Some people’s stories don’t come with clean endings. They don’t tie up neatly or offer us a clear hero and villain. They just sit with us, heavy, complicated, and unresolved. Recently, my family lost someone like that. They were the kind of person you wanted at your dinner table. Funny, warm, generous, compassionate. The first…
https://courses.firstthings.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/pexels-ketut-subiyanto-4746779-scaled.jpg20481365Lauren Hallhttps://courses.firstthings.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ftf-logo-300x186.pngLauren Hall2026-05-03 11:00:002026-05-01 15:05:14The Complicated Truth About Second Chances in Relationships
A friend recently posed a question to me that I have not been able to shake. He said that for many Boomers, the phrase they rarely heard growing up was, “I love you.” For many Gen Xers and older millennials, the missing phrase was often, “I’m sorry.” Then he asked: What will this generation say…
https://courses.firstthings.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/pexels-matvalina-26050335-scaled-e1776956185789.jpg9422048Lauren Hallhttps://courses.firstthings.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ftf-logo-300x186.pngLauren Hall2026-04-26 11:00:002026-04-23 11:01:38What Will This Generation Not Hear from Their Parents?
There is a particular ache in parenting adult children: they are old enough to vote, drive, and ignore your excellent advice, yet sometimes not quite old enough to stop making decisions that make you want to stare at the ceiling and reconsider every permissive moment since preschool. The job has changed, but the love has…
The Complicated Truth About Second Chances in Relationships
Some people’s stories don’t come with clean endings. They don’t tie up neatly or offer us a clear hero and villain. They just sit with us, heavy, complicated, and unresolved. Recently, my family lost someone like that. They were the kind of person you wanted at your dinner table. Funny, warm, generous, compassionate. The first…
What Will This Generation Not Hear from Their Parents?
A friend recently posed a question to me that I have not been able to shake. He said that for many Boomers, the phrase they rarely heard growing up was, “I love you.” For many Gen Xers and older millennials, the missing phrase was often, “I’m sorry.” Then he asked: What will this generation say…
When Your Adult Child Hasn’t Launched
There is a particular ache in parenting adult children: they are old enough to vote, drive, and ignore your excellent advice, yet sometimes not quite old enough to stop making decisions that make you want to stare at the ceiling and reconsider every permissive moment since preschool. The job has changed, but the love has…