Rhythms for Life

In this episode, Rebekah welcomes author, speaker, and family law mediator Toni Nieuwhof, as well as speaker and author Riley Kehoe, for a deep dive into what it looks like to hold nothing back from God, whether that's our grief, our doubts or our unanswered prayers.

The conversation centers on Honest to God: Daring to Trust When You Don't Understand, a collaborative book inspired by testimonies from many people who have wrestled with trusting God through suffering. Built on the framework of Moses leaning into God with his questions in Exodus 33, the book invites us to be as honest as David was in the Psalms. Rebekah, Toni and Riley share their own stories: a Down syndrome diagnosis in the NICU, a decades-long sun allergy that hasn't been healed, a concussion that changed a prayer life, and a lonely night that became an invitation to lament. Riley puts the reframe simply: doubt can be the labor pains of greater faith.

Whether you're carrying grief you've never said out loud to God or waiting on a prayer that hasn't been answered, this conversation offers simple, practical rhythms for turning your face toward Jesus.

In this episode, you'll hear:

• David as the Example: Find inspiration for how to express hurt to God in David’s willingness to hold nothing back in the Psalms.
• The Consequence of Holding Grief: Hear how two decades of hiding her feelings from God showed up in Riley’s body, and how she finally reached a place of honesty from that.
• Man of Sorrows: Be encouraged by Jesus’ personal experience with grief that allows us to be heard and understood by him in our hurt.
• Waiting For Healing: Learn about Toni’s health struggles, the prayers she’s prayed, and why she continues to turn to God for healing after decades of crying out.
• The Breath Prayer: Discover a form of prayer that permanently changed Toni’s prayer life, and has continued to bring her to a place of peace.

Resources:

• Buy Honest to God: https://shop.honesttogodbook.com/
• Toni Nieuwhof's website: https://toninieuwhof.com/
• Riley Kehoe's website: https://www.rileywithcourage.com/
• Follow Riley on Instagram: @rileywithcourage
• Get The Fight for Us book and curriculum: The Fight For Us
• Take the THINQ Assessment: https://thinqassessment.scoreapp.com/
• Create a free THINQ Account: Access more trusted content at http://thinqmedia.com/
• Join us November 19-20 for our Emotional Health Retreat in Franklin, TN. Register now and save $200 when you use the code EH200. https://www.rebekahlyons.com/ehretreat
• More from the THINQ Podcast Network:

• THINQ Media Podcast
• Next Up with Grant Skeldon
• The InFormed Parent with Suzanne Phillips
• UnderCurrent with Gabe Lyons
• NeuroFaith with Curt Thompson, MD

In this episode, Rebekah Lyons has the opportunity to sit down with author, speaker, and recovery expert Caroline Beidler to dive into what it looks like to show up for someone you love while they go through recovery.

With today’s growing mental health crisis, almost all of us know and love someone walking through some form of recovery. Despite this, there are limited resources for their friends and family members to know how best to show up. Through her own recovery journey, and through walking with others, Caroline saw this gap, which led to her newly released book, When You Love Someone in Recovery: A Hopeful Guide to Understanding Addiction. In this episode, Rebekah and Caroline share their own journeys with recovery, as well as valuable insight into how best to support the people we love.

Whether you're loving someone actively struggling or walking alongside them years into recovery, this conversation offers a practical, faith-rooted way to move from confusion and walking on eggshells toward real, sustainable support.

In this episode, you'll hear:

• Caroline's Story, From the Basement Up: How a childhood shaped by trauma and addiction led Caroline to her own recovery.
• The Recovery Revival: Why the shame that once kept recovery hidden in church basements is lifting, and how more churches and believers are bringing these stories into the light.
• Understanding, Not Fear: Why addiction is a spiritual, physical, and human condition, and how reframing it that way helps loved ones show up with compassion instead of judgment.
• The Prodigal Son and the Posture of Support: What the father's response in Luke 15 teaches us about showing up for a loved one before they've "got it together.”
• Forgiveness as a Holy Intervention: Why unresolved grief and trauma so often sit underneath addiction, and how Caroline learned that forgiveness — offered and received — is essential, supernatural, and rarely a solo act.
• Loving Well Without Rescuing: Practical wisdom for parents and loved ones on setting boundaries, having honest conversations, and showing up in small, consistent ways instead of trying to fix or control the outcome.

