Growing in Your Faith – FamilyLife® – A Cru Ministry https://www.familylife.com Pursue what matters most. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:40:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.familylife.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/1001/2025/02/cropped-Favicon-Icon_512x512-1.png?w=32 Growing in Your Faith – FamilyLife® – A Cru Ministry https://www.familylife.com 32 32 236231178 The Clay Pot Conspiracy: God’s Plan to Use Weakness in Leaders–Dave Harvey https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/the-clay-pot-conspiracy-gods-plan-to-use-weakness-in-leaders-dave-harvey/ https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/the-clay-pot-conspiracy-gods-plan-to-use-weakness-in-leaders-dave-harvey/#respond Wed, 27 May 2026 07:44:27 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/the-clay-pot-conspiracy-gods-plan-to-use-weakness-in-leaders-dave-harvey/ Dave & Ann Wilson talk with author and pastor Dave Harvey on why your weakness might be exactly where God shows up strongest.]]> https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/the-clay-pot-conspiracy-gods-plan-to-use-weakness-in-leaders-dave-harvey/feed/ 0 325042 The Father’s House: A Conversation on What’s Holding You Back with Rachel Faulkner Brown & Karen McAdams https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/the-fathers-house-a-conversation-on-whats-holding-you-back-with-rachel-faulkner-brown-karen-mcadams/ https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/the-fathers-house-a-conversation-on-whats-holding-you-back-with-rachel-faulkner-brown-karen-mcadams/#respond Fri, 22 May 2026 07:41:32 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/the-fathers-house-a-conversation-on-whats-holding-you-back-with-rachel-faulkner-brown-karen-mcadams/ Rachel Faulkner Brown & Karen McAdams share insights to help you overcome what's keeping you from the Father’s House.]]> https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/the-fathers-house-a-conversation-on-whats-holding-you-back-with-rachel-faulkner-brown-karen-mcadams/feed/ 0 325006 The Missing Piece: A Conversation with Karen McAdams and Rachel Faulkner Brown. https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/the-missing-piece-a-conversation-with-karen-mcadams-and-rachel-faulkner-brown/ https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/the-missing-piece-a-conversation-with-karen-mcadams-and-rachel-faulkner-brown/#respond Thu, 21 May 2026 07:40:28 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/the-missing-piece-a-conversation-with-karen-mcadams-and-rachel-faulkner-brown/ Alongside co-host Rachel Faulkner Brown, Karen McAdams shares her story of finding the way back to the Father’s House.]]> https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/the-missing-piece-a-conversation-with-karen-mcadams-and-rachel-faulkner-brown/feed/ 0 324973 Emotional Confidence: Managing Emotions with Science and Scripture–Alicia Michelle https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/emotional-confidence-managing-emotions-with-science-and-scripture-alicia-michelle/ https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/emotional-confidence-managing-emotions-with-science-and-scripture-alicia-michelle/#respond Wed, 20 May 2026 07:40:24 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/emotional-confidence-managing-emotions-with-science-and-scripture-alicia-michelle/ Dave & Ann Wilson connect with podcaster and author Alicia Michelle on why our reactions don’t match our faith (and what’s really driving them).]]> https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/emotional-confidence-managing-emotions-with-science-and-scripture-alicia-michelle/feed/ 0 324959 188: Growing up Blended: Micah Scharchburg https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/188-growing-up-blended-micah-scharchburg/ https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/188-growing-up-blended-micah-scharchburg/#respond Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/188-growing-up-blended-micah-scharchburg/ Grew up in a blended family? New houses, new rules, new “normal” every few years. Ron Deal talks with Barna's Micah Scharchburg about growing up in chaos—and how to parent without passing the past onto your kids.]]> https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/188-growing-up-blended-micah-scharchburg/feed/ 0 324301 Word Before Work: Jordan Raynor https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/word-before-work-jordan-raynor/ https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/word-before-work-jordan-raynor/#respond Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:19:24 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/word-before-work-jordan-raynor/ On FamilyLife Today, Dave and Ann Wilson talk with Jordan Raynor—host of the Word Before Work podcast—about how your daily grind quietly carries eternal weight.]]