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Episode 081 – After An Affair Is Ongoing Contact With the Other Person Ok?

Over the years Emerson has received hundred of emails regarding affairs, often from the betrayed spouse asking what they should do. Both Emerson and Jonathan have also listened to countless stories of infidelity as they counsel individuals and couples.  Join them this week as they explore a response Emerson wrote to a man who wondered…

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RAR #39: Reading to Kids with Special Needs, Cheryl Swope

What’s a parent of a special needs child to do about reading aloud? How do you choose books to read with a child who is developing at a different rate than his or her peers? Cheryl Swope, author of Simply Classical: A Beautiful Education for Any Child …

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Episode 080 – What Does Regularly Playing the Lotto Do to the Soul?

In this week’s episode Emerson and Jonathan discuss a number of issues pertaining to playing the lotto and money.  Here are some of the topics: two types of people who buy lotto tickets; the addicted poor; lovers of money or lovers of God; wandering from the faith; and what are people’s true beliefs. Love and Respect…

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Episode 079 – True or False: What Is Desirable In A Man Is His Kindness?

Is it true that what is wanted in a person is for this individual to be friendly, generous, and considerate? Yes. Proverbs 19:22 states, “What is desirable in a man is his kindness.” Why is this a desirable trait? People know they will respond to a kind individual. Kindness motivates people to act. Join Emerson and…

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RAR #38: On Dads, Boys & the Importance of Building a Family Culture Around Books, Martin Cothran

What might a dad’s role be in a read-aloud home? And how can books shape our boys into the men we hope they’ll become? On today’s show, Martin Cothran from Memoria Press chats with me about just that. Scroll down to listen. In this episode,

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Episode 078 – Losing Makes Us a Winner! How To Be Resolute

From third grade to eighth grade Emerson was overweight. He wore Husky pants. His legs rubbed together when he ran. His belly hung over the front of his pants. Sometimes people called him “fatty.” He would often cry. The Bible says, “Discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness; for bodily discipline is only of little profit,…

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