Episode Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions Show Notes CoreChristianity com Questions in this Episode What does it mean to worship in Spirit and truth Is there more power when I use Jesus's Hebrew name in prayer How can I be a better parent for my adult children What should I say to my adult children who have strayed from God Today's Offer Songs to Sing as a Family Request our latest special offers here or call - -THE-CORE - - to request them by phone Want to partner with us in our work here at Core Christianity [... more]

Episode Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions Show Notes CoreChristianity com Questions in this Episode How should we think about time in heaven Why did God create Adam and Eve knowing that they would fall What is dualism and how should I think about it Can a demon possess someone who has the Holy Spirit What is the biblical way to relate to my wayward adult child Did Jesus speak in tongues Today's Offer Bible Studies Request our latest special offers here or call - -THE-CORE - - to request them by phone Want to partner with us [... more]

A boomerang is supposed to return when it leaves your hand But a boomerang kid mdash or an adult child who rsquo s returned home to live with you mdash well that rsquo s an entirely different matter On today's Faith amp Finance Live host Rob West will explain what to do with a boomerang kid Then he rsquo ll answer your questions on different financial topics nbsp See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

Adult children can be downright painful especially when their choices don't match your values Author Mary DeMuth offers ideas to navigate your relationship with authentic transformative love Show Notes and Resources Connect with Mary DeMuth and catch more of her thoughts at marydemuth com or on her podcast Pray Every Day And grab Mary's book Love Pray Listen Parenting Your Wayward Adult Kids with Joy in our shop Intrigued by today's episode Think deeper about parenting adult kids in the FamilyLife Today episode Parents and Their Adult Children and the article How Not to Be a Toxic Parent to Your [... more]

Parenting wayward adult children It can feel awkward embarrassing delicate Author Mary DeMuth tackles the pain shame and questions faced by parents whose children have left the faith and helps you know when to speak or listen without meddling She'll pull you toward joy and a resilient relationship with God as you navigate painful realities Show Notes and Resources Connect with Mary DeMuth and catch more of her thoughts at marydemuth com or on her podcast Pray Every Day And grab Mary's book Love Pray Listen Parenting Your Wayward Adult Kids with Joy in our shop Intrigued by today's episode [... more]

Author Mary DeMuth knows what it's like to emerge from a painful childhood and to have kids leave the faith She shares insights on how to wisely navigate relationships with adult kids starting with our own healing Show Notes and Resources Connect with Mary DeMuth and catch more of her thoughts at marydemuth com or on her podcast Pray Every Day And grab Mary's book Love Pray Listen Parenting Your Wayward Adult Kids with Joy in our shop Intrigued by today's episode Think deeper about parenting adult kids in the FamilyLife Today episode Parents and Their Adult Children and the [... more]

Lt Col Oliver North USMC Ret joined me for a special conversation about his life as a caregiver for his wife Betsy I sent the manuscript of my new book A MINUTE FOR CAREGIVERS - When Every Day Feels Like Monday to Col North's publishing company Fidelis Publishing The manuscript resonated deeply with Col North - who is in his own difficult caregiving journey He not only expressed a great desire to publish this book but also graciously offered to write the foreword - which I included below Foreword by Oliver L North The Mayo Clinic diagnosis wasn't good but [... more]

Researchers at Emory University used MRI scans to study the brains of grandmothers They measured empathetic responses to images that included their own grandchild their own adult child and one anonymous child The study showed that grandmothers have a higher empathy toward their own grandchild than even their adult child This is attributed to what they call the ldquo cute factor rdquo mdash their own grandchild being more ldquo adorable rdquo than the adult Before we say ldquo Well duh rdquo we might consider the words of James Rilling who conducted the study ldquo If their grandchild is smiling the [... more]

