

FamilyLife Today®
FamilyLife Network
FamilyLife Today® is a weekday podcast featuring fun, engaging conversations that help families grow together with Jesus while pursuing the relationships that matter most.
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Feb 25, 2026 • 25min
Overcome Pain and Spiritual Abuse to Love God's Word Again - Faith Womack
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.

Feb 24, 2026 • 25min
Questions Jesus Asked: Turning All-Consuming Fear, Worry, Pain into Stronger Faith Fuel - Amberly Neese
Amberly Neese, author and Bible teacher who explores Jesus' questions, shares personal stories of infertility and faith. She walks through why worry grows in later seasons. She explains a study of Jesus' questions and offers practical steps to reframe fear. She talks about choosing healing and how faith can be strengthened through hard seasons.

Feb 23, 2026 • 25min
Doubting Your Way to Deeper Faith: The Jesus Questions Hack - Amberly Neese
Amberly Neese, author, speaker, and humorist who leads retreats and comedy tours, explores how Jesus' questions can help reclaim hope. She shares stories about handling doubt, a health scare that tested trust, and practical practices like recording God's provisions. Conversations highlight community, intergenerational support, and ways to journey together through faith questions.

Feb 20, 2026 • 21min
Anxiety, Church Hurt, Porn--and Loneliness that Keeps Us Apart: Shelby Abbott
Shelby Abbott, pastor and author of Why We're Feeling Lonely and What We Can Do About It, explores how church hurt and cultural self-reliance deepen loneliness. He discusses confronting friends, parenting teens through anxiety and porn, and practical ways families build trust. The conversation highlights the risks and rewards of messy, honest community.

Feb 19, 2026 • 25min
Fake Friendships and the Fear of Vulnerability: Shelby Abbott
Shelby Abbott, author and speaker who writes on loneliness, vulnerability, and faith. She explores how fear of being truly known breeds fake friendships and curated online selves. She talks about people-pleasing, shame, and how gospel-centered empathy and dependence on Christ open the way to real connection.

Feb 18, 2026 • 25min
Why am I So Lonely? Real Talk on Deeper, Healing Connections - Shelby Abbott
Shelby Abbott, author and campus ministry leader who writes on loneliness and faith, shares lived experience and pastoral perspective. He explores tech-driven superficiality and why social media feels like a hollow substitute. He discusses authenticity students crave, building honest friendships, prayer and practical rhythms that help move from surface-level living to deeper belonging.

Feb 17, 2026 • 25min
Time Management for Moms: Crystal Paine
Crystal Paine, author and creator behind The Time-Saving Mom, shares practical time-management and household productivity tips. She describes a four-step system that begins with prayer and uses a six-times-two priority rotation. Hear how she plans days with time blocks, evening prep, and padded schedules to handle interruptions while protecting rest and relationships.

Feb 16, 2026 • 25min
Time-Saving Mom: Crystal Paine
Crystal Paine, author, entrepreneur, and mother of six known for Money Saving Mom, shares practical time-management and intentional family-living ideas. She discusses moving from money-saving to time-saving, a four-step prayer-first rhythm, quick 'flare' prayers, and tailoring schedules to temperaments. Conversation touches on parenting teens and toddlers and her journey through infertility, foster care, and adoption.

Feb 13, 2026 • 21min
Trauma in Marriage: Grieving Differently Without Drifting Apart - Matt & Sarah Hammitt
Sarah Hammitt, a mother and speaker who cared for a critically ill child, and Matt Hammitt, Christian musician and author, share their personal story. They explore how trauma fragments marriage. They discuss differing coping roles, shifting from intention to action, faithfulness through crisis, and practical ways to stay connected without drifting apart.

Feb 12, 2026 • 22min
When Anger is Armor: Matt & Sarah Hammitt
Sarah Hammitt, a truth-telling wife and speaker who shares candid reflections on marriage. Matt Hammitt, singer-songwriter and former Sanctus Real frontman who wrote 'Lead Me' and writes about fighting for marriage. They talk about anger hiding deeper hurt. Honest expression opening ears. Moving from intentions to real, present leadership in family life.


