Christian Family Life

Communio is a nonprofit ministry that trains and equips churches to share the Gospel through the renewal of healthy relationships, marriages, and the family. J.P. De Gance is the founder and president of Communio and the co-author of the book, Endgame: The Church’s Strategic Move to Save Faith and Family in America. JP is also the author of the Nationwide Study on Faith and Relationships.

Parenting is ordained by God and part of God's design. It is also a privilege and is rewarding! Today as we dig into this podcast we will focus on our mission as parents and also being reminded of our Heavenly Father and His love for us and how we can use our relationship with Him as an example with our children.

In marriage, we often vision cast and set goals. What does the next year look like? How about five years from now? Ten, Twenty, etc.?  But, have we ever thought about trial casting?  Preparing ourselves for the realities that come with life. Listen in as our CFL Team gives some good, practical, and Biblical advice on this topic!

Remember, your spouse is not your enemy. Take up the shield of Faith and quench those fiery darts of division that the enemy is hurling at your marriage. It may look like you' surrounded on every side, but if you submitvyourself to God, resist the devil, he has to flee (James 4:7). You'll find you are surrounded, by God's presence! His presence allows us to Reign in spiritual warfare....

Is regular prayer a part of your marital routine? Do you and your spouse passionately pursue the Lord through prayer to keep you focused on what He wants you to focus on? Prayer allows us to humble ourselves and let the Lord step in! Today our team challenges us to make time on the regular to pray together.

Whether you are navigating healthy or unhealthy conflict in your marriage, today you will hear some practical advice from our CFL team on how you can work through it and honor God and your spouse in the process.  

Where the spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.  If we are walking in the spirit we walk in freedom and we bring freedom to those around us. This brings great joy to your home.  Listen in as we chat about the activities of the Holy Spirit in your marriage. 

Today we have a difficult conversation on the state of divorce in our culture. When we look to scripture we see that was no God's original intent. God desires that when a husband and a wife join together in a covenant relationship that it would produce a bond that reflects the image of God. Because of that very purpose, Satan attacks the very thing that should be pointing toward Him. Join us a...

The Drakes continue sharing the journey that God placed them on. As we walk through this second part, we hear about God's leading and sustaining as they walk through various trials they did not see coming. listen in to this God story and let God use it to encourage you and your spouse on your own personal story!

On todays podcast we interview the Drakes. They share their amazing God story on how He has blessed them both with biological children and then an adopted son. The story is inspiring and provides us with a message of God's calling, dealing with rejection, God's provision, and then the realities of life and keeping their marriage strong. Join us on this first of a two part story.

We often talk about one of God's purposes for marriage being reproduce a Godly heritage. We get that from Genesis 1. This purpose is for all couples. One of the ways that we can fulfill this purpose, whether we have children or not, is to invest into the Fostering/Adoption community. You can actually foster or adopt or you can help in various areas that make an impact to that community. Listen...

Today we expand our conversation on reproducing a Godly heritage, and it's not just about your own children. Investing in others is just as important.  If you do not have children of your own yet, you are not off the hook for this purpose in your marriage.  Listen in as we talk about discipleship through your marriage.

Today we interview Rick and Christine Jacobs from 4kids.us and their call to foster and adopt. In this interview you will hear about the joys of fostering/adopting and you will also hear the difficulties that it had on them as a couple. Listen in as they share some amazing insight on how God intervenes and makes a healthy way for everyone invovled.

Our team takes time this week to have a little fun, remember difficult times in our 30 years of marriage, but look at the times that we truly experienced JOY!!! You will be encouraged and challenged to seek true joy in todays episode!

Join us today as our CFL team chats with Carolina Ferrer, founder of Carolinas Compassionate Counseling. It's interesting how our lack of mental and emotional connection affects our marital intimacy! Today we are challenged to fight the enemy through the power of the Holy Spirit to create an environment of health in all areas of your marriage!

The CFL team had the opportunity to interview Dr Amy Trout, PsyD. She is the founder and executive director of a private practice, Cornerstone Consultants. In our conversation we talked about the growing need for mental health counseling and how the church and ministries like Christian Family Life can get involved.

As we enter May, we touch on a topic that for many years has been pushed to the side, but we recognize it needs to be talked about. This month we will be interview experts in the field as they give us valuable insight on the topic. This week we share a podcast that we did last year to set up the month.

Have you every been invested in? Have you ever invested in others? Scripture is clear that this is important for our own spiritual and emotional growth. We as a CFL team make a statement, "The best investment we make in our own marriage is by investing in others." Listen in today as we chat about discipleship, mentorship, coaching, etc. and the importance of it as one that receives it bu...

God not only has purpose for your marriage as well as providing us our personal perfect provision, but God wants us to truly enjoy your marriage! Be reminded of the good times, enjoy the rewards and milestones that come with staying married. Get through the difficult times to see your marriage strengthened on the other side!! Join us as we are reminded of the good old days and start creating new o...

Identity is such a big deal and making sure we truly understand who we are in Christ and who He has called us to be is a game changer in relationships! You bringing your best self to the marriage will go a long way in fulfilling your purpose as a married couple. Join the CFL team as we discuss identity!

Being accepted by others is a big deal for everyone. Nobody wants to go through life feeling rejected! Today we have a conversation on how acceptance can be healthy in your marriage and how this action by both individuals will provide oneness in your marriage. Listen in as we encourage you to work on this area of your marriage and bring health to your relationship.

The reality of marriage is that there will be times that we hurt our spouse, or they hurt us. In those moments, are we able to forgive? Are we willing to forgive? What drives that decision in you life? Our team will point us towards scripture to find the answer!

Difficult conversations are going to happen within our marriages. Whether it's over finances, children, work, being hurt and offended, etc. we know that they will come up. How should we approach them? Do we not have them or do we blow up and get it all out? Listen in as our team walks through this necessary topic.

What are we looking to to define if our marriage is normal? Today our team talks about what we should be looking to in order to help us define where we are at and what areas we need to grow in as individuals and as a couple to continue to strengthen our marriages.

On todays podcast we take the time to chat with Richard and Elizabeth Albertson, founders of Live The Life (livethelife.org). One of the tools they share today is titled, "Take Out The Trash". Listen in as we discuss this tool and a few others that will help you and your spouse in your everyday interactions!