Bringing Compassion to Parenting

Since I consider the book Between Parent and Child by Haim Ginott to be a masterwork of empathetic, yet disciplined child raising, I was delighted when Haim’s widow, Alice Ginott, gave me her approval to update and … Read more

The Core Doctrine of the Book of Mormon

There are unnumbered treasures in the Book of Mormon! In 2005, I published a series of thirteen articles about the ways that great book of scripture acts as a latter-day corrective—from teaching us about such subjects as … Read more

Understanding Differences in Our Marriages

It is surprising how different we can be in our marriages. Here are some differences we have seen in couples we know and love.

He is married to his job and she wants more family time.

She … Read more

The Refugee Surprise

I was reluctant at first. Nancy and I were glad to have become involved with a local agency that assists refugees. But when the agency asked Nancy and me to take a Syrian refugee girl to her piano … Read more

Looking at Our Marriages from God’s Perspective

How would you define the purposes of marriage? Love and companionship? Stability? Building a family? Social expectations? There are a lot of reasons people marry and, more often than not, we haven’t thought about them very much … Read more

Filling the Measure of Your Creation: The Lord’s Program for Being Happy and Useful

I grew up trying to overcome my strengths. I didn’t like the excesses that came from my native enthusiasm, so I determined to be moderate. I hated the distractibility that came with my creativity, so I resolved … Read more