Problems dealing with change:
My parents are in their late 70’s, and although they are both mentally stable, they have many health problems. My dad has been in a nursing home for almost two year and has adjust...
Last Modified: 12/27/2005 12:08:46 |
Live-ins:
I have a brother who is presently living with our older brother's former wife (who is also the mother of three grown children with our older brother). I have told him and my entir...
Last Modified: 11/25/2005 08:37:46 |
Early Childhood Centers:
I read the question and answer recently posted about the message WELS churches are sending by operating Early Childhood Centers. I may be misunderstanding both the questioner an...
Last Modified: 10/28/2005 07:50:14 |
Early Childhood Centers:
Does a WELS church send a message of not supporting the family by allowing single, divorced, or married persons to put their children in our day care, while both parents work? By ...
Last Modified: 10/24/2005 15:49:41 |
Lying Mother-in-law:
My recently divorced mother-in-law frequently lies to her son and me (among other people). My husband has confronted her about this on many occasions, but she does not change. As...
Last Modified: 10/07/2005 14:10:20 |
I'm afraid to have children:
I have been married for two years to a wonderful man. We are both WELS and I still cannot believe that God has blessed me with this man and our wonderful marriage. When we got ...
Last Modified: 08/12/2005 14:58:18 |
unforgiveness:
My family has been angry at me and my husband for over 5 months now, and usually I just cave in and take all the blame for whatever the issue is, and we move on. But this time, som...
Last Modified: 07/14/2005 14:03:07 |
prodigal son:
My son has been going down the wrong road since he graduated from high school. When we try to talk to him about his behavior and life style, he just says that is the way he is and...
Last Modified: 06/03/2005 14:36:39 |
Priority within Family: spouse vs childern:
I ask your opinion on biblical priorities concerning the family. What should be the relative priorities among the husband-wife relationship and the spouse-child relationships? ...
Last Modified: 05/24/2005 12:19:18 |
Good devotional book:
Could you give me a name of a good devotional book, there are so many to choose from. It would be for my 23 year old Christian brother, who is in the military and needs some direct...
Last Modified: 04/27/2005 14:50:46 |
father-in-law:
Last October my husband and I made the decision to let my father-in-law live with us. Although my father-in-law deserted his family when my husband was 5, he has been more involve...
Last Modified: 03/16/2005 07:38:52 |
lying:
My sister is a WELS member. She is divorced and has an eight-year-old daughter. She told her daughter that the daughter's father doesn't pay for anything. But, in fact, the fathe...
Last Modified: 03/16/2005 07:25:45 |
family feud:
I know someone who is a WELS member but has not spoken to her family members in 10 months. I believe she has said very hurtful things about her own mother and she keeps her child ...
Last Modified: 02/12/2005 12:52:29 |
Caring for Parents:
Both my elderly parents are going to need 24-hour care coming up very soon. It could be a short time or turn out to be longer. I have three siblings living in the same town as we...
Last Modified: 01/29/2005 07:53:10 |
Past Abortion Guilt counseling:
Is there a site on this WELS website that someone can tap into for advice with a life issue? Or can you recommend a website that Lutherans struggling with a life problem that they...
Last Modified: 01/10/2005 10:34:52 |
mom:
My mom and I had always been best friends until recently she got married. Her new husband is very different and I'm finding it hard to like him. We moved away from my home of 15 ye...
Last Modified: 12/04/2004 10:24:12 |
problems with father-in-law:
My father-in-law has a very bad temper and he gets very mad when anyone disagrees with him. My husband and his two sisters were often beaten by there father when they were yo...
Last Modified: 11/22/2004 17:44:21 |
Possible Incest:
How close of relatives can you be before the Bible considers it to be incest and a sinful relationship? Civil law in decades past let 3rd cousins get married but now civil law in o...
Last Modified: 10/20/2004 11:34:50 |
Family life/children:
I searched the Q & A to see if this question has been asked, but I couldn't find it. My husband and I have been blessed with six children, and as the older children are approa...
Last Modified: 07/26/2004 15:27:43 |