Resources:

• Pre-Order Gabe's new book: The Collapse is Here. Get access to the preface and first chapter TODAY by completing this form.
• Buy Caroline's book: When You Love Someone in Recovery: A Hopeful Guide to Understanding Addiction
• Caroline's website: https://www.carolinebeidler.com/
• Follow Caroline on Instagram: @carolinebeidler_official
• Subscribe to Caroline's Substack, Circle of Chairs: https://carolinebeidler.substack.com/
• Get The Fight for Us book and curriculum: The Fight For Us
• Take the THINQ Assessment: https://thinqassessment.scoreapp.com/
• Create a free THINQ Account: Access more trusted content at https://thinqmedia.com/
• Join us November 19-20 for our Emotional Health Retreat in Franklin, TN. Register now and save $200 when you use the code EH200. https://www.rebekahlyons.com/ehretreat
• More from the THINQ Podcast Network:

• NextUp with Grant Skeldon
• The InFormed Parent with Suzanne Phillips
• THINQ Media Podcast

Do you desire to know God deeper, but don’t know where to start? In this episode of the Rhythms for Life podcast, Rebekah Lyons sits down with Stasi Eldredge; New York Times bestselling author, co-author of Captivating with her husband John, and co-founder of Wild at Heart. Together they talk about what it really looks like to move from knowing God in our heads to knowing Him in our hearts.

In her new book, The Ladder of Love, Stasi traces the metaphors God uses to reveal Himself in Scripture: clay, sheep, child, sibling, friend, and bride. Each one is a rung that brings us closer to His heart. In this conversation, Stasi and Rebekah talk through each metaphor, sharing personal anecdotes and insight on intimacy with God in each step of the way.

Whether you've walked with Jesus for decades and long for more, or you're still learning to recognize His voice, this conversation offers a gentle, practical invitation into deeper intimacy with the God who calls you friend.

In this episode, you'll hear:

• Formed Like Clay: Discover God’s intention with creating each of us, not just by speaking us into existence, but thoughtfully creating us by hand.
• The Circular Ascent: Be encouraged in moments that leave you saying “I’ve been here before” by learning how Shepherds lead and guide.
• Creating Space for Listening Prayer: Learn practical steps for slowing down and sitting with God in discernment.
• Run in Like a Child: Rethink how you come to God by regaining the posture of a child, running to Him without caution or hesitation.
• Becoming the Bride: Find ultimate, deep intimacy with Jesus through the final rung of the ladder of love.

Resources:

• Order Stasi's book: The Ladder of Love
• Order The Ladder of Love Bible Study Guide: The Ladder of Love Bible Study Guide plus Streaming Video
• Stasi's website: wildatheart.org
• Follow Stasi on Instagram: @stasieldredge
• Get The Fight for Us book and curriculum: The Fight For Us
• Take the THINQ Assessment: https://thinqassessment.scoreapp.com/
• Create a free THINQ Account: Access more trusted content at http://thinqmedia.com/
• Join us November 19-20 for our Emotional Health Retreat in Franklin, TN. Register now and save $200 when you use the code EH200. https://www.rebekahlyons.com/ehretreat
• More from the THINQ Podcast Network:

• NextUp with Grant Skeldon
• The InFormed Parent with Suzanne Phillips
• THINQ Media Podcast

Do you ever feel like you and the people you love are having the same misunderstandings over and over again? In this episode, Gabe and Rebekah Lyons sit down with psychotherapist, speaker, and longtime friend, Jason VanRuler to dive into the five Communication Types that people tend to fall into in relationships.

Jason spends his days sitting with couples, teams, and executives in high-pressure conversations, and over time he started noticing a pattern: even when someone's intentions were good, there always ended up being a disconnect. That question, “why doesn't this land?” became the seed of his new book and this conversation today.

Whether you're trying to stop the same argument on repeat with your spouse or wondering how to get your teenager to say more than one word at dinner, this episode offers a practical, faith-rooted way to understand yourself and the people you love, and actually get through to them.

In this episode, you'll hear:

• The PATHS Framework: Jason walks through all five communication types (Peacemaker, Advocate, Thinker, Harbor, Spark) and why every one of them is necessary on a healthy team or in a healthy family.
• The Peacemaking vs. Peacekeeping Trap: Why wanting a room to look calm isn't the same as real peace, and how peacemakers can end up burying their own needs (or other people's) just to avoid conflict.
• "Not Every Fight Is Yours": Jason's word to Advocates, and to parents, on the hard discipline of watching someone you love walk into a mistake without jumping in to fix it.
• The Two-Minute Rule: A simple, practical family practice for drawing quiet kids (and quiet husbands) into consistent conversation.
• Losing Our Humanity to AI: A sobering conversation about teens using AI to write "more empathetic" texts to their own parents, and why real, clunky, face-to-face conversation is a skill worth protecting.

