Archived Podcast Episodes
186: Is Fear Running Your Stepfamily? (Here’s How to Spot It)–Gayla Grace
Blended family life is messy—old fears, exes, money stress, kid loyalties. Ron Deal and Gayla Grace name the “ghosts” haunting stepfamilies—and why you pull back when you want to lean in.
How Can I Make a Relationship Last? Start Here – Bryan & Stephanie Carter
Dave and Ann Wilson host Bryan and Stephanie Carter as they share real talk on conflict, calling, compromise, and the quiet resilience that keeps love alive.
Hard-Won Marriage Lessons from 50+ Years Together: Dennis & Barbara Rainey
Dennis & Barbara Rainey know marriage is hard and messy. They share decades of insight—faith-based, practical, and no sugarcoating—to survive the everyday mess.
When God Feels Silent: Surviving the Dark Night of the Soul in Marriage–Chris and Yodit Brooks
Chris and Yodit Brooks share what it’s like to walk through the dark night of the soul…in marriage.
Your Teen’s Biggest Complaint
What’s the number one complaint of teens about their parents… they’re embarrassing..
Are You Setting Goals in Marriage—or Just Reacting to Life? Luke Middendorf
FamilyLife President Luke Middendorf talks about the drift that happens when you’re busy. He’ll help you aim for more than vague marriage goals.
Resentment in Marriage: When “I’m Fine” Isn’t Fine–FamilyLife Panel Discussion
A panel of marriage experts gets real about small frustrations that turn into silent scorekeeping.
Success Almost Cost Us Our Marriage (Here’s What We Learned): Montell and Kristin Jordan
Music duo and authors Montell Jordan & Kristen Jordan get real about success, sickness, marriage strain and the quiet drift that can cost you what matters most.
Say It With Me – How Are You Doing?
So let me ask you, how are you doing…
He Calls Me Daughter: A Christian Movie on Healing Father Wounds – Rick Altizer
Dave & Ann Wilson talk with Rick Altizer & Rachelle Starr’s Scarlet Hope ministry reaching women in strip clubs and seeing God’s grace transform broken lives.
He Calls Me Daughter: God’s Love for the Father Wound–Rick Altizer
Dave and Ann Wilson they are joined by Rick Altizer and Rachelle Starr who explore father wounds and their impact on faith, identity, and trust.
He Calls Me Daughter: Rick Altizer
On FamilyLife Today, Dave and Ann Wilson talk with Rick Altizer about father wounds and the gospel hope of a perfect Heavenly Father.
Marriage Secrets That Almost Broke Us: Ron and Nan Deal
Ron and Nan Deal get real with Dave and Ann Wilson about their journey through loss, Nan’s alcoholism, and buried secrets that nearly ended them.
185: This Was Never the Plan: Walking with God through the Heartache of Divorce
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.
Lies We Told Ourselves: Loss, Pride, Addiction in Marriage–and the God Who Saves: Ron & Nan Deal
Dave and Ann Wilson hear Ron and Nan Deal’s raw story of a marriage nearly destroyed by pride, grief, abandonment, and their son’s death.
Start with the Heart: Dr. Kathy Koch
Dr. Kathy Koch talks with Dave and Ann Wilson about rooting identity in God, affirming unique gifts, and building purpose-driven competence.
You Can’t But He Can
Mowing the lawn can teach you a valuable spiritual truth..
Stop Chasing Grades and Likes: Raising Kids Who Feel Loved – Dr. Kathy Koch
Dr. Kathy Koch talks with Dave and Ann Wilson about how to help kids feel known, loved, and brave enough to thrive in and beyond the digital world.
Why Teens and Preteens Don’t Listen (and How to Make Them Want To): Dr. Kathy Koch
You love your kid—but do they feel liked? Dr. Kathy Koch sits down with Dave and Ann Wilson to expose performance-driven parenting and show a better way.
Life After the Phone Call: If God Is Good, Why Did My Child Die? Tim & Aileen Challies
Tim and Eileen share their raw grief. If God is good, when plans vanish and peace feels distant, is faith strong enough for the life we’d never choose?