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Keeping Families Connected

Welcome to the Keeping Families Connected podcast!

We’re a Christ-centered ministry that helps families struggling with challenges that are dividing them. Whether you realize it or not, you and your family are targets in a spiritual and cultural battle.

We’re here to equip you for that battle, strengthen your walk with the Lord, and to bring you scriptural truth, encouragement, healing and hope.

We address issues like faith, marriage, divorce and how to protect and reconnect with your children.

Would you like to gain valuable insight into yourself and those around you? Learn how to be a better person, spouse or parent? Are you willing to honestly assess your faith and then make changes to grow deeper in your relationship with God?

Regardless of where you’re at in your Christian Walk, our journey together will be amazing! Prepare to go deep. And don’t worry about falling asleep while you’re listening. Our podcasts might be controversial or challenging but never boring. 😊

If you’re serious about your faith this is the place to be.

My name is Rick Nischalke. My wife Barbara and I are co-founders of this ministry.

You can find out more about us at Keepingfamiliesconnected.com.

Latest Episodes:

Managing Grief and Depression During the Holidays Dec 17, 2025

Show notes

Most of us look forward to the Holidays. Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year are the most widely celebrated, and they’re all relatively close together. That’s why this time of year is generally referred to as the Holiday Season.

We get to spend time with family and friends. Express our Thanks to God for all His blessings, especially the birth of His son Jesus Christ. We exchange gifts and if we’re lucky we might even get a couple of days off work! 😊

But there’s a sizable group of people that aren’t looking forward to this time of year. It isn’t that they aren’t grateful for their blessings or that they are Charles Dicken’s Ebenezer Scrooge. They’re simply experiencing conflicting thoughts and emotions that cast a shadow over and diminish the joy of the season.

In extreme cases these depressing thoughts and feelings can lead to someone taking their own life.

Join us to learn how to manage grief and depression as you navigate through the holiday season.

You can find out more about us at keepingfamiliesconnected.com

How Do You Love Unlovable People? Dec 10, 2025

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How Do You Love Unlovable People?

That’s a great question, isn’t it?

The sad truth is that some people are just harder to love than others. And if we’re being honest, we have a hard time being our best when we’re around them.

Do you have anyone in your life that you consider difficult or unlovable? Are you looking for ways to endure or improve your relationship?

If so, you won’t want to miss today’s podcast!

Fun Date Ideas Dec 03, 2025

Show notes

If you’re a frequent listener to our podcast you know that we often discuss important and challenging subjects. And although today’s topic will help to strengthen your marriage, it’s really all about having fun while you’re doing that!

Today I’ll be sharing a list of Fun Date Ideas. Many of them are free or inexpensive. Some can be done at home or in an indoor environment so weather’s never an issue. And some are just downright romantic! 😊

And don’t worry about writing them down, here’s a link to a complete list of ideas: Fun Date Ideas

Dating should be fun. But coming up with something more than just dinner and a movie can

be difficult. Especially if you don’t have much time to plan, or you want to impress your date with something unique.

These ideas are fun and there are plenty of them. So, let’s get started!

Thanksgiving is More Than a Holiday – It’s a Way of Life Nov 26, 2025

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Today’s podcast is a special Thanksgiving episode. We hope and expect that it will provide you with great encouragement for this special holiday and beyond.

Do we have reasons to be thankful? How do we cultivate a thankful heart? Is it possible to rejoice in every situation? Scripture gives us the key to each of these answers and more.

Happy Thanksgiving from us to you!

Overcoming The Top 3 Reasons for Divorce – pt 3 Nov 20, 2025

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Today’s episode is part 3 of a 3-part series on The Top 3 Reasons for Divorce.

We suggest listening to parts 1 and 2 first if you haven’t already. Today we’ll discuss the 3^rd most highly reported reason for divorce. Conflict and arguing.

In review, the top 3 reported reasons for divorce are:

1. Lack of Commitment
2. Infidelity/Affair
3. Conflict and arguing

Financial problems, substance abuse and domestic violence are on the list, but none of them come close in reported frequency to the top three.

Today we’ll cover the most common landmines that can turn disagreements and different perspectives into destructive communication patterns that can destroy a marriage.

We’ll provide powerful tools to help you establish a framework of communication techniques and perspectives that will prevent an escalation to intense conflict and arguing.

