Robert & Kay Camenisch encouraging and equipping relationships

Are you too busy to enjoy life? Running in too many directions? Does it seem impossible to complete all that is asked of you? Stressful living is bad for your health is a set-up for tension and anger to build and for relationships to be damaged. If this is you, stop and evaluate your activities.…

Reader’s Digest had an article in September about a trait that strong families share. In “The Stories That Bind Us,” Bruce Feiler, said “Strong families know—and teach the next generation—their histories.” Marshall Duke, a psychologist at Emory University did a study in which he asked children to answer 20 questions about the histories of their…

Negative attitudes are easy to pick up and are free for the taking, but Robert and I decided they are a luxury we can’t afford. I’m talking about the slump you get in when you messed up a job, said the wrong thing, or didn’t think you performed as well as you could—or should. Maybe…

Someone recently asked, “Is it OK to get angry?” The question behind the question came out when they rephrased it, asking, “Is it sinful to get angry?” That’s an excellent question. We’ve all seen anger lead to behavior that is clearly sinful. On the other hand, I’d say all of us have gotten anger without…

As part of a group study, I’m suppose to write down an anger incident each week for eight weeks. If I’ve been angry, I’m to record one incident a week—even if I didn’t act angry, but just felt frustrated, impatient, hurt—or such. Of course, I can put N/A if none of those apply. I’ve been…

When you get angry, does it sneak up on you before you know it? Is it possible that you could be showing anger more often than you realize? If you want to overcome your anger, it helps to recognize its signs. The actions of the crowd that stoned Stephen, as told in Acts 7, help…

What do you think of when someone speaks of a kingdom? A king? A castle? Queens and princesses? Pomp and finery? What if the kingdom in question is the kingdom of God? Do your thoughts change to sovereignty, power, rule, and authority? The King of kings and Lord of lords? After Jesus was tempted in…

Many children are beginning a new adventure in life as they enter school for the first time. Some are eager to go so they can be a big boy or girl. And then, there are the others. Like a friend’s granddaughter. Chloe’s “first day of preschool” picture was posted on Facebook. She was all dressed…

Forgive him? After what he did to me? No way. Sometimes, the pain is so deep that it’s hard to forgive. You want to get even. To seek revenge. But God tells us to forgive. Furthermore, when we pray, “Forgive us out debts as we forgive our debtors” (Mt.6:12), we’re saying, “God, if I don’t…

I recently got an email encouraging me to “Transform a child’s life,” It was an invitation from Prison Fellowship to participate with Angel Tree by giving a gift for a child in the name of an incarcerated father to express love for the child from his father. Every child needs to know his father’s love.…