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How To Tell The Truth: Preston Perry Oct 17, 2024

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Preston Perry was a troubled youth on Chicago's South Side. Now he's a passionate–and compassionate–evangelist. Join hosts Dave and Ann Wilson and hear more of his story and his approach to winning people to Jesus.

Show Notes and Resources

Connect with Preston and check out everything he's up to at preston-perry.com. You can also find him on social media on Facebook, Instagram, X, and YouTube.
Grab his book, "How to Tell the Truth: The Story of How God Saved Me to Win Hearts—Not Just Arguments," in our shop!
Listen to his podcast, featuring Jackie Hill Perry, at withtheperrys.com.
Check out Preston Perry’s Clothing Line: Bold Apparel.
Gospel in a pumpkin Get your free download with activities, pumpkin-face stencil sheets, and a guided script to help your kids learn about what matters most while you carve your jack-o-lanterns.

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Andrew Peterson: Fueling Your Kids' Imagination Oct 16, 2024

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Musician and author Andrew Peterson chats about fueling kids’ imagination and creativity to open doors for the Kingdom of God.

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Gospel in a pumpkin
Get your free download with activities, pumpkin-face stencil sheets, and a guided script to help your kids learn about what matters most while you carve your jack-o-lanterns.
Connect with Andrew and see all that he's up to at andrew-peterson.com.
WINGFEATHER SAGA Andrew's series for kids is called The Wingfeather Saga. You can learn more about Andrew's books and music, AND the upcoming animated version of the Wingfeather Saga

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Nurturing Creativity in Your Home: Ashlee Gadd Oct 15, 2024

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Do you ever feel guilty for wanting time to nurture your creativity and passions as a mother? What if embracing your desire for beauty and creating can enrich your home and spirits of yourself and your children? Ashlee Gadd—author, photographer and founder of Coffee and Crumbs—joins Dave and Ann Wilson to discuss embracing play, modeling a love for art in your children, and more!

Show Notes and Resources

Connect with Ashlee and hear more of her thoughts at ashleegadd.com and on social media on Insta.
Grab her book, "Create Anyway: The Joy of Pursuing Creativity in the Margins of Motherhood," in our shop!
Explore Coffee + Crumbs, a platform and podcast that brings mothers together through storytelling.
And check out the community the Coffee + Crumbs team created to inspire and equip mothers to create in the margins: Exhale.
The book Ashlee mentioned, The Artist's Way, by Julia Cameron can be found here.
"Gospel in a Pumpkin" Get your free download with activities, pumpkin-face stencil sheets, and a guided script to help your kids learn about what matters most while you carve your jack-o-lanterns.

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Create Anyway: Creativity in the Margins of Motherhood: Ashlee Gadd Oct 14, 2024

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Many moms feel like there's just no time for their creative passions. Ashlee Gadd—author, photographer and founder of Coffee and Crumbs—joins Dave and Ann Wilson to share how God led her to create in the margins of motherhood and offers hope for moms to thrive in seasons of change.

Show Notes and Resources

Connect with Ashlee and hear more of her thoughts at ashleegadd.com and on social media on Insta.
Grab her book, "Create Anyway: The Joy of Pursuing Creativity in the Margins of Motherhood," in our shop!
Explore Coffee + Crumbs, a platform and podcast that brings mothers together through storytelling.
And check out the community the Coffee + Crumbs team created to inspire and equip mothers to create in the margins: Exhale.
The book Ashlee mentioned, The Artist's Way, by Julia Cameron can be found here.
"Gospel in a Pumpkin" Get your free download with activities, pumpkin-face stencil sheets, and a guided script to help your kids learn about what matters most while you carve your jack-o-lanterns.

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What Tamar Can Teach Us: Teresa Whiting Oct 11, 2024

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God restored women in the Bible who faced shame and trauma, and He can restore us, too. Teresa Whiting joins hosts, Dave and Ann Wilson, to share practical advice for finding hope and healing in sexual brokenness.

Show Notes and Resources

Connect with Teresa and hear more of her thoughts on her website, teresawhiting.com, and through her podcast, Find Hope Here.
Grab her book to dig deeper into the stories of 6-women in the Bible and God's redeeming character: "Graced: How God Redeems and Restores the Broken".
Check out Amberly Neese’s five-week video series, “Moving Toward Each Other in the Middle of a Divisive World.” Amberly, author and comedian, offers insights on fostering peace in our communities despite differing views.
See more about FamilyLife's Weekend to Remember events at weekendtoremember.com.

