I recently read a novel about a woman who refuses to acknowledge she has terminal cancer When Nicola rsquo s exasperated friends force her to face the truth the reason for her avoidance emerges ldquo I rsquo ve wasted my life rdquo she tells them Though born with talents and wealth ldquo I made nothing of my life I was sloppy I never stuck at anything rdquo The prospect of leaving the world now feeling she d achieved little was too painful for Nicola to contemplate I was reading Ecclesiastes around the same time and found the contrast stark Its [... more]

Scripture teaches that the broad road leads to destruction and a narrow path leads to life So how can parents guide children to the narrow path without frustrating them Examine the challenges of Christian parenting on Truth For Life with Alistair Begg Listen [... more]

When the apostle Paul was completely exasperated by the divisions in the Corinthian church he laid out a theology of communion because remembering the gospel cuts through all the noise of the chaos in the church [... more]

Roll With It Discussing the impact of his wife getting the flu I heard a man commiserate The whole system shut down He lamented his plight by referring to housekeeping meals laundry the children and missed time from work and their physical relationship Asking how long her sickness lasted he exasperatedly replied Four days Calculating internally I considered that I'd logged more than twelve thousand days caring for a wife with significant medical challenges In a moment of uncharacteristic graciousness I quietly exited that conversation because I didn't trust my judgment to avoid sarcasm which would not have been helpful [... more]

Lee Cowan hosts this July th weekend edition of Sunday Morning In our cover story Kris Van Cleave looks at the difficulties facing exasperated travelers this summer Plus Major Garrett talks with a woman who had to leave the country in to get an abortion Lesley Stahl explores animal friendships Jim Axelrod sits down with the Doobie Brothers David Martin looks back on the life of WWII Medal of Honor recipient Cpl Hershel Woody Williams a Robert Krulwich video essay examines the threat posed by rising greenhouse gases and Rita Braver visits an accidental tourist attraction gigantic decaying busts of [... more]

A listener to my program recently wrote me about drama with her family My family lives out of state but complains I am not taking care of my -year-old mom who lives alone by choice While I help her she will not authorize a power of attorney for health care She has no significant medical problems yet my family is ridiculously harsh towards me and accuses me of things not my responsibility or have not done What do you recommend - Exasperated in Texas [... more]

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Sometimes a simple Good morning seems to make our kids cringe Is this what the Bible refers to as exasperating our children Listen to Truth For Life as Alistair Begg answers this question and identifies several major challenges parents face Listen [... more]

Episode Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions Show Notes CoreChristianity com Key questions answered in today's show I believe with all my heart that God is sovereign over salvation and that he alone must open the eyes of the dead The problem is that practically I have a difficult time applying that to my children I spend a lot of time worrying obsessively about whether I am doing something that will exasperate them and make them leave the faith It has left me either paralyzed over making parenting decisions for fear of being too legalistic or too free [... more]

HFTC October Welcome to HOPE FOR THE CAREGIVER on American Family Radio This is Peter Rosenberger We are LIVE and are thrilled to have you with us This is the nation's number one show for the family caregiver For those who are putting themselves between a vulnerable loved one and even worse disaster Maybe it's somebody who's aging maybe it's a special needs child maybe somebody who has an addiction issue whatever the impairment there's a caregiver How are you holding up How are you doing That's what this show is all about And we are glad to have you [... more]

TRANSCRIPT Alright we're talking about resentment today and a lot of folks deal with this issue It is a brutal issue that affects caregivers it cripples us it really does A lot of people think if I could just get so-and-so to stop acting this way then I can be okay and it's all going to be good But the problem is not the person we're taking care of the problem is ourselves and it starts with us We can learn to be at peace no matter what's going on around us and scripture confirms that throughout all of Scripture [... more]