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Making Marriage Last

By Bev and Phil Haas   We just had some friends tell us they’re ending their marriage. It seems like more and more Christian couples are divorcing. We’ve started talking about what we can do to divorce-proof our marriage. What has helped your marriage last?   Bev and I were married 37 years ago. Looking […]

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Staying Close

By Bev and Phil Haas   With our busy schedules we seem to be living together but separately. We’re not looking to smother one another, but how can we grow closer—in our extended family as well as our immediate family?   We live in Ohio, and even though it’s just the two of us at […]

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Helping Kids Form a Biblical Worldview

By Bev and Phil Haas   Our church encourages parents to help their children develop a biblical worldview. I’m a little confused about what they mean and how we can make sure our children have this worldview. A few years back Phil was sitting in a class at Regent University as part of his doctorate […]

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Leading at Home

By Bev and Phil Haas   At work I’m the guy in charge, but at home I find myself wondering where I fit in. I’m sure some of this has to do with my absence from home due to my work schedule. I recently heard a sermon challenging men to be God’s men in leading […]

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Raising Honest Kids

By Bev and Phil Haas   Our daughter has just entered kindergarten and is starting to become untruthful with us. We’ve punished her, but she is still being untruthful and we’re both getting more angry with her.   In Children the Challenge (Penguin Group, 1991), Dr. Rudolf Dreikurs describes the four mistaken goals of children’s […]