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(dis)Graced: How God Redeems and Restores the Broken: Teresa Whiting Oct 10, 2024

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Have you ever felt broken or bad? You're not alone. Listen in as Teresa Whiting, writer & author, joins hosts Dave and Ann Wilson for a tender discussion on overcoming shame and sexual brokenness.

Show Notes and Resources

Connect with Teresa and hear more of her thoughts on her website, teresawhiting.com, and through her podcast, Find Hope Here.
Grab her book to dig deeper into the stories of 6-women in the Bible and God's redeeming character: "Graced: How God Redeems and Restores the Broken".
Check out Amberly Neese’s five-week video series, “Moving Toward Each Other in the Middle of a Divisive World.” Amberly, author and comedian, offers insights on fostering peace in our communities despite differing views.
See more about FamilyLife's Weekend to Remember events at weekendtoremember.com.

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God's People & Sibling Rivalry: Amberly Neese Oct 09, 2024

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Ever struggle with jealousy or sibling rivalry? From (almost) the beginning of time, God's people have, too. It's a tale as old as time. Listen in as author and speaker, Amberly Neese, offers biblical insight on overcoming envy, with siblings & beyond.

Show Notes and Resources

Connect with Amberly on her website, amberlyneese.com, and on Insta and Facebook.
Her book, "Friendship Initiative: 31 Days of Loving and Connecting Like Jesus," is available in our shop or we'll send it at no cost to you with a donation of any size this week, as our way of saying a huge "Thank you!" for partnering with us toward stronger families around the world.
You can also grab Amberly's other book, Common Ground: Loving Others Despite Our Differences here.
Find resources from this podcast at shop.familylife.com.
See resources from our past podcasts.
Find more content and resources on the FamilyLife's app!
Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify.
Check out all the FamilyLife podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network
Sign up for Amberly Neese’s five-week video series, “Moving Toward Each Other in the Middle of a Divisive World.” Amberly, author and comedian, offers insights on fostering peace in our communities despite differing views.

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Common Ground: Amberly Neese Oct 08, 2024

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Even in healthy relationships, disagreements and conflict will arise. Author and speaker, Amberly Neese, wants to help us navigate conflict well by finding common ground with those we love.

Show Notes and Resources

Connect with Amberly on her website, amberlyneese.com, and on Insta and Facebook.
Her book, "Friendship Initiative: 31 Days of Loving and Connecting Like Jesus," is available in our shop or we'll send it at no cost to you with a donation of any size this week, as our way of saying a huge "Thank you!" for partnering with us toward stronger families around the world.
You can also grab Amberly's other book, Common Ground: Loving Others Despite Our Differences here.
Sign up for Amberly Neese’s five-week video series, “Moving Toward Each Other in the Middle of a Divisive World.” Amberly, author and comedian, offers insights on fostering peace in our communities despite differing views.

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The Friendship Initiative: Amberly Neese Oct 07, 2024

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Do you have the biblical friendships you were made for? Statistics on loneliness suggest that few of us do. Author and speaker, Amberly Neese, offers vision and actionable ideas for building richer relationships in her book, The Friendship Initiative.

Show Notes and Resources

Connect with Amberly on her website, amberlyneese.com, and on Insta and Facebook.
Her book, "Friendship Initiative: 31 Days of Loving and Connecting Like Jesus," is available in our shop or we'll send it at no cost to you with a donation of any size this week, as our way of saying a huge "Thank you!" for partnering with us toward stronger families around the world.
You can also grab Amberly's other book, Common Ground: Loving Others Despite Our Differences here.
Sign up for Amberly Neese’s five-week video series, “Moving Toward Each Other in the Middle of a Divisive World.” Amberly, author and comedian, offers insights on fostering peace in our communities despite differing views.

Find resources from this podcast at shop.familylife.com.
See resources from our past podcasts.
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Halloween and Christians: An Opportunity, with Jimmy & Kelly Needham Oct 04, 2024

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Halloween and Christians: It's complicated. But what if it's a great opportunity to reach your neighborhood?! Join Dave and Ann Wilson to learn how Jimmy and Kelly Needham use their home to share generosity and the gospel with their neighbors during Halloween. They have tips for you, too!

Show Notes and Resources

Connect with Jimmy & Kelly Needham at their website!
Find Jimmy & Kelly on previous episodes of FamilyLife Today here.
Check out this video explaining what the Needhams do at Halloween & why!
And for more background and a Scriptural basis for the outreach, read this article.
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