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The COVID-19 crisis has brought unusual trauma into our families and churches. Each family will return from this challenging season with different experiences and perspectives. Join Prof. Ben Freudenburg (Concordia Center for the Family) and Glenn Gritzon (Congregation Family Services) as they explore how we can lead our churches toward unity and help our families experience healing. More info and downloads: https://visionaryfam.com/leader

Your teenager’s world has been turned upside down. This is a time of unique challenges and opportunities for parents to connect with their teens and help them grow in their faith and character. Join Lissy Rienow, author of The Heart of Your Teen, for this online gathering. Lissy will share practical ideas and key Scriptures to help you build a strong relationship with your teenager.

During these challenging times we are reminded of the power, centrality, and purpose of God’s creation of the family. Learn more at: visionaryfam.com/parenting Resources: visionaryfam.com shop.visionaryfam.com visionaryfam.com/parenting visionaryfam.com/marriage Visionaryfam.com/nevertoolate Follow Us: facebook.com/visionaryfam instagram.com/visionaryfamilyministries twitter.com/visionaryfam #family #parenting #marriage #visionaryfamily #visionaryparenting #visionarymarriage #nevertoolate #notsoperfectmom @amyvfm @d6family

Prayer is essential if you want to experience a unified marriage. Dr. Rob Rienow shares how God turned around his marriage through the power of prayer and will help you with simple ways you can begin praying with your spouse today. Resources: visionaryfam.com shop.visionaryfam.com visionaryfam.com/parenting visionaryfam.com/marriage Visionaryfam.com/nevertoolate Follow Us: facebook.com/visionaryfam instagram.com/visionaryfamilyministries twitter.com/visionaryfam #family #parenting #marriage #visionaryfamily #visionaryparenting #visionarymarriage #nevertoolate #notsoperfectmom @amyvfm @d6family

During these times where we have extra time at home, we want don’t want our families to retreat into screens. Unleash your child’s natural creativity! Visionaryfam.com Visionaryfam.com/parenting Visionaryfam.com/marriage Visionaryfam.com/nevertoolate Follow Us: facebook.com/visionaryfam instagram.com/visionaryfamilyministries twitter.com/visionaryfam #family #parenting #marriage #visionaryfamily #visionaryparenting #visionarymarriage

Amy Rienow encourages moms to build stronger family relationships through laughter. Even in times of stress and sadness, God can use laughter to lighten our hearts and draw us closer to one another. Amy reminds moms to laugh at themselves and look for fun ways to connect with their children. Resources: visionaryfam.com shop.visionaryfam.com visionaryfam.com/parenting visionaryfam.com/marriage Visionaryfam.com/nevertoolate Follow Us: facebook.com/visionaryfam instagram.com/visionaryfamilyministries twitter.com/visionaryfam #family #parenting #marriage #visionaryfamily #visionaryparenting #visionarymarriage #nevertoolate #notsoperfectmom @amyvfm @d6family

Dr. Rob Rienow discusses the unexpected impacts of the Covid 19 quarantine on teens and how parents can help them during this difficult time. Resources: visionaryfam.com shop.visionaryfam.com visionaryfam.com/parenting visionaryfam.com/marriage Visionaryfam.com/nevertoolate Follow Us: facebook.com/visionaryfam instagram.com/visionaryfamilyministries twitter.com/visionaryfam #family #parenting #marriage #visionaryfamily #visionaryparenting #visionarymarriage #nevertoolate #notsoperfectmom @amyvfm @d6family

How can we make the most of this extra time at home? This is an important time to WORK with your children. Amy Rienow shares practical approaches to help your family build heart connections with one another through working and serving together. Resources: visionaryfam.com shop.visionaryfam.com visionaryfam.com/parenting visionaryfam.com/marriage Visionaryfam.com/nevertoolate Follow Us: facebook.com/visionaryfam instagram.com/visionaryfamilyministries twitter.com/visionaryfam #family #parenting #marriage #visionaryfamily #visionaryparenting #visionarymarriage #nevertoolate #notsoperfectmom @amyvfm @d6family

