In His Grip

Bryan and his wife say the diagnosis of severe autism for their son Matthew confronted them with the reality that the future they had planned would never come. In this conversation, Bryan touches on how he and his wife went into survival mode, how he initially thought they could “fix” his son, the spiritual struggles they experienced, and the impact their son Matthew had on their other children an...

Are you tired of all the parenting books full of strategic checklists, how-to advice and quick tips? While some of the books are actually really helpful, Christina Fox, Sharon Betters and young mom Melissa Weisenfels talk through what it means to parent through the grid of how our heavenly father parents us, His children. They touch on questions like: How can a better understanding of God’s charac...

A child suffers multiple forms of abuse from her father from the time of being a little girl to a young woman. Is there any hope for not just surviving but thriving? Jennifer Greenberg proclaims there is. Jennifer knows the isolation and grief of abuse at the hands of her church-going father. In this conversation with Sharon Betters, Jenn doesn’t flinch in talking through how she wanted to kill he...

How do we build a legacy of faith and how do we ensure that we pass that on to our children, grandchildren and that our faith becomes a tradition passed on throughout our family line? Building a Spiritual Legacy is a study of the book of Psalms.

How do we build a legacy of faith and how do we ensure that we pass that on to our children, grandchildren and that our faith becomes a tradition passed on throughout our family line? Building a Spiritual Legacy is a study of the book of Psalms.

How do we build a legacy of faith and how do we ensure that we pass that on to our children, grandchildren and that our faith becomes a tradition passed on throughout our family line? Building a Spiritual Legacy is a study of the book of Psalms.

How do we build a legacy of faith and how do we ensure that we pass that on to our children, grandchildren and that our faith becomes a tradition passed on throughout our family line? Building a Spiritual Legacy is a study of the book of Psalms.

How do we build a legacy of faith and how do we ensure that we pass that on to our children, grandchildren and that our faith becomes a tradition passed on throughout our family line? Building a Spiritual Legacy is a study of the book of Psalms.

How do we build a legacy of faith and how do we ensure that we pass that on to our children, grandchildren and that our faith becomes a tradition passed on throughout our family line? Building a Spiritual Legacy is a study of the book of Psalms.

How do we build a legacy of faith and how do we ensure that we pass that on to our children, grandchildren and that our faith becomes a tradition passed on throughout our family line? Building a Spiritual Legacy is a study of the book of Psalms.

How do we build a legacy of faith and how do we ensure that we pass that on to our children, grandchildren and that our faith becomes a tradition passed on throughout our family line? Building a Spiritual Legacy is a study of the book of Psalms.

How do we build a legacy of faith and how do we ensure that we pass that on to our children, grandchildren and that our faith becomes a tradition passed on throughout our family line? Building a Spiritual Legacy is a study of the book of Psalms.

How do we build a legacy of faith and how do we ensure that we pass that on to our children, grandchildren and that our faith becomes a tradition passed on throughout our family line? Building a Spiritual Legacy is a study of the book of Psalms.

How do we build a legacy of faith and how do we ensure that we pass that on to our children, grandchildren and that our faith becomes a tradition passed on throughout our family line? Building a Spiritual Legacy is a study of the book of Psalms.

How do we build a legacy of faith and how do we ensure that we pass that on to our children, grandchildren and that our faith becomes a tradition passed on throughout our family line? Building a Spiritual Legacy is a study of the book of Psalms.

How do we build a legacy of faith and how do we ensure that we pass that on to our children, grandchildren and that our faith becomes a tradition passed on throughout our family line? Building a Spiritual Legacy is a study of the book of Psalms.

Divorce. Some statisticians claim that 50% of marriages end in divorce. These mere numbers do not reveal the anguish in every home broken by divorce. In this transparent interview, Patti shares the shock and pain she felt when her husband divorced her. Listeners will hear how she told her children, and how she helped them deal with their own broken hearts, found the right attorney, processed the d...

Baseball great Darryl Strawberry readily acknowledges that people often think two things when they hear his name: Darryl was a great ball player, and Darryl lost it all to drugs. In this interview, Darryl and his wife Tracy share their story of drug addiction and how they found a pathway to restoration and wholeness. Their transparent responses to hard questions will challenge listeners to examine...

Is it possible to break free from drugs after a lifetime of addiction? Shelley Tribbitt says yes. After using drugs for over thirty years, Shelley broke free from the drugs, but then had to face the obstacle of the collateral damage that she had done to her family and friends. In this poignant interview, Shelley describes the devastation drug use brought on her family, including the loss of the cu...

Sherry and Mike Kendrick heard the word “terminal” when Mike was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer. Mike prayed he would live long enough to perform his son’s wedding ceremony. God granted him that desire and five years later, after his son’s wedding, Mike stepped from earth into heaven. In this poignant conversation with Sharon Betters, a little over a year after the death of her beloved pastor...

Twenty-one surgeries by age thirteen. Years in the hospital. Verbal and physical bullying from schoolmates. Multiple miscarriages as a young wife. The death of a child. A debilitating progressive disease. Riveting pain. Abandonment. Unwanted divorce. How can one woman survive let alone thrive when she experiences such crashing waves of pain? In this conversation with Sharon Betters, Vaneetha Renda...

Preparation for retirement requires more than just financial planning. For most people, and especially for Christians, it comes with a host of other considerations—when to retire, where to live, and how to spend one’s time. Many find themselves asking, Is there a right way to retire? And what about the cultural perspective, “I’ve worked hard all my life, this time it’s all about me!” Is it ok to p...

What do you do when you are suddenly navigating a life you didn’t sign up for? Lisa Appelo understands deeply. She’s experienced the raw emotions and uncertainty that come when everything falls apart. Lisa went to bed married and woke up a widow and single mom to seven children. She wrestled with impossible questions about her future–and then found life-changing answers that gave her the strength...

What if your kind, gentle adult son started exhibiting bizarre behavior, so bizarre his wife got a restraining order and he ended up in prison? Our guest in this conversation, Robin, knows this terror as she lost her son little by little to an undiagnosed disease – Early Onset Dementia. Robin’s son, Justin, gradually changed from a kind, engaged husband, father and son into a man his family didn’t...

How do you face each day after a diagnosis of ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease, knowing you will not survive longer than eighteen months – two years? Pastor Dale Meador joins Sharon and Chuck Betters to answer this question and more as he describes how each day reminds him he cannot beat this disease. He knows his time on this earth is short. But, for Dale, this disease has renewed his confidence in he...