The way you manage your money will impact your marriage. It will either bring your marriage together or tear your marriage apart. Rarely is money's effect neutral.

In marriage, there are money land mines. These land mines are often decisions that can lead to a significant blow up in the relationship. Needless to say, each one can be avoided if you are aware of the potential dangers of each.

If you'd like to read the full article we referenced on the air, you can click here: https://www.artrainer.com/post/4-money-land-mines-for-your-marriage

Technology has become the architect of our intimacies. Online, we fall prey to the illusion of companionship, gathering thousands of Twitter and Facebook friends, and confusing tweets and wall posts with authentic communication. But this relentless connection leads to a deep solitude. MIT professor Sherry Turkle argues that as technology ramps up, our emotional lives ramp down.

Dear Rebecca and Burns,

My husband spends thousands of dollars every year on a country club membership so he can play golf. Once a year, I go to Las Vegas with my girlfriends to see a concert and gamble a little. I give myself $500 to play with and once it's gone, it's gone. My Bible study teacher recently told me that I am sinning and in direct disobedience to God's word. I disagree - this is no different than spending money on the movies or a country club membership.

What do you think?

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Dear Rebecca and Burns,

My husband did not grow up in a Christian household and I had finally gotten him involved at our church when COVID hit. He hung in there for a little while, but then told me that online services weren't doing it for him. Now our church is meeting again, but I can't get him to come with me and the kids.

This is so important to me and I don't know what to do.

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Since Hurricane Laura hit land early this morning, we wanted to have our friend, WFAA Meteorologist, Greg Fields, to talk with us about what we can expect in North Texas and what our friends and family members in Louisiana still need to know as they weather this horrible storm.

Dear Rebecca and Burns,

My ex-husband and I divorced six years ago and have always co-parented our children peacefully, even when I got remarried. He recently converted to another religion and has been taking our kids to their place of worship and actively teaching them that Christianity is false. The kids love their dad and don’t know who to believe.

What should I do?

I love having friends that are smarter than me. I've got a friend named Christian Williams and we've actually had her on the Honest Conversations podcast before so if you haven't checked that episode out, click here! This is what she just posted on Facebook a week ago and this is just pure gold!

"A week ago someone asked how they could pray for me. I replied that I need to cultivate the discipline of rest. I find that the opportunity to rest often presents itself to me but I wrestle with immersing myself in rest when rest comes around. It’s probably because at heart I’m a performer. I like to do. I like to feel a sense of accomplishment and capability but if I’m not careful I can easily find myself rooting my identity in my work and not the work of Jesus. I think the discipline of rest isn’t just about me taking a break until I can do again. I think it’s about me owning my finiteness and trusting God. I don’t think the point is to turn to God when I’m empty when I’m at maximum capacity. I think the point is to be in God, to abide, and do all things through Christ who strengthens me. To be rested and rest-full.


“Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted in the earth.” - Psalm 46:10

Daughter, Son, just be a human. And let God be God." - Christian Williams

That is so good! The discipline of rest is not about coming to God when you're empty, but about abiding in Him and allowing Him to work through you. I love that sometimes when I had a friend that would have one of those planners, they had to write out every moment of what they were doing and they would have often holes in their schedules with nothing. It often stressed them out because they felt like they needed to fill it when in reality, maybe that's your opportunity to take the time to rest in the Lord. Get reinvigorated to get on fire once again!

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