To be clear, when two people enter a marriage, there will always be a difference in their thought process and perspectives. And although this can be challenging at times, (there’s an understatement) it usually results in a better decision-making process when both perspectives are valued and taken into consideration.

The key to success here isn’t never disagreeing about something. It’s to work through those disagreements in a way that doesn’t attack, demean and destroy your spouse.

Suggested resources:

1. Love & Respect – Dr. Emmerson Eggerich
2. 5 Love Languages – Gary Chapman
3. Intimacy Ignited – Joseph & Linda Dillow
4. Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage – Mark Gungor
5. Loving Your Spouse When You Feel Like Walking Away – Gary Chapman
6. How to Have That Difficult Conversation: Gaining the Skills for Honest and Meaningful Communication – Dr. Henry Cloud and John Townsend
7. Make Anger Your Ally – Neil Clark Warren

Overcoming The Top 3 Reasons for Divorce – pt 2 Nov 13, 2025

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Today’s episode is part 2 of a 3-part series on The Top 3 Reasons for Divorce.

We suggest listening to part 1 first if you haven’t already. Today we’ll discuss the 2^nd most highly reported reason for divorce. Infidelity.

We’ll cover how to recognize the signs of an affair, how to safeguard your marriage against one, and how to recover from an affair that’s already occurred.

The top 3 reported reasons for divorce are:

Lack of Commitment
Infidelity/Affair
Conflict and arguing

Financial problems, substance abuse and domestic violence are on the list, but none of them come close in reported frequency to the top three.

Join us today to find out more.

Overcoming The Top 3 Reasons for Divorce – pt 1 Nov 06, 2025

Show notes

In today’s episode we share The Top 3 Reasons for Divorce.

This is episode 1 of a 3-part series. We'll discuss the most frequently reported reasons that marriages end in divorce.

Why is that important?

Because understanding those reasons and taking steps to safeguard your marriage against these destructive forces can not only save your marriage but also richly enhance it.

If you’re in a difficult marriage that you aren’t sure can be saved, this information may be the difference between a healthy, thriving relationship and a divorce.

Join us today to find out more!

There’s a more comprehensive list of the Top Reasons for Divorce on our website.

Forgiveness – How to Forgive Someone - pt 2 Oct 30, 2025

Show notes

This episode is part 2 of a 2-part series on How to Forgive Someone. We suggest listening to part 1 first if you haven’t already. Today we’ll talk about specific steps you can take to set yourself free from the bondage of pain, bitterness, and unforgiveness. These will be practical and actionable steps you can take to help you on your journey to forgiveness.

Books referenced:

Love and Respect - by Emerson and Sarah Eggerich

What's so amazing about Grace - by Phillip Yancey

The Bondage Breaker - by Neil Anderson

Forgiveness – How to Forgive Someone - pt 1 Oct 23, 2025

Show notes

Today’s podcast is part 1 of a 2-part series on forgiveness. Find out if, why and how you should forgive someone that has hurt you deeply. This is a difficult subject, but we think you’ll be encouraged, strengthened and set free by what you learn.

What in the World is Going On? Oct 09, 2025

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Have you ever stopped to ask yourself “What in the world is going on?”

How did things get so crazy and out of control?

Are you struggling in your marriage?

Are you going through a difficult divorce?

Are you losing the close relationship that you once had with your child because they’ve been alienated from you by friends, family, politics, the educational system or culture?

Are issues like abortion, gender identification, sexuality, illegal immigration, and other political and social ideology coming between you and your child?

Is the God that created the family able and willing to bring healing to fractured and damaged relationships? The answer is a resounding yes!

God’s revealed all that we need to know about ourselves, our families and relationships in His word. But it’s up to us to know what His word says, and then to live the way scripture tells us that He would have us live.

God’s given us detailed instructions in the bible about how to be in a right relationship with Him, and principles and commandments about how to live.

Not living according to His word has consequences, as an individual, a culture and a nation.

So why is life so hard?

Because we live in a fallen, sinful world and whether you realize it or not, we are in a raging spiritual and cultural battle.

And the target of the attack is you and your family.

Not a very comforting thought, is it? But true, nonetheless.

Join us to discover biblical wisdom, hope and healing for the challenges of life.

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