When wisdom calls or speaks, do you listen?

Yes, you're part of a blended family.

So, what's the moral of that story?

One sure sign of a mature person: grace under fire.

When you establish family traditions, you put down deep roots.

Have you ever been left out of the family portrait?

When our kids take their frustration out on a scapegoat, what do we do?

Managing our anger starts with not having a scapegoat.

We've all done it. We've all taken our anger out on someone who didn't deserve it. But why?

When it comes to social justice, facing adversity with self-control has the biggest impact.

Want your friends to like who you love? Be careful what you say.

An axe can split a block of wood and a whisper can divide a relationship.

So, let me get this straight. I'm expected to raise my stepchildren, provide for them, and pay for college, but I don't have any legal rights to them?

You may have a deep bond with your stepchild, but you can't give permission for a dental cleaning.

We expect the law to protect the rights of family members. Sometimes, it doesn't.

Have you ever run down the road only to discover, it's a dead end?

You know, when you shoot par for the course, you're doing pretty good.

Travel to a foreign land and you'll realize what you consider normal.

Against such things there is no law. (Galatians 5:23)

For stepparents, biological parents, and children, Mother's Day and Father's Day seem to have tons of swirling emotions. Our panel of guests today react to the challenges that all members of a stefamily can feel on these special days.

Can you imagine? Telling a parent to abandon their child?

How do you befriend a squirrel?

In your relationship conflict, who is the bad guy?

Ron, any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Have you ever met a rich person who was miserable?

Often the voice of children in blended famililes is drowned by conflict and loss. Ron Deal talks with children of divorce, Ryan Guinee and David Bowden, to get perspective on their experiences and progress as adults with wives and children of their own.

Today's guests Sandi Patty and Don Peslis share with Ron Deal how brokenness was a starting point for their relationship and how God has redeemed their story beyond broken.

Life poses many questions. And when painful things happen, our questions reveal a lot about us.

I've been asked many times, "How do people survive tragedy without God?" Answer: I have no idea.

That's right. Get in the trenches.