August 23, 2023
Dawn Scott Jones explains how she found emotional healing from childhood sexual abuse and how a husband can come alongside his wife who has experienced similar trauma to offer her love and support. (Part 1 of 2)
Dr. Ken Wilgus encourages parents to deliberately work their way out of the parenting role by the time their child is 18, and instructs them to see their teenagers as young adults, not large children. He offers tips on how to progressively give your teen more responsibility, along with examples of how to have difficult conversations on a range of topics, from music choices to dating.
Pastors Justin & Trisha Davis share their incredible marriage journey — recovering from Justin’s infidelity and the generational sins of their parents. The Davises describe “cycles of sin” like shame, blame, hiddenness, and unforgiveness, and how we need to get to the root of these issues before God can heal our lives. (Aug 26 – Aug 27)
Dr. Charles Stone shares insights from neuroscience and the Bible on managing stress. He offers helpful tools to get through difficult seasons of pressure.
Dr. Ken Wilgus encourages parents to deliberately work their way out of the parenting role by the time their child is 18, and instructs them to see their teenagers as young adults, not large children. He offers tips on how to progressively give your teen more responsibility, along with examples of how to have difficult conversations on a range of topics, from music choices to dating.
Pastors Justin & Trisha Davis share their incredible marriage journey — recovering from Justin’s infidelity and the generational sins of their parents. The Davises describe “cycles of sin” like shame, blame, hiddenness, and unforgiveness, and how we need to get to the root of these issues before God can heal our lives. (Aug 26 – Aug 27)
Is it wrong to experience pleasure? Many Christians assume “pleasure” and “sin” are synonymous. Others define godly pleasure so narrowly that they drastically minimize the powerful and Holy role that pleasure can play in their lives. Still others feel guilty even thinking about how to build a life of pleasure. Pastor Gary Thomas invites Christians to embrace a life of true pleasure as a pathway to obedience, worship, and service. Gary provides a theological and inspirational framework to help us cultivate the kind of life that pleases God.
Dr. Erwin Lutzer describes how socialism is seeping into our nation through critical race theory, cancel culture, and the suppression of free speech, and he encourages Christians to persevere in defending biblical values while exemplifying God’s grace and love. (Part 2 of 2)
Rich Griffith shares practical advice from his experience as a single Dad of three boys to encourage Christian parents to teach their children to use discernment to navigate the positive and negative influences in their lives.
In a discussion based on his book Raising Boys Who Respect Girls, Dave Willis offers parents advice for cultivating within their young sons a healthy respect for others, particularly girls and women.
Educational expert Cynthia Tobias discusses the three main ways that people learn: auditory, visual and kinesthetic, and the strengths and weaknesses of each style. Cynthia stresses the importance of recognizing that every child is different and the need for parent’s to accept their child when their learning style differs from their own. (Part 2 of 2)