This is an important time to PRAY with your your children. Amy Rienow shares biblical principles and practical approaches to help your family experience the power of prayer. Resources: visionaryfam.com shop.visionaryfam.com visionaryfam.com/parenting visionaryfam.com/marriage Visionaryfam.com/nevertoolate Follow Us: facebook.com/visionaryfam instagram.com/visionaryfamilyministries twitter.com/visionaryfam #family #parenting #marriage #visionaryfamily #visionaryparenting #visionarymarriage #nevertoolate #notsoperfectmom @amyvfm @d6family

In these times of uncertainty many are afraid. We need hope and help from God. Don't miss this message of encouragement from Dr. Rob Rienow Resources: visionaryfam.com shop.visionaryfam.com visionaryfam.com/parenting visionaryfam.com/marriage Visionaryfam.com/nevertoolate Follow Us: facebook.com/visionaryfam instagram.com/visionaryfamilyministries twitter.com/visionaryfam #family #parenting #marriage #visionaryfamily #visionaryparenting #visionarymarriage #nevertoolate #notsoperfectmom @amyvfm @d6family

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Learn more at: visionaryfam.com Lissy shares encouragements for how grandparents can encourage faith in their grandchildren. Resources: visionaryfam.com shop.visionaryfam.com visionaryfam.com/parenting visionaryfam.com/marriage Visionaryfam.com/nevertoolate Follow Us: facebook.com/visionaryfam instagram.com/visionaryfamilyministries twitter.com/visionaryfam #family #parenting #marriage #visionaryfamily #visionaryparenting #visionarymarriage #nevertoolate #notsoperfectmom @amyvfm @d6family

Learn more at: visionaryfam.com Now, it's not that easy though. My biggest struggle with forgiveness in my life had to do with my dad. My parents got divorced when I was 15 years old and the straws that broke the camel's back after 18 years of marriage is my dad had extra relationships outside the marriage that he was unrepentant over and so that blew things up and my parents got divorced and I had some well meaning Christian friends who encouraged me at the time, well Rob, you just need to forgive them. You need to forgive your dad for what he's done. Now, is that good advice or bad advice? That's good advice. It's truth. Good biblical Christian advice. You need to forgive him. The problem was that I felt like, felt like it was very superficial. I also felt it was very pat-answery. I don't know if that's a word, but it just… What it felt to me like they were saying, is you see down in your heart you've got these little light switches: anger, bitterness, hatred, resentment. And you see what you do as a Christian is you just go down there wherever there is and you just turn those off. You see, I'm just not going to be angry anymore. Not gonna be bitter. Not gonna be resentful. Just give it to Jesus and there we go. Now, I know that nobody was saying that to me, it just felt like that's what I was was supposed to do. Turns out, that I mean, I had my pastor, who had to walk me through what I want to walk you through this morning. It’s going to be a very brief crash course on a biblical process of forgiveness. No superficial things here. No pat answers here. People get confused about what forgiveness means. Sometimes people will say to me, you know, Rob I think I can try to forgive this person, but I can never trust them again. That's okay. That makes sense. You can completely forgive someone without ever trusting them again. You can completely forgive someone, ask God to heal you of all the anger and bitterness and resentment in your life and have boundaries up in your life to keep a toxic person out. You can forgive an employee who embezzled money and still fire them. You see that? God can set you free of anger bitterness and resentment in your life toward them, but you can still have boundaries and consequences in your life. I can forgive my son or daughter for disobeying me and I can still give them a consequence. Also forgiving someone doesn't mean having warm fuzzies for them. It doesn't mean you just because you forgive somebody doesn't mean you're going to like them. Did you know there's no commandment in the Bible that says you have to like anybody? Not a single one. “Like” are warm feelings you have for nice people. If you're nice to me, I will like you. If I'm nice to you, you’ll like me. If you're mean to me, I won't like you. Now, unfortunately, I have to love you. Grr! Let me patient and kind — that I am commanded to do. That's why love is so hard. God says you have to love people you don't like. But He never commands you to “like” anybody because you're not going to have warm feelings for toxic, abusive people in your life. Resources: visionaryfam.com shop.visionaryfam.com visionaryfam.com/parenting visionaryfam.com/marriage Visionaryfam.com/nevertoolate Follow Us: facebook.com/visionaryfam instagram.com/visionaryfamilyministries twitter.com/visionaryfam #family #parenting #marriage #visionaryfamily #visionaryparenting #visionarymarriage #nevertoolate #notsoperfectmom @amyvfm @d6family