Marriage & Family

Do you have questions about dealing with your marriage or relationship? Raising the kids? Discuss issues like these with Bible studies designed specifically for couples and families.


A Father's Legacy
A Father's Legacy

Current Issues Bible Study
Bless your children and give them a legacy that lasts a lifetime.


Avoid Miscommunication
Avoid Miscommunication

Marriage Partnership Study
How can we avoid the miscommunication traps that are so destructive in marriage?


Balancing the Empty Checkbook
Balancing the Empty Checkbook

Single Parenting Bible Study
How can single parents survive financial challenges and grow stronger in the process?


Balancing Work and Family Life
Balancing Work and Family Life

Christian Parenting Today Study
Prayer and preplanning can provide the wisdom and flexibility we need to balance our homelife with our career.


Balancing Work and Home
Balancing Work and Home

Bible Study Course
These studies will help women and mothers who feel overworked and want to find a happy medium.


Balancing Your Life by Saying No
Balancing Your Life by Saying No

Christian Parenting Today Study
Many of us live hectic lives because we haven’t learned how to say no.


Battleground at Home
Battleground at Home

Marriage Partnership Study
What can we do when the family isn’t blending?


Becoming a Family
Becoming a Family

Marriage Partnership Study
How can we avoid stepfamily traps?


Blending with Blessing
Blending with Blessing

Marriage Partnership Study
How can we create a family unit that is rife with love?


Called to Work
Called to Work

Christian Parenting Today Study
When God leads us to work outside the home, we can still be great moms.


Can We Clone God's Image?
Can We Clone God's Image?

Current Issues Bible Study
Advances in biomedicine give parents power to select and shape their children. But should they take advantage of it?


Care for Children with Special Needs
Care for Children with Special Needs

Current Issues Bible Study
How can we offer practical help for children and their parents?


The Case Against Gay Marriage
The Case Against Gay Marriage

Current Issues Bible Study
Why should we oppose legalized same-sex marriage?


Children and Materialism
Children and Materialism

Christian Parenting Course
This four-session course helps you learn to make deliberate choices to grow children of faith and stewardship.


Christian Parenting Today - 6 Study Course
Christian Parenting Today - 6 Study Course

Bible Study Course
This six-session course helps parents gain a Christian perspective on raising their children in the heart of God.


Christian Teens and Sex
Christian Teens and Sex

Current Issues Bible Study
How we can help our kids deal with the temptations of sex.


Communicate Love to Your Spouse
Communicate Love to Your Spouse

Marriage Partnership Study
How do we communicate love to our spouse in ways that are recognized and appreciated?


Creating a Stronger Parent-Child Bond
Creating a Stronger Parent-Child Bond

Christian Parenting Today Study
Why is a strong parent-child bond important to passing on our faith to our children?


A Cure for Whiners
A Cure for Whiners

Christian Parenting Today Study
How can we teach our children to obey without arguing?


Dealing with Divorce
Dealing with Divorce

Current Issues Bible Study
What happens to a child’s soul when his or her world is ripped in two?


Debunking the Myth of the Ideal Mom
Debunking the Myth of the Ideal Mom


Christian Parenting Today Study

Did God give us a formula for motherhood?


Does the Bible Prohibit Gay Marriage?
Does the Bible Prohibit Gay Marriage?

Current Issues Bible Study
Why some scholars argue it doesn't, and how to respond.


Drawing the Line - New!
Drawing the Line - New!

Christian Parenting Today Course
This six-session course will help you lovingly discipline and teach responsibility to your children.


Dual Parenting
Dual Parenting

Single Parenting Bible Study
Sharing the kids with the ex and the former in-laws requires a delicate balance.


Empty Nest - Full Life
Empty Nest - Full Life

Empty Nest Bible Study
Find God’s purpose in every season of life.


Extreme Spiritual Makeover
Extreme Spiritual Makeover

Single Parenting Bible Study
Finding intimate time with God requires a renovation of schedules and attitudes.


