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It could be said that money is the root of a majority of the problems in our homes. The enemy’s plan is to keep families in financial bondage. In this message, Adrian Rogers provides wisdom regarding family finances.

It could be said that money is the root of a majority of the problems in our homes. The enemy’s plan is to keep families in financial bondage. In this message, Adrian Rogers provides wisdom regarding family finances.

The only way we can raise a family in a way that honors God is by faith. In this message, Adrian Rogers examines the life and legacy of Noah, to show us how to establish a solid, biblical family faith.

It takes a family to raise a child, and it takes faith to make a family. The most powerful and influential people on the earth are mothers and fathers of faith. In this message, Adrian Rogers shares four principles to remember as we raise our children by faith.

It takes a family to raise a child, and it takes faith to make a family. The most powerful and influential people on the earth are mothers and fathers of faith. In this message, Adrian Rogers shares four principles to remember as we raise our children by faith.

Family meetings. It might be worth trying. Some of you have already benefitted from my article on family meetings. This testimony from a stepdad explains why they can be so much more than just a meeting. “We started family meetings by necessity,” he told me. “We kept running into walls with the kids so we decided to get together and talk about it. At first the meetings were all problem centered. But then we realized we could get proactive. Now, looking back it did more than solve problems. We figured out how to be a family.”

Corporations have business meetings all the time. Shouldn’t families do that? Generally, the purpose behind a business meeting is to generate teamwork and productivity. A family meeting is so much more than that. It’s about facilitating family harmony as well as making vacation plans and discussing the family calendar. You can also work through hurt feelings and support each other in tough times. And there’s a bonus for blended families: regular family meetings become a ritual that strengthens a sense of family identity.

Is your family communication filtered or unfiltered? In this digital age we have many communication filtering options. Say your mobile phone rings, but you let it go to voicemail. You listen to the message and reply with a text. That’s filtering. This has pros and cons. For blended families, filtering can help reduce conflict in strained relationships. But if new family members don’t stop filtering they’ll never develop a genuine relationship. The way to add depth is to actually talk and hang out in person. That throwback idea needs a comeback.

Harmony at home is far more satisfying than a giant feast. The message of Proverbs 17 is true, isn’t it? You can have a house full of food, but if there’s strife in your family, the food doesn’t taste very good. And, it’s not limited to just food. We fill our houses with game systems and entertainment systems but if there is disharmony none of it satisfies because we are hardwired for love and connection and without that, material things medicate our longings, but they can’t satisfy them. So, eat less “food” and invest more of you in family harmony.

Dr. Dobson explains how the impulse to control those around us comes with a steep price.