Unwanted Fraternity

Join Greg and Jen as they discuss chapter 3 of Jerry Sittser's book A Grace Disguised. In this episode, Greg shares about his own experience with  darkness after losing his first wife and how he found hope in Christ. 

Join Greg and Jen as they begin a deep dive into A Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows Through Grief by Jerry Sittser.  This book offers such hope in the midst of catastrophic loss.  Throughout this series, we will look at response to grief and share stories of ours and those of others.  In this episode, Greg and Jen discuss chapters 1 and 2 of the book.

Join Greg and Jen as they discuss the importance of prayer in any season of life.  

What does it look like to trust God with your whole heart even when your circumstances are difficult?  Greg and Jen discuss some practical ways you can do this while also sharing their own experiences of loss and trusting God in the middle of it all.

Being still before the Lord can be difficult at times especially when you are going through grief.  This particular discipline takes practice and patience.  Greg and Jen discuss what Scripture says about this practice and how it can really bring peace to your life.

Join us as we journey through 6 Biblical principles that can help in all times of life whether you are in a season of grief or in a season of peace. Principle #1, Discovering God, discusses the importance of seeking God every day.   

In this last episode of the Blended Family Series, Greg and Jen share some words of wisdom from theirs and others experiences with establishing authority, building connection, and ultimately setting the Lord as head of your house.  

Greg and Jen tackle the difficult stage of grief that immediately follows the initial tragedy.  Referencing a very recent tragedy, the Kerrville, TX flood, Greg shares some truths about walking through one of the most difficult things a human will walk through, the day after loss.  In this very candid episode, Greg gets very raw with how it feels when tragedy strikes and how to help others going t...

Part 2 of A Blended Family Story shares the difficulties in a second marriage.  Listen to this candid episode as the Dunn's share the parts of marriage that weren't always easy and how even spending time apart led them to a stronger and more Christ-centered marriage in the end.  

Join us for the next two episodes as Brian and Kris Dunn share their blended family story of dating again and then marriage.  Such great wisdom in these two episodes!

Setting up your new blended family can be challenging and also so rewarding!  While blending a family can be difficult, Greg and Jen offer a candid and also Biblical approach to what to expect when blending.  

Getting started in a blended family can be full of bliss, heartache, uncertainty, and screw ups! After 12 years of blended bliss, or wonderfully messy bliss, Greg and Jen share some do's and don'ts of blended families from their perspective.  

When is it the right time to take the dating relationship to the next level, whether that be calling it exclusive or setting the wedding date.  In this episode, Greg and Jen talk about the beginning stage of blending a family. 

Greg and Jen wrap up the second episode of "Dating Again" with some tips for those who would like to try to get back into a relationship again. Hear a bit about the struggles they had with dating and how they navigated "baggage" that each of them had.

It's really difficult to get back out there and start dating again.  In this 2 part series, Greg and Jen share all that was involved with getting back out into the dating scene.  This candid look shares both sides of the picture.

In this episode, Greg and Jen interview Chizzy Anderson, Director of Health and Wellness at Valley Christian School, Chandler, AZ.  Chizzy shares her experiential wisdom with Greg and Jen on how she helps students navigate grief, divorce, and trials as they try to complete school responsibilities.  

Join Greg and Jen and special guest Claire Pachuilo, licensed marriage and family counselor, as they dive a little deeper into the world of mental health and the effects of grief and loss on children and families. Claire's extensive experience in such approaches as Internal Family Systems (IFS), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), as well as Dialectal Behavioral Therapy (DBT) gives her great insigh...

Join Greg and Jen as the discuss the benefits of counseling with special guest Bailey Tonkinson.  Bailey shares his insight into the importance of getting the right help when going through grief.

As we begin this series on Biblical counseling, Greg and Jen begin the discussion on what is Biblical counseling and the benefits of talking through your grief.  In this series, we will have guests on to talk about their own experiences as well as professional counselors offering their expertise.

Everyone responds to grief differently.  In this episode, Greg and Jen revisit Day 1 of telling the kids about what happened.  Greg shares how his kids handled losing their mom and Jen shares how her kids handled hearing Dad was moving out.  

The final chapter of Jen's story is shared in this episode.  Listen as Jen shares what life was like directly following the divorce and how she created a new normal.

This second to last installment of Jen's story dives deeper into the realities of going through a divorce.  She discusses the difficulties of talking through mediation and the reality of those first few times you have to drop the kids off at the other person's place.

Jen continues to share her story as she brings us through the last part of the end of her marriage.

Recently Greg shared his story, and in this episode, Jen shares hers.  In part 1, Jen shares what it was like going through the initial loss of a marriage. 

Greg and Jen are beginning a series on Marriage and Family when it comes to the Fraternity.  You don't want to miss this series as they go deep into topics like divorce, counseling, parenting other people's kids, etc.