Resources:

• Buy Jason's book: Discovering Your Communication Type: The 5 Paths to Deeper Connections and Stronger Relationships
• Jason's website: https://www.jasonvr.com/
• Take the PATHS Communication Assessment: https://www.jasonvr.com/paths
• Get The Fight for Us book and curriculum: The Fight For Us
• Take the THINQ Assessment: https://thinqassessment.scoreapp.com/
• Create a free THINQ Account: Access more trusted content at http://thinqmedia.com/
• Join us November 19-20 for our Emotional Health Retreat in Franklin, TN. Register now and save $200 when you use the code EH200. https://www.rebekahlyons.com/ehretreat
• More from the THINQ Podcast Network:

• NextUp with Grant Skeldon
• The InFormed Parent with Suzanne Phillips
• THINQ Media Podcast

In this episode, Gabe and Rebekah sit down with a longtime friend of the RFL community, child and adolescent counselor Sissy Goff. For 34 years, Sissy has walked alongside kids and parents at Daystar Counseling in Nashville, and in this conversation she brings all of that experience to one of the hardest, most necessary topics a parent will ever face: grief.

This episode centers on Sissy's new book, Helping Kids Through Grief, and the wisdom she's carried through walking alongside the Covenant School community after the tragedy that shook Nashville and the nation. Together, they talk about the interesting ways kids tend to process grief, the importance of a safe, steady adult in their lives, and specific tools that can be used in their healing journey.

Whether you're helping a child process the death of a loved one, walking through the loss of divorce, or simply looking for the right words in the first raw days after tragedy, this conversation offers hope and a clear path towards healing and renewal.

In this episode, you'll hear:

• Post-Traumatic Growth over Stress: Gain hope from research showing that post-traumatic growth occurs far more frequently in children than post-traumatic stress when given proper support.
• Grieving in Doses: Discover how children process loss like coming up for air while swimming, moving rapidly between intense emotion and normal play.
• The Power of One Safe Adult: Unpack why a child doesn't need perfect circumstances to heal, but rather one safe, steady adult who stays close and present.
• Empathy Without Enabling: How to validate a child's hardest emotions while still holding the line on behavior.
• The Memory Box: Be equipped with a simple, powerful practice for helping kids remember, honor, and carry forward what they've lost in a healing way.

Resources:

• Buy Sissy's new book: Helping Kids Through Grief
• Sissy's website: https://www.raisingboysandgirls.com/
• Follow Sissy on Instagram: @sissygoff
• Daystar Counseling Ministries: https://www.daystarcounseling.com/
• Get The Fight for Us book and curriculum: The Fight For Us
• Take the THINQ Assessment: https://www.thinqassessment.scoreapp.com/
• Create a free THINQ Account: Access more trusted content at https://thinqmedia.com/
• Join us November 19-20 for our Emotional Health Retreat in Franklin, TN. Register now and save $200 when you use the code RFL200. https://www.rebekahlyons.com/ehretreat

In this episode, Gabe and Rebekah Lyons are joined by international speaker, theologian, and author Amy Orr Ewing. Together, they dive into the radical forgiveness of the Gospel, and how a true understanding of it allows us to meet the current cultural moment.

In a world where many people are increasingly focused on harm and moral reparation, it can be easy for many to be driven to disunity and anger. In this episode, Amy makes the case that a true understanding of Biblical forgiveness is a powerful antidote to these, as well as an incredible opportunity for Gospel truth to be spoken. In this conversation, you’ll discover the power of forgiveness in political disagreement, familial conflict, and finding healing from trauma.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• Shifting Objections Around Christianity: Learn how popular and intellectual critiques of the Christian faith have shifted towards a focus on harm and moral wrongdoing.
• Defining Biblical Forgiveness: Discover how the grace laid out in Scripture allows us to find healing in relationships without ignoring the harm that was done.
• The Cross Empowers Forgiveness: Find the supernatural ability to forgive from the work of Jesus, even when we feel forgiveness is impossible on our own.
• Forgiveness As Anxieties Antidote: Gain actionable steps towards rewiring your brain out of a place of anxiety.

