"Help and Hope for Families"
154 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago -"Help and Hope for Families" is a broadcast whose goal is to help good marriages get better and to bring help and hope to couples who are struggling in their marriage, all from a Biblical foundation. Scott and Catherine Mercer, the directors of FamilyLife here in the Pittsburgh area, are co-hosts interviewed by Tim Tucker, who share what FamilyLife is doing in this area via the "Weekend to Remember" getaway weekends in November,at the Marriott North in Cranberry Township, as well as other resources that churches or individuals can use in their marriage ministries. These programs will have occasional guest help from a certified Christian counselor as well as the testimonies of other FamilyLife local team members.
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"GOD'S DIRECTIVES FOR WIVES AND HUSBANDS!" II - 8/14/24
June 15, 2024 19:00 - 13 minutes - 8.96 MBPittsburgh FamilyLife Affiliate Staff member, Tim Tucker, interviews Scott and Catherine Mercer, part of our Pittsburgh FamilyLife Team, and Tom and Pam Jones. Tom is a licensed Christian counselor and associate pastor, and Pam is a real estate agent in the Pittsburgh area. They discuss what the Bible says are the prime directives for wives and husbands in their marriage relationship and what that looks like practically day by day. FamilyLife has a lot of great ways to help marriages th...
"RAISING KIDS OF FAITH" I - 8/21/24
June 15, 2024 19:00 - 13 minutes - 8.97 MBPittsburgh FamilyLife Affiliate Staff member, Tim Tucker, interviews Scott and Catherine Mercer, part of our Pittsburgh FamilyLife Team, and Tom and Pam Jones. Tom is a licensed Christian counselor and associate pastor, and Pam is a real estate agent in the Pittsburgh area. Parenting today is difficult, with negative influences from outside the home making it even more difficult. The panel discusses a talk by Alex Kendrick, given on a recent FamilyLife "Love Like You Mean It' Cruise, wi...
"RAISING KIDS OF FAITH" II - 8/25/24
June 15, 2024 19:00 - 13 minutes - 8.96 MBPittsburgh FamilyLife Affiliate Staff member, Tim Tucker, interviews Scott and Catherine Mercer, part of our Pittsburgh FamilyLife Team, and Tom and Pam Jones. Tom is a licensed Christian counselor and associate pastor, and Pam is a real estate agent in the Pittsburgh area. Parenting today is difficult, with negative influences from outside the home making it even more difficult. The panel discusses a talk by Alex Kendrick, given on a recent FamilyLife "Love Like You Mean It' Cruise, wi...
"GOD'S DIRECTIVES FOR WIVES AND HUSBANDS!" I - 8/4/24
June 14, 2024 20:00 - 13 minutes - 8.96 MBPittsburgh FamilyLife Affiliate staff member, Tim Tucker, interviews Scott and Catherine Mercer, part of our Pittsburgh FamilyLife Team, and Tom and Pam Jones. Tom is a licensed Christian counselor and associate pastor, and Pam is a real estate agent in the Pittsburgh area. They discuss what the Bible says are the prime directives for wives and husbands in their marriage relationship and what that looks like practically day by day. FamilyLife has a lot of great ways to help marriages th...
"HOW PAST SEXUAL ABUSE AFFECTS A MARRIAGE!" II - 7/28/24
May 14, 2024 22:00 - 13 minutes - 8.96 MBPittsburgh FamilyLife Affiliate Staff member, Tim Tucker, interviews Scott and Catherine Mercer, part of our Pittsburgh FamilyLife Team, and Tom and Pam Jones. Tom is a licensed Christian counselor and associate pastor, and Pam is a real estate agent in the Pittsburgh area. They discuss a very critical topic today on how past sexual abuse affects a marriage. As Dr. Courtney Putnam has said, "The body keeps score of sexual abuse." How does it affect a person and how does it affect the...
