’m convinced he crafted one of the finest human voices and entrusted it to him. Anyone who had the joy of hearing him sing would tell you that his voice was something special. So lovely that it made your soul ache.

Dreading your family Christmas? There’s hope! Through Christ, God gives us the peace, love, and joy we need to celebrate Christmas with the ones we love, even when loving them isn’t easy.

It is our identity as God’s children — fully forgiven, free from blame, no longer condemned, honored and deeply loved, wholly pleasing to him — that will enable us to be godly children of man.

The really good news is that God equips the ones he calls. As we seek to do good to other moms, he will be faithful to give us grace, opportunities, and a great reward. He will supply us with everything we need to his will.³

Maybe you have a pebble in your shoe—a trial you’d love to shake but can’t. When faced with trials of this kind, we have two options: we can choose to curse the pebbles, or we can choose to keep walking with Jesus (even with a bit of a limp). If we choose the latter, these little stones can actually be gifts—reminding us of our brokenness, humbling us in our need, training us in godliness, and causing us to look to Jesus.