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Dave and Ann Wilson

No Ordinary Beginning

January 14, 2013
Sometimes a drizzle can turn into a downpour. When Trisha first met Justin Davis on the campus of Lincoln Christian College sparks didn’t fly. At least not right away. But Justin persisted and soon their friendship turned to romance, and marriage followed. Justin and Trisha reflect back on their college days, their courtship, the awkward proposal and their even more awkward honeymoon.  

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Where is your family heading? If you don’t know, it’s likely you’ll wind up somewhere you don’t want to be. Greg Gunn, a father of seven and President of Family Vision Ministries, and his wife Rhonda teach couples how they can discover their family’s unique purpose and passion by creating a Family I.D.Download Transcript
January 10, 2013
Businessmen are familiar with strategic planning. But what about applying that same strategy to your family? Family Vision Ministries President Greg Gunn and his wife, Rhonda, realized their need to be on the same page when it came to raising their family of seven. They started meeting regularly to discuss goals for their marriage and children, and eventually they came up with a family vision statement and the top 25 values they wanted their family to live by.Download Transcript
January 9, 2013
Are you encouraging your husband to be all he can be for Christ? Dennis Rainey and Pastor Kenny Luck, the Founder and President of Every Man Ministries, reflect on a wife’s ability to motivate and encourage her husband, especially as it relates to a man’s involvement in ministry. When men get healthy, says Luck, the church gets healthy, and Christ’s kingdom is advanced.Download Transcript
January 8, 2013
The church’s least utilized asset are the men who attend. Kenny Luck, the Men’s Pastor at Saddleback Church, encourages men to get engaged in their local church and to catch a vision of what the Body of Christ can accomplish when each man’s passion for the Great Commission is ignited.  Download Transcript
January 7, 2013
Christian counselor Elyse Fitzpatrick, author of the book "Love to Eat, Hate to Eat," explains how we can take a biblical approach to food. Download Transcript
January 4, 2013
Author Elyse Fitzpatrick, a Christian counselor and Project Director for the Institute for Biblical Counseling, talks about the pleasures of eating, and warns us not to make food our Savior or a salve for our discontent.Download Transcript
January 3, 2013
Christian counselor Elyse Fitzpatrick, author of the book "Love to Eat, Hate to Eat," explores the connection between idolatry and our abuse of food.Download Transcript
January 2, 2013
Is it possible to get through college without going into debt?  Ron Blue, the founder of Ron Blue & Co. and the current president of Kingdom Advisors, talks to parents and students alike about the benefits of paying for college as you go rather than relying on student loans.Download Transcript
January 1, 2013
Are your spending habits becoming a debt habit? Christian financial expert Ron Blue shares four biblical principles for building a healthy financial foundation for your family.Download Transcript
December 31, 2012
If family devotions make you yawn, it’s time to cook up some fun! FamilyLife’s Just Add Family recipe tin makes family devotions a quick and easy treat, and authors Kurt and Olivia Bruner will tell you how. Family fun is cooking at meal times, bed times, or anytime at all… just add family!Download Transcripts
December 28, 2012
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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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