"HOW PAST SEXUAL ABUSE AFFECTS A MARRIAGE!" I - 7/21/24
May 14, 2024 22:00 - 13 minutes - 8.96 MBPittsburgh FamilyLife Affiliate Staff member, Tim Tucker, interviews Scott and Catherine Mercer, part of our Pittsburgh FamilyLife Team, and Tom and Pam Jones. Tom is a licensed Christian counselor and associate pastor, and Pam is a real estate agent in the Pittsburgh area. They discuss a very critical topic today on how past sexual abuse affects a marriage. As Dr. Courtney Putnam has said, "The body keeps score of sexual abuse." How does it affect a person and how does it affect the...
"LOVE LIKE YOU MEAN IT!" II - 6/9/24
May 14, 2024 21:00 - 13 minutes - 8.96 MBPittsburgh FamilyLife Affiliate Staff member, Tim Tucker, interviews Scott and Catherine Mercer, part of our Pittsburgh FamilyLife Team, and Tom and Pam Jones. Tom is a licensed Christian counselor and associate pastor, and Pam is a real estate agent in the Pittsburgh area. They continue the discussion on Bob Lepine's book "Love Like You Mean It!", talking about the definition of real love, and the importance of showing and being a witness for Christ of what a loved-filled marriage look...
"LOVE LIKE YOU MEAN IT!" V - 6/30/24
May 14, 2024 21:00 - 13 minutes - 8.96 MBPittsburgh FamilyLife Affiliate Staff member, Tim Tucker, interviews Scott and Catherine Mercer, part of our Pittsburgh FamilyLife Team, and Tom and Pam Jones. Tom is a licensed Christian counselor and associate pastor, and Pam is a real estate agent in the Pittsburgh area. They continue the discussion on Bob Lepine's book "Love Like You Mean It!", talking about the definition of real love, and the importance of showing and being a witness for Christ of what a loved-filled marriage look...
"LOVE LIKE YOU MEAN IT!" III - 6/16/24
May 14, 2024 21:00 - 13 minutes - 8.97 MBPittsburgh FamilyLife Affiliate Staff member, Tim Tucker, interviews Scott and Catherine Mercer, part of our Pittsburgh FamilyLife Team, and Tom and Pam Jones. Tom is a licensed Christian counselor and associate pastor, and Pam is a real estate agent in the Pittsburgh area. They continue the discussion on Bob Lepine's book "Love Like You Mean It!", talking about the definition of real love, and the importance of showing and being a witness for Christ of what a loved-filled marriage look...
"THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES!" - 7/7/24
May 14, 2024 21:00 - 13 minutes - 8.97 MBPittsburgh FamilyLife Affiliate Staff member, Tim Tucker, interviews Scott and Catherine Mercer, part of our Pittsburgh FamilyLife Team, and Tom and Pam Jones. Tom is a licensed Christian counselor and associate pastor, and Pam is a real estate agent in the Pittsburgh area. They discuss Dr. Gary Chapman's book "The Five Love Languages", and the importance of each spouse knowing what each other's love language is. '(Words of Affirmation', 'Giving Gifts', 'Acts of Service', 'Quality Ti...
"WHAT ARE THE B-E-S-T MARRIAGES?" - 7/14/24
May 14, 2024 21:00 - 12 minutes - 8.95 MBPittsburgh FamilyLife Affiliate Staff member, Tim Tucker, interviews Scott and Catherine Mercer, part of our Pittsburgh FamilyLife Team, and Tom and Pam Jones. Tom is a licensed Christian counselor and associate pastor, and Pam is a real estate agent in the Pittsburgh area. They discuss what are the B-E-S-T marriages (B=Blessing, E=Edifying, S=Sharing, T= Touching), and how husbands and wives can be more sensitive to each other. As we unselfishly give ourselves to one another, it produc...
"LOVE LIKE YOU MEAN IT!" IV - 6/23/24
May 14, 2024 21:00 - 13 minutes - 8.97 MBPittsburgh FamilyLife Affiliate Staff member, Tim Tucker, interviews Scott and Catherine Mercer, part of our Pittsburgh FamilyLife Team, and Tom and Pam Jones. Tom is a licensed Christian counselor and associate pastor, and Pam is a real estate agent in the Pittsburgh area. They continue the discussion on Bob Lepine's book "Love Like You Mean It!", talking about the definition of real love, and the importance of showing and being a witness for Christ of what a loved-filled marriage look...
