People Are Looking for Answers - The Top Search Trends of 2025

Everyone has questions. Sometimes we share them with others and other times we ask them in private through online searches. Those searches reveal far more than public questions do.

Once you get past the entertainment type of searches, the year's most persistent search themes reveal a society wrestling with authority, truth, identity, and God.

The top search trends of 2025 don’t just indicate individual curiosity; their questions are about a culture they no longer understand or trust. They expose what people fear, what they no longer trust, and what they’re desperately trying to understand in a world that is becoming increasingly unstable.

They’re looking for truth and safety in a world that becomes more divided, hateful and dangerous every day. They are being told that there is no absolute truth. And the only way to stay safe is to join the most vocal, violent and unstable crowd or be subject to their wrath.

In many ways, the modern internet search bar has replaced the position of trust and authority that parents, siblings and mentors once held.

One of the most revealing patterns in 2025 search behavior was the surge in identity-focused and truth-oriented questions. Searches such as What is truth? What defines a woman? Is gender biological? What is marriage for? And “Does truth change over time?” appeared repeatedly throughout the year.

These aren’t superficial questions. They’re foundational civilization questions. The kind societies ask when accepted moral frameworks begin to erode and individuals are left to come up with their own interpretation of truth.

Join us today as we address those foundational questions and concerns with biblical wisdom and answers.

You can find out more about us at Keepingfamiliesconnected.com.

Learning These 5 Love Languages Will Change Your Marriage Forever!

Most people are unaware that specific love languages exist, let alone what those are, or how to use them to convey love to someone you care about. In fact, you may not even know what your own love language is, or why that matters.

Today we’ll discuss one of my favorite books about love and relationships. The concepts apply primarily to marriage relationships but are highly effective with children, and other relationships as well.

The book is written by Dr. Gary Chapman called The Five Love Languages. This book was written in the 1990s, but the concepts are more relevant and important today than ever before.

Chapman’s main idea is that everyone has a primary way of expressing and receiving love, and if those close to us “speak” a different love language, that’s when pain and misunderstandings can arise.

The five love languages are Words of Affirmation, Acts of Service, Receiving Gifts, Quality Time, and Physical Touch. Each of these represent a distinct way that people express and receive love and connect emotionally. Understanding which of these languages resonates most with you, and with those around you, can improve every important relationship that you have.

So grab a cup of coffee and let’s get started!

You can find out more about us at keepingfamiliesconnected.com.

The Five Love Languages book, audio and tests: https://5lovelanguages.com/

Today’s podcast is our first Season 2 episode!

Our topic is “What Setting (or not setting) New Year's Resolutions Says About You“.

Did you set any New Year’s resolutions this year? If so, how are you doing sticking to them?

If you chose not to set any, why didn’t you?

I think that most of us would agree that we want to become a better person and achieve greater things in life. And that most likely those aspirations will require us to change in some way to achieve them. They won’t just magically happen. These goals require making a decision, developing a plan and following that plan until you achieve your desired outcome.

And there’s nothing special about a date on the calendar that gives us permission or even the motivation to make these needed changes. The New Year is simply a reminder that we may want to reflect on our life, goals, thinking and habits. And to assess whether these things will help us to become the person that we’d most like to be.

You can start your journey to becoming the best version of yourself whenever you choose. The only thing that’s required is to decide what type of person you want to become and what you want to achieve. Once you’ve made those decisions, you need to develop a plan and then follow it.

Discover how to turn your hope of positive change into a tangible goal that you can achieve!

You can find out more about us at Keepingfamiliesconnected.com.

Most of us look forward to the Holidays. Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year are the most widely celebrated, and they’re all relatively close together. That’s why this time of year is generally referred to as the Holiday Season.

We get to spend time with family and friends. Express our Thanks to God for all His blessings, especially the birth of His son Jesus Christ. We exchange gifts and if we’re lucky we might even get a couple of days off work! 😊

But there’s a sizable group of people that aren’t looking forward to this time of year. It isn’t that they aren’t grateful for their blessings or that they are Charles Dicken’s Ebenezer Scrooge. They’re simply experiencing conflicting thoughts and emotions that cast a shadow over and diminish the joy of the season.

In extreme cases these depressing thoughts and feelings can lead to someone taking their own life.

