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You pray. Read your Bible. Show up at church. And God still seems … crickets. When God feels far away, does that mean your faith is broken—or that you are? Brant Hansen, author of Blessed Are the Misfits, gets candid about skepticism, emotional wiring, and our all-too-human pressure to manufacture spiritual experiences. What holds your faith together when your feelings have approximately nothing useful to report?

Show Notes and Resources


Connect with Brant on Instagram.
Connect with Brant on Facebook.
Learn more about Brant on his website.
Listen to Brant and Sherri’s podcast, The Brant and Sherri Oddcast.
Get Brant’s book, Blessed Are the Misfits.
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!

You pray. Read your Bible. Show up at church. And God still seems &hellip; crickets. When God feels far away, does that mean your faith is broken&mdash;or that you are? Brant Hansen, author of Blessed Are the Misfits, gets candid about skepticism, emotional wiring, and our all-too-human pressure to manufacture spiritual experiences. What holds your faith together when your feelings have approximately nothing useful to report?
Show Notes and Resources
<ul>
<li>
Connect with <a href="https://www.instagram.com/branthansen/">Brant on Instagram</a>.
</li>
<li>Connect with <a href="https://www.facebook.com/branthansenpage">Brant on Facebook</a>.</li>
<li>Learn more about <a href="https://branthansen.com/">Brant on his website</a>.</li>
<li>Listen to Brant and Sherri&rsquo;s podcast, <a href="https://branthansen.com/">The Brant and Sherri Oddcast</a>.</li>
<li>Get <a href="https://shop.familylife.com/product-creator/brant-hansen/">Brant&rsquo;s book, Blessed Are the Misfits</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>
</ul>

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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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.

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.

On FamilyLife Today, Brant Hansen gets real with Dave and Ann Wilson about when God feels far away—and about having faith when feelings go AWOL.

When God Feels Far Away: I'm the Problem, Right?: Brant Hansen

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Everyone else seems to feel God. Worship moves them. Prayer lights them up. Meanwhile, your faith feels flatter than a three-day-old Coke. If you're wondering, “Why don’t I feel close to God?” Brant Hansen, author of Blessed Are the Misfits, gets refreshingly honest about faith for people who don’t fit the emotional Christian mold. Are you spiritually defective—or have we confused certain personalities and feelings with what genuine faith is supposed to look like?

Show Notes and Resources


Connect with Brant on Instagram.
Connect with Brant on Facebook.
Learn more about Brant on his website.
Listen to Brant and Sherri’s podcast, The Brant and Sherri Oddcast.
Get Brant’s book, Blessed Are the Misfits.
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

Everyone else seems to feel God. Worship moves them. Prayer lights them up. Meanwhile, your faith feels flatter than a three-day-old Coke. If you're wondering, &ldquo;Why don&rsquo;t I feel close to God?&rdquo; Brant Hansen, author of Blessed Are the Misfits, gets refreshingly honest about faith for people who don&rsquo;t fit the emotional Christian mold. Are you spiritually defective&mdash;or have we confused certain personalities and feelings with what genuine faith is supposed to look like?
Show Notes and Resources
<ul>
<li>
Connect with <a href="https://www.instagram.com/branthansen/">Brant on Instagram</a>.
</li>
<li>Connect with <a href="https://www.facebook.com/branthansenpage">Brant on Facebook</a>.</li>
<li>Learn more about <a href="https://branthansen.com/">Brant on his website</a>.</li>
<li>Listen to Brant and Sherri&rsquo;s podcast, <a href="https://branthansen.com/">The Brant and Sherri Oddcast</a>.</li>
<li>Get <a href="https://shop.familylife.com/product-creator/brant-hansen/">Brant&rsquo;s book, Blessed Are the Misfits</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>
<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 ask Brant Hansen, “Why don’t I feel close to God?”—and what if faith doesn’t feel the way you expect?

Why Don’t I Feel Close to God? For Christians Who Just Don’t Feel It: Brant Hansen

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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?

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

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>
<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 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>
<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 Melissa Kruger about how to parent a teenager without letting fear take over—and how to stay connected when your kid pulls away.

When God Feels Far Away: I'm the Problem, Right?: Brant Hansen

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