"LOVE LIKE YOU MEAN IT!" I - 6/2/24
May 14, 2024 20:00 - 13 minutes - 8.96 MBPittsburgh FamilyLife Affiliate Staff member, Tim Tucker, interviews Scott and Catherine Mercer, part of our Pittsburgh FamilyLife Team, and Tom and Pam Jones. Tom is a licensed Christian counselor and associate pastor, and Pam is a real estate agent in the Pittsburgh area. The panel discusses thoughts and challenges from Bob Lepine's book "Love Like You Mean It!", taken from the 'love chapter' of I Corinthians 13 in the New Testament. We'll see what can hurt a marriage, but also what c...
"HOW TO RESTORE TRUST IN A SPOUSE WHO IS UNFAITHFUL?" I - 7/31/22
April 17, 2024 17:00 - 12 minutes - 8.86 MBPittsburgh FamilyLife Affiliate Staff member, Tim Tucker, interviews Scott and Catherine Mercer, part of our Pittsburgh FamilyLife Team, and Tom and Pam Jones. Tom is a licensed Christian counselor and associate pastor, and Pam is a real estate agent in the Pittsburgh area. Trust in a marriage relationship can be broken by unfaithfulness, a pornography addiction, or stealing from a family for a drug or alcohol addiction. How can that trust be rebuilt? This issue will be discussed in th...
"HOW TO RESTORE TRUST IN A SPOUSE WHO IS UNFAITHFUL?" II - 8/7/22
April 17, 2024 17:00 - 13 minutes - 8.96 MBPittsburgh FamilyLife Affiliate Staff member, Tim Tucker, interviews Scott and Catherine Mercer, part of our Pittsburgh FamilyLife Team, and Tom and Pam Jones. Tom is a licensed Christian counselor and associate pastor, and Pam is a real estate agent in the Pittsburgh area. Trust in a marriage relationship can be broken by unfaithfulness, a pornography addiction, or stealing from a family for a drug or alcohol addiction. How can that trust be rebuilt? This issue will be discussed in th...
"THE PROBEMS STEPFAMILIES FACE TODAY AND RESOURCES TO HELP!" III - 7/24/22
April 17, 2024 17:00 - 13 minutes - 8.97 MBPittsburgh FamilyLife Affiliate Staff member, Tim Tucker, interviews Scott and Catherine Mercer, part of our Pittsburgh FamilyLife Team, and Tom and Pam Jones. Tom is a licensed Christian counselor and associate pastor, and Pam is a real estate agent in the Pittsburgh area. The conclude their discussion of the problems facing stepfamilies, and give practical suggestions on how to make the blending smoother on everyone. Resources to help make this possible are suggested for further assista...
"THE PROBEMS STEPFAMILIES FACE TODAY AND RESOURCES TO HELP!" II - 7/17/22
April 17, 2024 17:00 - 13 minutes - 8.98 MBPittsburgh FamilyLife Affiliate Staff member, Tim Tucker, interviews Scott and Catherine Mercer, part of our Pittsburgh FamilyLife Team, and Tom and Pam Jones. Tom is a licensed Christian counselor and associate pastor, and Pam is a real estate agent in the Pittsburgh area. They continue to discuss the problems facing stepfamilies, and give helpful suggestions from the experts in blending families and how to mitigate those issues. The role of the Holy Spirit in a believer in Christ is di...
"ADVICE FOR ENGAGED COUPLES!" - 8/14/22
April 17, 2024 17:00 - 13 minutes - 8.97 MBPittsburgh FamilyLife Affiliate Staff member, Tim Tucker, interviews Scott and Catherine Mercer, part of our Pittsburgh FamilyLife Team, and Tom and Pam Jones. Tom is a licensed Christian counselor and associate pastor, and Pam is a real estate agent in the Pittsburgh area. Couples considering marriage need a firm Biblical foundation on which to stand on, a solid rock to cling to when the storms of life come their way...and they WILL come! The panel discusses some Biblically-based advic...
