Common Sense FAMILIES

There is hope for our marriages and our children. The Bible, the greatest book of wisdom and guidance ever written, defines relationships, roles, responsibilities, and rewards for marriages and raising children. The purpose of this book is to provide practical common sense principles that will strengthen marriages, build up children and create the environment in homes where parents and children build enduring lifelong relationships by understanding who God is and how He can help them. The practical suggestions offered in this book are based on Biblical principles, 40 years of successful marital experience, counseling countless married couples, working closely as a college dean with hundreds of college students, pastoring hundreds of families, raising my two children and now the proud pawpaw of five wonderful grandchildren. Good marriages do not happen by accident; they require hard work. Raising children to honor and respect their parents and give proper place to God and His Word requires constant and consistent efforts by parents. There are no perfect marriages, perfect parents, or perfect children. But there are powerful common sense principles built upon the foundation of the Word of God that can help imperfect people perfect the art of becoming good parents, and raising good children. Read this book with an open mind understanding that it does not have all the answers. Every situation is different because people and families are different. Ask God to help you glean from the book things that will instruct, encourage, and help you work to make your house a home.