Authors Elyse Fitzpatrick and Eric Schumacher talk about the role of women in the church. Fitzpatrick reminds us that women typically comprise 50% or more of most congregations and to overlook their insights and spiritual giftings is to miss a great blessing.

Esther Fleece Allen recalls the pain of being abandoned by both her father and mother when she was young. She tells how God breathed new life into her broken spirit, and later prepared her for her new name and role as a wife.

Abandoned by her abusive father when she was young, and her mother several years later, author Esther Fleece Allen only began to understand what a real, godly family looked like after being taken in by a family at her church.

From King David to Susanna Wesley, the faithful have been writing their prayers down for thousands of years. Barbara Rainey talks about the benefit of getting real and honest with God. Rainey shares some of her own prayers.

As a lover of the Psalms, Barbara Rainey began to realize the importance of pouring her heart out to the Lord through written prayers. The more vulnerable she allowed herself to be with the Lord, the more she enjoyed it, and the more comfort she received from His presence. Rainey hopes that by sharing these heartfelt prayers with other women, they will be as encouraged and comforted as she has been.

Kim Anthony talks with human trafficking expert Rebecca Bender. Bender fell into prostitution through the encouragement of her boyfriend who was a trafficker, and explains how she turned to drugs and eventually overdosed. Bender tells how she eventually escaped.

FamilyLife CEO Chris Herndon and his wife, Mary, remember God’s goodness as they reflect on Mary’s diagnosis of a brain tumor in 2017. Almost a year later, their son, Charlie, was diagnosed with MRSA, a type of staph infection that is untreatable by many types of antibiotics. Hear the story of God’s faithfulness to this family.

Our culture is experiencing a loneliness epidemic. Author Kelly Needham offers one solution-build thriving friendships. Kelly answers some of your best questions about friendship.

Kelly Needham, author and wife of musician Jimmy Needham, talks about the benefit of being real in our friendships. Kelly gives scriptures to remind us to speak the truth in love.

Kelly Needham, author of the book, “Friend-ish,” talks about the valuable role friendship plays in our lives. All friendships aren’t created equal, however. Sometimes what drives a friendship is a person’s longing for importance or popularity. Kelly explains why Christian friendship should rise above this, on FamilyLife Today.

Dr. John Piper explains why a feeling of fear and lost-ness is foriegn to a culture normally self-sufficient in our abundance. Learn practical wisdom on things like: how to leverage this unprecedented opportunity, why every day is a fight for faith, how parents can help kids through this, and how the resurrection of Jesus informs us of the best news of all — in Christ, Easter will ultimately happen for every person who believes!

John Piper discusses his new and timely book “Coronavirus and Christ.” Dr. Piper unpacks with profound wisdom the core questions related to how God can be good in the midst of such suffering, including how God is using Coronavirus to awaken us from the slumber of our own sin, and what are the glorious purposes that God is achieving in the world through this.

Jerry Sittser gives us a peek into the lives and marriages of the early Christians who were an influence for good in the Roman culture.