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When someone you love is losing faith, the pain and betrayal can feel acute. Find six steps to love them well and keep the conversation going.

How do we know the Bible is the Word of God? Can we actually prove that the Bible is truly the Word of God?

We can empower women without compromising God’s Word. How can we maximize the gifts, minds, and hearts of this underrepresented half of His Body?

Getting married? We'll help you hold on a little tighter.

God's working around people. So how can you convey, You gotta see this!? On FamilyLife Today, Dave and Ann Wilson host author Tim Muehlhoff, who helps you talk about an unmissable God.

Wondering how to develop relationships that fuel spiritual growth? Author Melissa Kruger ratchets mentoring & intentional discipleship to the next level.

Explore six questions that followers of Islam, and others, often ask-for a very respectful presentation to anyone who wants to know about Jesus.

If you're a follower of Jesus, consider: Do you really believe that Jesus is uniquely different and superior to any other person or belief system? And if so, is it arrogant to think so?

Find 64 (!) creative evangelism ideas from Cru college staff.

As you take steps of faith into spiritual conversations, keep these eight key ideas in mind.

Maybe you've heard of "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon." Well—for a lot of people the hardest thing about talking to someone about Jesus is just getting started. How do you bring it up? Try a method called "Six Degrees of the Gospel."

A few easy games to play as a couple can challenge you to better know what makes your favorite person tick.

Can’t wait for the wedding because you're sick of planning? In the meantime, grab fun date-night ideas to make memories and ditch stress.

There can be a lot of trouble meshing our relationship with Jesus and today’s dating scene, especially when you factor in our phones, social media, sex, and how to communicate without being super awkward. And don’t forget the complexities of singleness and friendship with the opposite sex! Well in today’s episode, Shelby Abbott offers top-shelf […]

Moving can be one of the most challenging situations a family can go through. Here are five tips we’ve learned through our family moving.

Unmarried people have a lot to give and a lot to learn from spending time with families, especially their own.

We realize time together does not always equal quality time. So we pulled together our favorite seasonal to-dos in this fall bucket list.

Because marriage is a spiritual relationship, your spiritual compatibility (being “equally yoked”) will influence your relationship more than any other factor.

Millennials are the emerging generation, and they are coming of age. Hear what we can learn from these maturing young adults according to David Robbins and Emerson Eggerichs. FamilyLife This Week® Millennial Ministry with David Robbins, Emerson Eggerichs | February 17, 2018 00:01 R F 30:25

Emma Jenkins and Jordan Whitmer are emerging from Generation Z, and have a passion for reaching their generation for Christ. Hear what they are doing with and for their peers, for the sake of the gospel. FamilyLife This Week® Reaching Generation Z with Emma Jenkins, Jordan Whitmer | October 20, 2018 00:01 R F 30:25

How can you know God’s will when you are facing a radical life change? Voddie Baucham says re-evaluate your objectives in life, and God will show you from there. He outlines how to follow God’s leading FamilyLife This Week® Life On Mission with Voddie Baucham | June 13, 2020 00:01 R F 30:25

Imagine your life as an open book on YouTube. Harold and Rachel Earls, co-authors of the book, “A Higher Calling,” share how God moved them from doing YouTube videos as just a fun hobby to making a difference as missionaries to the world. FamilyLife Today® YouTube Missionaries with Harold and Rachel Earls | November 25, […]

What’s the difference between those who say they’re Christians and actual followers of Jesus? Author Dean Inserra walks us through descriptors of cultural Christians, and why these miss the mark. FamilyLife Today® Knowing and Loving Your Neighbors with Dean Inserra | December 30, 2020 00:01 R F 30:25

Hungry for worthwhile conversations about faith with someone totally different than you? It might be easier than you think.

"I was utterly broken; doubly broken because of the shame and guilt and fear of being broken." How do you deal when the bottom falls out? One missionary offers her story—and the beauty it shaped in her.

Prayer can be so much more than the equivalent of making sure we dictate the entire grocery list to Siri. Grab ideas to move your prayer life beyond "checking the box"--and further into genuine intimacy.

These cards were co-created by over a dozen racially, ethnically and culturally diverse women and men. We designed these cards to help anyone better understand their own and others’ cultural journeys and experiences.

We’ve compiled 22 ideas to help you show your neighbors you care, complete with printable gift tags to tie onto all the holiday goodies you can dish out. Best of all? Your family can do them together. Win, win.

