Going “no contact” is a trend today—the idea that adult kids must cut ties with their parents for the sake of healing and self-care. But how does that line up with Jesus’ command to “be merciful” (Luke 6:36)? In this three-part series, relationship experts...
Have you considered the magnitude of God’s promises to you? Has your life been shaped by those promises, the way Abraham and Sarah’s were? I’m so grateful for Courtney Doctor and her brilliant mind. Don’t miss part one of this great...
When Courtney was in her early twenties, she was in a church membership class, where the gospel was being explained and she kept raising her hand, saying, “I chose God. I know; I was there…” Can you relate with the sense that you were the one who...
If you don’t know what to do because your husband doesn’t seem to love you anymore, and you’re worried your marriage is dead, this conversation about what God did in my friend Jill’s marriage offers so much hope. Jill Savage is an author and...
She never expected what she saw on his phone that night. And no one expected the surprise ending to their story. Listen on: Apple | Spotify Joining me on the Live Like It’s True podcast, Jill Savage tells her story of discovering her husband’s affair, and...
What does it mean to leave and cleave in today’s world? What happens when we don’t? Whether you’re about to be married, you’ve been married for years, or you have adult children who have said, “I do,” this episode offers wisdom for...
To my married and dating friends, I offer these suggestions from my vast history as a Control Girl. Over the past twenty-five+ years, I’ve found these to be the five most effective ways to ruin Valentine’s Day. Or not. It’s really your choice. 1....
The day Ken and I got home from our honeymoon, we went grocery shopping together. When we got to the checkout, the bagger asked, “Paper or plastic?” (Back then, they used to ask you this.) We responded simultaneously.”Paper,” I...
First, can I just comment that a lot of my writing material comes from Costco? (Like this and this and this.) I can’t decide if it’s because I’m at Costco all the time, or because extraordinary things happen there. Maybe both.So I was driving through...
Jen has a little wall hanging in her house that reads, “The Best Place in the World is Together”.She remembers fondly a time that she and the kids were making plans for the day. A suggestion was made that they would split up, with Daddy and one sister...