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Love someone with autism? Autistic radio host Brant Hansen offers real-life pointers for parents and spouses of those on the spectrum. But when you're socially trying to figure out the lay of the land, and it makes no sense to you, it can be really difficult, and I just want to say, “better days are ahead.” I promise you, it gets better; and it gets better not when you're 40, but a lot before that. It gets gradually better and better. -- Brant Hansen Show Notes and Resources Connect with Brant on Twitter @branthansen or on Facebook @branthansenpage. Learn more Brant on his website: branthansen.com Listen to Brant and Sherri's podcast: Brant and Sherri Oddcast And grab his book, Blessed Are the Misfits: Great News for Believers who are Introverts, Spiritual Strugglers, or Just Feel Like They're Missing Something 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

An autism diagnosis in his 30s rocked the world of radio host Brant Hansen. Brant gets real about the social and faith-related challenges of life on the spectrum—as well as practical ways to embrace anyone living with autism. There wasn't a name for it. My mom just knew I was different. Actually, when I got diagnosed as an adult, it was explanatory to her, and she said, “Oh, that explains this. That explains that. That explains a lot of good things, like why you would compile information like you did about everything, and how you struggled with relationships; why you didn't date.” She always loved me, you know? I know that. -- Brant Hansen Show Notes and Resources Connect with Brant on Twitter @branthansen or on Facebook @branthansenpage. Learn more Brant on his website: branthansen.com Listen to Brant and Sherri's podcast: Brant and Sherri Oddcast And grab his book, Blessed Are the Misfits: Great News for Believers who are Introverts, Spiritual Strugglers, or Just Feel Like They're Missing Something 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

Dr. Juli Slattery challenges your assumptions about married sex—and reframes it as a stunning metaphor of God's covenant love. Where does our identity come from? Does it come from looking inward, or does it come from looking upward, and knowing God, and knowing who He says that I am? If you are not a believer in God, it makes perfect sense that you have to look inward or you have to ask people's advice to figure out who you are. But if we are believers in God and we trust the Scripture, then we find who we are by knowing Him and by putting faith into what He says about us. -- Dr. Juli Slattery Show Notes and Resources Connect with Juli Slattery at authenticintimacy.com or on Instagram @authenticintimacy Relcaim the conversation around sexuality at authenticintimacy.com/online-book-studies Check out Juli's podcast, Java with Juli Intrigued by this episode? Check out another episode from FamilyLife Today: Porn Addiction: Your Exit Strategy 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 wedding planning and “The Dress,” what’s making it pop? (And is there a chance we’re getting things wrong?) Sean Perron and Spencer Harmon offer biblical, practical wisdom for a beautiful now and a forever future. Men, regardless of how women are dressed, are called to cultivate purity in their hearts and in their minds. That is their responsibility before God to honor Him in the way that they’re thinking regardless of how people are dressed around them. That’s always their call. -- Sean Perron Show Notes and Resources Check out more from Sean Perron and Spencer Harmon at unspokenblog.com Learn how to share of your sexual history with a new romantic interest. Learn more about Sean Perron and Spencer Harmon's church First Baptist Jacksonville ..and discover their writings If you're interested in hearing more from Sean and Spencer, listen to their Unspoken Blogs podcast Purchase Sean and Spencer's books: Letters to a Romantic: On Dating,  Letters to a Romantic: On Engagement, and Letters to a Romantic: First Years of Marriage 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

Want to do relationships differently? Authors Sean Perron and Spencer Harmon point you in the right direction for dating, engagement, or marriage with purpose and depth. I did not realize how absent-minded I was until I got married, when there was another person counting on me. [Laughter] I remember one time I thought, “I'm going to help make the spaghetti.” This is in the first three months of marriage. I'm in there stirring the spaghetti, thinking “Look at me. I'm such a great husband!” Then my wife comes in after me. This still happens today. She looked up, and there was spaghetti sauce on the ceiling. -- Spencer Harmon Show Notes and Resources Check out more from Sean Perron and Spencer Harmon at unspokenblog.com Learn how to share of your sexual history with a new romantic interest. Learn more about Sean Perron and Spencer Harmon's church First Baptist Jacksonville ..and discover their writings If you're interested in hearing more from Sean and Spencer, listen to their Unspoken Blogs podcast Purchase Sean and Spencer's books: Letters to a Romantic: On Dating, Letters to a Romantic: On Engagement, and Letters to a Romantic: First Years of Marriage 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

