Do you have a game plan for your marriage? Jim Burns welcomes George and Tondra Gregory—marriage coaches and chaplains for the LA Chargers—who are passionate about helping couples build strong, Christ-centered relationships through practical tools and faith-based wisdom. In this episode, they unpack what it looks like to create a marriage game plan, why being proactive matters, and how returning to the basics can transform your relationship. You’ll learn how to embrace differences, build lasting trust, and develop a growth mindset that helps you navigate challenges together. No matter where you are in your journey, it’s never too late to get intentional and start building something stronger. It’s time to go all in!

Resources:

• The Marriage Game Plan: Developing a Winning Strategy for Marital Success by George and Tondra Gregory
• Journey For Life
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• A Student’s Guide to Sexual Integrity: God’s Plan for Sex and Your Body
• Doing Life With Your Adult Children: Keep Your Mouth Shut and the Welcome Mat Out
• Understanding Your Teen: Shaping Their Character, Facing Their Realities

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Have you ever wondered what God is doing in your life—especially when you can’t feel His presence? In this episode, Dr. Jim Burns is joined by Laurie Short who shares her personal journey through singleness, disappointment, and learning to trust God’s timing even when the path didn’t look the way she expected. She reflects on how God often opens doors we weren’t looking for and how those unexpected paths can lead exactly where we need to go. Together, they talk about discovering God in the middle of life’s mess and what it practically means to “wait well.” It’s an honest and encouraging conversation for anyone learning to trust God in seasons of uncertainty.

Resources:

• Faith, Doubt, and God's Mysterious Timing: 30 Biblical Insights about the Way God Works by Laurie Short
• Tracking God in Your Life: How to See God's Work in Your Past, Experience His Presence, and Trust Him with Your Future by Laurie Short
• Laurie Short’s Website
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• Follow Laurie on Instagram
• Refreshing Your Marriage Conference - March 27-28
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• HomeWord YouTube
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• PRE-ORDER Dr. Burn’s new book - When Your Adult Child Strays: Trading Heartache for Hope (Releases May 5, 2026)
• A Student’s Guide to Sexual Integrity: God’s Plan for Sex and Your Body
• Doing Life With Your Adult Children: Keep Your Mouth Shut and the Welcome Mat Out
• Understanding Your Teen: Shaping Their Character, Facing Their Realities

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Distance, family tension, and spiritual differences can make grandparenting hard—but they don’t have to stop your impact. In this episode, Dr. Jim Burns sits down with Larry Fowler, founder of the Legacy Coalition, to discuss the powerful role grandparents can play in the spiritual lives of their grandchildren. Drawing from his book Overcoming Grandparenting Barriers, Larry shares the three major challenges many grandparents face—geographic, relational, and spiritual—and how to navigate them with wisdom and grace. Together they explore the biblical call to intentionally disciple the next generation and why grandparents are a vital part of a child’s faith journey. Larry also offers hope for families facing distance or estrangement and encourages churches and parents to partner with grandparents in building a lasting legacy of faith.

Resources:

• Legacy Coalition
• Grand Monday Nights: Free weekly webinar to help you grow as a Christian grandparent
• Legacy Grandparenting Summit - March 19-21
• Overcoming Grandparenting Barriers by Larry Fowler
• Long-Distance Grandparenting by Wayne Rice
• God Made Your Body by Dr. Jim Burns
• Refreshing Your Marriage Conference - March 27-28
• HomeWord.com
• HomeWord YouTube
• Dr. Jim Burns’ Blogs
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• PRE-ORDER Dr. Burn’s new book - When Your Adult Child Strays: Trading Heartache for Hope (Releases May 5, 2026)
• A Student’s Guide to Sexual Integrity: God’s Plan for Sex and Your Body
• Doing Life With Your Adult Children: Keep Your Mouth Shut and the Welcome Mat Out
• Understanding Your Teen: Shaping Their Character, Facing Their Realities

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What if Gen Z needs to hear one truth more than anything else: You are loved for who you are, not what you do. In this episode, Dr. Jim Burns sits down with Dr. Tanita Tualla Maddox of Young Life to explore what Gen Z is really asking about God—and what the research is revealing about their faith. From digital connection and mental health to shifting definitions of acceptance, they unpack the seven biggest spiritual questions shaping this generation. Tanita challenges the Church to consider whether we’re truly forming young people, not just welcoming them, while Jim encourages parents to let their kids lean into doubt as part of healthy spirituality. This hopeful conversation reminds families that God’s love isn’t based on performance, but on identity—and that truth changes everything.

Resources:

• Tanita Maddox’s website
• What Gen Z Really Wants to Know About God: Seven Questions About Life and Faith by Dr. Tanita Maddox
• Worship with Teenagers: Adolescent Spirituality and Congregational Practice by Eric Mathis
• The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents by Dr. Lisa Damour
• Refreshing Your Marriage Conference - March 27-28
• HomeWord.com
• HomeWord YouTube
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• PRE-ORDER Dr. Burn’s new book - When Your Adult Child Strays: Trading Heartache for Hope (Releases May 5, 2026)
• A Student’s Guide to Sexual Integrity: God’s Plan for Sex and Your Body
• Doing Life With Your Adult Children: Keep Your Mouth Shut and the Welcome Mat Out
• Understanding Your Teen: Shaping Their Character, Facing Their Realities

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Are you feeling disconnected in your marriage? In this episode, Dr. Jim Burns sits down with Dr. Gary Chapman, bestselling author of The Five Love Languages, to unpack why people who genuinely care for each other still feel emotionally distant. Dr. Chapman explains the concept of the emotional “love tank” and how unmet needs—not lack of effort—often drive frustration in families. They talk about the power of intentional listening, asking meaningful questions, and learning how each person uniquely receives love. He walks through the five love languages and why assuming others feel loved the way we do quietly damages relationships. This episode offers simple, practical habits couples can start today to rebuild connection and make love unmistakably clear.

