FamilyLife Today®

Ron Deal, blended family pastor and marriage speaker with decades of ministry experience, and Nan Deal, author who overcame addiction through faith, share their raw journey. They discuss hidden pain, surrender, recovery, trust-building, confession, and spiritual renewal. Hear how honesty, community, and faith led to restored intimacy and lasting change.

Ron Deal, blended-family ministry leader who navigated ministry pressure and pride. Nan Deal, marriage ministry partner who battled grief and a long addiction. They tell a raw, unvarnished marriage story. Conversations cover hidden hurts, pride in ministry, deep grief after losing a son, a 12-year descent into addiction, and the crisis that forced honest confrontation and change.

Dr. Kathy Koch, founder of Celebrate Kids and author on child development, offers heart-centered parenting advice. She discusses celebrating children’s God-given gifts and linking purpose to competence. She covers teaching through curiosity and correction, rooting identity in God and Scripture, and practical daily rhythms for deep conversations.

Dr. Kathy Koch, founder of Celebrate Kids and author on parenting and child development, shares practical, faith-centered ways to reconnect with your children. She discusses how screens harm conversation, the five core needs like security and belonging, and simple habits to help kids feel known, loved, and brave. Short, concrete strategies for improving relationships and building purpose are highlighted.

Kathy Koch, Christian author and child-development expert who founded Celebrate Kids, offers a fresh take on connecting with middle schoolers and teens. She tackles performance-driven parenting and how to stop comparing. Short, practical strategies include better questions, coaching choices, and ways to be present so kids feel liked and seen.

Tim Challies, pastor and author who wrote Seasons of Sorrow after losing his son, reflects on grief, faith, and God’s sovereignty. Conversations cover finding peace amid sudden loss. They discuss honest lament in the Psalms and the pain of lost futures. Aileen shares a raw, submitted faith response to profound sorrow.

Aileen Challies, a mother who navigated grief, parenting, and leaning on community and God. Tim Challies, author and longtime blogger on faith and loss. They recount the sudden death of their son, the shock and differing ways they grieved, the struggle and comfort of worship, and how church and neighbors stepped in to care.

Nan Deal, author and speaker who endured long-term grief after losing her son. Ron Deal, blended-family ministry leader and author who helps families navigate loss and marriage strain. They discuss why lament is biblical and vital. They explore resurging grief at milestones, how churches often silence sorrow, and practical ways couples and parents create space for honest grieving.

Faith Womack, author and Bible teacher who founded BibleNerd Ministries, helps everyday believers read Scripture contextually and creatively. She explains interpreting by author intent, genre, and historical setting. She walks through Psalm 107 and Matthew 18:20, shows how to move from meaning to application, and offers practical family Bible rhythms and hope for parents of adult children.

Faith Womack, Christian communicator and founder of Bible Nerd Ministries, shares her journey from spiritual abuse and miscarriage to building an online Bible teaching ministry. She discusses recovering trust in Scripture, practical Bible study for busy families, clear hermeneutics, and ways to help kids and new believers love the Gospels.