Healthy family dynamics play a vital role in your overall happiness.
FAMILY: CAN’T LIVE WITH ‘EM, CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT ‘EM. WHETHER YOURS DRIVES YOU CRAZY OR YOU ARE A CLOSE-KNIT CREW, THERE’S ALWAYS ROOM TO IMPROVE YOUR FAMILY DYNAMIC.
https://courses.firstthings.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Screenshot-2026-07-20-at-12.49.48-PM-e1784566789879.png
504
1142
Christopher Cooper
https://courses.firstthings.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ftf-logo-300x186.png
Christopher Cooper2026-07-26 11:30:002026-07-20 13:08:33Hope Comes Full Circle
https://courses.firstthings.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/pexels-rdne-7782973-scaled-e1783348958921.jpg
956
2048
Lauren Hall
https://courses.firstthings.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ftf-logo-300x186.png
Lauren Hall2026-07-12 11:30:002026-07-06 10:50:32The Stories That Make Us Strong
https://courses.firstthings.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/pexels-orlandoallo-3398421-scaled.jpg
2048
1437
Lauren Hall
https://courses.firstthings.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ftf-logo-300x186.png
Lauren Hall2026-06-28 11:00:002026-06-22 12:53:15Dad’s Earliest Job May Be More Important Than We Thought
https://courses.firstthings.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/pexels-gustavo-fring-4971019-scaled.jpg
1365
2048
Lauren Hall
https://courses.firstthings.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ftf-logo-300x186.png
Lauren Hall2026-06-14 10:00:002026-06-08 14:15:10The Sweet Spot of Growth
https://courses.firstthings.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/pexels-freestockpro-12969212-scaled.jpg
1365
2048
Lauren Hall
https://courses.firstthings.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ftf-logo-300x186.png
Lauren Hall2026-05-31 11:00:002026-05-28 12:08:30Overwhelm, Accountability and Relationships That Matter 
https://courses.firstthings.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/pexels-rebornfilmes-27051224-scaled-e1779288977854.jpg
935
1365
Lauren Hall
https://courses.firstthings.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ftf-logo-300x186.png
Lauren Hall2026-05-24 11:00:002026-05-20 11:05:41What It Means to Put First Things First
“These resources have taught me to be so much of a better person… It helps me be a better father, a better spouse, a better friend, a better co-worker. If you just give it time, it actually works.”
Hope Comes Full Circle
In my last column, I wrote about hope as a skill. Hope isn’t passive, and it isn’t something we either have or we don’t. Like any skill, it has to be built through small choices, steady practice, supportive relationships and repeated evidence that change is possible. Once hope is developed in a person, it can…