Resources:

• Buy Amy Orr Ewing’s Book: https://a.co/d/02n68T13/
• Amy Orr Ewing’s Website: https://www.amyorr-ewing.com /
• Follow Amy Orr Ewing’s on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amyorrewing/
• Get The Fight for Us book and curriculum: https://a.co/d/0ifwylwc/
• Take the THINQ Assessment: https://www.thinqassessment.scoreapp.com/
• Create a free THINQ Account: Access more trusted content at https://thinqmedia.com /
• Watch Gabe and Kennedy's father-daughter dance from the recent wedding!: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dcj_XZOkzpw/?stkn=MTY5c3B6ZDQ2a3Nodg==
• Join us November 19-20 for our Emotional Health Retreat in Franklin, TN. Register now and save $200 when you use the code EH200. https://www.rebekahlyons.com/ehretreat/

Welcome to the first episode in our new season of the Rhythms For Life podcast! In this episode, Gabe and Rebekah Lyons sit down with longtime friend Dr. Emerson Eggerichs alongside his daughter, author and literary agent Joy Eggerichs Reed. Bringing together two generations of wisdom, they unpack how parents and grandparents can guide children to communicate deep, virtuous principles in a way that is fun, engaging, and sticky.

Parenting often tests our patience when kids blurt out awkward truths or react out of impulse, but learning to look past surface behavior reveals what is happening in a child's heart. In this candid conversation, Emerson and Joy share how their collaborative children's book set in the "Land of Nuf" offers a roadmap for families to practice emotional health, discipleship, and intentional rhythms. You’ll discover how shifting from heavy-handed consequences to gentle redirection can transform your family's culture, leaving you with actionable steps toward building resilient, grace-filled relationships.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• The Four Pillars of Communication: Learn how filtering speech through whether it is true, kind, necessary, and clear provides a practical framework for wise conversation.
• The Power of the Do-Over: Discover how offering a lighthearted do-over gives children an accessible path toward repair and resilience without falling into shame.
• Decoding Childhood Behavior: Unpack the three distinct drivers behind acting out—helping parents discern between open defiance, normal childishness, or a child feeling unloved.
• Why Tone Precedes Meaning: Explore how a child's brain senses tone before processing spoken words, showing why gentle delivery is crucial when offering correction.
• Seeing Virtue Underneath Vice: Gain encouragement to assume goodwill in your family and recognize the hidden strengths behind a child's headstrong tendencies.

Resources:

• Buy Joy Reed Eggerichs & Dr. Emerson Eggerichs’ Book: Beega Gets a Do-Over: A Gigglies Adventure About Communication
• Dr. Eggerichs’ Website: https://www.loveandrespect.com/
• Join us November 19-20 for our Emotional Health Retreat in Franklin, TN. Register now and save $200 when you use the code EH200. https://www.rebekahlyons.com/ehretreat
• Get The Fight for Us book and curriculum: The Fight For Us
• Take the THINQ Assessment: https://thinqassessment.scoreapp.com/
• Create a free THINQ Account: Access more trusted content at https://thinqmedia.com/

As the dogwoods begin to bloom here in Nashville, Gabe and Rebekah are leaning into a conversation that sits at the very heart of our emotional and spiritual health.

In this episode, they sit down with their friend and author Jennifer Barnett, Executive Director of Freedom Prayer. Jennifer shares her raw and beautiful journey—from her days as a college student battling intense anxiety and fear to now stewarding a global ministry focused on inner healing and restoration. Together, they dive into why prayer is a vital rhythm of discipleship that allows us to disclose our hearts to the Father and find the freedom we were made for.

Whether you are navigating unholy lines in your family history or looking to build a more intentional prayer culture in your home and church, this conversation offers a practical roadmap for finding peace in the midst of spiritual warfare.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• The Origin of Freedom Prayer: How an engineer’s mind gave structure to a model for inner healing and spiritual formation.
• Breaking the Grip of Fear: Jennifer’s personal story of moving from spiritual torment to the expectant peace found in Christ.
• Identifying the Hindrances: How to recognize the blocks and entanglements that keep us from a mature relationship with God.
• Prayer as Discipleship: Why the next generation is rediscovering the power of the spiritual realm in an increasingly dark culture.
• Building a Team: How your local church and community can be equipped to support couples walking through seasons of crisis.

Resources:

• Buy Jennifer’s book: First Freedoms
• Freedom Prayer website: https://freedomprayer.org/
• Get The Fight for Us book and curriculum: The Fight For Us
• Join us November 19-20 for our Emotional Health Retreat in Franklin, TN. Register now and save $200 when you use the code EH200. https://www.rebekahlyons.com/ehretreat
• Take the THINQ Assessment:https://thinqassessment.scoreapp.com/
• Create a free THINQ Account: Access more trusted content athttp://thinqmedia.com/

How do we parent well in a world that feels increasingly chaotic and confusing for our children? Today, Gabe and Rebekah welcome their author, speaker, and professor Dr. Laurie Krieg to the podcast for a deep and necessary conversation on navigating the most challenging questions our kids are facing today.