“What’s it look like to love my community?” Don Everts helps you get intentional about your relationship to your neighborhood, caring in ways that matter.

In today's world, it's easy to doubt we have what it takes to reach our neighbors for Christ. On FamilyLife Today, authors Chris and Elizabeth McKinney debunk that myth and talk with hosts Dave and Ann Wilson about discovering God's purpose for where He's placed us.

Sure, we want to "love our neighbors." But what does it look like to love the actual neighbors who live around us? Authors Chris and Elizabeth McKinney explain how to practice the art of neighboring.

In a "connected" world, do you feel more disconnected than ever? Author Jennie Allen knows the sweeping power of isolation. She'll help you find your people.

Wondering if you have what it takes to reach out your neighbors? Chris and Elizabeth McKinney show you how you can--and chat about God's purpose for where He's placed us.

So few of us really "see" people, giving them our time and presence. Author Carolyn Lacey discusses welcoming non-Christians into our lives like God does.

Hospitality sounds exhausting. But author Carolyn Lacey knows hospitality can be extraordinary and oh-so-ordinary, welcoming people as God welcomes us.

How can I approach someone who needs to hear some truth for their life, but they don't know it?

Gives tips for those ministering to students who are in blended families.

How do I walk through the gospel with a friend?

In this quick, free, mini-course, learn how to lead dynamic, life-transforming “community experiences."

When should I encourage someone to find a counselor?

“I want to step up at home—but I have no idea what I’m doing!” FamilyLife President David Robbins talks about how to be the spiritual leader of your family.

You want to be a leader at home but what's that even look like? FamilyLife President David Robbins helps you step in and lead in the way you're wired.

What if you were charitable, kind, and quick to listen in your faith conversations? Author and professor Tim Meulhoff makes the case for compassionate understanding of those we disagree with.

How do I talk to and about blended families?

What can our entire church do to strategically care for blended families?

How do we start helping blended families? Where should I start?

Can I make blended families feel included in my small group, church education, and/or sermons?

Why should my church consider having a family ministry?

How can I use premarital and marriage assessments to improve the way I help others?

How can I offer practical help to blended families that is designed just for them?

What can I do to respond to people in crisis?

Should I say "stepfamily" or "blended family?"

How can my work to help marriages adapt to include blended families?

How can I help non-nuclear families feel seen and included?

What does the Bible say about birth control? On FamilyLife Today, Dave and Ann Wilson host theologian Wayne Grudem, who explores God’s Word about tricky ethics surrounding contraception and fertility.

Author Albert Hsu is a suicide survivor. He didn't try to take his own life, but he has grieved his own father's suicide. Hsu remembers his brilliant 58-year old father, an electrical engineer by trade, who had been stricken with a stroke just three months prior to his suicide. He recalls his father's battle with clinical depression and his lost sense of hope as he fought for normalcy in rehab. Hsu talks about the effect his father's suicide had on their family and gives us a first-hand look at this complicated loss.

Ron Deal and Michelle Hill talk about the grieving process and how to care for yourself and others you know who may be grieving.

What is forgiveness? What isn't it? Join us on the journey of biblical forgiveness with Leslie Leyland Fields, Voddie Baucham, and Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth.

"My wife had a miscarriage. Why do I feel so lost?" Eric Schumacher recounts the grief in his own marriage and how ultimately, trauma brought them closer.

Charmaine Porter shares candidly with Michelle Hill how she has processed her own discontent with being single, and how the church has—or has not—been helpful in her struggle.

If God is real, why do we suffer? Author Paul Miller proposes a new framework for life’s losses—and revolutionizes the way we see God in our pain.

Matt Chandler, Tiffany Lee, Chip Ingram, and Tim Muehlhoff address the dynamics involved in conflict, and coach us toward resolution and closer relationships in the aftermath.

We have a God who has been tempted in every way, but without sin. Trillia Newbell talks about a biblical view of eating disorders, so that young men and women will know it is OK to discuss their problems to get the help they need.

Parenting their sons' autism, Sho Baraka and his wife Patreece felt blindsided—including a loss of dreams & sense of failure. On FamilyLife Today, Dave and Ann Wilson talk with the Barakas about how God met them in their shame.

