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Start with the Heart: Dr. Kathy Koch Mar 06, 2026

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What if all the grades, trophies, and accolades your kids chase aren’t enough to make them feel secure? On the final day of the heart-centered parenting series, Start with the Heart author Dr. Kathy Koch shows parents how to root identity in God, affirm kids’ unique gifts, and nurture purpose-driven competence. Through practical examples—dice games, car rides, and coffee-making five-year-olds—you’ll discover how to connect deeply, raise kids who thrive, and feel like you finally “get” what parenting really demands.

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Stop Chasing Grades and Likes: Raising Kids Who Feel Loved - Dr. Kathy Koch Mar 05, 2026

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Your kid rolls their eyes before you finish a sentence. Screens compete with your voice. Homework feels like a performance review. Dr. Kathy Koch shows how to get past the noise and actually connect. Learn simple, practical ways to be seen as more than a nag, to help your kids feel known, loved, and brave, and to raise relationally strong kids who can thrive—inside and outside the digital world.

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Learn more about Kathy Koch and her book "Start with the Heart" at celebratekids.com
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Why Teens and Preteens Don’t Listen (and How to Make Them Want To): Dr. Kathy Koch Mar 04, 2026

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Middle schoolers who grunt. Teens glued to screens. You love your kid—but do they feel liked? On Family Life Today, Kathy Koch sits down with Dave Wilson and Ann Wilson to expose performance-driven parenting and show a better way. If you’re tired of comparing, correcting, and panicking about faith, tech, or rebellion—this conversation meets you in the mess and points you toward your child’s heart.

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Learn more about Kathy Koch and her book "Start with the Heart" at celebratekids.com
Set sail on the Love Like You Mean It Marriage Cruise! Now through 3/31/26, use promo code CruiseMadness27 and enjoy exclusive savings on your stateroom.

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Life After the Phone Call: If God Is Good, Why Did My Child Die? Tim & Aileen Challies Mar 03, 2026

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On what should have been his son’s wedding day, Tim & Challies stood at a graveside and read the wedding speech he never got to give. Months earlier, 20-year-old Nick had collapsed and died without warning. If God is good, why is the future we imagine buried? When the life we plan is gone and peace feels like a promise meant for someone else, is faith strong enough for the life we'd never choose?

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Why Does God Let Bad Things Happen? On Keeping Faith When It Does: Tim & Aileen Challies Mar 02, 2026

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On a peaceful fall day, Tim & Aileen Challies' son, a seminary student engaged to be married, suddenly collapsed during a pickup game on campus. He would never come home. In this candid conversation, Tim & Aileen share what followed: shock, isolation, a marriage grieving in different languages, and the search for God in the silence. When the unthinkable happens, you may find yourself asking, “Why does God let bad things happen?”—and wonder if your faith is strong enough to hold you. Or maybe, you'll discover it’s holding you.

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Order your copy of "Seasons of Sorrow: The Pain of Loss and the Comfort of God" in our shop
Visit Tim's blog at challies.com
Follow Tim on facebook: @challies
Set sail on the Love Like You Mean It Marriage Cruise! Now through 3/31/26, use promo code CruiseMadness27 and enjoy exclusive savings on your stateroom.

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When Grief Resurfaces: Ron and Nan Deal Feb 27, 2026

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Loss lingers in blended families—resurfacing during weddings, graduations, birthdays—stirring developmental grief no one sees. Couples grieve unevenly, risking distance; church often silences sorrow instead of shepherding it. If you're overwhelmed by grief, exhausted by "move on" pressure, and craving space for honest pain, listen in. Ron and Nan Deal unpack why lament is biblical, not weakness, offering a faithful path through unresolved sorrow that keeps you connected to God and each other.

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The Bible Nerd Guide to Rightly Reading Scripture: Faith Womack Feb 26, 2026

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You’ve heard “What does this verse mean to you?” and felt uneasy, or watched Scripture twisted in ways that hurt. Busy life buries Bible study; guilt piles up over adult kids who’ve walked away. If you’re intimidated by “correct” interpretation or weary of shallow approaches, this episode delivers clarity. YouTube "Bible Nerd" Faith Womack equips everyday believers to read contextually, reframe misused verses, and anchor identity and family in God’s unchanging Word—not performance or outcomes.

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Learn more about Faith and where to get your copy of No More Boring Bible Study at biblenerdministries.com
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Follow Faith on Instagram @biblenerdministries

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Overcome Pain and Spiritual Abuse to Love God's Word Again - Faith Womack Feb 25, 2026

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You've feel like a failure for not studying enough--or you've even been hurt by twisted Scripture. In family chaos, the Bible gathers dust while guilt builds. If you're hungry for truth without the baggage, tune in. Faith Womack, YouTube's Bible Nerd, shares her rough, raw origins—from spiritual abuse and miscarriage to building a ministry—and reframes Bible engagement as joyful, everyday discipleship. No more boring; just God's Word as the anchor you need.

Show Notes and Resources

Learn more about Faith and where to get your copy of No More Boring Bible Study at biblenerdministries.com
Begin the Easter story early with Resurrection Eggs. Start your family tradition now!
Follow Faith on Instagram @biblenerdministries

Thanks to the Christian Standard Bible for sponsoring this episode. Learn more at CSBible.com.
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Questions Jesus Asked: Turning All-Consuming Fear, Worry, Pain into Stronger Faith Fuel - Amberly Neese Feb 24, 2026

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Fear. Worry. Pain: They can feel all-consuming. Author and speaker Amberley Neese believes that in the questions Jesus asks in the Gospels, there are answers big enough for all three--and a highway to stronger faith.

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Untangling Faith: Reclaiming Hope in the Questions Jesus Asked Participant Workbook
by Amberly Neese.
Begin the Easter story early with Resurrection Eggs. Start your family tradition now!
Learn more about Amberly Neese on her website amberlyneese.com

Thanks to the Christian Standard Bible for sponsoring this episode. Learn more at CSBible.com.
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Doubting Your Way to Deeper Faith: The Jesus Questions Hack - Amberly Neese Feb 23, 2026

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What if your doubts made your faith stronger? Author, speaker, and humorist Amberly Neese explores Jesus questions--ones He Himself asked--as a way to reclaim your trust all over again.

Show Notes and Resources

Untangling Faith: Reclaiming Hope in the Questions Jesus Asked Participant Workbook
by Amberly Neese.
Begin the Easter story early with Resurrection Eggs. Start your family tradition now!
Learn more about Amberly Neese on her website amberlyneese.com

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.
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