You're dating—but man, do things get sticky. Authors Sean Perron and Spencer Harmon help you approach marriage on purpose, and done right. One of the things you have to think about with purity is, why are you doing it? Why? And if the motive is, “I am doing this so that my honeymoon will be amazing,” you will be disappointed. Because your category of amazing is probably not calibrated according to God's Word. -- Spencer Harmon Show Notes and Resources Check out more from Sean Perron and Spencer Harmon at unspokenblog.com Learn how to share of your sexual history with a new romantic interest. Learn more about Sean Perron and Spencer Harmon's church First Baptist Jacksonville ..and discover their writings If you're interested in hearing more from Sean and Spencer, listen to their Unspoken Blogs podcast Purchase Sean and Spencer's books: Letters to a Romantic: On Dating, Letters to a Romantic: On Engagement, and Letters to a Romantic: First Years of Marriage 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

"Duck Dynasty" stars Willie and Korie Robertson laugh at duck call tales, dive into their movie "The Blind," and explore faith, forgiveness, and family. Don't miss their ideas on actively building a culture-changing family legacy. I think a lot of times you look at the story, and you focus on Phil's repentance because Phil's change was significant. But also, Kay's forgiveness was so significant; and both of those things had to happen for this family to stick together. If Phil had not repented, it's done. If Phil had not changed his life, the family [would be] over. If Kay had not chosen forgiveness and taken Phil back—it changed everything. -- Korie Robertson Show Notes and Resources Connect with Willie and Korie Robertson on Instagram, Korie @bosshogswife and Willie @realwilliebosshog Buy theater tickets to their new movie, 'The Blind', premiering Thursday, September 28th. 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

You hope to be grandparenting teens for an impact that lasts. But does it look like what you'd think? Authors Mark Gregston and Larry Fowler weigh in on pursuing your grandkids in tough years—in ways that work. I don't share my opinion unless I'm asked. I think that's the role that, as Larry said, a lot of grandparents get in. It's like, “I've just got to share my opinion.” They don't want your opinion. What they want is perspective. They want to know, “How do you see this and see it differently in light of what they've been taught, applying it to a world that is out of control in one sense?”-- Mark Gregston Show Notes and Resources Check out Mark Gregson at parentingtodaysteens.org Learn more about the Legacy Coalition Grandparenting Summit at legacycoalition.com/summit/ Purchase Mark's book on FamilyLife's shop: Grandparenting Teens: Leaving a Legacy of Hope More from Larry Fowler on FamilyLife Today 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

Grandparenting teenagers? Then you likely know the stakes are high—and you can't afford to phone this one in. Authors Mark Gregston and Larry Fowler help you engage in ways that matter and make an impact that keeps echoing. One thing is you have to stop parenting. You have to realize your role as a grandparent is different. You're not the parent. You're still the parent of your adult kids, but you don't parent anymore unless you're invited. -- Larry Fowler Show Notes and Resources Check out Mark Gregson at parentingtodaysteens.org Learn more about the Legacy Coalition Grandparenting Summit at legacycoalition.com/summit/ Purchase Mark's book on FamilyLife's shop: Grandparenting Teens: Leaving a Legacy of Hope More from Larry Fowler on FamilyLife Today 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

Being a stepfather can feel like bathing cats with your hair on fire—but your thoughtful navigation of the dynamics in your home can make a difference that lasts for decades. Author Gil Stuart offers tips on stepfathering thoughtfully, and shaping the kind of family you all long for. We are the one with the influence. Are we going to use it for good or for evil? I mean, when you think about what the Scripture says: “The power of the tongue is for life or for death.” So, what are we saying? Is it going to bring life, or is it going to bring death to the stepfamily environment? What a place for a hero to step up!  - Gil Stuart Show Notes and Resources The Summit on StepFamily Ministry; Find out how you and your church can minister to blended families at summitonstepfamilies.com Listen to the full episode here: Unsung Heroes Discover more resources on our shop and listen to more on the FamilyLife Blended podcast 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