Stories of sacrifice resilience and love You rsquo ll hear them on this Building Relationships with Dr Gary Chapman During the Vietnam War American soldiers were held captive as POWs Their stories show the power of real love in the midst of separation hardship and danger Don rsquo t miss the inspiring stories you rsquo ll encounter on Building Relationships with Dr Gary Chapman Featured resource Captured by Love Inspiring True Romance Stories from Vietnam POWsSee omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

Listen to the full-length version or read the manuscript of this message here https bit ly OD kch In Romans the Apostle Paul challenges us to stop believing society's self-preserving self-serving criteria for relationships and start demonstrating to the world that real love -- God's love -- goes far beyond greeting cards and the golden rule [... more]

We've lost the definition of real love But author Paul Miller has found the Bible's brand of love with no exit strategy changes everything Show Notes and Resources Start the Valentines Challenge A hour journey to get closer to your partner Learn More about Paul Millers Life Changing seeJesus discipleship Mission 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 [... more]

At my first job during my high school years I worked at a women rsquo s clothing store where a female security guard dressed as a shopper followed women she thought might steal the merchandise Certain people fit profiles of those the store owners rsquo thought were suspicious Others not considered a threat were left alone I rsquo ve been profiled in stores myself and followed an interesting experience since I still recognize the tactic In sharp contrast David declared he was followed by a divine blessing mdash God rsquo s goodness and mercy These two gifts always stay close [... more]

Why can t I stop thinking about it My emotions were a tangled mess of sadness guilt anger and confusion Years ago I rsquo d made the painful decision to cut ties with someone close to me after attempts to address deeply hurtful behavior were merely met with dismissal and denial Today after hearing she was in town visiting my thoughts had spiraled into hashing and rehashing the past As I struggled to calm my thoughts I heard a song playing on the radio The song expressed not just the anguish of betrayal but also a profound longing for change [... more]

Remember those old westerns where the fuse on the dynamite is sparking toward the powder keg and right at the last minute the good guy stamps it out Our emotions have a fuse and unfortunately sometimes those sparks lead all the way to real blowups oftentimes with people we love the most Chip wraps up this series by taking the lid off the root causes of our fights and blowups [... more]

What would you think of an inventor who designed a model that failed but instead of fixing the design he just kept building the same model over and over Well that's the way a lot of people are living their love life these days and they can't figure out why they keep crashing and burning Chip explains that there's a model for the secret to real romance that really works [... more]

Are there certain relationships in your life that just seem to be one long fight all the time No matter what the subject is even with all your good intentions it just seems to spiral into arguments In this message Chip's got a couple of keys to communication that'll literally change everything [... more]

We all long to experience real love and intimacy But if we're ever going to get there we need to overcome barriers that are common to everyone and block us Chip reveals these barriers so we can recognize and overcome them If you're ready to start experiencing intimacy at a whole new level this message is for you [... more]

What does love mean Have you ever had times in your life when you just thought You know what I have no idea what love means As Chip opens this series he explains that we CAN know what love really means and how to genuinely give it and get it in return [... more]

What does love look like Author Sean McDowell looks at the difference between real love sex and our craving to be known Show Notes and Resources Find resources from this podcast at shop familylife com 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's on the FamilyLife Podcast Network [... more]

The Apostle Paul wrote the ultimate essay on love After you master Corinthians you rsquo ll know what real love is and isn rsquo t Here are more details on God rsquo s view of love mdash the kind He shows us and the kind we rsquo re to show to others nbsp Click here to listen Duration [... more]

Nora was tiny but ldquo Bridget rdquo mdash the belligerent six-foot-tall woman glowering down at her mdash didn rsquo t intimidate her Bridget couldn rsquo t even say why she had stopped at the crisis pregnancy center she rsquo d already made up her mind to ldquo get rid of this kid rdquo So Nora gently asked questions and Bridget rudely deflected them with profanity-laced tirades Soon Bridget got up to leave defiantly declaring her intent to end her pregnancy Slipping her small frame between Bridget and the door Nora asked ldquo Before you go may I give you a [... more]

Favorite love songs can capture the heart and stick in the mind for decades But they don't usually capture God's definition of real love FamilyLife Today hosts Dave and Ann Wilson sit down with Bob Lepine to discuss Corinthians on why humility is such a key feature of biblical love The kind of love that forms the foundation of a Christ-centered marriage A love that is so counter-cultural the early church actually invented a new word for it Learn how to get a PhD in this kind of love and turn away from your default setting as a human being [... more]