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The vise-grip of lust or critical thoughts can feel insurmountable. But from personal battles, author Jonathan Pokluda has come to a tangible escape hatch. If you're wondering how to break a bad habit at last, don't miss this thoughtful wisdom. Every human being that has ever lived, with one exception, has done lots of things they didn’t want to do. You see it in parenting so clearly—you know, the struggle is real—it’s like, “Man, why do that?” -- Jonathan Pokluda Show Notes and Resources  Sign up for familylife.com/comingsoon and get notified of when pre-orders are live!Learn more about Jonathan Pokluda at jonathanpokluda.comConnect with JP – @jpokludaReceive JP's  book when you give a donation or find JP's new book, Why Do I Do What I Don't Want to Do? here.Check out all of JP's podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast NetworkFind resources from this podcast at shop.familylife.com.See resources from our past podcasts.Find more content and resources on the FamilyLife's app!Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify.Check out all of FamilyLife' podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network See cru.org/us/en/about/privacy FamilyLife’s Privacy Policy

Jonathan Pokluda, speaker and bestselling author, discusses the concept of sin and the struggle humans face in overcoming it. Topics include the influence of the seven deadly sins, the role of selfishness and temptation, and the importance of pursuing humility and serving others. The chapter also explores the challenges of leadership roles and provides practical advice on overcoming bad habits and living a virtuous life.

Ted Lowe, author and relationship expert, discusses 5 bad habits that can sabotage marriages and shares 5 ways to stop them. They explore topics such as choosing positive thoughts, empathy, pausing in arguments, and building a marriage through submission and love.

Sherri Lynn, cohost of the Brant Hansen show, believes marriage isn't the only solution to loneliness. She gets real about the road to happy singleness—and offers wise ways to be single and content. I learned that “I can do all things through Christ that strengthens me,” and that that scripture—we use it a lot of times [saying], “I can get that job. I can get that car. I can get that degree. I can—” Then, “Sure! We can.” However, I can be content in all things. So, if God doesn't have that for me, that doesn't make me “less than.” -- Sherri Lynn Show Notes and Resources Connect with Sherri Lynn on her podcast, Brant and Sherri Oddcast Check out this article Sherri wrote on The Foundations We Build Our Lives on With Sherri Lynn Check out more of Sherri's podcast on the FamilyLife Podcast Network Find resources from this podcast at shop.familylife.com. See resources from our past podcasts. Find more content and resources on the FamilyLife's app! Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify. Check out all the FamilyLife podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network See cru.org/us/en/about/privacy FamilyLife’s Privacy Policy

What if your church—and your life—were known for their radical kindness? Pastor and author Stephen Viars chats about his church's radical, community-altering approach to outreach. You know, one of the things I love about community ministry is that it's often not, “I have to build something new.” It's more about using what I already have to meet a need. I've been in Lafayette at Faith Church for 36 years, and the gentleman that hired me was named Bill Goode, my predecessor. When I went to Faith, they had just built a new building, and it was very, very nice—brand new.  -- Stephen Viars Show Notes and Resources Connect with Stephen's church ministry at www.faithlafayette.org and stay connected at biblicalcounselingcoalition.org And grab his book, Loving Your Community: Proven Practices for Community-Based Outreach Ministry FamilyLife Equip | Find resources to lead others, open doors in your community, and build fulfilling connections Check out our mentoring course: Compassionate Mentoring: How to Listen and Love Like Jesus Check out the Hartford Hub Check out more of Stephen's podcast on the FamilyLife Podcast Network Find resources from this podcast at shop.familylife.com. See resources from our past podcasts. Find more content and resources on the FamilyLife's app! Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify. Check out all the FamilyLife podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network See cru.org/us/en/about/privacy FamilyLife’s Privacy Policy

Is your church's outreach irresistible? Pastor and author Stephen Viars thinks it can be! Find ideas to dive wholeheartedly and thoughtfully into the needs and heartbeat of your community. It's a church movement. It's a church that really wants to love our community. We do a lot of strategic ministry planning at our church. One of the things that we often say is, “Often, the best ministry idea resides in the heart of the shyest person in the room. -- Stephen Viars Show Notes and Resources Connect with Stephen's church ministry at www.faithlafayette.org and stay connected at biblicalcounselingcoalition.org And grab his book, Loving Your Community: Proven Practices for Community-Based Outreach Ministry FamilyLife Equip | Find resources to lead others, open doors in your community, and build fulfilling connections Check out our mentoring course: Compassionate Mentoring: How to Listen and Love Like Jesus Check out the Hartford Hub Check out more of Stephen's podcast on the FamilyLife Podcast Network Find resources from this podcast at shop.familylife.com. See resources from our past podcasts. Find more content and resources on the FamilyLife's app! Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify. Check out all the FamilyLife podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network See cru.org/us/en/about/privacy FamilyLife’s Privacy Policy