Episode Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions Show Notes CoreChristianity com Questions in this Episode Do Proverbs and Revelation contradict each other What does it look like to lead my adult children to Christ Is there such a thing as a pastor emphasizing grace too much Do Christians undervalue the wonder of God in creation How can I help lead my niece back to Christ from Swedenborgianism Today's Offer What Is God's Will For Me Request our latest special offers here or call - -THE-CORE - - to request them by phone Want to partner with us in [... more]

Does your heart ache for an adult child who has left the faith On this Building Relationships with Dr Gary Chapman author and speaker Mary DeMuth talks about parenting your wayward adult children She says the three keys are to love pray and listen And she says your life doesn rsquo t have to be put on hold because of that wayward adult child nbsp Featured Resource Love Pray ListenSee omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

Grandparents are an integral part of the family passing along wisdom faith and love While many of the rules of grandparenting are timeless some of the games have changed Chrys Howard and Shellie Tomlinson will help you better understand the unique role you have in supporting your adult children and influencing your grandchildren Receive the book Rocking It Grand and the audio download of the broadcast Pouring Into the Lives of Your Grandkids for your donation of any amount https donate focusonthefamily com don-daily-broadcast-product- - - refcd Get more episode resources https www focusonthefamily com episodes broadcast fortifying-your-marriage-for-the-storms-of-life-part- -of- featured-resource-ctaIf [... more]

Brenda Garrison shares her personal parenting journey with her oldest daughter Katie She offers some great keys to building relationships with older children and encourages parents to build bridges of love rather than walls of resentment Receive the book Love No Matter What and the audio download of the broadcast Building Bridges With Your Adult Child for your donation of any amount https donate focusonthefamily com don-daily-broadcast-product- - - refcd treatment one-time-giftGet more episode resources https www focusonthefamily com episodes broadcast building-bridges-with-your-adult-child featured-resource-ctaIf you've listened to any of our podcasts please give us your feedback https focusonthefamily com podcastsurvey [... more]

Allison Bottke shares a dramatic story of raising an adult son who has struggled with drug addiction multiple arrests and imprisonment She is quick to admit to her mistakes of enabling her son over the years and shares stories of other parents who have unwittingly crossed the line of helping to enabling their adult children Part of Get Allison's book Setting Boundaries with Your Adult Children for your donation of any amount https donate focusonthefamily com don-daily-broadcast-product- - - refcd Get more episode resources https www focusonthefamily com episodes broadcast establishing-healthy-boundaries-with-adult-children-part- -of- featured-resource-cta If you've listened to any of our [... more]

Allison Bottke shares a dramatic story of raising an adult son who has struggled with drug addiction multiple arrests and imprisonment She is quick to admit to her mistakes of enabling her son over the years and shares stories of other parents who have unwittingly crossed the line of helping to enabling their adult children Part of Get Allison's book Setting Boundaries with Your Adult Children for your donation of any amount https donate focusonthefamily com don-daily-broadcast-product- - - refcd Get more episode resources https www focusonthefamily com episodes broadcast establishing-healthy-boundaries-with-adult-children-part- -of- featured-resource-cta If you've listened to any of our [... more]

Episode Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions Show Notes CoreChristianity com Questions in this Episode I have children with someone outside of marriage I am trying to get back into the faith but she is not a believer and we're not together What should I do I have heard from others that we should get married and from others not to try and get married and to try to find a Christian woman instead James says You ask and do not receive because you ask wrongly to spend it on your passions I have been praying to God [... more]

Dr John Townsend offers parents guidance and encouragement for resolving a strained relationship with their adult children Part of Get John Townsend's book Boundaries When to Say Yes How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life for your donation of any amount And when you give today your support will be DOUBLED to Give Families Hope https donate focusonthefamily com don-daily-broadcast-product- - - refcd Get more episode resources https www focusonthefamily com episodes broadcast healing-parent-and-adult-children-relationships-part- -of- featured-resource-cta If you've listened to any of our podcasts please give us your feedback https focusonthefamily com podcastsurvey [... more]