Faith as the Marriage Glue
Faith as the Marriage Glue

Marriage Partnership Study
What does God really add to a marriage?


The Family as a Refuge
The Family as a Refuge

Gifted for Leadership Bible Study
Make your home a safe place where trust is built and hope is restored.

Family Summer Survival Guide
Family Summer Survival Guide

Movie Discussion Course
Make your summer memorable with great discussions on these 10 movies.


Fear Factors in Parenting - Free Download!
Fear Factors in Parenting - Free Download!

Christian Parenting Today Study
What to do with parenting fears.


Fighting for Your Prodigal Child
Fighting for Your Prodigal Child

Bible Study Course
This four-session course will encourage you as you fight the heart-wrenching spiritual battle for your child.


Finding Joy in the Difficulty of Marriage
Finding Joy in the Difficulty of Marriage

Bible Study Course
This six-session course can help you find joy in a difficult marriage.


Forging Ahead
Forging Ahead

Marriage Partnership Study
Patching the planks on the rickety bridge of remarriage.


Friendships That Benefit Parenting
Friendships That Benefit Parenting

Christian Parenting Today Study
How do friendships help us to be better parents?


Getting Through the Rough Spots
Getting Through the Rough Spots

Marriage Bible Study
Gain a new perspective on difficulties.


Gift of Life
Gift of Life

Bible Study Course
Get practical, biblical perspectives on birth-control, abortion, and the role of Christians in these issues.


Glorify God Together: A Marriage of Purpose
Glorify God Together: A Marriage of Purpose

Marriage Partnership Study
How can our marriage be in one accord, so that with one heart and voice we glorify God?


God of the Second Chance
God of the Second Chance

Marriage Partnership Study
How can we beat the odds for second marriage success?


Godly Sex
Godly Sex

Marriage Partnership Study
Great sex starts with the right mentality.


God’s Workshop
God’s Workshop

Marriage Bible Study
Marriage can be a way to become more like Christ.


Good Communication
Good Communication

Marriage Partnership Study
How can newly married couples develop excellent communication skills?


Grace Connects Men and Women
Grace Connects Men and Women

Marriage Partnership Study
How can an ancient biblical concept—grace—transform marriage in the information age?


Great Expectations
Great Expectations

Christian Parenting Today Study
How to raise or lower the bars we set for our children.


The Ground Rules of Discipline
The Ground Rules of Discipline

Christian Parenting Today Study
Why it’s important to allow children to experience the natural consequences of their behavior.


Healthy In-Law Relationships
Healthy In-Law Relationships

Marriage Partnership Study
We need to begin with clear expectations and communication.


Help Children Make Faith Their Own
Help Children Make Faith Their Own

Christian Parenting Today Study
If we don’t teach them, who will?


How a Child Learns to Love God
How a Child Learns to Love God

Christian Living Bible Study
Learning to pass our faith on to our children.


How to Fight
How to Fight

Marriage Partnership Study
Fights can actually be win/win.


Hurtful Words Start Inside
Hurtful Words Start Inside

Marriage Partnership Study
Where do hurtful words start, and how can they be stopped?


The Importance of Compromise
The Importance of Compromise

Marriage Partnership Study
How do communication and self-sacrifice aid in compromise?


Is Family Planning Okay?
Is Family Planning Okay?

Current Issues Bible Study
The contraceptive mentality says children are something to be avoided. We're not buying it.


Is It Better To Be Single?
Is It Better To Be Single?

Current Issues Bible Study
Contrary to what many Christians think, singleness is not second best.


Joyfully Ever After
Joyfully Ever After

Marriage Bible Study
Learn to enjoy your marriage.


The Joys and Trials of Grandparenting
The Joys and Trials of Grandparenting

Bible Study Course
Explore the mysterious connection between grandparent and grandchild.


Learning Through Responsibility
Learning Through Responsibility

Christian Parenting Today Study
The value of teaching our children to work.


