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Feeling Disconnected From Your Spouse? The Drift You Didn’t See Coming--Jennifer Abbott

You share a bed, a calendar, maybe a Costco membership. But lately, your deepest conversation is, “Who’s picking up the kids?” Feeling disconnected from your spouse doesn

Living on Mission in Everyday Life: You Don’t Need a Bigger Calling--Trevor & Tanya Kravick

No plane ticket. No ministry degree. Maybe just a grocery line, a neighbor who needs dinner, and enough margin to actually notice. What does living on mission in everyday

How to Trust God’s Timing When You’re Ready—and He’s Not: Trevor and Tanya Kravick

You prayed. You said yes. You took the scary step. Shouldn’t something be happening by now? How do you trust God’s timing when your plans are packed and God apparently is

Marriage on Mission: What If God Wants to Use Your “Normal”? Trevor & Tanya Kravick

Mortgage. Meetings. Four kids in Pull-Ups. Where exactly does “mission” fit in? Trevor and Tanya Kravick say marriage on mission doesn’t require an extraordinary life. Th

Trusting God in Suffering: Is He Still Good When This Isn’t? Laura Story

This was not the plan. Not the diagnosis, not the heartbreak, not the prayer apparently sitting in God’s inbox. So what does trusting God in suffering actually look like?

How to Grow Closer to God (When Life Is Loud): Laura Story

Your Bible’s under yesterday’s mail. Your coffee’s cold. Your thumb somehow opened Instagram again. How do you grow closer to God when your attention is being mugged by n

How to Worship God Out of the Sunday-Morning Box--Laura Story

Three songs. Maybe raised hands. Done worshiping for the week? Not so fast. How do you worship God when Monday hits—and life looks nothing like you ordered? Grammy-winnin

How to Love Your Spouse When It’s Hard—and You’re Both Over It: Jon and Quina Aragon

Dirty diapers. Full trash cans. That argument neither of you is quite over. Turns out you said “I do,” not “I’ll never get on your nerves again.” So how do you love your

Does God Love Me? When Life Makes You Wonder: Jon and Quina Aragon

Yeah, the Bible says God loves you. But maybe you wonder, Does God love me—here, in the plot twist I definitely didn't order? Jon and Quina Aragon, authors of Love Has a

How to Be a Good Stepparent: Love Without Keeping Score--Cheryl Shumake

You joined a family hoping to love your stepkids well. But what if they don’t exactly love you back? Cheryl Shumake, author of Waiting to Be Wanted, gets painfully practi

But They Don't Deserve It

Your marriage ended. But your anger, betrayal, and hurt didn’t get the memo. Cheryl Shumake joins Dave and Ann Wilson to talk honestly about forgiveness after divorce—wha

Doubting Your Faith? You’re Allowed to Ask That: Brant Hansen

Got questions about Christianity you’re almost afraid to say out loud? Doubting your faith can feel especially lonely when everyone at church seems so stinkin' certain. B

When God Feels Far Away: I'm the Problem, Right?: Brant Hansen

You pray. Read your Bible. Show up at church. And God still seems … crickets. When God feels far away, does that mean your faith is broken—or that you are? Brant Hansen,

Why Don’t I Feel Close to God? For Christians Who Just Don’t Feel It: Brant Hansen

Everyone else seems to feel God. Worship moves them. Prayer lights them up. Meanwhile, your faith feels flatter than a three-day-old Coke. If you're wondering, “Why don’t

You Can’t Control This. Now What? Help for Christians Parenting Teens: Melissa Kruger

Grades. Sports. Friends. Faith. Future. It’s ridiculously easy to turn your teenager’s life into your personal report card. Melissa Kruger, author of Parenting with Hope,

How to Parent a Teenager: Melissa Kruger

Your sweet kid turned into a teenager—and apparently you’re embarrassing now. How do you stay close without clinging, set limits without making every conversation a lectu

Finding Your God-Given Purpose: Is This God—or Am I Nuts?: Loreen and Emmanuel Garilus

You’ve got a dream. You’ve also got bills, responsibilities, loved ones eager to offer opinions, and that nagging question: Is this big idea for my future actually from G

Communication for Newlyweds: So…We’re Really Different, Huh?: Loreen and Emmanuel Garilus

You love each other. You love Jesus. So why is communication already this hard? Newlyweds Loreen and Emmanuel Garilus get refreshingly real about communication for newlyw

How to Control Your Emotions: From Fired Up to Spirit-Led--Ron & Nan Deal

You know you should listen. Instead, you get louder. Or colder. Or suddenly walking away sounds very reasonable. So how do you control your emotions when your brain and b

When Life Doesn't Go as Planned: Elizabeth Woodson

When life doesn't go as planned, most of us don't stop living—we just stop expecting much. And maybe we keep waiting for real life to start. Elizabeth Woodson, author of