Dr John Townsend offers parents guidance and encouragement for resolving a strained relationship with their adult children Part of Get John Townsend's book Boundaries When to Say Yes How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life for your donation of any amount And when you give today your support will be DOUBLED to Give Families Hope https donate focusonthefamily com don-daily-broadcast-product- - - refcd Get more episode resources https www focusonthefamily com episodes broadcast healing-parent-and-adult-children-relationships-part- -of- featured-resource-cta If you've listened to any of our podcasts please give us your feedback https focusonthefamily com podcastsurvey [... more]

Episode Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions Show Notes CoreChristianity com Questions in this Episode I am following up on what you said about not forsaking the assembly in Hebrews I want to go to church but what if you are crippled and can't get to a church on your own and no one seems to want anything to do with you I love the Lord but I have no one who wants to pick me up and take me to church I would like to ask a question about some of the recent statements by Owen Strachan [... more]

People going through grief will tell you there's no way to understand what it feels like if you haven't experienced it yourself But Dr Tony Evans and his four adult children are here to share their very personal perspectives on losing eight family members within two years including Tony's wife Lois How do you hold onto hope when it feels like the pain is about to swallow you whole Find out when you join Dr Evans in this lesson [... more]

The phrase life is short doesn't carry much meaning until we're confronted with the loss of someone close to us Dr Tony Evans' family has known more than their share of that kind of pain in the last couple of years In this lesson Tony and his adult children will talk about how to hold on to faith and hope when it feels like waves of grief are about to wash you away [... more]

Chrys Howard and Shellie Tomlinson will help you better understand the unique role you have as a grandparent in supporting your adult children and influencing your grandchildren Get our guests' book Rocking It Grand Ways to Be a Game-Changing Grandma for your donation of any amount https donate focusonthefamily com don-daily-broadcast-product- - - refcd Get more episode resources https www focusonthefamily com episodes broadcast pouring-into-the-lives-of-your-grandkids featured-resource-cta If you've listened to any of our podcasts please give us your feedback https focusonthefamily com podcastsurvey [... more]

Episode Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions Show Notes CoreChristianity com Questions in this Episode Does Jesus disrespect his Mother in John I am the mother of adult children who have wandered from the faith One of them is going to marry someone who isn't a Christian How can I witness to my future son-in-law and my daughter in a way that is honest and winsome Are eating disorders sinful Does Revelation teach that the saints in heaven know what is going on here on earth Should we cut out toxic relationships with family members Today's Offer Core [... more]

Pastor David Gudgel explains how parents can influence their teen and young adult children to avoid the risks of cohabitation and instead choose God's design for marriage in a discussion based on his book Before You Live Together Will Living Together Bring You Closer or Drive You Apart Get Dr Gudgel's book Before You Live Together for your donation of any amount https donate focusonthefamily com don-daily-broadcast-product- - - refcd Get more episode resources https www focusonthefamily com episodes broadcast does-living-together-help-or-hurt featured-resource-cta If you've listened to any of our podcasts please give us your feedback https focusonthefamily com podcastsurvey [... more]

Christ before color became a mantra that changed my life to love everyone and fight for the rights of the unborn no matter what color they are stated guest Walter Hoye The Cure Radio live talk radio show and live-streamed podcast is hosted by Aimee Cabo and offers a platform of hope to anyone who has experienced or is currently experiencing domestic violence abuse trauma mental health or other challenges that affect your life It's a place to find comfort knowledge strategies answers hope and love and so much more all while you are healing your wounds and knowing that [... more]

GUESTS BRUCE AND MARY JANE WHEATON host David Wheaton's parents If the foundations are destroyed what can the righteous do Psalm Open in Logos Bible Software if available While it may appear that ending racism is the purpose behind the protests and violence taking place in our country the real intent is the destruction of God-defined family and morality as is made clear on the website of Black Lives Matter BLM the organization at the forefront of this movement The What We Believe page of BLM's website states We disrupt the Western-prescribed nuclear family structure requirement by supporting each other [... more]