God is good, even when life presents challenges. Dr. Laura Hendrickson, a mother of an adult autistic son, shares what she’s learned about autism over the years and explains what treatments were helpful to her son during his development.

Stepcouples hope and pray they can have peaceful relations with their former spouses, and it is possible. But for some couples, no matter how much they try, the venom and vitriol of the former spouse drowns out all reason and compromise. Rodney and Lisa Webb, and counselor and therapist Helen Wheeler share their difficult blended journey.

Rosaria Butterfield illustrates how “radically ordinary hospitality” can be a bridge for bringing the gospel to friends and neighbors who don’t know Jesus. FamilyLife Today® Knowing and Loving Your Neighbors with Rosaria Butterfield | August 20, 2018 00:01 R F 30:25

Stepcouples hope and pray they can have peaceful relations with their former spouses, and it is possible. But for some couples, no matter how much they try, the venom and vitriol of the former spouse drowns out all reason and compromise. Rodney and Lisa Webb, and counselor and therapist Helen Wheeler share their difficult blended journey.

Stepcouples hope and pray they can have peaceful relations with their former spouses, and it is possible. But for some couples, no matter how much they try, the venom and vitriol of the former spouse drowns out all reason and compromise. Rodney and Lisa Webb, and counselor and therapist Helen Wheeler share their difficult blended journey.

In a culture of outrage, how can we bring a conflict back from boiling over?

When Phil Waldrep's friend betrayed him—again—bowled him over. Waldrep walks us through betrayal's stages of grief.

Because we are such an "informed" society, we can mistakenly think we already know what another person thinks. Tim Muehlhoff and Rick Langer show us effective ways to really listen and hear what others are saying.

Guiding someone having trouble seeing eye to eye with family? Expressing deep convictions can be challenging in many families, but Tim Muehlhoff and Rick Langer share a simple method to do so with empathy.

Why parents need to help their children navigate the sexually-charged adolescent years.

Families are changing. Non-traditional families are now considered traditional. As churches, how do we continue to meet the needs of complex families and serve them well? Listen to Ron Deal’s conversation with three senior pastors on why and how churches can love all families, despite the narrative of their past. FamilyLife Today® The Fields Are […]

What does the Bible teach about divorce and remarriage? How do we consider Truth and Grace when we apply it to God’s people? Listen to Ron Deal’s conversation with Dr. Rubel Shelly on a subject that’s hard to understand in Scripture and often disagreed upon in Christian circles. FamilyLife Today® Love Mercy: Divorce & Remarriage […]

Wondering if there’s more to life than the daily grind of expectations and demand? Podcaster Ashley Hales shares how to slow down and escape the hustle. FamilyLife Today® How to Slow Down with Ashley Hales | February 24, 2022

Who is "the one" for you? Jonathan "JP" Pokluda answers this question and outlines specific things to look for and to avoid when seeking "the one" to marry.

Who is "the one" for you? Jonathan "JP" Pokluda answers this question and outlines specific things to look for and to avoid when seeking "the one" to marry.

Who is "the one" for you? Jonathan "JP" Pokluda answers this question and outlines specific things to look for and to avoid when seeking "the one" to marry.

Who is "the one" for you? Jonathan "JP" Pokluda answers this question and outlines specific things to look for and to avoid when seeking "the one" to marry.

Who is "the one" for you? Jonathan "JP" Pokluda answers this question and outlines specific things to look for and to avoid when seeking "the one" to marry.

Who is "the one" for you? Jonathan "JP" Pokluda answers this question and outlines specific things to look for and to avoid when seeking "the one" to marry.

Who is "the one" for you? Jonathan "JP" Pokluda answers this question and outlines specific things to look for and to avoid when seeking "the one" to marry.

Who is "the one" for you? Jonathan "JP" Pokluda answers this question and outlines specific things to look for and to avoid when seeking "the one" to marry.

Pastor Ed Underwood shares what he’s learned about God and life while battling chronic leukemia.

How can a couple restore trust in the area of sexual brokenness (pornography, affairs, etc.)? Licensed sex therapist Dr. Michael Sytsma joins host Brian Goins and Shaunti Feldhahn to instruct husbands and wives on the necessary steps to take to bring the darkness into the light and tenaciously hold on to the God of hope.

There are times when our pain seems unbearable. Lysa TerKeurst talks honestly about how some of her deepest pain affected her life, and how the blood of Jesus not only covered it, but became her anthem to help others.

