Archived Podcast Episodes

Feeling lonely, low, or even depressed during this holiday season? Author and pastor Dane Ortlund helps you to gain the genuine hope and guidance that comes straight out of the book of Psalms, and then rejuvenates your soul this Christmas.

What’s it look like to grieve miscarriage together? Author Abbey Wedgeworth gets real about the distress of loss and the initial gulf in her marriage.

Were your spirits ever lifted up by something someone said to you?

Author Abbey Wedgeworth recalls the gut-wrenching reality of having miscarried and feeling for God in the dark. Hear the comfort of being held in loss.

Every dad is the manager of one of the most important organizations in all the world.

Author and radio host Brant Hansen knows the taste of dirt in your teeth when you’ve tried to do what’s right as a man. He also knows how to keep showing up.

As a guy, what’s it look like to show up? Author and radio host Brant Hansen calls men to be ambitious about the right stuff and gives ideas to do just that.

What you’re about to hear is one sure-fire way to be lonely.

When does a boy become a man? Author and radio host Brant Hansen weighs in on toxic masculinity, lies about manhood, and the kind of men we need.

How did Ron Deal get started in blended family ministry? When was FamilyLife Blended birthed and what role does Nicole Burns play? What about Gayla Grace’s start in stepfamily ministry? Listen to Ron Deal and Gayla Grace tell their stories and how they intersect with FamilyLife.

I’ve noticed that for newlyweds, reality often begins before the honeymoon ends.

Why should you as a young person care about theology? Well, what you think about God literally impacts how you live your daily life, so theology is super important. And even though you may not recognize it, you (along with everyone else in the world) is a theologian. Campus minister Jocelyn Hepler helps you to see that because you’re a theologian, you need a good theology.

Ron and Nan Deal continue their marriage’s raw story through addiction recovery and its pain and anger. The good news? Hope gets the last word.

I don’t mean to sound alarming, but your days are numbered!

Ron and Nan Deal began marriage with issues that spiraled after the loss of their 12-year-old. Hear their story of grief, addiction, and the road to hope.

Ron and Nan Deal have led FamilyLife Blended for over a decade, but their story’s far from flawless. Like all of us, they carried baggage into marriage.

I’ve got an interesting question for you. When you were a child, did you ever try to pull the wool over your parents’ eyes?