Resources:

• Learn More about Dr. Chapman and the 5 Love Languages
• The 5 Love Languages® book by Dr. Gary Chapman
• The 5 Love Languages® of Children book by Dr. Gary Chapman
• 5 Love Languages® Quiz
• The Love Language™ That Matters Most book by Gary Chapman and Les & Leslie Parrott
• The 5 Love Languages® Premium Assessment
• Dr. Gary Chapman’s Resources
• HomeWord.com
• HomeWord YouTube
• Dr. Jim Burns’ Blogs
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• A Student’s Guide to Sexual Integrity: God’s Plan for Sex and Your Body
• Doing Life With Your Adult Children: Keep Your Mouth Shut and the Welcome Mat Out
• Understanding Your Teen: Shaping Their Character, Facing Their Realities

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What does it actually mean to live a life of humility in a culture that constantly points us back to ourselves? Dr. Jim Burns is joined by author and teaching pastor Chip Ingram for a thoughtful conversation on how Scripture defines greatness through service rather than status. Chip explains why love is more than a feeling—it’s a deliberate choice to give, serve, and sacrifice, even when it’s costly. He shares practical ways to shift from inward-focused living to daily acts that cultivate humility and care for others. This episode invites listeners to see people through the same grace-filled lens God uses with us and to live out love in tangible, transformative ways.

Resources:

• I Choose Love: How to Love Your Neighbor as Yourself by Chip Ingram
• I Choose Joy: Change Your Perspective, Change Your Life by Chip Ingram
• Holy Ambition: Turning God-Shaped Dreams Into Reality by Chip Ingram
• Living On The Edge
• Refreshing Your Marriage Conference - March 27-28
• HomeWord.com
• HomeWord YouTube
• Dr. Jim Burns’ Blogs
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• PRE-ORDER Dr. Burn’s new book - When Your Adult Child Strays: Trading Heartache for Hope (Releases May 5, 2026)
• A Student’s Guide to Sexual Integrity: God’s Plan for Sex and Your Body
• Doing Life With Your Adult Children: Keep Your Mouth Shut and the Welcome Mat Out
• Understanding Your Teen: Shaping Their Character, Facing Their Realities

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Marriage isn’t meant to be frictionless—but it is meant to be transformative. Arlene Pellicane joins Dr. Jim Burns to unpack the growing pains of marriage, why the hard seasons can actually make it good, and how relying on the Holy Spirit softens hearts when conflict hits. They explore why communication breakdowns derail most marriages and how shifting from a “serve me” mindset to Christ-like service changes everything. In a culture that treats marriage as disposable, this conversation reframes it as a profound blessing—and a refining gift worth fighting for.

Resources:

• Making Marriage Easier: How to Love (and Like) Your Spouse for Life by Arlene Pellicane
• Arlene Pellicane’s Website
• National Marriage Week - Feb 7-14
• San Antonio Marriage Initiative
• Refreshing Your Marriage Conference - March 27-28
• Episode 44-Making Marriage Easier with Arlene Pellicane
• HomeWord.com
• HomeWord YouTube
• Dr. Jim Burns’ Blogs
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• PRE-ORDER Dr. Burn’s new book - When Your Adult Child Strays: Trading Heartache for Hope (Releases May 5, 2026)

• A Student’s Guide to Sexual Integrity: God’s Plan for Sex and Your Body

• Doing Life With Your Adult Children: Keep Your Mouth Shut and the Welcome Mat Out

• Understanding Your Teen: Shaping Their Character, Facing Their Realities

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Paul Taylor—co-founder of Faith, Work & Tech and director of Unify—joins the conversation to unpack how AI is reshaping families, education, and vocation. With a background in engineering from Stanford, a master’s in theology, and nearly two decades of pastoral ministry, Paul offers a grounded, thoughtful perspective on technology that’s now “as ubiquitous as electricity.” He challenges families to think carefully about their children using AI and shares practical wisdom for letting technology help without letting it replace formation. Paul also introduces the idea of “vocational disintegration,” where faith and work live in separate compartments—and why that divide is costing us more than we realize. He closes with three powerful prayers for the workplace and a compelling question: what would change if you went to work each day with a deep awareness of the Spirit?

Resources:

• Faith, Work & Tech
• Transforming The Bay With Christ
• Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's Work by Timothy Keller
• Make Work Matter by Dr. Michaela O'Donnell
• HomeWord.com
• HomeWord YouTube
• Dr. Jim Burns’ Blogs
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• A Student’s Guide to Sexual Integrity: God’s Plan for Sex and Your Body

• Doing Life With Your Adult Children: Keep Your Mouth Shut and the Welcome Mat Out

• Understanding Your Teen: Shaping Their Character, Facing Their Realities

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