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Dave and Ann Wilson

Growing a Heart for the Orphan

April 17, 2014
Adoption is good, but it’s not for everyone. So thought Pastor Johnny Carr until a missionary spoke to him about the desperate needs of deaf orphans in Belarus. Feeling burdened by what he heard, Johnny shares how he and his wife, a teacher to the deaf, came to adopt three special needs children to add to their family of four.

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There are times in life when all we have is our faith to see us through. And that’s enough. Carolyn Weber tells how a difficult labor and delivery with her twins lead her to death’s door and how God sustained her through that trauma she calls the crucible moment in her marriage.
April 16, 2014
Sharing the love of Christ with someone can change their life. And it might change yours. Dennis Rainey welcomes Kent Weber on the program to share how he witnessed to, and then wooed, his wife, guest Carolyn Weber, whom he met when they were students at Oxford.
April 15, 2014
The road of life sometimes makes unexpected turns. That’s what Carolyn Weber found to be true when a college professor submitted her application for a scholarship to Oxford, and she was selected. Carolyn reflects on those early months as a student at Oxford and her spiritual awakening which began there.
April 14, 2014
Every marriage has a crisis year, sometimes years.  For Dennis and Barbara Rainey, that year was 1976.  Join us as we hear an amazing story of trial and triumph as Dennis Rainey details how God took him to and through the valley of suffering.
April 11, 2014
You have a lot of things to teach your children before they reach adolescence.  Shouldn't God's law be one of them? Al Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Seminary, tells parents why teaching their children the Ten Commandments is vital to their children's spiritual and emotional health.
April 10, 2014
Submission and Headship - two words that set many a Christian soul on edge.  According to Crawford and Karen Loritts, that's unfortunate, because when men and women accurately grasp and honestly embrace these Biblical truths, the result brings great glory to God and great peace to their relationship.
April 9, 2014
Jim and Carol Shores, as professional dramatists, use their comedic talents to illustrate how to move your marriage from good to great.
April 8, 2014
Across America, there is a new awareness of the importance of the marriage covenant.  Dennis Rainey says that now, more than ever, we must articulately and compassionately defend marriage.
April 7, 2014
Can you quickly open your Bible and point out a Gospel passage? If the exact address is a little fuzzy, let pastor and author Bob Lepine help you out, as he explores 1 Corinthians 15, and the core of the Gospel.
April 4, 2014
Various guests tell how they used the FamilyLife resource, Resurrection Eggs, to share the gospel at Easter.
April 3, 2014
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About FamilyLife Today®

FamilyLife Today® is a weekday podcast featuring fun, engaging conversations that help families grow together with Jesus while pursuing the relationships that matter most.

About Dave and Ann Wilson

Dave and Ann Wilson are co-hosts of FamilyLife Today©, FamilyLife’s nationally-syndicated radio program.

Dave and Ann have been married for more than 40 years and have spent the last 35 teaching and mentoring couples and parents across the country. They have been featured speakers at FamilyLife’s Weekend to Remember® since 1993, and have also hosted their own marriage conferences across the country.

Dave and Ann helped plant Kensington Community Church in Detroit, Michigan where they served together in ministry for more than three decades, wrapping up their time at Kensington in 2020.

The Wilsons are the creative force behind DVD teaching series Rock Your Marriage and The Survival Guide To Parenting, as well as authors of the recently released books Vertical Marriage (Zondervan, 2019) and No Perfect Parents (Zondervan, 2021).

Dave is a graduate of the International School of Theology, where he received a Master of Divinity degree. A Ball State University Hall of Fame Quarterback, Dave served the Detroit Lions as Chaplain for thirty-three years. Ann attended the University of Kentucky. She has been active with Dave in ministry as a speaker, writer, small group leader, and mentor to countless women.

The Wilsons live in the Detroit area. They have three grown sons, CJ, Austin, and Cody, three daughters-in-law, and a growing number of grandchildren.

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