Author: Steve Hoppe

Your relationship with your parents growing up was formative. It shaped you in good ways and bad. But your upbringing is not deterministic. You are not on a fatalistic trajectory determined by the way you were raised by your mom and dad. As a Christian, you are a new creation. You have a new heart and a new Spirit inside you. You have a new Father and a new spiritual family. This family doesn’t replace your family of origin, but rather supplements it and provides the setting in which God can heal the wounds caused by your parents while growing you in healthy and holy ways. Continue Reading →

Your relationship with your parents growing up was formative. It shaped you in good ways and bad. But your upbringing is not deterministic. You are not on a fatalistic trajectory determined by the way you were raised by your mom and dad. As a Christian, you are a new creation. You have a new heart and a new Spirit inside you. You have a new Father and a new spiritual family. This family doesn’t replace your family of origin, but rather supplements it and provides the setting in which God can heal the wounds caused by your parents while growing you in healthy and holy ways. Continue Reading →