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One mistake, and suddenly, your brain has a whole body of evidence for everything you've ever done wrong. How do you take every thought captive when shame keeps dragging you backward? Pastor and author Noe Garcia joins Dave and Ann Wilson on FamilyLife Today to confront the lies we believe about ourselves, the accusations we can't seem to shake, and the past that keeps trying to define us. Show Notes and Resources Repurposed: How God Turns Your Mess into His Message by Noe Garcia Thanks to the Christian Standard Bible for sponsoring this episode. Learn more at CSBible.com. Follow us on all social platforms: Facebook | Instagram | YouTube Find resources from our podcast at shop.familylife.com. Download FamilyLife's app! Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify. Check out all the FamilyLife's podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network. See cru.org/us/en/about/privacy FamilyLife’s Privacy Policy

Abuse. Addiction. Gangs. A suicide attempt. Pastor and author Noe Garcia knows what it’s like to carry a past you’d rather erase. But can God use a life that’s been through that much? On FamilyLife Today, Dave and Ann Wilson explore Garcia’s raw story of turning pain into purpose—and what happens when your worst chapters threaten to define the rest of your life. Show Notes and Resources Repurposed: How God Turns Your Mess into His Message by Noe Garcia Thanks to the Christian Standard Bible for sponsoring this episode. Learn more at CSBible.com. Follow us on all social platforms: Facebook | Instagram | YouTube Find resources from our podcast at shop.familylife.com. Download FamilyLife's app! Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify. Check out all the FamilyLife's podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network. See cru.org/us/en/about/privacy FamilyLife’s Privacy Policy

Your grown kid's coming home for Christmas. You're already rehearsing what not to say. What happens when their choices clash with your convictions under your own roof? Author Jim Burns and family expert Ron Deal get practical about parenting adult children—navigating house rules, holiday landmines, and the fear that one wrong move could push your kid further away. Join Dave and Ann Wilson on FamilyLife Today. Show Notes and Resources Jim Burns' book, When Your Adult Child Strays: Trading Heartache for Hope. Jim Burns' book, Doing Life with Your Adult Children: Keep Your Mouth Shut and the Welcome Mat Out. Jim Burns' When Your Adult Child Strays digital course. Connect with author and HomeWord founder Jim Burns. Connect with FamilyLife Blended director and author Ron Deal. FamilyLife Blended podcast: Jim Burns, When Adult Children Stray. Thanks to the Christian Standard Bible for sponsoring this episode. Learn more at CSBible.com. Follow us on all social platforms: Facebook | Instagram | YouTube Find resources from our podcast at shop.familylife.com. Download FamilyLife's app! Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify. Check out all the FamilyLife's podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network. See cru.org/us/en/about/privacy FamilyLife’s Privacy Policy

One wrong comment at dinner, and your grown kid shuts down. Again. Now you're rehearsing every word, wondering if you'll ever be close. Authors Jim Burns and Ron Deal tackle reconnecting with adult child relationships strained by disagreements, broken trust, and old wounds. On FamilyLife Today with Dave and Ann Wilson, discover why trying harder to fix your kid might actually push them further away. Show Notes and Resources Jim Burns' book, When Your Adult Child Strays: Trading Heartache for Hope. Jim Burns' book, Doing Life with Your Adult Children: Keep Your Mouth Shut and the Welcome Mat Out. Jim Burns' When Your Adult Child Strays digital course. Connect with author and HomeWord founder Jim Burns. Connect with FamilyLife Blended director and author Ron Deal. FamilyLife Blended podcast: Jim Burns, When Adult Children Stray. Thanks to the Christian Standard Bible for sponsoring this episode. Learn more at CSBible.com. Follow us on all social platforms: Facebook | Instagram | YouTube Find resources from our podcast at shop.familylife.com. Download FamilyLife's app! Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify. Check out all the FamilyLife's podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network. See cru.org/us/en/about/privacy FamilyLife’s Privacy Policy