> https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/word-before-work-jordan-raynor/feed/ 0 324163 Gritty Faith: Through Trauma, Trusting God in Difficult Times–Erik Reed https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/gritty-faith-through-trauma-trusting-god-in-difficult-times-erik-reed/ https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/gritty-faith-through-trauma-trusting-god-in-difficult-times-erik-reed/#respond Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/gritty-faith-through-trauma-trusting-god-in-difficult-times-erik-reed/ On FamilyLife Today, Pastor Erik Reed talks with Dave and Ann Wilson about what trusting God in difficult times looks like through panic, pain, and forgiveness,]]> https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/gritty-faith-through-trauma-trusting-god-in-difficult-times-erik-reed/feed/ 0 323895 187: Worship through Grief: Matt and Kari Perkins https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/187-worship-through-grief/ https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/187-worship-through-grief/#respond Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/187-worship-through-grief/ Meet Matt and Kari Perkins, widowed parents who blended a family of seven after deep loss. They know you don’t “get over” loss—you grow with it. Find honest hope for grieving parents and blended families as you form a future without erasing the past.]]> https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/187-worship-through-grief/feed/ 0 323824 The Bible Nerd Guide to Rightly Reading Scripture: Faith Womack https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/the-bible-nerd-guide-to-rightly-reading-scripture-faith-womack/ https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/the-bible-nerd-guide-to-rightly-reading-scripture-faith-womack/#respond Thu, 26 Feb 2026 10:42:33 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/the-bible-nerd-guide-to-rightly-reading-scripture-faith-womack/ YouTube "Bible Nerd" Faith Womack equips everyday believers to read contextually and anchor identity and family in God’s unchanging Word.]]> https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/the-bible-nerd-guide-to-rightly-reading-scripture-faith-womack/feed/ 0 323237 Overcome Pain and Spiritual Abuse to Love God’s Word Again – Faith Womack https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/overcome-pain-and-spiritual-abuse-to-love-gods-word-again-faith-womack/ https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/overcome-pain-and-spiritual-abuse-to-love-gods-word-again-faith-womack/#respond Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:42:28 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/overcome-pain-and-spiritual-abuse-to-love-gods-word-again-faith-womack/ Faith Womack, YouTube's Bible Nerd, shares her rough origins—from spiritual abuse to building a ministry—and reframes Bible engagement as joyful discipleship.]]> https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/overcome-pain-and-spiritual-abuse-to-love-gods-word-again-faith-womack/feed/ 0 323199 Questions Jesus Asked: Turning All-Consuming Fear, Worry, Pain into Stronger Faith Fuel – Amberly Neese https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/questions-jesus-asked-turning-all-consuming-fear-worry-pain-into-stronger-faith-fuel-amberly-neese/ https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/questions-jesus-asked-turning-all-consuming-fear-worry-pain-into-stronger-faith-fuel-amberly-neese/#respond Tue, 24 Feb 2026 10:42:20 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/questions-jesus-asked-turning-all-consuming-fear-worry-pain-into-stronger-faith-fuel-amberly-neese/ Dave and Ann Wilson welcome author Amberley Neese. She shows how the questions Jesus asks in the Gospels hold answers powerful enough to meet fear and worry.]]> https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/questions-jesus-asked-turning-all-consuming-fear-worry-pain-into-stronger-faith-fuel-amberly-neese/feed/ 0 323188 Doubting Your Way to Deeper Faith: The Jesus Questions Hack – Amberly Neese https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/doubting-your-way-to-deeper-faith-the-jesus-questions-hack-amberly-neese/ https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/doubting-your-way-to-deeper-faith-the-jesus-questions-hack-amberly-neese/#respond Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:42:14 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/doubting-your-way-to-deeper-faith-the-jesus-questions-hack-amberly-neese/ What if your doubts made your faith stronger? Author Amberly Neese as she explores Jesus questions--ones He Himself asked--as a way to reclaim your faith.]]