Do Christians Need Their Parent’s Approval to Date or Marry Someone?

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Ephesians 6:1, Exodus 20:12

How can you honor your father and mother in Christian dating and relationships? Do Christians need their parent’s permission to date or marry someone? What does the Bible say about parental approval, obeying your parents, and honoring your parents as an adult?

How Should a Christian Guy Ask a Girl Out?

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Ephesians 4:29

How should a Christian guy ask a girl out? Should he talk to her father? Should he talk to her mother? Does a Christian guy need to talk to the pastor before asking a girl out? Should a Christian guy ask a girl out only when he is prepared to tell her he wants to marry her? Or should a Christian guy take a more relaxed approach and just have some fun and just see where things lead or don’t lead?

In this article I will give Christian guys 4 tips on how they can approach this question about asking a girl out.

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Christian Parenting: Rebellious Teenager

"What should I do with my totally out of control teenager?"

Christian parenting teenagers

John 13:34-35

What should you do if your teenager is totally rebellious? That was the question one AGW follower recently asked us on Twitter.

While I don’t have teenagers (my kids are still younger), I do remember being rebellious teenager myself. So in this video and article I will try to share what I remember feeling when I was in that season. I will also try to give some biblical perspective and apply some Christian truths that will help you parent your teenager.

Can Christians Divorce for Abuse?

Can Christians divorce for abuse

Ephesians 5:21-33

After reading my article called Biblical Advice for an Unhappy Christian Marriage, one AGW reader recently asked if Christians can divorce for abuse in marriage. It was such an important question I felt compelled to write a whole new article addressing this issue because it is really different than when I talk about the general struggles that usually occur in an unhappy marriage.