You raised them, prayed for them, and tried to get it right. So when your grown child walks away from your values—or your faith—why does it feel like your failure? Author Jim Burns tackles parent guilt, the endless “if onlys,” and the urge to fix what you can't control. Join Dave and Ann Wilson on FamilyLife Today for a conversation about loving adult kids when their choices break your heart. Show Notes and Resources Jim Burns' book, When Your Adult Child Strays: Trading Heartache for Hope. Jim Burns' book, Doing Life with Your Adult Children: Keep Your Mouth Shut and the Welcome Mat Out. Thanks to the Christian Standard Bible for sponsoring this episode. Learn more at CSBible.com. Follow us on all social platforms: Facebook | Instagram | YouTube Find resources from our podcast at shop.familylife.com. Download FamilyLife's app! Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify. Check out all the FamilyLife's podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network. See cru.org/us/en/about/privacy FamilyLife’s Privacy Policy

You moved. Your old friends are three states away. Your calendar's full, but your phone's pretty quiet. How to meet new people as an adult—and actually build friendships that last? FamilyLife president Luke Middendorf and his wife Kristina join Dave and Ann Wilson on FamilyLife Today to get real about starting over, awkward invitations, and the difference between having acquaintances and having people who know you. Show Notes and Resources Restoring Your Spiritual Passion by Gordon MacDonald. Ordering Your Private World by Gordon MacDonald. Thanks to the Christian Standard Bible for sponsoring this episode. Learn more at CSBible.com. Follow us on all social platforms: Facebook | Instagram | YouTube Find resources from our podcast at shop.familylife.com. Download FamilyLife's app! Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify. Check out all the FamilyLife's podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network. See cru.org/us/en/about/privacy FamilyLife’s Privacy Policy

You found your person. So why do you still feel so alone? Loneliness in marriage can turn your spouse into your therapist, best friend, and entire support system. That's a heavy load for two people. FamilyLife president Luke Middendorf and his wife Kristina join Dave and Ann Wilson on FamilyLife Today to share how isolation, resentment, and one painfully honest conversation exposed what their marriage was missing. Show Notes and Resources Thanks to the Christian Standard Bible for sponsoring this episode. Learn more at CSBible.com. Follow us on all social platforms: Facebook | Instagram | YouTube Find resources from our podcast at shop.familylife.com. Download FamilyLife's app! Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify. Check out all the FamilyLife's podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network. See cru.org/us/en/about/privacy FamilyLife’s Privacy Policy

When life caves in, easy answers don’t cut it. How do you trust a God you can’t always understand? Pastor and author Dane Ortlund joins Dave and Ann Wilson on FamilyLife Today to unpack how to trust God in hard times—when pain feels pointless, prayers seem unanswered, and you’re deciding whether suffering will pull you toward God or push you away. Show Notes and Resources Deeper: Real Change for Real Sinners by Dane Ortlund. Deeper Study Guide by Dane Ortlund. Thanks to the Christian Standard Bible for sponsoring this episode. Learn more at CSBible.com. Follow us on all social platforms: Facebook | Instagram | YouTube Find resources from our podcast at shop.familylife.com. Download FamilyLife's app! Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify. Check out all the FamilyLife's podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network. See cru.org/us/en/about/privacy FamilyLife’s Privacy Policy

You’re sorry, again, for the same thing. So what does actual repentance look like? If you’re wondering how to repent without getting trapped in shame or hiding, pastor and author Dane Ortlund joins Dave and Ann Wilson on FamilyLife Today to share his insight. He gets real about owning what’s actually inside us—and why bringing sin into the light is part of becoming who we’re meant to be. Show Notes and Resources Deeper: Real Change for Real Sinners by Dane Ortlund. Deeper Study Guide by Dane Ortlund. Thanks to the Christian Standard Bible for sponsoring this episode. Learn more at CSBible.com. Follow us on all social platforms: Facebook | Instagram | YouTube Find resources from our podcast at shop.familylife.com. Download FamilyLife's app! Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify. Check out all the FamilyLife's podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network. See cru.org/us/en/about/privacy FamilyLife’s Privacy Policy

