February 6-8: Overcoming Emotions That Destroy
The Leakers, Stuffers and Spewers
What do you do with your anger? Pastor Chip Ingram talks about the three most common ways of dealing with anger: leaking it out slowly, stuffing it inside, and spewing it out all over everyone around you.
The Heart of Anger
What's really at the root of your anger? Chip Ingram looks at the way Jesus dealt with his anger and gives some practical advice for dealing with emotions that destroy.
Those Crazy Emotions
Does the reality of life often fail to meet your expectations? Pastor Chip Ingram encourages husbands and wives to look closely at their expectations and even consider downsizing them in order to better love their spouses.
February 9: The Heart of Submission
The Heart of Submission
Dancing is simple. The music plays, and you and your partner follow the rhythm - right? But in the dance of marriage, who leads, and why? Barbara Rainey shares lessons about marriage she has learned as a result of the simple decision to take dancing lessons.
February 10: Growing Love God’s Way
Those Crazy Emotions
Is your view of marriage shaded by feminist ideas? Mary Kassian discovered how the roots of that ideology had found their way into her own heart, and how the Word of God became the Master's gardening tool in her marriage.
February 13-15: Talking Smack
Our Kids’ Exposure to Drugs
What would your child do if offered drugs? Exposure to drugs is occurring at younger and younger ages. Australian psychologist and former pastor Glenn Williams encourages parents to talk honestly to their school age children about the danger of drugs.
Facing Temptation
Do your kids have access to drugs? They're easier to get than you think. Glenn Williams, founder of Focus on the Family Australia, opens parents' eyes to the availability of drugs and alcohol in schools and elsewhere.
Building Boundaries
A fence keeps your kids safe while they play outdoors. Author Glenn Williams tells how appropriate boundaries help keep your kids safe by steering them toward better choices.
February 16-17: Marry Well
Thinking Biblically About Marriage
If you want to marry, what are the options? Steve and Candice Watters, co-founders of the Marry Well relationship service, coach men and women to think biblically about marriage.
Being Intentional
How do you audition for the role of "spouse"? Steve and Candice Watters talk to singles about sizing up a potential mate and building a relationship that will go the distance.
February 20-22: Growing Together in Courage
Courage in the Face of Adversity
What courageous thing have you done lately? Barbara Rainey talks about the amazing power of courage. Drawing from her devotional, Barbara tells the story of a college student named Sophie who dared to challenge the government during Hitler's reign.
Courage in the Face of Prosperity
What would you do if you had more courage? Barbara Rainey talks openly about the fears she faced as a young wife and mother, and how she found the courage to face, and eventually overcome, her fears.
Courage That Speaks the Truth
Sometimes it takes courage to speak up. Barbara Rainey illustrates this truth by telling the true story of Sabina, wife of the missionary Richard Wurmbrand, who encouraged her husband to speak the truth of Christ, despite the hardship it would bring on herself and her family.
February 23-24: Hymns for a Child’s Heart
Hymns for a Child’s Heart Part 1
The great hymns of our faith bring inspiration joy and sometimes comfort to our lives. Today on the broadcast Joni Eareckson Tada founder and president of Joni and Friends along with singer Bobbi Wolgemuth tell about the circumstances that birthed some of our most classic hymns.
Hymns for a Child’s Heart Part 2
The great hymns we sing lift our soul and teach us about our Lord. On today's broadcast Joni and Friends founder Joni Eareckson Tada and singer Bobbi Wolgemuth tell parents why it's important for children to learn the classic Christian hymns.
February 27-29: The Masculine Mandate: God’s Calling to Men
A Man’s Calling to Work and Keep
What do you do for a living? That's usually the first question a man will ask another man, and there's good reason for that. Pastor Rick Phillips gives some biblical teaching on what it means to be a man.
A Keeper of His Wife
Eve was in Adam's care. Who is in yours? Author Rick Phillips explains what it means for a man to be the keeper of his wife, to nourish and cherish her with self-denying love.
Give Me Your Heart
Are your children starved for your attention? Rick Phillips encourages fathers to nurture the hearts of their children and tells what types of behavior undermines a strong relationship between a father and his kids.
March 1-2: The Good News About Injustice
The Fallen Nature of Man
How can a sovereign God allow such terrible atrocities to occur? Gary Haugen, president of International Justice Mission, explains that when mankind turns its back on God, problems like violence and oppression are the end result.
Loving What God Loves
What happens when you bring Christ's love into dark places? Gary Haugen, sheds some light on India's culture and the human trafficking so prominent there.