"THE PROBEMS STEPFAMILIES FACE TODAY AND RESOURCES TO HELP!" i - 7/10/22
April 17, 2024 16:00 - 13 minutes - 8.97 MBPittsburgh FamilyLife Affiliate Staff member, Tim Tucker, interviews Scott and Catherine Mercer, part of our Pittsburgh FamilyLife Team, and Tom and Pam Jones. Tom is a licensed Christian counselor and associate pastor, and Pam is a real estate agent in the Pittsburgh area. The panel discusses many of the unique problems that stepfamilies how to deal with on many issues non-stepfamilies don't necessarily encounter. Blending two families together takes time. It's not a microwave process, ...
:"HOW GAMBLING DESTROYS FAMILIES!" III - 7/3/22
April 17, 2024 16:00 - 13 minutes - 8.97 MBPittsburgh FamilyLife Affiliate Staff member, Tim Tucker, interviews Scott and Catherine Mercer, part of our Pittsburgh FamilyLife Team, and Tom and Pam Jones. Tom is a licensed Christian counselor and associate pastor, and Pam is a real estate agent in the Pittsburgh area. The discussion continues on the destructive affects gambling has on a marriage and family. Biblical counseling is given to uproot the reasons why people gamble, what a spouse can do to protect the family's finances, an...
"HOW GAMBLING DESTROYS FAMILIES" II - 6/26/22
April 17, 2024 16:00 - 13 minutes - 8.96 MBPittsburgh FamilyLife Affiliate Staff member, Tim Tucker, interviews Scott and Catherine Mercer, part of our Pittsburgh FamilyLife Team, and Tom and Pam Jones. Tom is a licensed Christian counselor and associate pastor, and Pam is a real estate agent in the Pittsburgh area. They discuss the destructive affects gambling has on a marriage and family, why people gamble, how it can lead to other addictions and mental health problems, and what the Bible says about gambling. FamilyLife has a lo...
"HOW GAMBLING DESTROYS FAMILIES" I - 6/19/22
April 17, 2024 16:00 - 13 minutes - 8.97 MBPittsburgh FamilyLife Affiliate Staff member, Tim Tucker, interviews Scott and Catherine Mercer, part of our Pittsburgh FamilyLife Team, and Tom and Pam Jones. Tom is a licensed Christian counselor and associate pastor, and Pam is a real estate agent in the Pittsburgh area. They discuss the destructive affects gambling has on a marriage and family, why people gamble, and how it can lead to other addictions and mental heath problems. FamilyLife has a lot of great ways to help marriages tha...
"IF GOD LOVES US, WHY DOES HE ALLOW DIFFICULTIES IN OUR FAMILIES?" - 8/29/21
March 27, 2024 20:00 - 14 minutes - 9.64 MBPittsburgh FamilyLife Affiliate Staff member, Tim Tucker, interviews Scott and Catherine Mercer, part of our Pittsburgh FamilyLife Team, and Tom and Pam Jones. Tom is a licensed Christian counselor and associate pastor, and Pam is a real estate agent in the Pittsburgh area. They discuss how God uses the difficulties we face in our lives, even those we bring upon ourselves, to draw us to the realization of our great need for Him and a personal relationship with His Son, Jesus Christ. Fami...
"WHAT CAN A COUPLE DO TO ENHANCE THE SPIRITUAL PART OF THEIR MARRIAGE?" - 8/15-21
March 27, 2024 20:00 - 14 minutes - 9.64 MBPittsburgh FamilyLife Affiliate Staff member, Tim Tucker, interviews Scott and Catherine Mercer, part of our Pittsburgh FamilyLife Team, and Tom and Pam Jones. Tom is a licensed Christian counselor and associate pastor, and Pam is a real estate agent in the Pittsburgh area. Together they talk about the ways in which a married couple can enhance the spiritual part of their marriage. FamilyLife has a lot of great ways to help marriages that are struggling, or just want their good marriages ...
