Speakers, Preston and Jackie Hill Perry, share their journey of navigating early marriage struggles. The Perrys offer practical tips on how to overcome challenges and build a strong, God-centered marriage.

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Listen to Preston and Jackie Hill Perry's podcast
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Speakers, Preston and Jackie Hill Perry, share their journey of navigating early marriage struggles. The Perrys offer practical tips on how to overcome challenges and build a strong, God-centered marriage.
Show Notes and Resources
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<li><a href="https://withtheperrys.com/">Listen to Preston and Jackie Hill Perry's podcast</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.weekendtoremember.com">Register to Weekend to Remember</a>.</li>
<li>Find resources from this podcast at <a href="https://shop.familylife.com/product-category/radio-resources/">shop.familylife.com</a>.</li>
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<li>Check out all the FamilyLife's podcasts on the <a href="https://sites.familylife.com/flministries/familylife-podcast-network/">FamilyLife Podcast Network</a></li>
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FamilyLife Today is an award-winning podcast featuring fun, engaging conversations that help families grow together with Jesus while pursuing the relationships that matter most. Hosted by Dave and Ann Wilson, new episodes air every Tuesday and Thursday.

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Releasing Marriage Baggage: Preston and Jackie Hill Perry

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Grades. Sports. Friends. Faith. Future. It’s ridiculously easy to turn your teenager’s life into your personal report card. Melissa Kruger, author of Parenting with Hope, gets honest about Christian parenting of teens when, perhaps despite the evidence, you want desperately to get it right. What if our good intentions are quietly piling pressure on our kids? And how do we stay close when their choices—and their future—aren’t ours to control?

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Learn more about Melissa Kruger on her website.
Get Melissa's book, Parenting with Hope, and her other book on our shop.
Read and watch Josh McDowell speak about "rules without relationships".
Find more resources on parenting teens.
Thanks to the Christian Standard Bible for sponsoring this episode. Learn more at CSBible.com.
Follow us on all social platforms: Facebook | Instagram | YouTube
Find resources from our podcast at shop.familylife.com.
Download FamilyLife's app!
Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify.
Check out all the FamilyLife's podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network

Grades. Sports. Friends. Faith. Future. It&rsquo;s ridiculously easy to turn your teenager&rsquo;s life into your personal report card. Melissa Kruger, author of Parenting with Hope, gets honest about Christian parenting of teens when, perhaps despite the evidence, you want desperately to get it right. What if our good intentions are quietly piling pressure on our kids? And how do we stay close when their choices&mdash;and their future&mdash;aren&rsquo;t ours to control?
Show Notes and Resources
<ul>
<li>
Learn more about Melissa Kruger on <a href="https://melissabkruger.com/">her website</a>.
</li>
<li>Get <a href="https://shop.familylife.com/product-creator/melissa-kruger/">Melissa's book</a>, Parenting with Hope, and her other book on our shop.</li>
<li>Read and watch <a href="josh.org/ddl-video/rules-without-relationships-lead-to-rebellion/">Josh McDowell speak about "rules without relationships"</a>.</li>
<li>Find more <a href="https://shop.familylife.com/product-category/parenting/teens/">resources on parenting teens</a>.</li>
</ul>
<hr>
<ul>
<li>Thanks to the Christian Standard Bible for sponsoring this episode. Learn more at <a href="https://CSBible.com">CSBible.com</a>.</li>
<li>Follow us on all social platforms: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/familylifeministry">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/familylife.today/">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSzse1nmlqbLhDx5FpGVDgLmxy1rmQBau">YouTube</a></li>
<li>Find resources from our podcast at <a href="https://shop.familylife.com/product-category/radio-resources/">shop.familylife.com</a>.</li>
<li>Download <a href="https://www.familylife.com/app/">FamilyLife's app</a>!</li>
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<li>Check out all the FamilyLife's podcasts on the <a href="https://www.familylife.com/familylife-podcast-network/">FamilyLife Podcast Network</a></li>
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On FamilyLife Today, hosts Dave and Ann Wilson talk with Melissa Kruger about Christian parenting teens without making their success, choices, or future your personal report card.

You Can’t Control This. Now What? Help for Christians Parenting Teens: Melissa Kruger

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Your sweet kid turned into a teenager—and apparently you’re embarrassing now. How do you stay close without clinging, set limits without making every conversation a lecture, and keep fear from running the show? Melissa Kruger, author of Parenting with Hope, gets real about how to parent a teenager when the stakes feel higher, the eye rolls get stronger, and you desperately want to get this right.