You read your Bible. You pray. You try harder. So why do you still feel spiritually stuck? If you’re wondering how to grow spiritually, pastor and author Dane Ortlund joins Dave and Ann Wilson on FamilyLife Today to challenge our instinct to pile on more effort. What if real change isn’t about doing more—but going deeper into what you already have in Christ? Show Notes and Resources Deeper: Real Change for Real Sinners by Dane Ortlund. Deeper Study Guide by Dane Ortlund. Thanks to the Christian Standard Bible for sponsoring this episode. Learn more at CSBible.com. Follow us on all social platforms: Facebook | Instagram | YouTube Find resources from our podcast at shop.familylife.com. Download FamilyLife's app! Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify. Check out all the FamilyLife's podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network. See cru.org/us/en/about/privacy FamilyLife’s Privacy Policy

She loves Jesus. She has good friends. And there’s still one part of her life she hopes nobody ever asks about. Christian women and their private sexual struggles rarely make it into the same conversation. Dr. Juli Slattery and educator Dr. Joy Skarka join Dave and Ann Wilson to talk candidly about secrecy, shame, sexual habits, and what it means to be fully known without running for cover. Show Notes and Resources Her Freedom Journey: A Guide Out of Porn and Shame to Authentic Intimacy. Thanks to the Christian Standard Bible for sponsoring this episode. Learn more at CSBible.com. Follow us on all social platforms: Facebook | Instagram | YouTube Find resources from our podcast at shop.familylife.com. Download FamilyLife's app! Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify. Check out all the FamilyLife's podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network. See cru.org/us/en/about/privacy FamilyLife’s Privacy Policy

Porn is a guy problem--right? That’s what Joy Skarka thought, while quietly struggling herself. Porn addiction in women is more common than we talk about. And simply trying harder to stop may miss the deeper cause. Educator Dr. Joy Skarka and clinical psychologist Dr. Juli Slattery join Dave and Ann Wilson to get painfully honest about secrecy, shame, trauma, and the struggles women rarely say out loud. Show Notes and Resources Her Freedom Journey: A Guide Out of Porn and Shame to Authentic Intimacy. Thanks to the Christian Standard Bible for sponsoring this episode. Learn more at CSBible.com. Follow us on all social platforms: Facebook | Instagram | YouTube Find resources from our podcast at shop.familylife.com. Download FamilyLife's app! Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify. Check out all the FamilyLife's podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network. See cru.org/us/en/about/privacy FamilyLife’s Privacy Policy

The photo. The place. The date on the calendar. Grief has a way of turning ordinary things into places you’d rather not go. So how do you deal with grief without spending your life dodging the roar? Pastor and author Levi Lusko and his wife, Jennie, join Dave and Ann Wilson on FamilyLife Today to talk about facing what hurts—and why sometimes the way forward runs straight toward it. Show Notes and Resources Through the Eyes of a Lion. Thanks to the Christian Standard Bible for sponsoring this episode. Learn more at CSBible.com. Follow us on all social platforms: Facebook | Instagram | YouTube Find resources from our podcast at shop.familylife.com. Download FamilyLife's app! Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify. Check out all the FamilyLife's podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network. See cru.org/us/en/about/privacy FamilyLife’s Privacy Policy

One day, their five-year-old was part of Christmas plans. The next day ... she was gone. How do you trust God after unspeakable loss—when you're grieving the only thing you begged Him not to take? Pastor and author Levi Lusko and his wife, Jennie, join Dave and Ann Wilson on FamilyLife Today to tell the story of losing their daughter Lenya—and wrestling with God when faith and heartbreak occupy the same room. Show Notes and Resources Through the Eyes of a Lion. Thanks to the Christian Standard Bible for sponsoring this episode. Learn more at CSBible.com. Follow us on all social platforms: Facebook | Instagram | YouTube Find resources from our podcast at shop.familylife.com. Download FamilyLife's app! Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify. Check out all the FamilyLife's podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network. See cru.org/us/en/about/privacy FamilyLife’s Privacy Policy

You prayed for direction. (A five-year plan would be nice, too.) But how do you follow God's will when the next step feels risky and the route definitely isn't marked? Pastor and author Levi Lusko and his wife, Jennie join Dave and Ann Wilson on FamilyLife Today to talk calling, big decisions, and learning to move together when God gives enough light for the next step—not the next ten. Show Notes and Resources Through the Eyes of a Lion. Thanks to the Christian Standard Bible for sponsoring this episode. Learn more at CSBible.com. Follow us on all social platforms: Facebook | Instagram | YouTube Find resources from our podcast at shop.familylife.com. Download FamilyLife's app! Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify. Check out all the FamilyLife's podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network. See cru.org/us/en/about/privacy FamilyLife’s Privacy Policy