"WHY IS FORGIVENESS SO IMPORTANT IN A MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP?" II - 8-8-21
March 27, 2024 20:00 - 14 minutes - 9.64 MBPittsburgh FamilyLife Affiliate Staff member, Tim Tucker, interviews Scott and Catherine Mercer, part of our Pittsburgh FamilyLife Team, and Tom and Pam Jones. Tom is a licensed Christian counselor and associate pastor, and Pam is a real estate agent in the Pittsburgh area. They discuss one of the greatest causes of broken marriages today...an unforgiving spirit. What does bitterness and resentment to to a marriage? What does God say about forgiving one another? Where does the power com...
:"HOW DOES OVERWORK AFFECT A MARRIAGE?" II - 8/12/22
March 27, 2024 20:00 - 13 minutes - 8.96 MBPittsburgh FamilyLife Affiliate Staff member, Tim Tucker, interviews Scott and Catherine Mercer, part of our Pittsburgh FamilyLife Team, and Tom and Pam Jones. Tom is a licensed Christian counselor and associate pastor, and Pam is a real estate agent in the Pittsburgh area. They discuss on this program the problems overwork can create for a marriage and family, why we overwork, having a Biblical perspective on wanting more things, the stress of personal debt, and some practical ways of red...
"HOW DOES OVERWORK AFFECT A MARRIAGE?" I - 6/5/22
March 27, 2024 20:00 - 12 minutes - 8.95 MBPittsburgh FamilyLife Affiliate Staff member, Tim Tucker, interviews Scott and Catherine Mercer, part of our Pittsburgh FamilyLife Team, and Tom and Pam Jones. Tom is a licensed Christian counselor and associate pastor, and Pam is a real estate agent in the Pittsburgh area. They discuss on this program the problems overwork can create for a marriage and family, why we overwork, having a Biblical perspective on wanting more things, and some practical ways of reducing the need to overwork. ...
"HOW CAN PORNOGRAPHY DESTROY A MARRIAGE?" II- 7/4/21
March 27, 2024 20:00 - 14 minutes - 9.68 MBPittsburgh FamilyLife Affiliate Staff member, Tim Tucker, interviews Scott and Catherine Mercer, part of our Pittsburgh FamilyLife Team, and Tom and Pam Jones. Tom is a licensed Christian counselor and associate pastor, and Pam is a real estate agent in the Pittsburgh area. They talk about one of the biggest marriage killers in America today...pornography! The couples share their own personal testimonies of how pornography affected their own marriages and how the wives felt about their h...
"HOW CAN PORNOGRAPHY DESTROY A MARRIAGE?" I - 6/27/21
March 27, 2024 20:00 - 14 minutes - 9.7 MBPittsburgh FamilyLife Affiliate Staff member, Tim Tucker, interviews Scott and Catherine Mercer, part of our Pittsburgh FamilyLife Team, and Tom and Pam Jones. Tom is a licensed Christian counselor and associate pastor, and Pam is a real estate agent in the Pittsburgh area. They talk about one of the biggest marriage killers in America today...pornography! The couples share their own personal testimonies of how pornography affected their own marriages and how the wives felt about their h...
"WHY IS FORGIVENESS SO IMPORTANT IN A MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP?" 8-1-21
March 27, 2024 20:00 - 14 minutes - 9.64 MBPittsburgh FamilyLife Affiliate Staff member, Tim Tucker, interviews Scott and Catherine Mercer, part of our Pittsburgh FamilyLife Team, and Tom and Pam Jones. Tom is a licensed Christian counselor and associate pastor, and Pam is a real estate agent in the Pittsburgh area. They discuss one of the greatest causes of broken marriages today...an unforgiving spirit. What does bitterness and resentment to to a marriage? What does God say about forgiving one another? Where does the power com...