When it comes to loving their communities, churches can get a bad rap for saying no until they have to say yes. But three decades as a pastor have made author Stephen Viars reconsider: Their church longs to move into indispensable roles that wrap arms around the entire community. Grab ideas to live in can't-miss ways in your own zipcode. It's, “Go love your neighbor where they are right now. Go find a need and then just see how you can meet that need together, wherever they are.” Then, often, they're going to ask, “Why do you love me like that?” In fact, we want our neighbors to constantly have reason to ask; “Why did you do that for us?” “Well, because we love you.” -- Stephen Viars Show Notes and Resources Connect with Stephen's church ministry at www.faithlafayette.org and stay connected at biblicalcounselingcoalition.org And grab his book, Loving Your Community: Proven Practices for Community-Based Outreach Ministry Check out our mentoring course: Compassionate Mentoring: How to Listen and Love Like Jesus FamilyLife Equip | Find resources to lead others, open doors in your community, and build fulfilling connections Check out the Hartford Hub Check out more of Stephen's podcast on the FamilyLife Podcast Network Find resources from this podcast at shop.familylife.com. See resources from our past podcasts. Find more content and resources on the FamilyLife's app! Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify. Check out all the FamilyLife podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network See cru.org/us/en/about/privacy FamilyLife’s Privacy Policy

Authors and speakers Eric and Erikah Rivera have wandered roads complicated, bleak, and uncertain. But in the worst of times, they've encountered an unexpected Jesus. Tap into a hope that just might surprise you. We can have great failures that are followed by tons of shame and regret. We're just so disappointed with ourselves. Peter was there. We can say, “God is done with us now.” Do you know God didn't tell us that? We can make that conclusion for God because we just are so ashamed of what we've done. In that place, in that mess, Jesus shows up.  --Eric Rivera Show Notes and Resources Connect with Eric Rivera on instagram: @drericrivera Watch the Rivera's on the Awesome Marriage Podcast When God Meets Us Where We Are Get Erik's book, Unexpected Jesus: How the Resurrected Christ Finds Us, Meets Us, Heals Us  Find resources from this podcast at shop.familylife.com. See resources from our past podcasts. Find more content and resources on the FamilyLife's app! Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify. Check out all the FamilyLife podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network See cru.org/us/en/about/privacy FamilyLife’s Privacy Policy

Authors and speakers Eric and Erikah Rivera have wandered roads complicated, bleak, and uncertain. But in the worst of times, they've encountered an unexpected Jesus. Tap into a hope that just might surprise you. Show Notes and Resources Connect with Eric Rivera on instagram:@drericrivera Watch the Rivera's on the Awesome Marriage Podcast When God Meets Us Where We Are Get Erik's book, Unexpected Jesus: How the Resurrected Christ Finds Us, Meets Us, Heals Us Find resources from this podcast at shop.familylife.com. See resources from our past podcasts. Find more content and resources on the FamilyLife's app! Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify. Check out all the FamilyLife podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network See cru.org/us/en/about/privacy FamilyLife’s Privacy Policy

Hope in a discouraging world: It's hard to come by. But bestselling author Paul Miller knows one habit –prayer—can catapult life beyond imagination. Don't settle for a powerless faith. Find out how to pray big. It's one thing to learn to be dependent individually, but when you begin to learn to pray together and think of the family; when a family can begin to pray together, or the parts of the family—when I can close a conversation off with one of my kids, “Hey, can we just pray together about this?” Or where you'd turn conversations into short prayer times, where prayer begins to seep into all the structures and the fabric of how you do life as a family together, that's when the Spirit begins to work in amazing ways. -- Paul Miller Show Notes and Resources Connect with Paul Miller at seejesus.net or on Instagram @seeingjesus Get Paul's book, A Praying Church Take a prayer course by Paul Miller Check out more episodes from Paul Miller Find resources from this podcast at shop.familylife.com. See resources from our past podcasts. Find more content and resources on the FamilyLife's app! Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify. Check out all the FamilyLife podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network See cru.org/us/en/about/privacy FamilyLife’s Privacy Policy