Pastor Kevin Thompson explores three primary roles in marriage friend partner and lover and explains how spouses can live out those roles optimally by investing in their relationship mentally emotionally and physically Receive Kevin Thompson's book Friends Partners amp Lovers and the audio download of the broadcast Embracing Your Role as a Spouse for your donation of any amount Plus receive member-exclusive benefits when you make a recurring gift today Your monthly support helps families thrive Get More Episode Resources We'd love to hear from you Visit our Homepage to leave us a voicemail If you've listened to any of [... more]

I was so excited to plant our backyard fruit and veggie garden Then I started to notice small holes in the dirt Before it had time to ripen our first fruit mysteriously disappeared One day I was dismayed to find our largest strawberry plant had been completely uprooted by a nesting rabbit and scorched to a crisp by the sun I wished I rsquo d paid closer attention to the warning signs The beautiful love poem in Song of Songs records a conversation between a young man and woman While calling to his darling the man sternly warned against animals [... more]

There is one thing that all fairytales seem to have in common a happy ending The prince rescues his princess the dragon is killed and the deserving young lovers ride off happily into a glorious sunset This is the life that Job once lived but now the Dragon is pummeling Job's shield with his flaming breath and slashing at his armor without rest Job's fairy tale is quickly coming to an end [... more]

There is one thing that all fairytales seem to have in common a happy ending The prince rescues his princess the dragon is killed and the deserving young lovers ride off happily into a glorious sunset This is the life that Job once lived but now the Dragon is pummeling Job's shield with his flaming breath and slashing at his armor without rest Job's fairy tale is quickly coming to an end [... more]

Hosted by Jane Pauley In our cover story David Pogue looks at what makes a great love song Plus Martha Teichner visits Dog Mountain in Vermont where dog lovers honor the pets they have loved and lost Jonathan Vigliotti sits down with Nick and Vanessa Lachey hosts of the hit matchmaking series Love Is Blind David Martin examines the long march toward racial equality in the U S military Rita Braver interviews David Hogg five years after surviving the Parkland school shooting Mo Rocca looks back at the music of Burt Bacharach and Faith Salie partakes of the history of [... more]

SECURE Act Later RMDs -to-Roth Rollovers and Other Tax Planning Opportunities Congress recently passed SECURE Act which will bring several changes to retirement account rules Peter Richon with Richon Planning and Erin Kennedy break down the big takeaways including some unique opportunities including -RMD Age Increase -QCDs Will Be Expanded - Plans These changes however will make proactive tax planning even more important Keep in mind when you delay those Required Minimum Distributions it will lead to larger account balances at death which could create a significant tax burden for your beneficiaries If you'd like to talk through these changes [... more]

A rescue mission nicknamed ldquo Operation Noah rsquo s Ark rdquo might sound fun for animal lovers but it was a nightmare for the Nassau Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals After receiving complaints about the noise and the horrid stench coming from a certain house workers entered the Long Island home and found and removed more than four hundred animals from the neglected conditions We may not be holding hundreds of animals in filthy conditions but Jesus said we might be harboring evil and sinful thoughts and actions in our hearts that need to be exposed and [... more]

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Evangelist Michael Bowen shares a beautiful sermon on how Jesus finds us because we are the ones who are lost Jesus is the one trying to lead us to the light [... more]

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Pastor Kevin Thompson explores three primary roles in marriage friend partner and lover and explains how spouses can live out those roles optimally by investing in their relationship mentally emotionally and physically Get Kevin's book Friends Partners Lovers What It Takes to Make Your Marriage Work 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 embracing-your-role-as-a-spouse featured-resource-cta If you've listened to any of our podcasts please give us your feedback https [... more]

In our cover story David Pogue looks at the increased attention being paid to the investigation of UFOs Tracy Smith sits down with actor Ewan McGregor star of the Netflix series Halston Mo Rocca visits a Kentucky home for retired racehorses Ted Koppel talks with attorney Ben Crump about his defense of victims of civil rights abuses and police brutality Jim Axelrod examines recent controversies involving the U S Secret Service Steve Hartman reports on a war of signs and Chip Reid talks with entomologists about the once-every- -years emergence of cicadas and how their protein can satiate the appetites [... more]

Pastor Kevin Thompson explores three primary roles in marriage friend partner and lover and explains how spouses can live out those roles optimally by investing in their relationship mentally emotionally and physically Get Kevin's book Friends Partners Lovers for your donation of any amount https donate focusonthefamily com don-daily-broadcast-product- - - Get more episode resources https www focusonthefamily com episodes broadcast embracing-your-role-as-a-spouse featured-resource-cta If you've listened to any of our podcasts please give us your feedback https focusonthefamily com podcastsurvey [... more]

For over years being part of the Church has been a true act of bravery--and it still is today Christian living is not for fence-sitters or culture-lovers It requires complete submission to the authority of Scripture the pursuit of holiness in all aspects of life and the avoidance of sinful habits and entanglements As a church family we must walk together in the path of Light keeping each other accountable to and encouraged by God's Word--the final authority [... more]

For over years being part of the Church has been a true act of bravery--and it still is today Christian living is not for fence-sitters or culture-lovers It requires complete submission to the authority of Scripture the pursuit of holiness in all aspects of life and the avoidance of sinful habits and entanglements As a church family we must walk together in the path of Light keeping each other accountable to and encouraged by God's Word--the final authority [... more]

They say If a man put away his wife and she go from him and become another man's shall he return unto her again shall not that land be greatly polluted but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers yet return again to me saith the Lord Jeremiah [... more]

They say If a man put away his wife and she go from him and become another man's shall he return unto her again shall not that land be greatly polluted but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers yet return again to me saith the Lord Jeremiah [... more]

I stood amazed at the hundreds of thousands of padlocks many engraved with the initials of sweethearts attached to every imaginable part of the Pont des Arts bridge in Paris The pedestrian bridge across the Seine River was inundated with these symbols of love a couple rsquo s declaration of ldquo forever rdquo commitment In the love locks were estimated to weigh a staggering fifty tons and even caused a portion of the bridge to collapse necessitating the locks rsquo removal The presence of so many love locks points to the deep longing we have as human beings for assurance [... more]

Some of the most expensive real estate for family caregivers is the peace of mind we crave but rarely find Here's a brief monologue from the show HopefortheCaregiver com radio that delves into this difficult subject for caregivers Sponsored by STANDING WITH HOPE [... more]