"CAN A HUSBAND REALY MEET ALL THE EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF HIS WIFE?" - July 2021
February 15, 2024 17:00 - 14 minutes - 9.64 MBPittsburgh FamilyLife Affiliate Staff member, Tim Tucker, interviews Scott and Catherine Mercer, part of our Pittsburgh FamilyLife Team, and Tom and Pam Jones. Tom is a licensed Christian counselor and associate pastor, and Pam is a real estate agent in the Pittsburgh area. They discuss the question: "Can a husband really meet all the emotional needs of his wife?" Can a spouse trust God for that which their spouse cannot give? Can God exchange our discontentment for contentment? Family...
"THE HIDDEN DANGERS OF COHABITATION BEFORE MARRIAGE!" - 6/20/21
February 15, 2024 16:00 - 13 minutes - 9.54 MBPittsburgh FamilyLife Affiliate Staff member, Tim Tucker, interviews Scott and Catherine Mercer, part of our Pittsburgh FamilyLife Team, and Tom and Pam Jones. Tom is a licensed Christian counselor and associate pastor, and Pam is a real estate agent in the Pittsburgh area. They discuss the hidden dangers of cohabitation before marriage, why couples do it, but the problems developing from it in so many ways! Why is God's way the BEST way for a fulfilled relationship - through marriage?! ...
"THE LEADING CAUSES OF DIVORCE TODAY AND WHAT DOES THE BIBLE TEACHES ABOUT DIVORCE" - 7/18/21
February 15, 2024 16:00 - 14 minutes - 9.64 MBPittsburgh FamilyLife Affiliate Staff member, Tim Tucker, interviews Scott and Catherine Mercer, part of our Pittsburgh FamilyLife Team, and Tom and Pam Jones. Tom is a licensed Christian counselor and associate pastor, and Pam is a real estate agent in the Pittsburgh area. They discuss the leading causes of divorce today and what the Bible teaches about divorce. Also discussed is the absolute necessity of showing forgiveness to one another as God has forgiven us through Christ! FamilyL...
"ALCOHOLISM AND ITS EFFECTS ON A MARRIAGE!" - 6/6/21
February 14, 2024 01:00 - 14 minutes - 9.64 MBTim Tucker interviews Scott and Catherine Mercer, Pittsburgh area FamilyLife directors, and Tom and Pam Jones. Tom is a licensed Christian counselor and associate pastor, and Pam is a real estate agent in the Pittsburgh area. They tackle the issue of alcoholism and the negative effects it has on the health of the individual and on a marriage. The help and resources for an alcoholic are also discussed. FamilyLife has a lot of great ways to help marriages in distress, or just want their ...
"DRUG ADDICTION AND HOW IT DESTROYS MARRIAGES!" - 6/14/21
February 14, 2024 01:00 - 13 minutes - 9.56 MBTim Tucker, Pittsburgh FamilyLife Affiliate Staff member, discusses in a monologue the seriousness of drug addiction and how it can destroy the individual and a marriage! Current overdose statistics, personal stories, why a person takes dangerous drugs, the great temptation of them, what drugs do to an individual, the remedy for drug addiction, and helps for marriages and families, all come together in this program. Also mentioned is the importance of this fall's FamilyLIfe "Weekend To Rem...
"PORNOGRAPHY - THE MARRIAGE KILLER!, TESTIMONIES, HELP & RESOURCES" - 8/30/20
February 14, 2024 01:00 - 13 minutes - 9.08 MBTim Tucker interviews Scott and Catherine Mercer, Pittsburgh area FamilyLife directors, and Tom and Pam Jones. Tom is a licensed Christian counselor and associate pastor, and Pam is a real estate agent in the Pittsburgh area. Marriages commonly fall apart due to the use of pornography, unfortunately so available in many formats today. Scott and Tom share their testimonies of how exposure to porn in their early years, affected them. Porn is NOT harmless entertainment. It destroys marria...
"HELPING COUPLES WHO SUFFER FROM INFERTILITY" - 8/23/20
February 14, 2024 00:00 - 13 minutes - 9.06 MBTim Tucker interviews Scott and Catherine Mercer, Pittsburgh area FamilyLife directors, and Tom and Pam Jones. Tom is a licensed Christian counselor and associate pastor, and Pam is a real estate agent in the Pittsburgh area. The discussion centers around the stress, strain, and emotions associated with infertility in a marriage. There are positive steps these couples can take that can lead them to the compassionate oneness God wants for them, and the comfort and peace that God's Word h...
