Guest Articles

Are You a Christian?
What’s the difference between those who say they’re Christians and actual followers of Jesus? Author Dean Inserra walks us through descriptors of cultural Christians, and why these miss the mark.

How Can I Ask Thoughtful Questions About Someone’s Story?
When we truly listen to someone’s story, we can help others feel known and seen the way Jesus did. Here’s how to dig in and ask good questions.

How can I develop trust with people of color instead of making them feel like a project?
Racial tensions complicate relationships—but we need trust, kindness, & connection more than ever. How can we reach toward people of color in authenticity?

Race-based Trauma: How We Heal: Derwin Gray
Race-based trauma cuts deep. On Real Life Loading…, Shelby Abbott hosts former NFL pro and now-pastor Dr. Derwin Gray—who’s got straight talk for all sides about America’s racial divide, and thoughts on how to heal.

Radical Kindness for Your Community: Stephen Viars
What if your church—and your life—were known for their radical kindness? Pastor and author Stephen Viars chats about his church’s radical, community-altering approach to outreach.

Reaching Generation Z
Emma Jenkins and Jordan Whitmer are emerging from Generation Z, and have a passion for reaching their generation for Christ. Hear what they are doing with and for their peers, for the sake of the gospel.

Radically Ordinary Hospitality
In today’s world, it’s easy to doubt we have what it takes to reach our neighbors for Christ. On FamilyLife Today, authors Chris and Elizabeth McKinney debunk that myth and talk with hosts Dave and Ann Wilson about discovering God’s purpose for where He’s placed us.

Don Everts: Why Community is Important
Author Don Everts knows what it’s like to feel disconnected in your own neighborhood. But he also knows why community is critically important.

Carolyn Lacey: Extraordinary Hospitality (for Ordinary People)
Hospitality sounds exhausting. But author Carolyn Lacey knows hospitality can be extraordinary and oh-so-ordinary, welcoming people as God welcomes us.

Don Everts: What’s it Look Like to Love My Community?
“What’s it look like to love my community?” Don Everts helps you get intentional about your relationship to your neighborhood, caring in ways that matter.

Give Stepfamily Answers to Stepfamily Questions
How can I offer practical help to blended families that is designed just for them?

Complicated Grief
Author Albert Hsu is a suicide survivor. He didn’t try to take his own life, but he has grieved his own father’s suicide. Hsu remembers his brilliant 58-year old father, an electrical engineer by trade, who had been stricken with a stroke just three months prior to his suicide. He recalls his father’s battle with clinical depression and his lost sense of hope as he fought for normalcy in rehab. Hsu talks about the effect his father’s suicide had on their family and gives us a first-hand look at this complicated loss.

Suffering in Silence
Ron Deal and Michelle Hill talk about the grieving process and how to care for yourself and others you know who may be grieving.

Eric Schumacher: “My Wife Had a Miscarriage”…We Both Did
“My wife had a miscarriage. Why do I feel so lost?” Eric Schumacher recounts the grief in his own marriage and how ultimately, trauma brought them closer.

Resolving Conflict in Relationships
Matt Chandler, Tiffany Lee, Chip Ingram, and Tim Muehlhoff address the dynamics involved in conflict, and coach us toward resolution and closer relationships in the aftermath.

Shedding Light on Eating Disorders
We have a God who has been tempted in every way, but without sin. Trillia Newbell talks about a biblical view of eating disorders, so that young men and women will know it is OK to discuss their problems to get the help they need.

Sho and Patreece Baraka: Raising Kids on the Autism Spectrum
Parenting their sons’ autism, Sho Baraka and his wife Patreece felt blindsided—including a loss of dreams & sense of failure. On FamilyLife Today, Dave and Ann Wilson talk with the Barakas about how God met them in their shame.