Everybody has heard that family dinner is great for kids. But unfortunately, it doesn't work in many of our lives.

When you hit the unimaginable, the only answer is imaginativeness. You have to heal with the person that you're suffering with. You have to write a new chapter in your story. A relationship can be a sacred thing, but it's going to be difficult. There are going to be challenges. You are going to have pain. But working it through and being resilient is as sacred and meaningful as having a "Hollywood" romance.

The key idea of agile is that teams essentially manage themselves. ... It works in software, and it turns out that it works with kids.

We're in a hyper-connected world, and there's a crisis of connection. The first thing that God says about woman and man in the Bible is that it's not right for humans to be alone. Social media interaction cannot take the place of face-to-face interaction. If anything, it prevents us from doing that. We're staring into our screens for so long that we're forgetting to look at the people directly in front of us.

The bottom line: If you want a happier family, bring those skeletons out of the closet.

Here's a confession: I hate parenting books. I hate the ones that are earnest and repetitive.

Moses became Americas true founding father because he evangelized action; he justified risk. He gave ordinary people the courage to live with uncertainty.