"HOW THE LOSS OF A CHILD AFFECTS A MARRIAGE" - 8/16/20
February 14, 2024 00:00 - 13 minutes - 9.09 MBTim Tucker interviews Scott and Catherine Mercer, Pittsburgh area FamilyLife directors, and Tom and Pam Jones. Tom is a licensed Christian counselor and associate pastor, and Pam is a real estate agent in the Pittsburgh area. What do parents feel when they lose a child before or after birth? How does it affect their marriage? These issues are discussed as well as steps couples can take to encourage and support each other, as well as the words of the Bible and Christian friends and cou...
"HOW TO BIBLICALLY RESOLVE CONFLICT IN MARRIAGE" - 7/26/20
January 12, 2024 02:00 - 13 minutes - 9.11 MBTim Tucker interviews Scott and Catherine Mercer, Pittsburgh area FamilyLife directors, and Tom and Pam Jones. Tom is a licensed Christian counselor and associate pastor, and Pam is a real estate agent in the Pittsburgh area. How do two very different individuals handle conflict in their marriage? The bad and the good ways of handling conflicts are discussed with the help of Dave and Ann Wilson's new book and video series entitled "Vertical Marriage", which helps us see God's way in how w...
"HOW DOES MATERIALISM AFFECT A MARRIAGE?" - 8/2/20
January 12, 2024 02:00 - 13 minutes - 9.06 MBTim Tucker interviews Scott and Catherine Mercer, Pittsburgh area FamilyLife directors, and Tom and Pam Jones. Tom is a licensed Christian counselor and associate pastor, and Pam is a real estate agent in the Pittsburgh area. Though it might be socially acceptable to want more and better things and be involved in many activities, are we sacrificing our marriage and our relationship to God on the alter of materialism? These issues are discussed along with what financial stress does to a ...
"IMPROVING COMMUNICATION IN MARRIAGE" - 7/19/20
January 12, 2024 02:00 - 12 minutes - 8.85 MBTim Tucker interviews Scott and Catherine Mercer, Pittsburgh area FamilyLife directors, and Tom and Pam Jones. Tom is a licensed Christian counselor and associate pastor, and Pam is a real estate agent in the Pittsburgh area. They discuss their personal communication struggles and how the Bible gives direction in us handling those words of communication. The negative ways of communicating and the positive ways of communicating are discussed as well. Also mentioned is the importance of ...
"HOW A HUSBAND AND A WIFE CAN HAVE A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST" - 6-28-20
January 12, 2024 01:00 - 12 minutes - 8.91 MBTim Tucker interviews Scott and Catherine Mercer, Pittsburgh area directors of FamilyLife. They explain how a husband and a wife can have a personal relationship with God through His Son, Jesus Christ, to have the resources and power to love and forgive one another, to develop that oneness in their marriage they have been missing. Scott and Catherine read the deep-felt prayer requests of couples in trouble at the beginning of the "Weekend To Remember", contrasting them to some of the hopef...
"OTHER WAYS DIVORCE IMPACTS YOUNG AND ADULT CHILDREN" - 6/21/20
January 12, 2024 01:00 - 13 minutes - 9.12 MBTim Tucker interviews Scott and Catherine Mercer, Pittsburgh area directors of FamilyLife, and Tom and Pam Jones. Tom is a licensed Christian counselor and associate pastor, and Pam is a real estate agent in the Pittsburgh area. Picking up from last broadcast, they discuss other ways divorce impacts young children AND adult children, the Biblical basis for the permanence of the marriage covenant between God and the husband and the wife, and how God can use the "Weekend To Remember" marria...
"THE ABSOLUTE NECESSITY OF BEING CONTROLLED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT!" - 7/5/20
January 12, 2024 01:00 - 12 minutes - 8.78 MBTim Tucker interviews Scott and Catherine Mercer, Pittsburgh area directors of FamilyLife, discussing the absolute necessity of being filled (or controlled) by the Holy Spirit and not ourselves. The"fruit of the Spirit" of love, joy, peace, patience, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, and temperance to make our marriages thrive, can only come from God's Spirit within every believer in Christ. We don't have it naturally. To love one another to forgive one another as God has forgiven us,...
