Are you burdened by the pain of past relationships gone wrong? Are you hesitant to talk to God about your vulnerabilities and problems? It’s time to step into a wholehearted type of love - and this is a message proudly championed by Stefanie and Caleb Rouse, the authors of Wholehearted Love: Overcome the Barriers That Hold You Back in Your Relationship With God And Others - And Delight in Feeling Safe, Seen, and Loved. After 11 years of marriage and a past rife with pain, they have a heart for helping others deepen and repair their relationships and even prepare for marriage and navigate those moments of vulnerability with compassion and a Biblical perspective. “People can only meet others as far as they’ve met themselves,” says Caleb. Develop a deep relationship with God so that you can foster rich relationships with others!

TAKEAWAYS

Talking about pain to God is not the same as allowing God into that pain in order to transform your life

God wants to sit with you even amid your discomfort and most embarrassing moments

Your trial today is your testimony tomorrow

Achieving freedom from past heartache is possible with God’s help and will give you a voice to speak into others’ lives

Washington Watch with Tony Perkins

With more great movies still to come over the next few weeks, Isaac and Holly take the entire show to talk about them in detail. Learn more about "THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER", "BONHOEFFER", "THE CARPENTER", and "CONCLAVE".

The Christian View with Dr Trudy Simmons

Sometimes the unexpected happens in our lives, and for Stacy Sanchez, that moment came when she and her husband suddenly found themselves as the caretakers of their seven-year-old grandson. Stacy is the founder and coordinator of Parenting, Again? Her ministry helps grandparents who have been thrust into the ranks of parenting later in life find encouragement and connect with others going through a similar situation. More than two million grandparents in the United States are the primary caretakers of their grandchildren, and the challenges are plentiful. Stacy advises finding a group of other grandparents who are on the same journey. Don’t do it alone! Pray for your grandchildren, pray for wisdom, and keep moving forward.

TAKEAWAYS

Grandparents do not have as much access to social workers and legal aids as foster parents do

Prayer is an essential part of caring for your grandchildren and caring for yourself

Stacy has an online Facebook community that helps grandparents connect with each other from a faith-based perspective

Stacy’s family was a victim of the fentanyl crisis driving her daughter’s drug problem resulting in her losing custody of her son

Washington Watch with Tony Perkins

Building solid relationships can often be difficult and almost always time consuming. It can even be a bit scary to go deeper with someone and allow ourselves to be vulnerable. Thankfully, we have tools we can use to foster healthy relationships, and it is those key elements that Billie Jauss loves to help others develop. Billie is the author of Baseball Family: Nine Core Qualities for Developing Healthy Relationships. She is also a speaker and podcast host, and with years of experience with baseball, homeschooling, and parenting, she’s got a plethora of tips about how to grow healthy friendships with those around us. The number one way to teach our children about having healthy relationships? Show love and demonstrate it in our own lives, she says.

TAKEAWAYS

We’re supposed to love one another - that’s a direct calling from God’s word

There are four types of relationships we will usually encounter: social circles, accidental acquaintances, kindred spirits, and forever families

Pay attention to what your friends need and don’t hesitate to reach out

Strive to be an inclusive friend - one who goes above and beyond to reach out to others and include them

Washington Watch with Tony Perkins

Nina and Michelle teach on the victory we can have from the message in David's Psalms