Is it possible to thrive in the mundane -- when being a mom is hard? Author Liz Wann talks rest, critical camaraderie, & making disciples in simple moments.
Is motherhood stripping you clean? Author Liz Wann knows the pain of reaching limits. Here's how being a mom both tears us down & rebuilds us like Jesus.
Where is God when it hurts? Author Erik Reed reflects on his intimate experience of God amidst his son's suffering -- and learning to trust God in the hard.
Author Erik Reed knows well the searing anger toward someone who's changed your life forever. He retraces his path toward forgiving the unforgivable.
What's it look like to trust God when bad things happen to good people? Author Erik Reed describes his search for God's goodness amidst tragedy.
Can seasons of darkness help us see more clearly than ever? Singer & author Andrew Peterson describes his path through depression to resurrection.
Maybe you're in a season where life took a turn into something you never wanted.. How do you move forward & kiss normal goodbye? Singer-songwriter Laura Story talks about life upended…& a God who loves enough to remove the training wheels.
What happens when you kiss normal goodbye? On FamilyLife Today, Dave & Ann Wilson host singer-songwriter Laura Story, who talks about life upended -- a God who is enough to be our fortress and resting place.
What's God's idea about retirement? Author CJ Cagle help us construct a vision of retirement reflecting His values, priorities, and purposes.
How do you appreciate God's gifts through loss and pain? Author Joe Rigney urges listeners to press into the pain while suffering to obtain a deeper connection to the Lord and realize their true gifts..
What do we do with God's gifts to us? Author Joe Rigney reminds listeners that these gifts are meant to be used as an act of worship and thankfulness to Him.
Can we enjoy the simple things in life and still honor God? Author Joe Rigney discusses how the the good things God gives us are invitations to know and enjoy him more deeply.
Blessing others: It's a kind of superpower! Author Alan Wright digs into fears that keep us quiet --the hows & whys of living a life of blessing instead.
Could blessing kids impact more than you dreamed? Author Alan Wright gives ideas to correct kids, proclaim identity, & shape their future using blessing.
What is a blessing -- both receiving it, and blessing those we love? Author Alan Wright offers simple, biblical skills to impart life-changing affirmations.
"What do I do when my spouse screws up?" Author James Merritt offers advice on reaching a new level of love and loyalty in marriage.
It's much easier to be concerned with what's outward than what's inside of us. Bestselling author James Merritt examines how to live a life of authenticity.
How could you heal your story's brokenness so you can share it? Bestselling author Sharon Jaynes talks about how to emerge from shame --toward healing.
Could God flip your story's worst chapters? Bestselling author Sharon Jaynes relays God's transformation of parts of her story she'd wished weren't there.
The good life is not found in unfettered options or accomplished by our hustle and hurry. Podcaster Ashley Hales shows how the life we crave is found within the confines of God's loving limits.
Sam Allberry reminds us to not make an idol of romantic love. Francis and Lisa Chan encourage us to look at married love in light of eternity.
Why do I experience pain in life? Dane Ortlund offers answers to the hard, unavoidable reality that we as humans face in hurt and suffering.
How do we continue to grow spiritually? Dane Ortlund shares that we oftentimes think that we have to do more, but in reality it's often about doing less and going deeper in the gospel truth.
Psalms For Christmas: a podcast miniseries from FamilyLife. Wishing for a fresh start lasting longer than, say… mid-February? For a new year, author Dane Ortlund fuels us with the lasting hope of Psalm 121.
Psalms For Christmas: a podcast miniseries from FamilyLife. Psalms for Christmastime is a podcast mini-series from FamilyLife, hosted by Shelby Abbott with pastor and author Dane Ortlund.
Does it feel hard to find your way out of emotional trauma? Counselor, speaker, and relationship expert Debra Fileta helps you identify personal trauma—and a clear path toward healing.
Learn more about God's heart & theology, what exactly does the Bible say? All of God's designed wrath has been fully exhausted on the cross of Jesus. He experienced hell and condemnation and you can always count on his love. Any attribute that God is he is that 100%. For us to understand the proper true vision of God, we need to spend time with him, in his word, get to know him.
We will stumble through the Christian life and fail. Maybe some of you have thoughts of not measuring up to Jesus, like he is holding up a clipboard and grading us. We need to remember that his deepest joy is pulling us up and we are worthy enough because of Jesus.
Dane speaks about how the theology of God being Gentle and Lowly and refers to Matthew 11:28-30 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. ]
Christian college isn't a guarantee that students will keep the faith. A thriving relationship with God doesn't happen simply by immersion.
What you believe about God impacts a lot in your life. Dave and Ann Wilson talk about how to have a happy, healthy attitude with a lot of laughter. They teach listeners the four habits for joy in marriage.
Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth and her husband, Robert, remind us that we have a Father in heaven who is so good and faithful, even when we can't see it.
Dr. René Rochester and her best friend committed to each other they would get yearly mammograms. The year she almost missed it, Dr. Rochester was diagnosed with breast cancer. Dr. Rochester discusses how her faith in God and the support of the community He placed around her sustained her through it all, including a recent scare.
Looking for a sense of family, Casey Diaz joined a gang and ended up in prison for murder while still a teenager. In prison, Casey became a “shot caller” and commanded the respect of enemy gang members. It was in solitary confinement that Casey would meet an unexpected visitor and experience unexpected change.
Josh and Aly were enjoying life in the early years of marriage. God was good and life was good. But when Aly was diagnosed with breast cancer they began a journey that would show them that God is good even when life is not.
John Driver had the privilege of writing a book with Tyler Trent. Tyler became famous after his love for Purdue football through the adversity of battling an aggressive form of bone cancer went viral on ESPN. Tyler showed the world that, in Christ, when we are weak, He is strong. John Driver shares his perspective of Tyler's life as a pastor and author and as one of many who was inspired by Tyler's life.
Anthony Thompson's wife, Myra, was one of nine victims shot and killed on June 17, 2015 at Emanuel African Methodist Episdcopal Church in Charleston, SC. It's only through the gospel that he was able to face his wife's killer with forgiveness and not hatred.
David Kline was the classic California golden boy--a tall, good-looking, athletic, kid with good morals and a solid faith. What could go wrong?
Heath Adamson's home life was a wreck, and as a 17-year-old meth user, he wasn't any better either. Then he met Jesus.
Cameron Cole had a charmed life-almost perfect. Until the phone rang and his wife uttered four words: "Our son is dead."
Her first husband was an abuser, but what he meant for evil, God morphed into a goodness that is healing broken hearts around the country.
Kate Clark's neck was broken and she was suddenly a quadrapeligic. Could God heal her? Would he?
Chelsea was beautiful and barren, born without a uterus and forever unable to conceive. Could any man really love her?
Many people spend a lifetime searching for something the Bible calls, The Blessing. John Trent and his daughter, Kari Trent-Stageberg, join Ron Deal for a conversation about how the principle of blessing can be applied to parenting and blended families.
Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth and her husband, Robert, talk about the mysterious providence of God, and how He redeems the hard places and makes them new.
Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth joins her husband, Robert Wolgemuth, to share their love story.
Dr. René Rochester and her best friend committed to each other they would get yearly mammograms. The year she almost missed it, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Dr. Rochester discusses how God sustained her.