Join us to learn how to manage grief and depression as you navigate through the holiday season.

You can find out more about us at keepingfamiliesconnected.com

How Do You Love Unlovable People?

That’s a great question, isn’t it?

The sad truth is that some people are just harder to love than others. And if we’re being honest, we have a hard time being our best when we’re around them.

Do you have anyone in your life that you consider difficult or unlovable? Are you looking for ways to endure or improve your relationship? 

If so, you won’t want to miss today’s podcast! 

If you’re a frequent listener to our podcast you know that we often discuss important and challenging subjects. And although today’s topic will help to strengthen your marriage, it’s really all about having fun while you’re doing that! 

Today I’ll be sharing a list of Fun Date Ideas. Many of them are free or inexpensive. Some can be done at home or in an indoor environment so weather’s never an issue. And some are just downright romantic! 😊 

And don’t worry about writing them down, here’s a link to a complete list of ideas:  Fun Date Ideas

Dating should be fun. But coming up with something more than just dinner and a movie can

be difficult. Especially if you don’t have much time to plan, or you want to impress your date with something unique. 

These ideas are fun and there are plenty of them. So, let’s get started! 

Today’s podcast is a special Thanksgiving episode. We hope and expect that it will provide you with great encouragement for this special holiday and beyond.  

Do we have reasons to be thankful? How do we cultivate a thankful heart? Is it possible to rejoice in every situation? Scripture gives us the key to each of these answers and more.

Happy Thanksgiving from us to you! 

Today’s episode is part 3 of a 3-part series on The Top 3 Reasons for Divorce.

We suggest listening to parts 1 and 2 first if you haven’t already. Today we’ll discuss the 3rd most highly reported reason for divorce. Conflict and arguing.

In review, the top 3 reported reasons for divorce are:

1. 1. Lack of Commitment
   2. Infidelity/Affair
   3. Conflict and arguing

Financial problems, substance abuse and domestic violence are on the list, but none of them come close in reported frequency to the top three.

Today we’ll cover the most common landmines that can turn disagreements and different perspectives into destructive communication patterns that can destroy a marriage.

We’ll provide powerful tools to help you establish a framework of communication techniques and perspectives that will prevent an escalation to intense conflict and arguing.

To be clear, when two people enter a marriage, there will always be a difference in their thought process and perspectives. And although this can be challenging at times, (there’s an understatement) it usually results in a better decision-making process when both perspectives are valued and taken into consideration.

The key to success here isn’t never disagreeing about something. It’s to work through those disagreements in a way that doesn’t attack, demean and destroy your spouse.

Suggested resources:

1. 1. Love & Respect – Dr. Emmerson Eggerich
   2. 5 Love Languages – Gary Chapman
   3. Intimacy Ignited – Joseph & Linda Dillow
   4. Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage – Mark Gungor
   5. Loving Your Spouse When You Feel Like Walking Away – Gary Chapman
   6. How to Have That Difficult Conversation: Gaining the Skills for Honest and Meaningful Communication – Dr. Henry Cloud and John Townsend
   7. Make Anger Your Ally – Neil Clark Warren

Today’s episode is part 2 of a 3-part series on The Top 3 Reasons for Divorce.

We suggest listening to part 1 first if you haven’t already. Today we’ll discuss the 2nd most highly reported reason for divorce. Infidelity.

We’ll cover how to recognize the signs of an affair, how to safeguard your marriage against one, and how to recover from an affair that’s already occurred.

The top 3 reported reasons for divorce are:

1. Lack of Commitment
2. Infidelity/Affair
3. Conflict and arguing

Financial problems, substance abuse and domestic violence are on the list, but none of them come close in reported frequency to the top three.

Join us today to find out more.

In today’s episode we share The Top 3 Reasons for Divorce.

This is episode 1 of a 3-part series. We'll discuss the most frequently reported reasons that marriages end in divorce.

Why is that important?

Because understanding those reasons and taking steps to safeguard your marriage against these destructive forces can not only save your marriage but also richly enhance it.

If you’re in a difficult marriage that you aren’t sure can be saved, this information may be the difference between a healthy, thriving relationship and a divorce.

Join us today to find out more!

There’s a more comprehensive list of the Top Reasons for Divorce on our website.