Keeping Families Connected
Welcome to the Keeping Families Connected podcast! We’re a Christ-centered ministry that helps families struggling with challenges that are dividing them. Whether you realize it or not, you and your family are targets in a spiritual and cultural battle. We’re here to equip you for that battle, strengthen your walk with the Lord, and to bring you scriptural truth, encouragement, healing and hope. We address issues like faith, marriage, divorce and how to protect and reconnect with your children. Would you like to gain valuable insight into yourself and those around you? Learn how to be a better person, spouse or parent? Are you willing to honestly assess your faith and then make changes to grow deeper in your relationship with God? Regardless of where you’re at in your Christian Walk, our journey together will be amazing! Prepare to go deep. And don’t worry about falling asleep while you’re listening. Our podcasts might be controversial or challenging but never boring. 😊 If you’re serious about your faith this is the place to be. My name is Rick Nischalke. My wife Barbara and I are co-founders of this ministry. You can find out more about us at Keepingfamiliesconnected.com.
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Welcome to the Keeping Families Connected podcast!
We’re a Christ-centered ministry that helps families struggling with challenges that are dividing them. Whether you realize it or not, you and your family are targets in a spiritual and cultural battle.
We’re here to equip you for that battle, strengthen your walk with the Lord, and to bring you scriptural truth, encouragement, healing and hope.
Today’s podcast deals with a topic that highlights a great divide in families across America and around the world. The assassination of Charlie Kirk. But today’s episode is about so much more than that. What happened to him is simply a symptom and casualty of a much bigger war and agenda. One that affects you, your family and this nation.
Today’s podcast topic deals with the most important question you will ever ask yourself.
What Would Jesus Say About Your Relationship with Him?
That’s an interesting question, isn’t it?
And in the end, it’s the only question that really matters.
Not only does having a relationship with Him impact and enhance our life here and now, but according to God’s word, having a personal saving relationsh...
Have you ever stopped to ask yourself “What in the world is going on?”
How did things get so crazy and out of control?
Are you struggling in your marriage?
Are you going through a difficult divorce?
Are you losing the close relationship that you once had with your child because they’ve been alienated from you by friends, family, politics, the educational system or culture?
Are issues like abortion, gender identi...
Today’s podcast is part 1 of a 2-part series on forgiveness. Find out if, why and how you should forgive someone that has hurt you deeply. This is a difficult subject, but we think you’ll be encouraged, strengthened and set free by what you learn.
This episode is part 2 of a 2-part series on How to Forgive Someone. We suggest listening to part 1 first if you haven’t already. Today we’ll talk about specific steps you can take to set yourself free from the bondage of pain, bitterness, and unforgiveness. These will be practical and actionable steps you can take to help you on your journey to forgiveness.
Books referenced:
Love and Respect - by Emerson an...
In today’s episode we share The Top 3 Reasons for Divorce.
This is episode 1 of a 3-part series. We'll discuss the most frequently reported reasons that marriages end in divorce.
Why is that important?
Because understanding those reasons and taking steps to safeguard your marriage against these destructive forces can not only save your marriage but also richly enhance it.
If you’re in a difficult marriage that you aren&rsqu...
Today’s episode is part 2 of a 3-part series on The Top 3 Reasons for Divorce.
We suggest listening to part 1 first if you haven’t already. Today we’ll discuss the 2nd most highly reported reason for divorce. Infidelity.
We’ll cover how to recognize the signs of an affair, how to safeguard your marriage against one, and how to recover from an affair that’s already occurred.
The top 3 reported...
Today’s episode is part 3 of a 3-part series on The Top 3 Reasons for Divorce.
We suggest listening to parts 1 and 2 first if you haven’t already. Today we’ll discuss the 3rd most highly reported reason for divorce. Conflict and arguing.
In review, the top 3 reported reasons for divorce are:
- Lack of Commitment
- Infidelity/Affair
- Conflict and arguing
Financial problems, substance abuse and ...
Today’s podcast is a special Thanksgiving episode. We hope and expect that it will provide you with great encouragement for this special holiday and beyond.
Do we have reasons to be thankful? How do we cultivate a thankful heart?&nbs...
If you’re a frequent listener to our podcast you know that we often discuss important and challenging subjects. And although today’s topic will help to strengthen your marriage, it’s really all about having fun while you’re doing&n...
How Do You Love Unlovable People?
That’s a great question, isn’t it?
The sad truth is that some people are just harder to love than others. And if we’re being honest, we have a hard time being our best when we’re aroun...
Most of us look forward to the Holidays. Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year are the most widely celebrated, and they’re all relatively close together. That’s why this time of year is generally referred to as the Holiday Season.
We get to spend time with family and friends. Express our Thanks to God for all His blessings, especially the birth of His son Jesus Christ. We exchange gifts and if we’re lucky we might ...
Today’s podcast is our first Season 2 episode!
Our topic is “What Setting (or not setting) New Year's Resolutions Says About You“.
Did you set any New Year’s resolutions this year? If so, how are you doing sticking to them?
If you chose not to set any, why didn’t you?
I think that most of us would agree that we want to become a better person and achieve greater things in life. And that most likely those ...
Learning These 5 Love Languages Will Change Your Marriage Forever!
Most people are unaware that specific love languages exist, let alone what those are, or how to use them to convey love to someone you care about. In fact, you may not even know what your own love language is, or why that matters.
Today we’ll discuss one of my favorite books about love and relationships. The concepts apply primarily to marriage relationships bu...
Everyone has questions. Sometimes we share them with others and other times we ask them in private through online searches. Those searches reveal far more than public questions do.
Once you get past the entertainment type of searches, the year's most persistent search themes reveal a society wrestling with authority, truth, identity, and God.
The top search trends of 2025 don’t just indicate individual curiosity; their question...
If you’re outside of the kingdom and family of God, you need to fear His judgement. God’s power and Holiness are nothing to disdain or disrespect. His word makes the eternal consequences of rejecting His offer of love and forgiveness through His son Jesus Christ very clear.
Okay. So that addresses those that aren’t Christians, what about those that are? Are we told to fear God as well?
Yes. But it’s a differen...
Today’s podcast is titled: Be Honest - If Prayer is so Important, Why Don’t We Pray More?
I think you’d agree, that’s a pretty honest question, isn’t it? Most of us don’t like to admit it but we probably don’t pray as much as we’d like to or at least as much as we think that we should.
Have you ever stopped to think about why that is?
What is prayer and why is it important?
The most ba...
In today’s podcast we discuss the biggest challenges facing the church in 2026. The good news is that these challenges also bring amazing opportunities to provide scriptural truths and answers to a world desperately seeking them.
Join us as we explore these challenges and what your part in providing hope and truth to those around you might be.
This information applies to every follower of Jesus Christ but contains valuable ins...
Have you ever asked yourself where God was when you or someone you loved was hurting?
Sometimes, life doesn’t seem fair. It doesn’t seem to make sense. And when we turn to God in our pain and confusion, He doesn’t always answer the way that we’d like, or in the timeframe we’re hoping for.
So where does that leave us in times like these?
Join us today as we explore important insights and answers that addre...
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