FamilyLife This Week®

By Michelle Hill

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Host Michelle Hill, along with expert guests, provide a weekly dose of engaging and practical encouragement for marriages, families and other valuable relationships on FamilyLife This Week. New episodes every weekend.

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FamilyLife This Week® episodes:

09.14.2022
NEW PODCAST: Real Life Loading…
Michelle Hill interviews Shelby Abbott, the host of our new podcast for 18 to 28 year-olds called Real Life Loading... Learn more and subscribe here: https://www.familylife.com/podcast/real-life-loading/
09.10.2022
The Liturgy of the Everyday
What if there were liturgies for more menial tasks like paying bills, planting a garden, or changing diapers? Douglas McKelvey helps us remember that God is the God of every day.
09.03.2022
Launching Your Kids Well
What does it take to launch your kids well? Dennis Rainey, Alex Chediak, and Michelle Hill cover the value of independence, friendship, time management, faith, good friends, and ramen noodles.
08.27.2022
Making the Mundane Matter in Marriage
Gary Thomas, Paul David Tripp, Jonathan Pitts, Dave and Ann Wilson, and Bob Lepine talk about how to face mundane irritants in marriage with transcendent grace.
08.20.2022
Complete in Your Singleness
If you're single, that doesn't mean you're incomplete. You can be whole in Christ. Clarence Shuler coaches singles to speak up and let your needs be known for the benefit of your local church.
08.20.2022
Complete in Your Singleness
If you're single, that doesn't mean you're incomplete. You can be whole in Christ. Clarence Shuler coaches singles to speak up and let your needs be known for the benefit of your local church.
08.20.2022
Complete in Your Singleness
If you're single, that doesn't mean you're incomplete. You can be whole in Christ. Clarence Shuler coaches singles to speak up and let your needs be known for the benefit of your local church.
08.20.2022
Complete in Your Singleness
If you're single, that doesn't mean you're incomplete. You can be whole in Christ. Clarence Shuler coaches singles to speak up and let your needs be known for the benefit of your local church.
08.13.2022
Suffering in Silence
There are few things that make humans feel more alone than experiencing loss. Ron Deal and Michelle Hill talk about the grieving process and how to care for yourself and others you know who may be grieving. We'll also hear...
08.06.2022
Leslie Layland Fields: The Journey of Forgiveness
What is forgiveness? Join us on the journey of biblical forgiveness with Leslie Leyland Fields, Voddie Baucham, and Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth.
07.30.2022
Clearing Our Conscience
Discover the incredible value of living in the freedom of a clear conscience with God and others. Our guests, Erwin Lutzer, Eric Mason, Chris and Cindy Beall, and Paul David Tripp offer biblical insight and heartfelt transparency.
07.23.2022
Charmaine Porter: Addressing Discontent for Singles
Charmaine Porter shares candidly with Michelle Hill how she has processed her own discontent with being single, and how the church has--or has not--been helpful in her struggle.
07.16.2022
Stephanie Green: Miscarriage Pain, Gospel Hope
For anyone who has experienced the pain of a miscarriage, the grief can make you feel all alone. Stephanie Green talks to Michelle Hill about her experience with miscarriage while helping listeners in this situation learn to process this unique...
07.09.2022
Resolving Conflict in Relationships
A significant chunk of "the book of love," a.k.a. Song of Solomon, talks about conflict. Matt Chandler, Tiffany Lee, Chip Ingram, and Tim Muehlhoff address the dynamics involved in conflict, and coach us toward resolution and closer relationships in the...
07.02.2022
Tech-wise Parents: Setting Boundaries
As parents do you have clear direction how to help your kids manage their technology usage? David Eaton and Melanie Mudge talk about the landscape of teens and technology. Brian Goins and Wynter and Jonathan Pitts share how they've...
06.25.2022
Intentional Summers
Summertime feels like freedom to kids getting out of school. But a working mom's perspective is a bit different. Tracy Lane describes how she plans to make meaningful memories with her children this summer.
06.18.2022
Tech-Wise Parents: Are You Addicted?
In this digital world, how can parents train their children in wise tech usage if they are addicted to their phones themselves? Arlene Pellicane teaches some wise tech-management habits that parents can adopt and then pass along to their children.
06.11.2022
One Adoption Journey
Author Tricia Goyer tells the story of her family adopting Alyssa and how that first adoption spring-boarded their family into foster care and adopting more children.
06.04.2022
What Is a Legacy?
What will be left in your wake when you are gone? Louis Upkins, Crawford Loritts, and Bryan Loritts talk about different kinds of legacies, and challenge us to make sure to leave a legacy that's godly.
05.28.2022
Comparison vs. Investing in Marriage
When we look for the positive or the negative in our spouse, we see what we want to see. Jeff and Stacy Kemp coach husbands and wives on how to address the causes and cures for marital discontentment.
05.21.2022
Untold Stories of Heroism
This Memorial Day Weekend hear stories of lesser known, but no less valiant soldiers--and families of soldiers--who sacrificed for our freedom.
05.14.2022
Contentment or Comparison
Kay Wills Wyma, Gary Thomas and Priscilla Shirer help us remember to be content with the life we have and avoid the temptation to compare ourselves with others.
05.07.2022
Just Plain Fun
Families experience a closer connection when they laugh together. Keeping things light with Ted Cunningham, Dave Stone, and mother-son duo, Nelda and Tim Hawkins.
04.30.2022
Ben Stuart: Parenting Bootcamp, Dating 101
Ben Stuart gives some guidelines for parents to consider as they prepare their kids for the dating years.
04.23.2022
Shannon Simmons: Working Moms and Their Guilt
As a pastor's wife with five kids and a job outside the home, Shannon Simmons knows how difficult it is to be a working mom. She describes her daily routine, and gives biblical perspective on the challenges working moms...