Show Notes and Resources


Learn more about Melissa Kruger on her website.
Get Melissa's book, Parenting with Hope, and her other book on our shop.
Read and watch Josh McDowell speak about "rules without relationships".
Find more resources on parenting teens.
Thanks to the Christian Standard Bible for sponsoring this episode. Learn more at CSBible.com.
Follow us on all social platforms: Facebook | Instagram | YouTube
Find resources from our podcast at shop.familylife.com.
Download FamilyLife's app!
Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify.
Check out all the FamilyLife's podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network

Your sweet kid turned into a teenager&mdash;and apparently you&rsquo;re embarrassing now. How do you stay close without clinging, set limits without making every conversation a lecture, and keep fear from running the show? Melissa Kruger, author of Parenting with Hope, gets real about how to parent a teenager when the stakes feel higher, the eye rolls get stronger, and you desperately want to get this right.
Show Notes and Resources
<ul>
<li>
Learn more about Melissa Kruger <a href="https://melissabkruger.com/">on her website.</a>
</li>
<li>Get Melissa's book, <a href="https://shop.familylife.com/?s=Melissa+Kruger&amp;post_type=product">Parenting with Hope</a>, and her other book on our shop.</li>
<li>Read and watch <a href="josh.org/ddl-video/rules-without-relationships-lead-to-rebellion/">Josh McDowell speak about "rules without relationships".</a></li>
<li>Find <a href="https://shop.familylife.com/product-category/parenting/teens/">more resources</a> on parenting teens.</li>
</ul>
<hr>
<ul>
<li>Thanks to the Christian Standard Bible for sponsoring this episode. Learn more at <a href="https://CSBible.com">CSBible.com</a>.</li>
<li>Follow us on all social platforms: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/familylifeministry">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/familylife.today/">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSzse1nmlqbLhDx5FpGVDgLmxy1rmQBau">YouTube</a></li>
<li>Find resources from our podcast at <a href="https://shop.familylife.com/product-category/radio-resources/">shop.familylife.com</a>.</li>
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On FamilyLife Today, hosts Dave and Ann Wilson talk with Melissa Kruger about how to parent a teenager without letting fear take over—and how to stay connected when your kid pulls away.

How to Parent a Teenager: Melissa Kruger

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You’ve got a dream. You’ve also got bills, responsibilities, loved ones eager to offer opinions, and that nagging question: Is this big idea for my future actually from God … or am I nuts? Saxophonist Emmanuel Garilus and his wife, Loreen, get real about finding your God-given purpose when the sensible path doesn’t feel like the faithful one. How do you weigh calling, risk, hard work, and marriage—and know when a dream is worth chasing?

Show Notes and Resources


Emmanuel Garilus’s Apollo Theater performance. Find the video on Emmanuel Garilus’s Instagram.
Visit FamilyLife Today.
Become a FamilyLife Partner.
Scriptures referenced: Proverbs 4:18 and Colossians 3:23.
Thanks to the Christian Standard Bible for sponsoring this episode. Learn more at CSBible.com.
Follow us on all social platforms: Facebook | Instagram | YouTube
Find resources from our podcast at shop.familylife.com.
Download FamilyLife's app!
Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify.
Check out all the FamilyLife's podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network

You&rsquo;ve got a dream. You&rsquo;ve also got bills, responsibilities, loved ones eager to offer opinions, and that nagging question: Is this big idea for my future actually from God &hellip; or am I nuts? Saxophonist Emmanuel Garilus and his wife, Loreen, get real about finding your God-given purpose when the sensible path doesn&rsquo;t feel like the faithful one. How do you weigh calling, risk, hard work, and marriage&mdash;and know when a dream is worth chasing?
Show Notes and Resources
<ul>
<li>
Emmanuel Garilus&rsquo;s Apollo Theater performance. Find the video on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/emmanuelgarilus/">Emmanuel Garilus&rsquo;s Instagram</a>.
</li>
<li>Visit <a href="familylifetoday.com">FamilyLife Today</a>.</li>
<li>Become a FamilyLife Partner.</li>
<li>Scriptures referenced: Proverbs 4:18 and Colossians 3:23.</li>
</ul>
<hr>
<ul>
<li>Thanks to the Christian Standard Bible for sponsoring this episode. Learn more at <a href="https://CSBible.com">CSBible.com</a>.</li>
<li>Follow us on all social platforms: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/familylifeministry">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/familylife.today/">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSzse1nmlqbLhDx5FpGVDgLmxy1rmQBau">YouTube</a></li>
<li>Find resources from our podcast at <a href="https://shop.familylife.com/product-category/radio-resources/">shop.familylife.com</a>.</li>
<li>Download <a href="https://www.familylife.com/app/">FamilyLife's app</a>!</li>
<li>Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/familylife-today/id212174303">Apple Podcast</a> or <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0j5UaKdQOHQCuo1bt0ebEm?si=d6dfa8d2415f4750">Spotify</a>.</li>
<li>Check out all the FamilyLife's podcasts on the <a href="https://www.familylife.com/familylife-podcast-network/">FamilyLife Podcast Network</a></li>
</ul>

On FamilyLife Today, hosts Dave and Ann Wilson talk with Emmanuel and Loreen Garilus about finding your God-given purpose amid dreams, risk, work, and real life.

Releasing Marriage Baggage: Preston and Jackie Hill Perry

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