https://transcript.familylife.com/fl2026-05-25.pdf

https://transcript.familylife.com/docs/fl2026-05-25.docx

Stepdad: It can be a role full of landmines--and at the same time, a role vital and unsung. Author Gil Stuart offers ideas to do it wholeheartedly and all-in within the complexities of your blended family.

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Stepdad: It can be a role full of landmines--and at the same time, a role vital and unsung. Author Gil Stuart offers ideas to do it wholeheartedly and all-in within the complexities of your blended family.
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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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Ron Deal & Gil Stuart honor the "unsung hero" of the home: the stepdad. Learn how to navigate the unique challenges of step-parenting.

Stepdad: The Unsung Hero | Ron Deal and Gil Stuart

https://transcript.familylife.com/fl2026-05-22.pdf

https://transcript.familylife.com/docs/fl2026-05-22.docx

Is your relationship with God not what you thought it’d be? Podcasters Rachel Faulkner-Brown and Karen McAdams have ideas to help you find Father’s House—and live your life from that well-loved space.

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Is your relationship with God not what you thought it&rsquo;d be? Podcasters Rachel Faulkner-Brown and Karen McAdams have ideas to help you find Father&rsquo;s House&mdash;and live your life from that well-loved space.
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 Rachel Faulkner Brown & Karen McAdams share insights to help you overcome what's keeping you from the Father’s House.

The Father’s House: A Conversation on What’s Holding You Back with Rachel Faulkner Brown & Karen McAdams

https://transcript.familylife.com/fl2026-05-21.pdf

https://transcript.familylife.com/docs/fl2026-05-21.docx

Throughout her broken childhood, podcaster Karen McAdams sensed she was missing something. But even after coming to know God, her sprint from shame kept her away from the heart of God. Along with her co-host Rachel Faulkner-Brown, Karen shares part of her own story that fueled the duo’s new study, Father’s House: The Path that Leads Home.

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Throughout her broken childhood, podcaster Karen McAdams sensed she was missing something. But even after coming to know God, her sprint from shame kept her away from the heart of God. Along with her co-host Rachel Faulkner-Brown, Karen shares part of her own story that fueled the duo&rsquo;s new study, Father&rsquo;s House: The Path that Leads Home.
Show Notes and Resources
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Alongside co-host Rachel Faulkner Brown, Karen McAdams shares her story of finding the way back to the Father’s House.

The Missing Piece: A Conversation with Karen McAdams and Rachel Faulkner Brown.

https://transcript.familylife.com/fl2026-05-20.pdf

https://transcript.familylife.com/docs/fl2026-05-20.docx

You’re doing all the right things: faith, family, showing up. But underneath? You’re exhausted, reactive, and not sure why it keeps spilling out sideways. Podcaster and author Alicia Michelle gets into the roots most people avoid—how old wounds, buried emotions, and survival patterns quietly shape your marriage, parenting, and faith—and why ignoring them isn’t working anymore.

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Emotional Confidence: Three Simple Steps to Manage Emotions with Science and Scripture by Alicia Michelle→ aliciamichelle.com/emotional-downloads


Listen to Alicia Michelle’s podcast The Christian Mindset Coach for continued learning and support @ aliciamichelle.com


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You&rsquo;re doing all the right things: faith, family, showing up. But underneath? You&rsquo;re exhausted, reactive, and not sure why it keeps spilling out sideways. Podcaster and author Alicia Michelle gets into the roots most people avoid&mdash;how old wounds, buried emotions, and survival patterns quietly shape your marriage, parenting, and faith&mdash;and why ignoring them isn&rsquo;t working anymore.
Show Notes and Resources
<ul>
<li>
Emotional Confidence: Three Simple Steps to Manage Emotions with Science and Scripture by Alicia Michelle&rarr; <a href="https://aliciamichelle.com/emotional-downloads/">aliciamichelle.com/emotional-downloads</a>
</li>
<li>
Listen to Alicia Michelle&rsquo;s podcast <a href="https://aliciamichelle.com/podcast/">The Christian Mindset Coach</a> for continued learning and support <a href="https://www.instagram.com/aliciamichellecoach/">@ aliciamichelle.com</a>
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Dave & Ann Wilson connect with podcaster and author Alicia Michelle on why our reactions don’t match our faith (and what’s really driving them).

Stepdad: The Unsung Hero | Ron Deal and Gil Stuart

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