https://www.familylife.com Pursue what matters most. Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:43:56 +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 https://www.familylife.com 32 32 236231178 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/192-jim-burns-when-adult-children-stray/ https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/192-jim-burns-when-adult-children-stray/#respond Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/192-jim-burns-when-adult-children-stray/ You raised them with loving intentions—so why the distance? Jim Burns addresses parents’ regret and fear, sharing what to do when pushing backfires—and how to keep the door open with your adult child.]]> https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/192-jim-burns-when-adult-children-stray/feed/ 0 325470 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/blended-family-dynamics-practical-moves-for-stepparent-success-ron-deal/ https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/blended-family-dynamics-practical-moves-for-stepparent-success-ron-deal/#respond Thu, 11 Jun 2026 07:56:27 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/blended-family-dynamics-practical-moves-for-stepparent-success-ron-deal/ On FamilyLife Today, Ron Deal chats with Dave and Ann Wilson to offer brilliant tips for blended family dynamics.]]> https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/blended-family-dynamics-practical-moves-for-stepparent-success-ron-deal/feed/ 0 325403 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/strong-stepfamilies-start-with-strong-stepfathers-ron-deal-gil-stuart/ https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/strong-stepfamilies-start-with-strong-stepfathers-ron-deal-gil-stuart/#respond Tue, 26 May 2026 07:44:21 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/strong-stepfamilies-start-with-strong-stepfathers-ron-deal-gil-stuart/ Author Gil Stuart offers tips on being a thoughtful, intentional stepfather—and shaping the kind of family you all long for.]]> https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/strong-stepfamilies-start-with-strong-stepfathers-ron-deal-gil-stuart/feed/ 0 325017 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/stepdad-the-unsung-hero-ron-deal-and-gil-stuart/ https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/stepdad-the-unsung-hero-ron-deal-and-gil-stuart/#respond Mon, 25 May 2026 07:44:15 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/stepdad-the-unsung-hero-ron-deal-and-gil-stuart/ Ron Deal & Gil Stuart honor the "unsung hero" of the home: the stepdad. Learn how to navigate the unique challenges of step-parenting.]]> https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/stepdad-the-unsung-hero-ron-deal-and-gil-stuart/feed/ 0 325014 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/189-widowhood-to-remarriage-blending-families-with-ongoing-grief-daniel-and-brittany-brooker/ https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/189-widowhood-to-remarriage-blending-families-with-ongoing-grief-daniel-and-brittany-brooker/#respond Mon, 04 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/189-widowhood-to-remarriage-blending-families-with-ongoing-grief-daniel-and-brittany-brooker/ Loss shattered you; remarriage after widowhood humbles you amid trauma, blending families, and recurring developmental grief. If comparison, unmet expectations, or past pain threaten your marriage and home, listen in. Daniel and Brittany Brooker (Refuge Widowers) share Scripture-soaked wisdom, practical strategies, and hope to redeem brokenness for God’s glory.]]> https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/189-widowhood-to-remarriage-blending-families-with-ongoing-grief-daniel-and-brittany-brooker/feed/ 0 324625 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 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/co-parents-and-step-unity-transforming-conflict-into-cooperation-ron-deal/ https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/co-parents-and-step-unity-transforming-conflict-into-cooperation-ron-deal/#respond Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:17:25 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/co-parents-and-step-unity-transforming-conflict-into-cooperation-ron-deal/ Co-parenting in blended families is messy. Ron Deal and Gayla Grace speak with Dave and Ann Wilson about beating guilt and protecting your marriage.]]> https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/co-parents-and-step-unity-transforming-conflict-into-cooperation-ron-deal/feed/ 0 324025 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/186-is-fear-running-your-stepfamily-heres-how-to-spot-it-gayla-grace/ https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/186-is-fear-running-your-stepfamily-heres-how-to-spot-it-gayla-grace/#respond Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/186-is-fear-running-your-stepfamily-heres-how-to-spot-it-gayla-grace/ Blended family life is messy—old fears, exes, money stress, kid loyalties. Ron Deal and Gayla Grace name the “ghosts” haunting stepfamilies—and why you pull back when you want to lean in.]]> https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/186-is-fear-running-your-stepfamily-heres-how-to-spot-it-gayla-grace/feed/ 0 323677 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/183-grief-triggers-and-tender-triumphs-happy-chaos-in-a-blended-family/ https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/183-grief-triggers-and-tender-triumphs-happy-chaos-in-a-blended-family/#respond Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:00:18 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/183-grief-triggers-and-tender-triumphs-happy-chaos-in-a-blended-family/ Through "memory lane," fire-pit talks, and birthday cakes at graves, podcasters Justin & Kelly Walker show how grief triggers, alongside laughter and love, collide in a blended family of nine.]]