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Caller Questions: My daughter has had four miscarriages and two stillbirths; how do I find some words to say to her?  How do I support my 17yo daughter with her social anxiety before she goes to college?  I lost my wife of 20yrs at Thanksgiving; how can I honor God with my sexuality as a widower?  I always wonder if I made the right decision. How can I be at peace knowing I made the best decision...

Caller Questions: How do I handle my adult son who gets angry and yells at me for hours?  My sister took guardianship of our niece but is using the money for herself; how do I oppose her if she is blaming us in court?  How do you help someone who doesn’t think they have a problem? My son is addicted to gas station heroin.  What can I do to overcome porn, masturbation, and create a safety pla...

Caller Questions: My four adult children no longer talk to me after I bashed their mom, but I’ve forgiven her for divorcing me 30yrs ago.  How can I get beyond my family who turned my daughter against me as she was dying from cancer?  I filed for a divorce from my husband who may have borderline and Alzheimer’s and was physically abusive to me; is asking him to go through anger management th...

Caller Questions: What kind of help do I need for brain trauma from football and bipolar disorder?  How do we help our 11yo granddaughter who is struggling after her mom’s surgeries and extended hospital stay?  What boundaries can I put in place for my husband who is in contact with his ex-girlfriend?  Was it a mistake to share my end of life intentions with my friend? Her demeanor changed. ...

Caller Questions: My adult kids set boundaries with me and aren’t willing to sit down and talk about it; any suggestions?  How do I encourage my unfaithful husband to go to counseling?  My son and his wife cut themselves off from us 4yrs ago but recently asked us to give them money to help them move back. Should we pay for it?  I’m tired of helping my 40yo addict son who is in and out of pri...

Caller Questions: Is Malachi the right Scripture for tithing? I have trust issues.  Does the whole world have problems like I hear on New Life Live, or is it just the USA?  I feel hopeless to lose weight; how do I stop my eating cycle?  How do I concentrate on my life in Christ when there are so many distractions in the world? 

Caller Questions: How do I resolve my issues with anger? I hold things in and have verbally lashed out, broken things, and screamed.  What do I do if my 19yo bonus daughter has had a battle with drug-laced marijuana, and my husband and his mom think the problem is going to magically disappear?  My estranged brother wrote a horrible letter to me after we lost our only son; where do I go from here? ...

Caller Questions: I’ll miss Steve Arterburn being on radio and I wrote a poem in his honor.  What should I do to get past my baby’s father getting shot and killed last year and then losing our baby when I was 5mos pregnant?  I wanted to share about meeting Steve when I was homeless and had to take four buses to see him.  My wife won’t engage with her mom and my kids keep asking t...

Caller Questions: I shy away from confrontation and my bossy Bible study leader’s wife sent me a text that bothered me; should I confront her?  My elderly parents are drug addicts, and my dad left my mom on the floor after she fell. Do we let my mom move in with us?  How do I get off of marijuana? I went to rehab but relapsed after going home.  What would God have me do after my adult son cu...

Caller Questions: Why do I keep having negative thoughts of myself, and how can I change that?  My adult children want me to bail them out after they get into trouble; how do I find a balance and say no?  Where can I find the four core values Chris Williams mentioned so I can apply them?  I’m newly married at 72yo and very happy, but my adult kids think my new husband is after my money. 

Caller Questions: Is my 30yo son autistic or agoraphobic if he won’t leave the house or even brush his teeth? My wife is bedridden, and I’m disabled.  What’s the difference between going to a chiropractor vs. pain management?  My niece’s husband always gives an excuse to leave when he’s with us; is it a sign he’s controlling?  My wonderful husband of 21yrs goes out drinking every night and s...

Caller Questions: Any advice about what we can do to help our 32yo son with anxiety and depression?  I wanted to end it last month because nothing is easy for me; what can I do?  Where do I go from here if my 35yo daughter cut me out of her life after my son-in-law sexually assaulted me?  My 11yo granddaughter has severe panic attacks; how can I help? 

