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185: This Was Never the Plan: Walking with God through the Heartache of Divorce

March 9, 2026
Vaneetha Risner

Vaneetha Risner knows the raw grief of unwanted divorce and betrayal. She gets church shame, lost identity, lingering triggers. Yet God has turned lament into deeper trust. This was never the plan, but it has forged faith. And it offers hope for yours.

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176: How to Help Kids Cope with Divorce and Remarriage

November 3, 2025
Summer Butler

Divorce hurts. But for kids, it can feel like their world’s split in two. Summer Butler shares her story and a workbook that helps kids process emotions, set boundaries, and handle life between two homes—leveraging drawing, writing, and real talk.

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176: How to Help Kids Cope with Divorce and Remarriage
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161: Growing Up Blended, and Navigating the Maze to Build Strong Blended Bonds

April 7, 2025
Jenni and Robert Lord

Robert & Jennie Lord both grew up in blended families and share their story with Ron Deal of the impact from the maze of multiple stepparents, challenges in relationship building and their desire to now build healthy relational bonds in their own family.

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Hope When Things Seem Hopeless

March 3, 2021
Vaneetha Risner

How can we have hope when it seems like things can’t possibly get any worse? Vaneetha Risner talks about her painful diagnosis, her husband’s rejection, and how God faithfully saw her and her family through it all.

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The Impact of Divorce

March 19, 2019
Ron Deal

Authors Dave and Ann Wilson talk to Ron Deal about the impact divorce can have on a person’s life. The Wilsons share how the divorce impacted Dave’s ability to resolve conflict in a healthy way.

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The Emotional Side of Divorce

March 18, 2019
Ron Deal

Dave and Ann Wilson talk to Ron Deal about the hard realities of his parents’ divorce when he was seven years old. Hear firsthand how divorce impacts a child.

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Stepfamily Kids

May 18, 2018
Lauren Reitsema & Ron Deal & Shannon Simmons

How does it feel when one of your divorced parents remarries? Shannon Simmons and Lauren Reitsema share the stories of their blended family experiences.

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Life’s Next Chapter

June 9, 2017
Hank Parker

Hank Parker shares what he’s learned from the current season of his life, which includes being a husband to his wife, Martha, and father to his children and stepchildren.

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A Legacy of Faith

June 8, 2017
Hank Parker

Hank Parker informs moms and dads on the benefits of taking their children hunting and fishing.

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Here Comes the Judge

November 18, 2016
Tim Philpot

Circuit judge Tim Philpot talks about the lessons he’s learned in family court and shares how adoptions are his favorite part of the job.

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Honoring Beulah

November 17, 2016
Tim Philpot

Tim Philpot explains how no-fault divorce works and why he encourages couples to seriously consider how their divorce will affect the children in their care.

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A Look Inside Family Court

November 16, 2016
Tim Philpot

Tim Philpot, a circuit judge in family court in Lexington, KY, reveals what it’s like to be a judge, presiding where nearly 90% of cases involve unmarried couples.

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Helping Your Children Thrive After Divorce

August 8, 2016
Jay and Tammy Daughtry & Ron Deal

Jay and Tammy Daughtry and Ron Deal talk about what’s required to raise emotionally healthy children after a divorce.

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Restored: The Chris August Story

June 18, 2014
Chris August

Singer songwriter Chris August shares the origin of his hit song “Restore”, and how God used a joke to produce this.

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Approaching Marriage

October 9, 2013
Elizabeth Marquardt & Jen Abbas

Jen Abbas and Elizabeth Marquardt talk about how how their parents’ divorce affected their thoughts about marriage and family.

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The Emotional Hurdles of Living Through a Divorce

October 8, 2013
Elizabeth Marquardt & Jen Abbas

Elizabeth Marquardt and Jen Abbas talk about the emotional reality of divorce for children.

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Surviving the Aftermath of Divorce

October 7, 2013
Elizabeth Marquardt & Jen Abbas

Elizabeth Marquardt and Jen Abbas tell about their experience growing up without both a mother and a father in the home.

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The Myth of the “Sophisticated Divorce”

Dave Boehi
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The idea that the ending of a marriage can be anything but devastating is a fantasy that all divorced parents want and so few achieve.

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