"WHAT PROBLEMS CHILDREN OF DIVORCE FACE, FATHERLESS HOMES, ETC." -6/14/20
January 12, 2024 01:00 - 12 minutes - 8.82 MBTim Tucker interviews Scott and Catherine Mercer, Pittsburgh area directors of FamilyLife, and Tom and Pam Jones. Tom is a licensed Christian counselor and associate pastor, and Pam is a real estate agent in the Pittsburgh area. They discuss the negative effects fatherless households have on the children, the psychological effects of divorce on children, the sanctity of marriage, and the hope and resources available for families that face these issues. Please remember the importance of th...
"WHY ARE FAMILIES FALLING APART TODAY, AND HOW CAN THEY BE RESTORED?" -6/7/20
January 12, 2024 01:00 - 13 minutes - 8.98 MBTim Tucker interviews Scott and Catherine Mercer, Pittsburgh area FamilyLife directors, and Tom and Pam Jones. Tom is a licensed Christian counselor and associate pastor, and Pam is a real estate agent in the Pittsburgh area. They discuss why families are falling apart today, the negative effects of divorce, and what God's plan for marriage is all about to bring families back together again! Also mentioned is the importance of this fall's FamilyLIfe "Weekend To Remember" marriage getaway ...
"HOW CAN ENGAGED COUPLES SUCCESSFULLY PREPARE FOR MARRIAGE?" - 7/
January 12, 2024 01:00 - 13 minutes - 9.05 MBTim Tucker interviews Scott and Catherine Mercer, Pittsburgh area FamilyLife directors, and Tom and Pam Jones. Tom is a licensed Christian counselor and associate pastor, and Pam is a real estate agent in the Pittsburgh area. They discuss the importance of pre-marital counseling in preventing future problems engaged couples may face in their marriage, as well as crucial questions they need to ask each other before 'tying the knot'. They also discuss why it is so important and Scriptural f...
"THE PLAGUE OF FATHERLESSNESS AND ITS NEGATIVE EFFECTS ON CHILDREN" - 9/9/19
December 12, 2023 18:00 - 13 minutes - 8.98 MBTim Tucker leads a discussion on the plague of fatherlessness today and the heart-wrenching effects it has on the children, with Pittsburgh area directors of FamilyLIfe Scott and Catherine Mercer, and with Tom and Pam Jones. Tom is an associate pastor and a licensed Christian counselor, and Pam is a real estate agent in the Pittsburgh area. The goal is to get fathers to step up and be the fathers God and their family want them to be and to take their responsibilities seriously for their ...
"WHY IS ANGER SO DESTRUCTIVE IN A MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP? FINANCIAL PRESSURES? - 8/25/19
December 12, 2023 18:00 - 13 minutes - 9.04 MBTim Tucker interviews Scott and Catherine Mercer, Pittsburgh area directors of FamilyLife, as they discuss why anger is so destructive and damaging in a marriage relationship. Also included is the role of financial pressure on a marriage. FamilyLife resources are discussed, and couples are really encouraged to attend this fall's "Weekend To Remember" marriage getaway event to help develop oneness in their marriage! More more information, please go to FamilyLife.com or WeekendToRemember....
"THE EFFECTS OF SEXUAL ABUSE OR AFFAIRS ON A MARRIAGE." - 8/18/19
December 12, 2023 18:00 - 13 minutes - 9.09 MBTim Tucker interviews Scott and Catherine Mercer, Pittsburgh area directors of FamilyLife, along with Tom and Pam Jones, who answer questions concerning the effects of sexual abuse and affairs on a marriage relationship. Tom is an associate pastor and a licensed Christian counselor. Also discussed are the resources FamilyLife has available to help strengthen marriages and families, such as the "Weekend To Remember" marriage getaway this fall. For more information, please go to FamilyLife...