Building Relationships

Adoption brings unique challenges. Love and bonding don’t always come naturally. So how do you deal with the emotional distress, frustration and disappointment in an adoptive family? On this summer best-of Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman, co-author Dr. Laurel Shaler joins Dr. Chapman to talk about Loving Adopted Children Well. Don’t miss Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman. Featured resource: Loving Adopted Children WellSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you’re dealing with great loss in your life, don’t miss this Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman. Dr. Ed and Lisa Young recently went through the devastating death of their daughter. They say that experience, though they would never have chosen it, deepened their faith in God. Hear about their path through pain on a summer best-of Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman. Featured resource: A Path through Pain: How Faith Deepens and Joy Grows through What You Would Never ChooseSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For years, Steve DeWitt was the only never married megachurch pastor in the United States. He spent 8,000 days as an adult single. On this summer best-of next Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman, hear how Steve dealt with his aloneness and solitude. If you feel the ache of loneliness or you know someone who does, don’t miss the encouragement on Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman. Feature resource: LONELINESS: DON'T HATE IT OR WASTE IT. REDEEM IT.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Want to change the culture? Dr. Kathy Koch says you can do that if you’ll raise children to embrace biblical character. On this summer best-of Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman, Dr. Koch talks about the problem of prioritizing behavior modification over instilling character. Why is that so important and how do you do it? Find out how to parent differently on Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman. Featured resourse: PARENT DIFFERENTLY: RAISE KIDS WITH BIBLICAL CHARACTER THAT CHANGES CULTURESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you’re raising a boy, you won’t want to miss this summer best-of Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman. Erin and Jason Davis will talk about the lies boys believe—such as, “Loving God is for girls,” and “I can’t control my temper.” Through storytelling and playful graphics, boys can learn to identify the lies and replace them with Truth. Don’t miss “Lies boys believe,” on Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman. Featured resource: LIES BOYS BELIEVE: AND THE EPIC QUEST FOR TRUTHSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are you living a distracted life? Do you feel anxious and frustrated? On this summer best-of Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman, author and speaker Paul Angone says you can walk purposefully through life with a firm grasp on what’s most important. You do that through listening to your day. Learn the life-changing practice of paying attention, on Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman. Featured resource: Listen to Your Day - The Life-Changing Practice of Paying AttentionSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you’ve been hurt, neglected, rejected or abandoned by your father, don’t miss this summer best-of Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman. Kia Stevens says if you feel like every aspect of your life is affected by that broken trust, there is hope. Your father wounds don’t have to have the last word. Hear this encouraging conversation on Building Relationships with Gary Chapman. Featured resource: Overcoming Father Wounds: Exchanging Your Pain for God's Perfect LoveSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is joy the icing on the cake of life—or the fuel on which it runs? On this summer, best-of Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman, Marcus Warner and Chris Coursey dig deep into brain science to discover how to capture real joy for our lives. They believe you can build habits that fill your life with greater joy and satisfaction. Don’t miss the encouragement on Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman. Featured resource: THE 4 HABITS OF JOY-FILLED PEOPLE: 15 MINUTE BRAIN SCIENCE HACKS TO A MORE CONNECTED AND SATISFYING LIFESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Gary Chapman is known around the world for the 5 Love Languages. But he’s not afraid to tackle your real-life struggles. On this Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman, questions about marriage difficulties, family conflict and more. You might hear an answer to something you’re going through. Don’t miss the questions and answers on the June edition of Dear Gary—on Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman. Featured resource: https://5lovelanguages.com/store/holding-on-to-love-after-youve-lost-a-babySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When’s the last time you gathered around the dinner table with those you love without distraction? Remember your last meaningful mealtime conversation? On the next Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman, Pastor Ryan Rush will talk about the importance of these moments to help deepen relationships and give a greater quality of life. How do we restore the table? Find out on the next Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman. Featured resource: Restore the Table: Discovering the Powerful Connections of Meaningful MealtimeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you’re