Caller Questions: My husband has a pattern of leaving me when he has a bipolar episode; is there a place in his mind he can go that gives him peace?  My sister’s 11yo son with ADHD talks badly to her and all of us, but she doesn’t discipline him; how do I talk to her about it?  I want no contact with my father-in-law who sexually abused his stepdaughter years ago and was never charged...

Caller Questions: My passive aggressive daughter-in-law is coming over tonight to talk; how can I steer the conversation to clear up our conflict?  I take care of my father and am sober from meth for 2yrs. A cousin moved in and I found his drug paraphernalia; how do I ask him to leave?  My new husband doesn’t know I know he is watching porn again; what is the best way to approach this conver...

Caller Questions: What do I do if my 25yo daughter and her 5yo son moved out, but she now wants to move back home after it hasn’t worked out with her boyfriend?  I’m separated from my porn-addicted, emotionally abusive husband who says we should live together, but I don’t want to.  My adult children have made it clear they don’t want a relationship with my partner of 8yrs; how do I tell my kids I’...

Caller Questions: I’ve had eating disorders and a bad self-image because my mom called me names at 10yo; how do I get a better self-image at 71yo?  You’ve been talking a lot about self-image, and I wanted to comment on what has helped me love myself.  When someone tries to get into a fight with you, how do you deal with it?  How can I know if my son is acting out on porn? He went to Every Man’s Ba...

Caller Questions: If I show up to say goodbye to my husband’s aunt who has cancer and is doing assisted suicide, does it mean I am okay with what she’s doing?  My only daughter demands I give her a large sum of money; what should I do as a widow on a fixed income?  Any suggestions on how to explain to my 4yo grandson that his grandfather just died?  Is it okay for my adult daughter to...

Caller Questions: Our son-in-law has lost multiple jobs and made poor financial choices; how do we navigate our daughter and son-in-law asking for financial help?  What help can you give me to deal with the stress of not sleeping at night, headaches, and planning my daughter’s wedding?  How do I deal with the consequences of sin?  I wanted to share some things that have helped me deal with s...

Caller Questions: What do I do if I am far away from my brother, and the mother of his kids physically attacked my mom who has dementia?”  My younger wife from the Philippines is going to leave me; what can I do? We have a son together.  Should I stay in a relationship with my boyfriend of 3yrs if I don’t want to spend time with him anymore? I’m 20yo and don’t want to hurt...

Caller Questions: What is my husband’s biblical role as a stepfather to my adult sons who live with us?  My granddaughter is in college and struggles with insomnia, tinnitus, and I have seen her rocking back and forth; what is my role as her 82yo grandmother?  You talked about miscarriages the other day, and I wanted to share my testimony of how God comforted me and my wife after the miscarriage o...

Caller Questions: How do I forgive the adults who allowed me to be sexually abused as a child? Even my mom allowed it.  Should I talk to my pastor since he performed a ceremony for my sister and her live-in boyfriend but did not legally marry them?  How can I tell if a relationship is healthy?  My husband and I do not agree on how to discipline our kids. 

Caller Questions: How can jealousy be controlled?  I grew up with a mom who was very conscientious about weight, so I really struggle with self-loathing as far as my weight goes.  When do I hold my ex-stepdaughter legally responsible when she was my care provider? I have been told she was guilty of neglect. 

Caller Questions: How can I help my depressed 67yo mom who never leaves her room? How can I get her to see her therapist and stop hoarding?  Last year I had a miscarriage; how do I heal from it if every time I talk about it, I shut down?  After 50yrs of marriage, how can we heal and navigate our way through infidelity if it’s been both of us? I kept my affair secret for years and finally tol...

Caller Questions: How do I continue to be there for my addict mom and do what is right in the Lord’s eyes?  My husband and I have been separated for a year, but he won’t address issues; do I file for a divorce if I’m terrified he might commit suicide?  Will I be dishonoring God if I don’t have a relationship with my mom who blames me for my stepfather sexually abusing me as a chi...

Caller Questions: My soulmate and I divorced 3yrs ago; will God give me another soulmate or did I miss it?  Is procrastination the result of my drinking and drugging? Or is it from my childhood trauma?  My separated husband is now in recovery for drinking; did I make the right decision to file for divorce?  I left my Amish background and attended a denominational church–how do we know that t...