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September 2025

September 05, 2025

6 Ways to Talk about Gender Differences (Part 2)

I think we can probably all agree that we are living in a weird moment....

September 04, 2025

6 Ways to Talk about Gender Differences (Part 1)

“What do you say to people in today’s cultural space who insist that gender differences...

August 2025

August 14, 2025

What Your Husband Is Really Thinking When He Wants Sex

Wondering why your husband wants sex? Explore the emotional side of his desire, how intimacy...

June 2025

June 24, 2025

What I’m Loving Lately – Summer 2025

Sometimes it’s good to simply stop and laugh out loud. Or even to tear up...

June 17, 2025

Boy Mom Cracks the Code on Male Behavior: Jenilee Samuel

If you’re trying to figure out how the boys (and men) in your life operate,...

June 12, 2025

Fatherhood: Dave Barnes Ponders the Laboratory Called Home

This week’s Father’s Day guest blog comes to you from singer/songwriter and co-host of the...

June 04, 2025

8 False Expectations Newlyweds Should Avoid (Part 4)

This week, we’ll look at the final two expectations that men often have. (And I...

May 2025

May 29, 2025

8 False Expectations Newlyweds Should Avoid (Part 3)

Expectations are appropriate in marriage, right? Things should be a certain way. We stepped on...

May 20, 2025

8 False Expectations Newlyweds Should Avoid (Part 2)

Much of the unhappiness we experience in marriage is due to unhelpful expectations. I prefer...

May 15, 2025

8 False Expectations Newlyweds Should Avoid (Part 1)

Much of the unhappiness we experience in marriage is due to unhelpful expectations. Notice that...

May 07, 2025

Fame, Faith, and Putting Marriage First

This is the story of this week’s podcast guests, our friends Montell and Kristin Jordan....

May 01, 2025

Behind the Scenes in the Speaker Life

The speaker life is fun and sometimes … funny. There was the time I packed...

April 2025

April 22, 2025

5 Quick Steps to Calm a Stressed-Out Child (Part 2)

Were you surprised last week to learn how important it really is to listen to...

April 15, 2025

5 Quick Steps to Calm a Stressed-Out Child (Part 1)

It’s so important to listen to what your child is saying and, more than that,...

April 08, 2025

How to Deal with Difficult People (part 2)

If someone is being “difficult,” maybe they’re deeply unhappy and isolated. Maybe they are in...

April 01, 2025

How to Deal with Difficult People (part 1)

Being kind to difficult people is just so dang hard. But as emphasized in The...

March 2025

March 25, 2025

Perfect Practice Makes Perfect (Part 2)

Gratitude is one of those things that is worth every ounce of practice we can...

March 18, 2025

Perfect Practice Makes Perfect (Part 1)

You know those big conventions that have workshops, exhibit booths, and lots of chaos? This...

March 11, 2025

With Money, the Three Gs Matter (part 2)

When we model an if/then approach to money (you know: If I have this, then...

March 04, 2025

With Money – the Three Gs Matter

Discontentment doesn’t just affect us. When we model this and other cues about money, possessions,...

February 2025

February 25, 2025

Why Can’t My Husband Seem to Take Criticism Part 2

When it comes to how our men handle criticism and conflict, two big misunderstandings are...

February 18, 2025

Why Can’t My Husband Seem to Take Criticism

Why does my husband seem so ‘fragile’?” The words hung there on the jumbo screens...

February 12, 2025

From Struggle to Strength: A Marriage Transformation Story

In Episode 2 of I Wish You Could Hear This, our dear friends Scott and...

February 06, 2025

Why Doesn’t my Wife Feel Secure?

Our nationally representative research for For Men Only revealed that your wife may have a...

January 2025

January 28, 2025

Welcome to Our Podcast – and our Crazy, Unscripted Story!

On I Wish You Could Hear This, Jeff and I offer proven steps to help you thrive...

January 23, 2025

Lessons from the LA Fires on Persevering through Pain

Like many of you, I have loved ones who are deeply impacted by the Los...

January 16, 2025

I Wish You Could Hear This

On I Wish You Could Hear This, my husband Jeff and I will offer the...

January 07, 2025

December 2024

December 31, 2024

Looking Back, and Looking Ahead

But of course, the New Year is especially time to look ahead! There are several...

December 24, 2024

A Christmas Prayer for You

Merry Christmas, friends and ministry supporters! I am thrilled this week to introduce you to...