overwhelmed by all the needs in today’s world—and those needs tend to paralyze you into doing nothing, don’t miss this Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman. You’ll meet Linda, who saw a news report about an abandoned baby. Instead of moving along with her life, she got involved. Hear her inspiring story on Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman. Featured resource: He Knows Your Name: How One Abandoned Baby Inspired Me to Say Yes to GodSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you want to help heal the racial divide? Does that seem like too big of a task? On this special Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman, hear a chapel message given by Dr. Chapman and his life-long friend, Dr. Clarence Shuler. They believe you heal the division in our world one relationship at a time. Hear about a life-changing friendship on Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman. Featured resource: Life-Changing Cross-Cultural Friendships: How You Can Help Heal Racial Divides, One Relationship at a TimeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What could happen in your life if you were immersed in mercy? On this Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman, best-selling author and speaker Craig Allen Cooper wants to help us move toward patience and compassion in a world in desperate need for both. How can you receive mercy and then extend it to others? Don’t miss the encouragement for your soul on Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman. Featured resource: OVERFLOWING MERCIES: 100 MEDITATIONS ON THE TENDER HEART OF GODSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Gary Chapman is known for the 5 Love Languages. But he’s not afraid to tackle the real life struggles you’re facing. On this Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman, questions from you about marriage difficulties, family conflict and more. You might hear an answer to something you’re going through—join the conversation on the May edition of Dear Gary—on Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman. Featured resource: The 5 Love Languages and The 5 Love Languages WorkbookSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For years, Steve DeWitt was the only never married megachurch pastor in the United States. He spent 8,000 days as an adult single. On this Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman, hear how Steve dealt with his aloneness and solitude. If you feel the ache of loneliness or you know someone who does, don’t miss the encouragement on Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman. Featured resource: LONELINESS: DON'T HATE IT OR WASTE IT. REDEEM IT.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are you raising teenagers? Do you need a little help and a little hope? On the next Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman, author Melissa Kruger wants to encourage you to believe there is more happening in your parenting than just getting your teenager to clean their room or put down their phone. If you’re in the thick of the cultural and technological pressure, don’t miss the encouragement on the next Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman. Featured resource: Parenting with Hope: Raising Teens for Christ in a Secular AgeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The world defines female empowerment as women believing in themselves or looking within to find power. But what if there’s a different way? On this Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman, author and speaker Becky Beresford followed the culture’s ideas and found herself exhausted from trying to do it all. Hear her story on Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman. Featured resource: SHE BELIEVED HE COULD, SO SHE DID: TRADING CULTURE'S LIES FOR CHRIST-CENTERED EMPOWERMENTSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Get ready for a trip to Music City on the next Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman. In February, Gary celebrated 30 years of his groundbreaking, New York Times bestseller, The Five Love Languages. You’ll hear some behind-the-scenes stories from that recent event in Nashville. Don’t miss the conversation and celebration, on the next Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman. Featured resource: LIFE LESSONS AND LOVE LANGUAGES: WHAT I'VE LEARNED ON MY UNEXPECTED JOURNEYSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tim and Kathy had a rocky marriage, full of struggle and conflict and even infidelity. On this Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman, hear what happened to Tim and Kathy that transformed their marriage and their lives. If you’re going through a difficult marriage, if there are dark secrets that you’ve kept from each other, hear about the healing and hope available to you on Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman. Featured resource: Sex on the First Date: A Story of a Broken Beginning to a Radically Transformed MarriageSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Whitney began a long season of anticipatory grief when her mother was diagnosed with terminal cancer. But Whitney was not ready to say goodbye. On this Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman, hear about Whitney Pipkin’s journey through a lonely season of suffering and loss. Don’t miss the truth she discovered, that death can teach us how to live. Hear the encouragement on Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman. Featured resource: WE SHALL ALL BE CHANGED: HOW FACING DEATH WITH LOVED ONES TRANSFORMS USSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.