Podcast Episodes

How Parents Can Leverage Their Story of Brokenness to Help Their Kids Pursue Integrity

Season 17 Episode 835

Today my guest is John Fort, the Director of Training at Be Broken and also a family care specialist. John brings a background in education and addiction recovery that gives him a unique perspective …

Published on 4 years ago

Helping Wives "Detach with Love" in a Difficult Marriage

Season 17 Episode 834

My guest today is Karla Downing, the founder of ChangeMyRelationship.com. She is a speaker, author, counselor, and Bible teacher.

Karla grew up in a dysfunctional family and then found herself struggl…

Published on 4 years ago

How (False) "Grace" is Perpetuating Abuse in the Church

Season 17 Episode 833

So many stories have come to the surface over recent decades about pastor after pastor who has been living a double life that has hidden all kinds of sexual brokenness and sin. Much pain has been lef…

Published on 4 years ago

Why Men Need to Practice Sadness

Season 17 Episode 832

There is one simple starting point for men who want to work on emotional development: practice sadness. This may be overly simple, even simplistic. But after engaging with hundreds of men for over 30…

Published on 4 years, 1 month ago

How to Help Your Spouse Heal from Your Affair

Season 17 Episode 831

My guest today is Linda MacDonald. She is a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist with over 30 years of counseling experience. She has written numerous books and articles and spoken on a wide range of…

Published on 4 years, 1 month ago

A Journey from Addiction and Control to Faith, Hope, and Love

Season 17 Episode 830

My guests today are Michael and Heather Norgren. They are the founders of Triggered.app. For much of his life, Michael struggled with an addiction that he couldn't seem to overcome. He tried counseli…

Published on 4 years, 1 month ago

Breaking Free with Russell Willingham

Season 17 Episode 829

In 1999, I began my recovery from over 13 years of porn and sex addiction. One of the first books I read was Russell Willinghams’ foundational work, Breaking Free: Understanding Sexual Addiction and …

Published on 4 years, 1 month ago

Finding Peace, Grace, and Jesus in Our Changing World

Season 17 Episode 828

Can you relate to stress and anxiety in a constantly changing world? Do God’s promises of peace and joy still apply in the world today? How can you find real peace, grace, and Jesus in the midst of t…

Published on 4 years, 1 month ago

Unoffendable: How Your Response to Criticism Affects Your Emotional Maturity

Season 17 Episode 827

The world seems to always be ready to criticize and complain. What happens when those criticisms and complaints are directed at you? How well do you respond? In this episode, Stephen and Jonathan unp…

Published on 4 years, 2 months ago

Out of the Dust: One Couple's Story of Radical Restoration

Season 17 Episode 826

Chris and Steph were high school sweethearts who were "following all the steps that the typical southern church would have spelled out." They got married in college and everything seemed to be fine, …

Published on 4 years, 2 months ago