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Loving Your Community: Stephen Viars

October 23, 2023

When it comes to loving their communities, churches can get a bad rap for saying no until they have to say yes. But three decades as a pastor have made author Stephen Viars reconsider: Their church longs to move into indispensable roles that wrap arms around the entire community. Grab ideas to live in can’t-miss ways in your own zipcode.

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A getaway with a goal: oneness. No marriage is static. Each day, each choice — you’re either moving closer together, toward oneness … or coasting farther apart. At the intersection of a faith-based marriage conference and romantic retreat from everyday life, Weekend to Remember helps couples do just that — choose oneness. Whether you’re sending up an SOS for marital rescue or looking to foster an already flourishing connection, Weekend to Remember is your best next step toward being, and staying, one.

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When your mess is deep, complicated, impossible—where’s Jesus? Authors and speakers Eric and Erikah Rivera have been gut-punched by life. And they’ve also witnessed Jesus in profoundly personal encounters. Listen in for hope, healing, and purpose.
October 20, 2023
Authors and speakers Eric and Erikah Rivera have wandered roads complicated, bleak, and uncertain. But in the worst of times, they’ve encountered an unexpected Jesus. Tap into a hope that just might surprise you.
October 19, 2023
Hope in a discouraging world: It’s hard to come by. But bestselling author Paul Miller knows one habit –prayer—can catapult life beyond imagination. Don’t settle for a powerless faith. Find out how to pray big.
October 18, 2023
Could you create a culture of prayer in your family—with an impact on generations? Bestselling author Paul Miller gets passionate about the power of praying together. Get inspired to reconnect with a God bigger than our expectations.
October 17, 2023
It can feel tough…or weird…to pray together as a couple. But have you ever wondered what you might be missing out on if you don’t? Bestselling author Paul Miller digs into the why and how of creating space to look to God together.
October 16, 2023
Could knowing God’s whole picture for intimacy rev up your sex life? Dr. Juli and Mike Slattery explore how understanding God’s character in married sex transforms your bedroom.
October 13, 2023
What if God gave us married sex as a picture of Himself? And how could your understanding of this picture revolutionize your sex life? Dr. Juli Slattery and her husband Mike explore mind-boggling truths of how, in an over-sexualized world, God’s ideas about sex are far more than we imagined.
October 12, 2023
Toxic masculinity is just as destructive as we think it is—to society and men alike. But author and professor Nancy Pearcey’s data shows more of the whole story: of the power of a great dad and a good man to change their corner of the world.
October 11, 2023
Author and professor Nancy Pearcey explores sociological data to uncover why it’s open season on masculinity—and the surprising role of Christian men.
October 10, 2023
Author and professor Nancy Pearcey knows her personal, searing path toward war on men. But on a broader level, she began to ask, how did the idea arise that masculinity is dangerous? She uncovers why the script for masculinity turned toxic—and how Christianity reconciles the war between the sexes, renovating manhood for good.
October 9, 2023
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A getaway with a goal: oneness. No marriage is static. Each day, each choice — you’re either moving closer together, toward oneness … or coasting farther apart. At the intersection of a faith-based marriage conference and romantic retreat from everyday life, Weekend to Remember helps couples do just that — choose oneness. Whether you’re sending up an SOS for marital rescue or looking to foster an already flourishing connection, Weekend to Remember is your best next step toward being, and staying, one.

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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