Learning to Appreciate Our Spouse
Learning to Appreciate Our Spouse

Marriage Partnership Study
How can we train ourselves to value our spouse?


Little Blessings
Little Blessings

Single Parenting Bible Study
Although parenting alone is a challenge, there is no greater blessing than having children.


Looking for Rest
Looking for Rest

Christian Parenting Today Study
Is Sunday just another day?


Loving Discipline
Loving Discipline

Christian Parenting Today Study
How can we discipline our children with unconditional love?


Make Church a Positive Experience for Kids
Make Church a Positive Experience for Kids

Christian Parenting Today Study
How can we help kids to love church?


Make God Real to Your Children
Make God Real to Your Children

Christian Parenting Today Study
Use everyday examples to teach your child about God’s love,creation, knowledge, and presence.


Making Sense of Death
Making Sense of Death

Current Issues Bible Study
How dying brings meaning in the midst of life.


Marriage and Opposite-Sex Friends
Marriage and Opposite-Sex Friends

Current Issues Bible Study
Is it okay—or even possible—for married people to have opposite-sex friends?


Marriage Partnership - Download Entire 6 Study Course
Marriage Partnership - Download Entire 6 Study Course

Bible Study Course
Biblical perspectives for couples on money, differences, sex, and more.


Marriage Mentors for Newlyweds
Marriage Mentors for Newlyweds

Marriage Partnership Study
How might newlyweds benefit from a mentoring relationship with another couple?


Marriage: The Submission Question
Marriage: The Submission Question

Current Issues Bible Study
Two models of marriage claim biblical warrant and vie for evangelicals' allegiance.


A Marriage Revolution
A Marriage Revolution

Current Issues Bible Study
How can the church recreate a biblical understanding of marriage in a secular society?


Married to an Unbeliever
Married to an Unbeliever

Current Issues Bible Study
Living with an unbeliever requires endurance, grace, and divine strength.


Mentoring Future Teens
Mentoring Future Teens

Christian Parenting Today Study
Laying tracks to avoid the runaway train of adolescence.


Model Compassion
Model Compassion

Christian Parenting Bible Study
Grow children who reach out to people in need.

Model Gratefulness
Model Gratefulness

Christian Parenting Bible Study
Without knowing God’s truth, children can grow up to look like the world around them.

Model Self-Confidence for Your Kids
Model Self-Confidence for Your Kids

Christian Parenting Today Study
Move your children from being self-focused to being God-focused.


Nurture a Child’s Faith
Nurture a Child’s Faith

Christian Parenting Today Study
Authentic faith is cultivated in the soil of the home.


Overcome Obstacles to Communication
Overcome Obstacles to Communication

Marriage Partnership Study
How to talk to your spouse.


The Pain of Miscarriage
The Pain of Miscarriage

Current Issues Bible Study
Where to look in your time of loss.

Parenting Together
Parenting Together

Christian Parenting Today Study
Refuse to let your differences divide you.


The Prodigal Child: Believe the Promises
The Prodigal Child: Believe the Promises

Christian Parenting Today Study
As parents of prodigals, we focus on the promises of God.


The Prodigal Child: Go to War
The Prodigal Child: Go to War

Christian Parenting Today Study
As we pray, we can learn new strategies that will help us fight for our prodigals.


The Prodigal Child: Just the Facts
The Prodigal Child: Just the Facts

Christian Parenting Today Study
Parents of prodigals learn to face a different reality.


The Prodigal Child: Set the Boundaries
The Prodigal Child: Set the Boundaries

Christian Parenting Today Study
Living with a prodigal requires clearly defined boundaries.


Pros and Cons of Christian Schools
Pros and Cons of Christian Schools

Christian Living Bible Study
Think through this important issue for your children.


Public, Christian, or Home School?
Public, Christian, or Home School?

Current Issues Bible Study
Which type of school is best for my child?


Raising Counter-Cultural Teenagers
Raising Counter-Cultural Teenagers

Christian Parenting Today Study
Does “Christian youth” need to be an oxymoron?