04.16.2022
Explaining Easter and Lent to Kids
Easter and Lent should be a big deal for believers and their families. How does one communicate the sober reality of Good Friday leading to the celebration of Easter and Lent Sunday with children? Sally Lloyd-Jones and Phil Vischer give...
04.09.2022
Catherine Parks: Making and Keeping Friends
It's easy to make friends in Kindergarten. It gets harder to maintain friendships once we're out of school and in the "real world" but those key relationships are no less vital. Catherine Parks shares some tips for how to find,...
04.02.2022
Sharing Easter with Your Kids
It is important to communicate the truth of the gospel to your kids--and the sooner, the better. Michelle Hill interacts with a number of kids about the story of Holy Week and Easter. Bob Lepine defines the gospel in a...
03.19.2022
Love for a Lifetime
Marriage was intended to be a lifetime covenant. Be inspired and encouraged in your marriage commitment from guests Gary Thomas, Laura Story, and Voddie Baucham.
03.12.2022
Laughter is Good for the Soul
Laughter is good medicine, healing to the soul. Whether it pops up suddenly from someone's slip of the tongue, or it's pursued carefully and crafted as a career and life mission. Our guests, Michael Jr., Tim Hawkins, and Kristin Exton,...
03.05.2022
Busting the Myths of Singleness
Whether you're single or married, you likely subscribe to some popular myths about singleness. Matt Perman tackles these myths and mixed messages with practical suggestions.
02.26.2022
What the Bible Says About Singleness
There are many erroneous ideas about singleness floating around amidst both religious and secular cultures. Christopher Yuan tackles these ideas head-on with truth straight from the Bible.
02.19.2022
The Benefits of Resolving Conflict
All healthy relationships experience conflict. Marriages and friendships all have to navigate personal differences. Ann Wilson explains how to know whether to overlook a conflict or to address it.
02.12.2022
True Love
Sam Allberry reminds us to not make an idol of romantic love. Francis and Lisa Chan encourage us to look at married love in light of eternity.
02.05.2022
Lonely on Valentine’s Day
Even if Valentine's Day is all about love, that doesn't mean everyone loves Valentine's Day. There are many people, single AND married, who feel isolated and alone on this holiday. Director of FamilyLife Blended on FamilyLife this Week and licensed...
01.29.2022
Don’t Take Them for Granted
If you take your spouse for granted, much hurt and relational brokenness will ensue. If you take God for granted, you open a door for sin to consume your life. Doyle Roth and Judy Starr tell their stories and their...
01.22.2022
Being Single and Dating
Hanna Seymour and Jaqueline Anderson Meza tell their stories of courtship and dating their husbands. Deepak Reju has some advice for singles who are lonely and dateless on a Friday night. Shaunti Feldhahn gives her perspective on the singles' landscape...
01.15.2022
The Sanctity of Human Life
Culturally, when we talk about the sanctity of human life, we tend to focus on the plight of the unborn. But life itself extends to our last dying breath. Gary Thomas, Jim Stroud, and Jim Garlow tell stories of caring...
01.08.2022
Family Worship: How to Make It Happen
If the only time your kids see you worshipping God is at church on Sunday morning, then your kids are missing out on a rich experience that could bond your family on a soul-to-soul level. Don Whitney and Lauren Chandler...
01.01.2022
Remembering The Best
As we approach a new year, it is appropriate to reflect and remember the good things from the year that is drawing to a close. Hear again, excerpts from some of the most meaningful interviews that aired in 2018.
12.25.2021
Christmas Fact and Fiction
Does your knowledge of the Christmas story come from traditional Christmas songs or Scripture? Paul Maier gives us the historical background for the Christmas story, dispelling some popular myths perpetuated by artistic license. We'll also hear some Christmas hymns, and...
12.11.2021
Stepfamilies and Christmas
It's the most wonderful time of the year!" But if you're in a stepfamily, the holidays can get complicated pretty fast. Ron Deal offers some perspective, and gives counsel for how to navigate Christmas in a stepfamily.
12.04.2021
The Meaning of Happy
What does it take to be happily married? Researcher Shaunti Feldhahn shares encouraging data about what makes the best marriages thrive. Show Notes and Resources Find resources from this podcast at shop.familylife.com. Download FamilyLife's new app! Check out all that's available...
11.27.2021
After Baby
11.20.2021
Thanksgiving and Entitlement
11.20.2021
Thanksgiving and Entitlement
Kristen Welch talks about how entitlement showed up in their family, and how she and her husband worked to foster gratitude in their children's hearts. Show Notes and Resources Kristen Welch talks about raising grateful kids
11.13.2021
A Baby’s Birth Story
Courtney Reissig tells the harrowing story of the birth of her fourth child, Ben. Some problems cropped up late in the pregnancy that threatened both of their lives and left some emotional scarring in its wake. Show Notes and Resources Nancy Guthrie...
11.06.2021
Happily Ever After: Debunking the Myths
Hollywood and fairy tales tell us that marriage means "Happily Ever After." But as Dennis and Barbara Rainey, and Jim and Carol Shores explain, there's much more to marriage than a catchy tagline. Show Notes and Resources Download FamilyLife's new app!...
10.30.2021
Messy Money
Student loans, medical bills, credit card debt--do any of these trouble your family? Hayley DiMarco and Philip Holmes tell their journey of becoming debt free. Brad Formsma shares some compelling insights that are found when you are out of debt...
10.23.2021
Generation Z Reaching Generation Z
Emma Jenkins and Jordan Whitmer are emerging from Generation Z and have a passion for reaching their generation for Christ. Hear what they are doing with and for their peers for the sake of the gospel. Show Notes and Resources ...