There are times when our pain seems unbearable. Lysa TerKeurst talks honestly about how some of her deepest pain affected her life, and how the blood of Jesus not only covered it, but became her anthem to help others.

There are times when our pain seems unbearable. Lysa TerKeurst talks honestly about how some of her deepest pain affected her life, and how the blood of Jesus not only covered it, but became her anthem to help others.

There are times when our pain seems unbearable. Lysa TerKeurst talks honestly about how some of her deepest pain affected her life, and how the blood of Jesus not only covered it, but became her anthem to help others.

Step-grandparenting involves three generations of family members, and each person involved has needs, desires, and a stake in all the other relationships. This FREE chapter, “Building Love Together in Grandparenting,” taken from Ron Deal’s book, Building Love Together In Blended Families, explores these relationships from multiple perspectives, offering something for each generation.

If you are a military stepfamily, try these tips for managing the stress and maintaining the peace in your blended family household.

Tips for helping a newly formed blended family thrive.

Stepfamily life is chockful of challenges and rewards--but it helps to have a map. Whether your remarriage was preceded by death or divorce, these overarching tips from blended family expert Ron Deal will help your family succeed.

This 7-day devotional helps military couples start reintegration after deployment on the right foot.

Identity and sex are vitally tied—and not just in LGBT+ conversations. In talking to kids about sex, identity is more important than you think.

Grab 20 days of encouragement for military couples during deployment.

In this 10-day devotional, we've compiled definite steps military couples can take now to address the challenges they're facing and begin deployment with confidence.

This devotional helps redirect a friend's marriage trajectory from moving apart...to pursuing each other’s hearts. Again and again.

Verses to pray at night (for kids and adults!)

Wondering who you after a major life change is normal. Circumstances change us. But how do you discover yourself after marriage?

While your parents may have dreaded talking to you about sex, you get to change the narrative. Because talking to your kids about sex is not just talking to them about sex.

Perfect for churches, groups, couples, and individuals, this 4-6 hour course provides a flexible, mentee-driven approach to everyday biblical mentoring—complete with a downloadable workbook, reflection questions, and tools to use again and again.

Grab a meaty downloadable download full of actionable ideas and aha-moments to help them connect and get to the heart of what matters to both of them.

FamilyLife’s Stronger Forever Plan designed to help couples you're guiding achieve personal relationship goals. Do they want to experience a little more delight? Get a little deeper, a little more resilient? They decide! We’ve got their backs.

Guiding a couple struggling to get on the same page when it comes to cash? These ten practical, lighthearted devotionals on money are as good as gold.

We know every marriage needs a sense of humor, some nitty-gritty how-to’s, and a good dose of hope. So we’ve cobbled together real daily devotionals for the messy, hard, and beautiful “I Do’s” you say every day.

Fewer than 25 percent of pre-blended family couples receive preparation for their upcoming blended family marriages or even talk with each other to anticipate stepfamily realities.

Your friend’s muscling through a reality you wouldn’t wish on anyone. Their pain cuts to the quick. Their world is in upheaval. And life is now divided into before and after. Wondering how to help?

You’ve seen the signs of struggle in your friend’s marriage and heard their cries for help. Maybe, in confidence, they admitted, “I’m thinking about divorce.” What do you do?

If you’re wondering how to help a friend save their marriage, we’ve got your back with this free download.

How do we process and act on racial tensions? What can we say to our friends who are hurting? What should we teach our kids?

These short, practical, easy-to-digest videos help couples navigate conflict in marriage.

FamilyLife's Art of Parenting gives clear vision and creative methods to work toward beauty with your child’s unique composition—addressing key areas like discipline, relationships, identity, and getting intentional amidst the urgent.

Helping a stepfamily? Our five-session, self-driven course offers them practical help toward blending a family with character to go the distance.

Helping a couple hoping to get their finances in shape? In this doable, easy-to-follow course couples can use on their own, longtime financial advisor Russ Crosson guides a couple to financial freedom–and a closer relationship.

Guiding a couple longing for more fulfilling sex? Consider recommending our five-session, self-driven course--encouraging them toward satisfied, healing, creative Christian sex from the soul-level out.

Gain your online ministry certificate in Blended Family Ministry and be a part of generational change.

If you find your faith giving way to doubt, you are not alone.