October 3-4: Don’t Let Me Go

An Unlikely Pair on the Pike  

What great lengths would you go to connect with your kids? David Pierce talks about the incredible experience he shared with his 15-year-old daughter Chera climbing the 13-mile trail to Pike's Peak.

Lessons From Rainier

One challenging experience begets another. After climbing Pike's Peak David Pierce and his teen daughter Chera needed a new challenge. So they took on Mt. Rainier. David talks about their attempt to scale it and what they learned about each other in the process.

October 5-7: Treat Me Like a Customer

Making Your Spouse Your Priority)

Is your fast-track career derailing your marriage? Entrepreneur Louis Upkins recalls his early career and the moment he realized the emptiness of his frenetic lifestyle. Louis encourages men not to neglect their families while they're climbing the career ladder.

The Legacy You Leave

Who will be most indebted to you after you're gone - your company or your family? Businessman Louis Upkins encourages men to seriously consider the legacy they will leave behind one day.

Winning Where it Matters Most

What good does it do you if you win at work but lose at home? Businessman and father of two Louis Upkins shares how he's learned to treat his best customer - his wife with love and respect.

October 10-11: Grace Based Parenting

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-Willed 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

October 12-14: The Dad I Wish I Had

Making a Mark or Leaving a Scar

Do you realize your power as a dad? Former NFL player Freddie Scott II talks to Dennis Rainey about his childhood and the impact that his often absent father had on him.

A Father’s Model

Are you the kind of father you want to be? Freddie Scott II talks about the assignment every father has. He shares about the day he realized his famous father wasn't the superhero he always thought he was.

No Excuses

Every child is wired to have faith in his father. Freddie Scott II a former football player who followed his father into the NFL talks about the things that are vital for each man to possess.

October 17-19: If God is Good

Believing the Truth of the Gospel

If God is good then how can He allow suffering? Randy Alcorn reflects on who God is and what His purposes are for Creation. He points to Jesus as the ultimate answer to our toughest questions.

Where Does Evil Come From?

How do you respond when bad things happen? Randy Alcorn searches the Scriptures for answers to the problem of pain.

Preparing for Suffering

Are you prepared for suffering? Randy Alcorn reminds us not to be surprised by suffering but to prepare for it by clinging to God's Word. Randy reflects on difficult times his family faced and how God worked it out for good.

October 20-21: Turning Your Heart Toward Your Children

Turning Your Heart Toward Your Children Part 1

If all of Satan's traps were easily recognizable Eve would have never bitten into the apple. Dennis Rainey points out the traps that lure our teens away from God and onto bunny trails of heartache and even death.

Turning Your Heart Toward Your Children Part 2

Like cheese in a mousetrap those things which sometimes appear very appealing at first glance can often bring us harm. Dennis Rainey talks about a few of the traps that often catch teens off guard if they're not prepared.

October 24-26: Kiss Me Again

Handling Sins of the Past

Is your sexual past still haunting you today? Former sexual health educator Barbara Wilson tells how she found freedom from her sexual past.

Owing Up to Sexual Sin

Do you feel remorse over your sexual past? Barbara Wilson tells how she found forgiveness from past sexual sins including an abortion and how others like her are finding freedom as well as they've faced their sins buried deep in the past.

Cleansing the Soul

Is shame guilt and regret over past sexual sin affecting your relationship with your husband? Barbara Wilson talks about restoring sexual intimacy in marriage.

October 27-28: Walking by Faith, Not by Sight

Walking by Faith Not by Sight Part 1

When teenager Jennifer Rothschild started having trouble seeing she thought she needed new glasses; she was shocked to discover she would need to adapt to life as a woman permanently blind. Jennifer learned to thrive by faith and not sight.

Walking by Faith Not by Sight Part 2

Jennifer Rothschild thought college would give her freedom from the restrictions of her recent loss of sight. What she learned and the people she met during those first weeks at college shaped her life for decades to come.

October 31 – November 3: Unfavourable Odds

A Shaky Beginning

Her mother tried to abort her. Her abusive father was on drugs. She and her mother struggled just to make ends meet. For Kim Anthony her past was just what she needed to give her an edge as an Olympic gymnast.

A Step in the Right Direction

Kim never imagined that her love for gymnastics would someday land her a college scholarship to UCLA. Kim Anthony tells about how her love for gymnastics began and how she was eventually recruited by UCLA later winning many gold medals.

When Love Wins the Day

Former athletes Kim and Corwin Anthony remember their early days together on the campus of UCLA and talk about the events that eventually brought them together for life.

Restore and Repair

Athletes in Action Director Corwin Anthony and his wife Kim talk candidly about some of the marital struggles they've faced since they've been together.

November 4: Fear to Freedom

A Defining Moment

Life was good for Rosemary Trible until the unthinkable happened. Rosemary wife of former United States Congressman and Senator Paul Trible looks back on the rape that 35 years ago stole her joy and catapulted her into fear shame and guilt.