What's FamilyLife This Week® about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

FamilyLife This Week® episodes:

NEW PODCAST: Real Life Loading…

The Liturgy of the Everyday

Launching Your Kids Well

Making the Mundane Matter in Marriage

Complete in Your Singleness

Complete in Your Singleness

Complete in Your Singleness

Complete in Your Singleness

Suffering in Silence

Leslie Layland Fields: The Journey of Forgiveness

Clearing Our Conscience

Charmaine Porter: Addressing Discontent for Singles

Stephanie Green: Miscarriage Pain, Gospel Hope

Resolving Conflict in Relationships

Tech-wise Parents: Setting Boundaries

Intentional Summers

Tech-Wise Parents: Are You Addicted?

One Adoption Journey

What Is a Legacy?

Comparison vs. Investing in Marriage

Untold Stories of Heroism

Contentment or Comparison

Just Plain Fun

Ben Stuart: Parenting Bootcamp, Dating 101

Shannon Simmons: Working Moms and Their Guilt

Explaining Easter and Lent to Kids

Catherine Parks: Making and Keeping Friends

Sharing Easter with Your Kids

Love for a Lifetime

Laughter is Good for the Soul

Busting the Myths of Singleness

What the Bible Says About Singleness

The Benefits of Resolving Conflict

True Love

Lonely on Valentine’s Day

Don’t Take Them for Granted

Being Single and Dating

The Sanctity of Human Life

Family Worship: How to Make It Happen

Remembering The Best

Christmas Fact and Fiction

Stepfamilies and Christmas

The Meaning of Happy

After Baby

Thanksgiving and Entitlement

Thanksgiving and Entitlement

A Baby’s Birth Story

Happily Ever After: Debunking the Myths

Messy Money

Generation Z Reaching Generation Z