You gave in last time. And the time before that. When marriage starts feeling lopsided, keeping score can feel less like selfishness and more like simple fairness. Counselor Debra Fileta joins Dave and Ann Wilson on FamilyLife Today to unpack selfishness in marriage—and finding your way back to “we.” Show Notes and Resources Choosing Marriage: Why It Has to Start With We > Me. Debra Fileta. Weekend to Remember. Thanks to the Christian Standard Bible for sponsoring this episode. Learn more at CSBible.com. Follow us on all social platforms: Facebook | Instagram | YouTube Find resources from our podcast at shop.familylife.com. Download FamilyLife's app! Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify. Check out all the FamilyLife's podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network. See cru.org/us/en/about/privacy FamilyLife’s Privacy Policy

You picked your person. So why are the dishes, in-laws, money, and one badly timed comment enough to make you wonder what happened? Why is marriage so hard? Counselor Debra Fileta joins Dave and Ann Wilson on FamilyLife Today to unpack the expectations and baggage we drag to the altar—and why hard doesn’t necessarily mean you married wrong. Show Notes and Resources Choosing Marriage: Why It Has to Start With We > Me. Debra Fileta. Weekend to Remember. Thanks to the Christian Standard Bible for sponsoring this episode. Learn more at CSBible.com. Follow us on all social platforms: Facebook | Instagram | YouTube Find resources from our podcast at shop.familylife.com. Download FamilyLife's app! Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify. Check out all the FamilyLife's podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network. See cru.org/us/en/about/privacy FamilyLife’s Privacy Policy

Your teen says AI is helping with homework. But what happens when it starts answering the questions they’re afraid to ask you? Tech-policy expert and author Clare Morell joins Dave and Ann Wilson to expose AI dangers for kids—from chatbots that feel unnervingly human to technology moving faster than parents can keep up with. Show Notes and Resources The Tech Exit: A Practical Guide to Freeing Kids and Teens from Smartphones. The AI Revolution Is Coming for Our Kids. Thanks to the Christian Standard Bible for sponsoring this episode. Learn more at CSBible.com. Follow us on all social platforms: Facebook | Instagram | YouTube Find resources from our podcast at shop.familylife.com. Download FamilyLife's app! Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify. Check out all the FamilyLife's podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network. See cru.org/us/en/about/privacy FamilyLife’s Privacy Policy

You know the screens are too much. But homework is online. Their friends have phones. And taking the thing away triggers a meltdown. So how can you get kids off screens without losing your mind? Tech-policy expert and author Clare Morell joins Dave and Ann Wilson with a radical experiment for families ready to find out what life beyond the screen could look like. Show Notes and Resources The Tech Exit: A Practical Guide to Freeing Kids and Teens from Smartphones. Wisephone. Pinwheel. Bark Phone. Gabb Phone. Good Pictures Bad Pictures Jr.: A Simple Plan to Protect Young Minds. Thanks to the Christian Standard Bible for sponsoring this episode. Learn more at CSBible.com. Follow us on all social platforms: Facebook | Instagram | YouTube Find resources from our podcast at shop.familylife.com. Download FamilyLife's app! Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify. Check out all the FamilyLife's podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network. See cru.org/us/en/about/privacy FamilyLife’s Privacy Policy

Your kid needs a phone for the team. Their friends all have one. And they’ve asked approximately 4,000 times. So should kids have smartphones? Are parental controls enough to keep them safe? Tech-policy expert and author Clare Morell joins Dave and Ann Wilson to challenge what parents assume is inevitable—and unpacks what that glowing rectangle may be doing to a developing brain. Show Notes and Resources Thanks to the Christian Standard Bible for sponsoring this episode. Learn more at CSBible.com. Follow us on all social platforms: Facebook | Instagram | YouTube Find resources from our podcast at shop.familylife.com. Download FamilyLife's app! Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify. Check out all the FamilyLife's podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network. See cru.org/us/en/about/privacy FamilyLife’s Privacy Policy