Urgent need: Today’s abortion culture would have you believe that some lives are expendable. You know that’s a lie. Will you become one of the life champions needed to step up today and help save 14,400 babies this year? It takes just $60 to help rescue a mother and her baby!
Dr. Gary Chapman is an author, speaker, and marriage-and-family counselor who wants to help people form lasting relationships. He is the senior associate pastor at Calvary Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, N.C. Dr. Chapman is the best-selling author of over 25 books including The Five Love Languages which has sold more than 20 million copies and has been translated into nearly 40 languages. Dr. Chapman holds several academic degrees including a Ph.D. in adult education from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Karolyn, have been married for over 50 years and have two grown children. Learn more about Dr. Chapman at 5lovelanguages.com/learn
Rhonda Stoppe wants to motivate godly moms to “step up” to be a powerful influence on their children and their children’s faith. She shares examples of “fearless, flawed, and faithful” moms in the Bible, whose stories can encourage mothers and families today.
Conflict in marriage can often feel like an all-consuming and explosive cycle that eats away at peace. It’s essential to acknowledge past experiences that contribute to these negative cycles. Ron Deal (a licensed marriage and family therapist) and his wife Nan describe how self-regulation and retraining the brain’s triggers can help bring restoration and healing in a marriage. The couple shares their own journey through the tragic loss of their young son and how these principles impacted that difficult process.
It’s easy to fall into a cycle of correcting behavior problems instead of truly relating to your child. Pastor Bill Smith will help you draw out and guide your child – and ultimately build a deeper relationship.
Education expert Cynthia Tobias explains what parents can do to reduce the amount of conflict between their children and create a more peaceful home environment.
Bob Lepine addresses the cultural confusion around marital love today. He outlines the major differences between AGAPE love and EROS (erotic) love, and why self-sacrifice is the only kind of love that is lasting. Bob points out why God’s love is pivotal in helping you move toward unconditional love with your spouse.
Dave and Ashley Willis help husbands and wives rediscover God’s design for a marriage that enables them to be emotionally, spiritually and physically vulnerable and transparent with each other. They share their own love story and describe how “love is not enough” to sustain a lifelong marriage; couples need to commit to serving and sacrificing for each other. (Part 1 of 2)