Raising Christ-Centered Children - New!
Raising Christ-Centered Children - New!

Bible Study Course
This six-session course helps parents gain a Christian perspective on raising Christ-centered children.


Realistic Marriage
Realistic Marriage

Marriage Bible Study
Expectations can make or break a marriage.


Responsibility Super Models
Responsibility Super Models

Christian Parenting Today Study
Responsible kids begin with responsible parents.


Romantic Sexuality
Romantic Sexuality

Marriage Partnership Study
True romance follows God’s design for marriage and for us as created beings.


Seeking God Together
Seeking God Together

Marriage Bible Study
Turn to God as a couple.


Sex and the Christian Couple
Sex and the Christian Couple

Current Issues Bible Study
What’s okay—and what’s not—in a Christian marriage?


Sex as God Designed It
Sex as God Designed It

Current Issues Bible Study
The church has a vital part to play in spreading the good news about sex.


Sex Education
Sex Education

Christian Living Bible Study
Christians need to think through this life-and-death issue.


Sharing Hope and Help
Sharing Hope and Help

Marriage Partnership Study
How can stepfamilies get support?


Single Parenting
Single Parenting

Bible Study Course
This six-session course helps single parents navigate the struggles and joys of parenting on their own.


Strengthen the Family
Strengthen the Family

Christian Living Bible Study
What can churches do to help the family?


Strong Foundations for Newlyweds
Strong Foundations for Newlyweds

Bible Study Course
This six-session course helps newlyweds get started on the right foot.


Teach Children to Pray
Teach Children to Pray

Christian Parenting Today Study
This could be the most important skill we pass on to our children.


Teach Contentment
Teach Contentment

Christian Parenting Bible Study
In a materialistic world, it is important to satisfy the needs of our children without spoiling them.

Teen Suicide
Teen Suicide

Christian Living Bible Study
How can we help our young people find ways out of their despair?


Time for Me
Time for Me

Single Parenting Bible Study
Finding time for self is difficult, yet necessary.


Too Intimate Too Soon
Too Intimate Too Soon

Christian Living Bible Study
How has today’s sexual ethic affected teenagers?


Trying Love Again
Trying Love Again

Single Parenting Bible Study
Dating again requires thought, courage, and a sense of adventure.


Try, Try, Again
Try, Try, Again

Marriage Bible Study
How to persevere in your marriage.


Use Stories to Pass on the Faith
Use Stories to Pass on the Faith

Christian Parenting Today Study
How can we use stories to convey meaning, inspire action, and pass on the faith?


What Did You Expect?
What Did You Expect?

Marriage Partnership Study
Learn to have healthy expectations in marriage.


What Makes a Marriage?
What Makes a Marriage?

Current Issues Bible Study
In God's eyes, do a man and a woman become married after having sex or after exchanging vows?


When Money Comes Between Us
When Money Comes Between Us

Marriage Partnership Study
Solving marital conflict over money.


When You Feel Like Mama's Got a Fake I.D. - FREE!
When You Feel Like Mama's Got a Fake I.D. - FREE!

Book Discussion Guide
What does God really have to say about the identity of women once they become moms?

When The Kids Are Gone
When The Kids Are Gone

Empty Nest Bible Study
Reestablish your relationship with your spouse when the nest is empty.


Who’s Homeschooling Your Kids?
Who’s Homeschooling Your Kids?

Current Issues Bible Study
What it means to be an educator of one’s own children.


Who's Teaching the Children?
Who's Teaching the Children?

Current Issues Bible Study
Biblical literacy begins in the home.


You and Your Prodigal Child
You and Your Prodigal Child

Current Issues Bible Study
How can a Christian lead others when his home is torn by rebellion?


Your Spouse-Friend or Foe?
Your Spouse-Friend or Foe?

Marriage Partnership Study
Don’t let your differences divide you.


Your Time to Soar
Your Time to Soar

Empty Nest Bible Study
When the nest is empty, you get to fly.



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