FamilyLife This Week®

Can you raise "perfect kids" by being a "perfect parent"? Not only is it impossible, but you'll bring more harm to your kids the harder you try to achieve perfection. Hear Meg Meeker, Karis Kimmel Murray, Elisa Morgan, and Reb Bradley share their parenting stories.

Millennials are the emerging generation, and they are coming of age. Hear what we can learn from these maturing young adults according to David Robbins and Emerson Eggerichs.

Valentine's Day is coming. We'll take a look at bad first Valentine gifts, the strange history behind the holiday, and the true meaning of love and marriage. Hear from Ken and Nook Tuttle, Hugh Duncan, Voddie Baucham, and Paul David Tripp.

Other people's lives seem to be perfect on the outside. The truth is, no one is perfect. Lisa Anderson makes a challenge to reconsider your assumptions about how others live, and Katie Davis Majors tells her courtship story.

Marriage is a gift from God, but so is singleness. He is the giver of both. Whichever one He chooses to bless us with, God Himself should be our rock in every stage of life. Hear Lauren Miller, Kimberlyn Fitts, and Tammy Trent tell their stories.

Many people who find themselves still single at an age that they'd hoped to be married wonder what they've done wrong. Emerson Eggerichs says, "You are here because you made GOOD decisions..." Also hear from Gina Dalfonzo and Carolyn McCulley.

There is great blessing in both serving and being served. As Tracy Lane and J.T. Olson tell their stories, listen for the posture of humility as others served them during their hour of great need. Being the recipient of generosity increased their desire to help others.

Do you live and serve God in the city, or in the country? Most of us live somewhere in between. Discover the incredible variety of both environments, as Hannah Anderson describes her life and church ministry in a rural setting, and David Robbins describes family life and ministry in the heart of New York City.

Hear what Dennis and Barbara Rainey have learned over 40 years in ministry. They share valuable lessons learned sometimes through success but more often through failure.

What do you think God wants us to have for Christmas? One idea found in Scripture is the fruit of the Spirit. Bob Lepine, Hayley DiMarco (with occasional comments from Michael DiMarco) discuss just what the Fruit of the Spirit is, and how we can acquire it.

Barbara Rainey's favorite holiday is Thanksgiving Day. Find out why and how she impressed the importance of gratitude on her children growing up. She'll also give a glimpse into how how she's currently processing transitions in her own life through the lens of thankfulness.

Dark valleys are an unavoidable part of life. What you do in those valleys depends on where your hope lies. Dena Yohe, Dennis Rainey, and Rebecca and Jake Mutz talk about their moments of profound grief, and how it infiltrated their faith and caused it to grow.

Dennis Rainey gives a message at a local prison, and some of the gentlemen in that prison catch a vision to be the spiritual leaders of their families even while being incarcerated. Also, hear from Pete Leonard, a coffee roaster, who wants to bestow dignity and worth to former prisoners.

All of us have shortcomings and weaknesses, so we need to practice apologizing and asking for forgiveness. Jerry Bridges, Gary Rosberg, Gary Chapman, Dan Dumas, and Priscilla Shirer help us see our shortcomings and how we should humbly respond.

Everyone wants good friends. But does everyone know that to get good friends you have to be a good friend? Christine Hoover, Barbara Neumann, Sue Edwards, and Scott Sauls talk about the value of being intentional in friendships even when it's difficult.