> https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/183-grief-triggers-and-tender-triumphs-happy-chaos-in-a-blended-family/feed/ 0 322642 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 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/181-beauty-in-the-broken-a-kintsugi-approach-to-blended-family-life/ https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/181-beauty-in-the-broken-a-kintsugi-approach-to-blended-family-life/#respond Mon, 12 Jan 2026 10:39:23 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/181-beauty-in-the-broken-a-kintsugi-approach-to-blended-family-life/ Overwhelmed by blended-family brokenness? Ron Deal and Wynand Jacobs dive into messy, unpolished realities, using kintsugi as a metaphor. They explore God's power to reform shame into beauty, grief into testimony, and mistakes into stories that shine. ]]> https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/181-beauty-in-the-broken-a-kintsugi-approach-to-blended-family-life/feed/ 0 321746 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/180-tinsel-tension-togetherness-navigating-your-blended-family-christmas-mike-and-kim-anderson/ https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/180-tinsel-tension-togetherness-navigating-your-blended-family-christmas-mike-and-kim-anderson/#respond Mon, 29 Dec 2025 10:30:27 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/180-tinsel-tension-togetherness-navigating-your-blended-family-christmas-mike-and-kim-anderson/ Blended family Christmas got you juggling joy, stress & edgy emotions? Podcast hosts and blended marriage coaches Mike & Kim Anderson drop truth & tools for your stepfamily's holiday, helping you trade pain and chaos for peace and connection.]]> https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/180-tinsel-tension-togetherness-navigating-your-blended-family-christmas-mike-and-kim-anderson/feed/ 0 321519 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/178-we-struggled-to-blend-now-we-help-blended-families-thrive/ https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/178-we-struggled-to-blend-now-we-help-blended-families-thrive/#respond Mon, 01 Dec 2025 10:14:26 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/178-we-struggled-to-blend-now-we-help-blended-families-thrive/ Five kids. Two parenting styles. One rocky first Christmas. Scott and Deana Thayer share how faith, grit, and their “95/5” rule turned chaos into connection—helping blended families find hope, healing, and love that lasts through every messy moment.]]> https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/178-we-struggled-to-blend-now-we-help-blended-families-thrive/feed/ 0 321105 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/177-gary-chapman-keys-to-a-successful-marriage/ https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/177-gary-chapman-keys-to-a-successful-marriage/#respond Mon, 17 Nov 2025 10:06:26 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/177-gary-chapman-keys-to-a-successful-marriage/ Could three simple questions transform your marriage? Dr. Gary Chapman shares raw stories, faith-fueled wisdom, and keys to a successful marriage in ways messy, real, and full of hope. Love deeper, fight fair, and grow stronger—one step at a time.]]> https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/177-gary-chapman-keys-to-a-successful-marriage/feed/ 0 320699 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/176-how-to-help-kids-cope-with-divorce-and-remarriage/ https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/176-how-to-help-kids-cope-with-divorce-and-remarriage/#respond Mon, 03 Nov 2025 09:59:19 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/176-how-to-help-kids-cope-with-divorce-and-remarriage/ Divorce hurts. But for kids, it can feel like their world’s split in two. Summer Butler shares her story and a workbook that helps kids process emotions, set boundaries, and handle life between two homes—leveraging drawing, writing, and real talk. ]]> https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/176-how-to-help-kids-cope-with-divorce-and-remarriage/feed/ 0 320283 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/175-blended-holidays-are-complicated-heres-how-they-made-it-work/ https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/175-blended-holidays-are-complicated-heres-how-they-made-it-work/#respond Mon, 20 Oct 2025 09:47:27 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/175-blended-holidays-are-complicated-heres-how-they-made-it-work/ What helps a blended family bond after loss? Should you force togetherness—or let it grow? Author Rob Bugh, wife Rhonda, and their adult kids unpack grief, grace, awkward blended holidays, and healing in an honest, hopeful look at rebuilding family.]]> https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/175-blended-holidays-are-complicated-heres-how-they-made-it-work/feed/ 0 319277 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/174-more-than-just-a-stepparent-helping-a-grieving-child-heal/ https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/174-more-than-just-a-stepparent-helping-a-grieving-child-heal/#respond Mon, 06 Oct 2025 09:38:36 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/174-more-than-just-a-stepparent-helping-a-grieving-child-heal/ When a child loses a parent, grief doesn't end for them. And when they join a stepfamily, we need to come alongside with love and support as parents & stepparents and honor their pain and memories. Ron Deal talks with Diane Fromme about best ways to help.]]> https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/174-more-than-just-a-stepparent-helping-a-grieving-child-heal/feed/ 0 319044 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/173-when-your-brains-are-different-finding-your-way-in-a-neurodivergent-marriage/ https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/173-when-your-brains-are-different-finding-your-way-in-a-neurodivergent-marriage/#respond Mon, 22 Sep 2025 09:32:19 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/173-when-your-brains-are-different-finding-your-way-in-a-neurodivergent-marriage/ A neurodivergent marriage includes at least one partner with a neurodevelopmental condition like autism or ADHD. Ron Deal speaks with Dr. Stephanie & Dan Holmes on the challenges of their neurodivurgent marriage, how to recognize it, & strategies to cope.]]> https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/173-when-your-brains-are-different-finding-your-way-in-a-neurodivergent-marriage/feed/ 0 318461