Living with Contagious Joy (Part 1 of 2)

Adoption brings unique joys and challenges. Parents and children often experience emotional distress, trauma, and disappointment. You can’t compensate for what your children have lost. But through the lens of the Five Love Languages, adoptive mom and counselor Dr. Laurel Shaler wants to help you experience love and support for your family. She highlights specific ways that she loves her children – and how you can too!   Receive a copy of Loving Adopted Children Well and an audio download of "Speaking Your Adopted Child's Love Language" for your donation of any amount!    Get More Episode Resources    If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback. 

“Our marriage was totally dead!” In a dynamic message of marital restoration, Patricia Ashley shares her testimony of a painful five years with her husband, Vernon, and how the Lord worked a miracle in their hearts when they joined hands to pray for a friend. She encourages wives with practical ideas on how to employ biblical principles in their marriages. (Part 2 of 2)   Both husbands and wives will learn easy habits that can transform a marriage into a thriving, enjoyable relationship! Guests include Patricia Ashley, Dr. Greg Smalley, Shaunti Feldhahn, Kathi Lipp, Dan Seaborn, and Jay Payleitner    Get More Episode Resources    If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback. 

“Our marriage was totally dead!” In a dynamic message of marital restoration, Patricia Ashley shares her testimony of a painful five years with her husband, Vernon, and how the Lord worked a miracle in their hearts when they joined hands to pray for a friend. She encourages wives with practical ideas on how to employ biblical principles in their marriages. (Part 1 of 2)   Both husbands and wives will learn easy habits that can transform a marriage into a thriving, enjoyable relationship! Guests include Patricia Ashley, Dr. Greg Smalley, Shaunti Feldhahn, Kathi Lipp, Dan Seaborn, and Jay Payleitner    Get More Episode Resources    If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback. 

Pastor Brady Boyd encourages Christians to speak both truth and grace, creating peace and unity with others despite the divided culture.   Receive a copy of Life-Minded and an audio download of "Creating Peace in a Polarized Culture" for your donation of any amount! Plus, receive member-exclusive benefits when you make a recurring gift today. Your monthly support helps families thrive.    Get More Episode Resources    If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback. 

The average American spends about eleven hours a day on some form of media. But as we’re working on our computers, scrolling through social media, and watching Netflix at night, what are we missing out on in our real-life relationships? Wendy Speake talks about what happened when she went off social media for forty days. She talks about how she got closer to her children and her spouse, found a new intimacy with God, and realized that life is pretty beautiful if you look around and appreciate it.   Receive Wendy Speake's book The 40-Day Social Media Fast plus a free audio download of the program "Logging Off to Focus on Your Real-Life Relationships" for your donation of any amount!    Get More Episode Resources    If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback. 

Gary Thomas has identified 9 “pathways” or spiritual temperaments in which we experience God best. Some people who feel most connected to God in nature, others love celebratory worship. And some experience God by caring for others. Gary emphasizes we can learn and grow spiritually from these different temperaments.   Receive the book Sacred Pathways plus a free audio download of the program "Discovering Your Spiritual Temperament" for your donation of any amount! Plus, receive member-exclusive benefits when you make a recurring gift today. Your monthly support helps families thrive.    Get More Episode Resources    If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback. 

Gary Thomas has identified 9 “pathways” or spiritual temperaments in which we experience God best. Some people who feel most connected to God in nature, others love celebratory worship. And some experience God by caring for others. Gary emphasizes we can learn and grow spiritually from these different temperaments.   Receive the book Sacred Pathways plus a free audio download of the program "Discovering Your Spiritual Temperament" for your donation of any amount! Plus, receive member-exclusive benefits when you make a recurring gift today. Your monthly support helps families thrive.    Get More Episode Resources    If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback. 

In a discussion based on their book Discipline That Connects With a Child's Heart, Jim and Lynne Jackson offer parents biblically-based practical advice for disciplining their children with grace and love. (Part 2 of 2)   Receive the book Discipline That Connects With a Child's Heart plus a free audio download of the program "Conveying God's Love Through Discipline" for your donation of any amount!    Get More Episode Resources    If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback. 

In a discussion based on their book Discipline That Connects With a Child's Heart, Jim and Lynne Jackson offer parents biblically-based practical advice for disciplining their children with grace and love. (Part 1 of 2)   Receive the book Discipline That Connects With a Child's Heart plus a free audio download of the program "Conveying God's Love Through Discipline" for your donation of any amount!    Get More Episode Resources    If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback. 

In a discussion based on their book The 4 Habits of Joy-Filled Marriages, Dr. Marcus Warner and Pastor Chris Coursey offer practical guidance for how a husband and wife can work together to experience greater joy in their relationship.   Receive the book The 4 Habits of Joy-Filled Marriages and the audio download of the broadcast "Filling Your Marriage With Joy" for your donation of any amount!    Get More Episode Resources    If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.