Spiritual Gifts: Overview

There are many ways we can allow perfectionism to come in and replace the relationships we are supposed to have with the Lord and with our...

"When I became a man, I put away childish things." Entering adulthood is certainly a time of change. We pray for our teenagers and give...

Did the Lord ever make anyone without value? What would life be like if I decided to find that value in people? What would my relationships...

It's amazing how many times something we believe about ourselves is actually a lie from the enemy. Discovering this simple truth and...

Mike Walsh found his “complement” in his wife, Connie. Newlyweds for only seven months in 1980, they attended a Basic Seminar. With hearts...

A motorcycle crash, finding one's life partner, and a car accident: what do all three have in common? Jim Sammons, with his quick wit and...

In their relaxed, friendly manner Mike and Connie explain the importance of God’s principle of design as it applies to both husband and...

God designs each wife to be the counterpart to their one and only, perfect, complete, complementary. But what do we actually do, with sheer...

What do you do when God confronts you with the question, “Are you willing to go anywhere for Me?” This is especially disconcerting when the...

When Gil Bates humbled himself and started to see himself the way his wife and children did, he knew a little change was in order.

Handling an accusation is one thing. Handling your husband's is another. And when more people--possibly the very people to whom you have...

As humans we are tempted, often, to use any number of reasons to believe that God is not good. What could be farther from the truth?...

We have heard many messages about being under authority, but what about being in authority? What is it Christ used His authority to do?...

Maybe, right now where there should be joy in your heart, there is pain. Maybe where there should be unreserved confidence in the kindness...

With the need we have today for unity in the church and harmony in the family, you would conclude that sermons on reconciliation would...

Walls in relationships are tough, especially in the family. When you sense the enemy driving a wedge between you and another, what can you...

II Timothy 2 was Paul's advice to a young pastor. The encouragement it contains however can apply directly to parenting. Like Timothy,...

God's thoughts far exceed our own thoughts and expectations. Logically, we know that. What then might God use to open our eyes to anything...

Chris, Anne, and their family of nine children have gone through a lot to become the ministry center God wanted them to be. Was it simple?...

Moms can be special sources of power for their husbands and families. It can be through prayer, forgiveness or sheer loyalty to the Lord....

Relationships do not need to be broken over every issue. Offenses (or just plain differences) should challenge both parties to desire the...

Many Basic Seminar alumni whose marriages and families were restored at a Basic Seminar have wanted to come back and share the answers they...

The centurion in Jesus' day identified the value of the principle of authority and the rewards of seeing it at work in his own life. How...

God has put in the hearts of men to be noble instead of normal. Rather than withdrawing, we are called to be involved in the battles of the...

It is time for brothers and sisters in Christ to use their tongues for good.

The Temple was the Lord's house. You would think the house of God would have always been impeccably clean, right? Wrong! Like King Josiah,...

"Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep" (Romans 12:15). When do I normally rejoice? What does that show about me?

Your sons (and your daughters!) are watching. Do they see in your marriage a picture of Christ and His Bride, the Church? Mark Wilkes...

Confidence. This word doesn't often seem synonymous with parenting, but can it be? Peter Magnuson, using the first chapter of Philippians...