> https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/doubting-your-way-to-deeper-faith-the-jesus-questions-hack-amberly-neese/feed/ 0 323162 182: Blended and Blessed book, Building Healing through the Beatitudes https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/182-blended-and-blessed-book-building-healing-through-the-beatitudes/ https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/182-blended-and-blessed-book-building-healing-through-the-beatitudes/#respond Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:00:54 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/182-blended-and-blessed-book-building-healing-through-the-beatitudes/ After a scandalous start to their blended marriage, Ines Franklin and her husband Jim discovered God's grace turns broken stories into masterpieces. With raw honesty--and pulling from the richness of the beatitudes in the Bible--Ines explains core ingredients to flourishing in blended family life, with heaps of practical takeaways. What began in shame ends with 5 kids, 10 grandkids, and redemption that shouts hope.]]> https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/182-blended-and-blessed-book-building-healing-through-the-beatitudes/feed/ 0 322128 How We Got Here–and How to Find God in Your Next Move: Luke and Kristina Middendorf https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/how-we-got-here-and-how-to-find-god-in-your-next-move-luke-and-kristina-middendorf/ https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/how-we-got-here-and-how-to-find-god-in-your-next-move-luke-and-kristina-middendorf/#respond Thu, 08 Jan 2026 10:10:17 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/how-we-got-here-and-how-to-find-god-in-your-next-move-luke-and-kristina-middendorf/ This warm, laughter-stuffed episode introduces FamilyLife’s new president, Luke Middendorf, and his wife Kristina.]]> https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/how-we-got-here-and-how-to-find-god-in-your-next-move-luke-and-kristina-middendorf/feed/ 0 321704 Discover Your Gifts: Celebrating How God Made You and Everyone You Know: Don Everts https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/discover-your-gifts-celebrating-how-god-made-you-and-everyone-you-know-don-everts/ https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/discover-your-gifts-celebrating-how-god-made-you-and-everyone-you-know-don-everts/#respond Mon, 05 Jan 2026 14:47:47 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/discover-your-gifts-celebrating-how-god-made-you-and-everyone-you-know-don-everts/ Don Everts digs into human dignity, biblical perspectives on spiritual and common gifts.]]> https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/discover-your-gifts-celebrating-how-god-made-you-and-everyone-you-know-don-everts/feed/ 0 321601 Good News at Rock Bottom – Ray Ortlund https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/good-news-at-rock-bottom-ray-ortlund/ https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/good-news-at-rock-bottom-ray-ortlund/#respond Thu, 25 Dec 2025 10:00:23 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/good-news-at-rock-bottom-ray-ortlund/ “How do I keep going when I’m out of answers?” Ray and Jani Ortlund explore the fierce "good news at rock bottom" — where masks fall, community becomes real, and hope grows stubborn.]]> https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/good-news-at-rock-bottom-ray-ortlund/feed/ 0 321514 The Hidden Peace: Joel Muddamalle https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/the-hidden-peace-joel-muddamalle/ https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/the-hidden-peace-joel-muddamalle/#respond Tue, 23 Dec 2025 09:59:14 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/the-hidden-peace-joel-muddamalle/ Theologian Joel Muddamalle, author of The Hidden Peace, knows we have less control than we want and just enough insecurity to continually remind us of our shortcomings.]]> https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/the-hidden-peace-joel-muddamalle/feed/ 0 321490 Why I’m Still a Christian: Justin Brierley https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/why-im-still-a-christian-justin-brierley/ https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/why-im-still-a-christian-justin-brierley/#respond Thu, 11 Dec 2025 09:52:30 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/why-im-still-a-christian-justin-brierley/ Do doubts about faith ever keep you up at night? Apologist and author Justin Brierley illuminates how the historical brilliance of Christianity withstands scrutiny.]]> https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/why-im-still-a-christian-justin-brierley/feed/ 0 321324