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Building a Son-in-Law

October 9, 2012
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Sometimes if you can't find the right man you have to build him. Pastor and author Voddie Baucham equips fathers to ask the right probing questions of the young men who are pursuing their daughters.

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What does it mean when a young man asks a woman's father for her hand in marriage? Pastor Voddie Baucham talks with Dennis Rainey about the significance of the hand-off from a bride's father to her fiancé, as well as the characteristics a young man must have that show he is ready to marry.Download Transcript
October 8, 2012
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When someone battles through cancer, and then receives a clean bill of health, something remains — a nagging shadow of doubt. "Am I cured?" "Will it return?" "How long do I really have?" For Matt and Lauren Chandler, these and other questions find their ultimate answer in the Chandler's robust faith in Jesus Christ.Download Transcript
October 5, 2012
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Thanksgiving Day 2009 is forever etched in the mind of Lauren Chandler. That's the day her husband, pastor Matt Chandler, experienced a series of violent seizures that marked the beginning of Matt's two-year battle with brain cancer. Listen to an exclusive interview and update with Matt and Lauren Chandler.Download Transcript
October 4, 2012
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A dangerous prayer? Or a step of faith toward great adventures? When Jennie Allen and her husband, Zac, told God they would do anything, they weren't sure where He would lead them. Now, having been led to adopt a child from Rwanda, Jennie shares how thankful they are for what God has taught them about trusting Him and how amazed they are by the joy they found on the other side of obedience.Download Transcript
October 3, 2012
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"We'll do anything." That's the prayer that Jennie Allen and her husband, Zac, told God as they sought His will for their lives. Even though it felt like death, Jennie explains, she was at a point where she didn't want to be normal but wanted to surrender to Christ completely. What was the result? Peace, and a life and a message that is simpler and clearer than ever before.Download Transcript
October 2, 2012
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Jennie had grown up in church. And by all accounts, she had everything going for her, including a strong walk with God. Author Jennie Allen talks about the hour when she moved from being a person who knew about God to a person who craved being used and indwelt by the powerful Creator of the universe. Jennie recalls the night that she and her husband, Zac, gave God everything, including their lives, their comfort and their family.Download Transcript
October 1, 2012
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When you’re a successful collegiate football coach for a top program, life is already plenty complicated. So why would God call you into something so challenging as adoption? For Georgia Bulldog coach Mark Richt and his wife Katharyn, the answer was found in the face of their adopted daughter. Join us for a compelling story of sacrificial and surprising love.Download Transcript
September 28, 2012
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What could you do to help the orphans, as commanded in Scripture? Mark Richt, head coach at the University of Georgia, and his wife, Katharyn, talk about the decision they made years ago to adopt two children from the Ukraine: a little girl named Anya, who was born with a facial deformity, and a 3-year-old boy named Zach. Hear them share what this commitment, made over 10 years ago, has meant to them and their children.Download Transcript
September 27, 2012
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The cost of adoption and fatherlessness weighs particularly hard on the next generation of men. Rick Warren, Dennis Rainey, Jedd Medefind and Russell Moore continue their discussion, in a special edition of FamilyLife Today recorded live at the Orphan Summit.Download Transcript
September 26, 2012
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The challenges of the orphan crisis are many and varied, and every Christian man needs to step up and play a part in the solution. Join Rick Warren, Dennis Rainey, and Jedd Medefind as they discuss the problem, and offer solutions from their own life examples.Download Transcript
September 25, 2012
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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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