Author and speaker Susan Yates and her husband John who are parents of five adult children have been hosting their grandchildren at Cousin's Camp each summer for over a decade And they say the memories they've made have been worth the effort Desiring that all the cousins total would get to know each other the Yates began hosting the week-long family camp at their farm And now it's one of their favorite family traditions Yates offers some simple practical tips for hosting your own family camp Show Notes and Resources Download Camp at Home Practical Ideas for Families from Susan [... more]

As a result of the Coronavirus many adult children are moving back home with their parents creating a new set of challenges On this broadcast Dr John Townsend helps families navigate expectations and responsibilities to set healthy boundaries and show mutual respect Podcast users find today's related broadcast resources here https dbx focusonthefamily com media daily-broadcast setting-boundaries-when-young-adults-return-home Your feedback would be really helpful to us Please visit http www focusonthefamily com podcastsurvey to take a brief survey less than minutes Thank you [... more]

Open calls questions and discussion with Matt Slick LIVE in the studio Questions include--- - Why is there nothing in the Bible about Jesus from age to --- - Regarding Matthew - - and Luke - - why didn't Jesus pray for Judas in the same way he prayed for Peter--- - Can you explain the scripture that says that sexual sin is a more serious sin--- - What can I do for an adult child of mine who isn't saved--- - Why did Peter and John have to pray for the believers in Acts to receive the Holy Spirit--- [... more]

As your children grow up dynamics and roles change but you still remain their mothers and fathers Today the Israels share their own experience of what it's like parenting adult children Series Modern Family a series on parenting [... more]

Our Circumstances May Not Be Able to Change But We Can Change - Mary Tutterow The Heart of the Caregiver Mary called the show to share her journey insights and her new book The Heart of the Caregiver Mary and her husband Winn have two adult children and live in Charleston South Carolina Their daughter Mary Addison has cognitive and physical challenges and an active seizure disorder They also cared for Winn's mother through cancer and dementia A former anchorwoman and marketing executive Mary now writes speaks and leads online and in-person small groups for caregivers Mary's new book https [... more]

This week on Family Policy Matters NC Family is re-airing a show from August of In this show NC Family President John L Rustin speaks with Leila Miller about her book Primal Loss The Now-Adult Children of Divorce Speak Miller talks about some of the stories and trends discussed in her book and how she has seen divorce affect children as they grow up [... more]

From HOPE FOR THE CAREGIVER air date June Special guest Mary Tutterow Mary and her husband Winn have two adult children and live in Charleston South Carolina Their daughter Mary Addison has cognitive and physical challenges and an active seizure disorder They also cared for Winn's mother through cancer and dementia A former anchorwoman and marketing executive Mary now writes speaks and leads online and in-person small groups for caregivers Mary's new book https theheartofthecaregiver com [... more]

How would you feel if your adult child lived at home with debilitating migraines Caller from Mississippi shared her frustration at her daughter's challenges and behaviors From what she describes in this call the problem has expanded to addiction and other behavior issues Caregivers can easily fall into the trap of enablers Lost in what I call the FOG of caregivers Fear Obligation Guilt we can easily veer off the road into dangerous situations There is a path to safety but we're not going to find it alone That's why we have a show for family caregivers [... more]

This episode of HOPE FOR THE CAREGIVER was filled with phone calls of caregiving mothers starting with a mom of an adult child with chronic migraines who is also addicted to pain killer We also had another mother in the last stages of caring for her son with cancer and another single mom caring for two adult sons with autism And the calls just kept coming Hope for the Caregiver is committed to pointing struggling family caregivers to safety As caregivers even though we often deal with heartbreaking realities we can live a calmer healthier and even more joyful life [... more]

Leila Miller talks about her new book Primal Loss The Now-Adult Children of Divorce Speak [... more]