December 5-6: Sexual Problems in Marriage
Sexual Problems in Marriage Part 1
Is the intimacy between you and your spouse all it can be? Christian counselor Dan Allender addresses sexual problems in marriage.
Sexual Problems in Marriage Part 2
Have those sparks in the bedroom dwindled to ashes? Popular author and counselor Dan Allender offers hope and help for those faced with sexual problems in their marriage.
December 7-9: Avoiding the Greener Grass Syndrome
The Ecstacy and the Agony
Dennis Rainey talks with Ron and Nancy Anderson a couple whose marriage was rocked off its foundation by the sin of infidelity.
The healing Balm of Confession
Nancy Anderson tells how God began to heal her marriage after she confessed her infidelity to God her parents and her spouse.
Growing Affair-Proof Hedges
If you want to know if the grass is greener on the other side of the fence just ask someone who's been there. Nancy Anderson had an affair just a few years into her marriage. Nancy can attest to the heartache and destruction marital infidelity causes.
December 12-13: True Greatness
Appreciating Your Kids for Who They Are
Are your kids as different as night and day? Parents of four Tim and Darcy Kimmel talk to parents about tuning in to their children to discover who they really are and how they're wired. One way to do that they explain is through an interactive game called the Kids Flag Page.
Understanding a Strong-Will Child
Do you appreciate the uniqueness of your child? Parents themselves Tim and Darcy Kimmel know how different children in a family can be. While some children are easy-going others have stronger personalities. The Kimmels offer some practical advice for dealing with a strong-willed child.
December 14-16: Seven Reasons Why God Created Marriage
As Different as Night From Day: A Transformation Story
His father didn't stick around for his childhood. Getting a job at age 11 he had to grow up fast to help his mother. He would father a child himself when he was only 19. Pastor James Ford shares the amazing story of how God intervened in his life and radically changed the course of his family's history.
Marriage: Patterned After the Trinity
Have you been clueless about marriage? So was he at one time but today pastor James Ford shares some thoughts about marriage from God's perspective.
Jesus Christ—The Spiritual Model for Marriage
What is the goal of marriage? Find out when pastor James Ford tells how to have a marriage that goes the distance.
December 19-21: What Husbands Wish Their Wives Knew About Men
Genesis 2: The Origins of Marriage
Ladies your man really does want to tell you what he's thinking and feeling but it can be intimidating. Bob Lepine cracks the masculine codebook for women at a recent True Woman conference.
Becoming a Helper to Your Husband
Bob Lepine is more than a radio co-host. He's a representative voice for millions of men who just can't quite choke out the words their wives want to hear. Thanks to Bob the ladies can find out what is really hiding behind those grunts and paper rustles.
The Power of Respect
This may come as a surprise but your husband really wants to talk about ... respect! Ladies your respect for your husband is critical to building the kind of relationship you crave--one with lots of transparent sharing of a man's deepest feelings.
December 22-23: The Divine Birth Announcement
Shepherds Get Word of Some Heavenly News
Why announce the birth of the Savior of the World to shepherds of all people? "FamilyLife Today" co-host Bob Lepine talks about the Divine Birth Announcement - and gives us something to think about as we consider how we spend this Christmas day.
Why Shepherds? Why Now?
Shepherds--that's exactly who God told first as He made His divine birth announcement of the glad tidings of the incarnation of Jesus Christ. Find out why on today's broadcast.
December 26-27: Liberating Submission
Liberating Submission Part 1
"Submission means hope help holy and free. So says wife and author Bunny Wilson. Bunny tells how submission helps marriage thrive."
Liberating Submission Part 2
Bob Lepine is more than a radio co-host. He's a representative voice for millions of men who just can't quite choke out the words their wives want to hear. Thanks to Bob the ladies can find out what is really hiding behind those grunts and paper rustles.
December 28-30: Life in Spite of Me
On the Edge of Hopelessness
On the outside she looked like a typical teen. But on the inside she was full of hopelessness and confusion. Kristen Jane Anderson a young woman who in an impulsive move to end her life laid down on the railroad tracks in front of an oncoming train. She lived to not only tell about it but to give God the glory.
A Flicker of Hope
She should have died but she was alive. Kristen Jane Anderson tells what it was like to wake up in the hospital and realize that her attempted suicide had failed. Hear Kristen tell of her slow rehabilitation and the surprising circumstances that led her to think about heaven and her relationship with her heavenly Father.
And Then God…
A suicide attempt left her without legs. But Kristen Jane Anderson is more whole than ever thanks to the faithfulness of Jesus Christ. Hear how Kristen has traded in a life of despair for a new abundant joy-filled life in Christ.