As a mother of three and a specialist in human sexuality for over a decade, Laurie brings a unique blend of professional expertise and gospel-centered grace to the table. This conversation dives into the heart of Laurie and her husband Matt’s book, Raising Wise Kids in a Sexually Broken World. Together, they discuss how to move away from a posture of fear or legalism and toward a foundation of security built on God’s original design.

Whether you are navigating the toddler years or the onboarding of the teen stage, this episode offers a roadmap for engaging your children’s hearts with intentionality and truth.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• The Act One Perspective: Why starting with God’s good creation, rather than just the brokenness of sin, is the key to calming parental anxiety and giving kids a beautiful vision to hold onto.
• Soil and Wind: A powerful metaphor for how parents can provide the good soil of a nurturing home while allowing for age-appropriate wind to help children build deep spiritual roots.
• Moving Past Silence and Legalism: Practical ways to engage difficult topics like gender and sexuality without retreating into silence or relying on rigid rules.
• Proactive Parenting: How to stay ahead of the questions your children will inevitably face in the world, from the playground to the screen.

Resources:

• Buy Dr. Laurie’s book: Raising Wise Kids in a Sexually Broken World
• Dr. Laurie’s website:https://lauriekrieg.com/
• Get The Fight for Us book and curriculum: The Fight For Us
• Join us November 19-20 for our Emotional Health Retreat in Franklin, TN. Register now and save $200 when you use the code EH200. https://www.rebekahlyons.com/ehretreat
• Take the THINQ Assessment:https://thinqassessment.scoreapp.com/
• Create a free THINQ Account: Access more trusted content athttp://thinqmedia.com/

In this episode, Gabe and Rebekah sit down with their friend Dr. Lee Warren—a neurosurgeon, Iraqi veteran, and author who understands the brain at its deepest levels. Together, they explore the fascinating intersection of faith and science, specifically how God has uniquely designed our brains to be part of our own healing and repair.

Whether you’re navigating personal anxiety or looking for ways to support your spouse through a difficult season, this conversation offers practical hope. Dr. Warren shares how we can move from being victims of our thoughts to taking agency over our mental health through what he calls "self-brain surgery"—the intentional process of re-wiring our brains to align with the sound mind God has promised us.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• Mind vs. Brain: Understanding the eternal difference between your physical brain and your soul-led mind.
• The Art of Self-Brain Surgery: How changing your thoughts for just a few minutes can literally create new hardware and synaptic connections in your brain.
• Agency Over Your Story: Why you aren't stuck with your genetics, past traumas, or personality scores, but have the power to build a new brain.
• Scripture for Mental Health: How to apply truths like 2 Timothy 1:7 and 2 Corinthians 4 to find peace and flourishing in the middle of a crisis.

Resources:

• Subscribe to Dr. Warren’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@drleewarren/
• Buy Dr. Warren's Book: The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery
• Dr. Warren’s Website: https://wleewarrenmd.com/
• Get The Fight for Us book and curriculum: The Fight For Us
• Join us November 19-20 for our Emotional Health Retreat in Franklin, TN. Register now and save $200 when you use the code EH200. https://www.rebekahlyons.com/ehretreat
• Take the THINQ Assessment:https://thinqassessment.scoreapp.com/
• Create a free THINQ Account: Access more trusted content athttp://thinqmedia.com/

In a world that constantly tells us more is better, Gabe and Rebekah welcome longtime friend, simplicity expert, and prolific author Joshua Becker to the conversation. As the founder of Becoming Minimalist, Joshua has spent over 15 years helping people realize that our possessions don't just take up physical space—they often take up the time and mental energy we were meant to give to our families and our faith.

This conversation dives deep into the heart of Joshua’s new book, Uncluttered Faith, which explores how the practice of owning less can free us spiritually. Together, they discuss the maintenance trap of modern life and how clearing the clutter allows us to finally hear God’s voice clearly again. Whether you are feeling overwhelmed by your home or just longing for more presence in your marriage, this episode provides a roadmap to help you choose Becker’s Great Pearl over the distractions of the world.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• The Garage Light Bulb Moment: Joshua shares the story of how a Saturday spent cleaning the garage opened his eyes to the cost of his possessions.
• The 10-Minute Reality Check: A startling statistic on how much time the average person spends on their things versus their faith.
• Why God Got Loud in NYC: Rebekah shares her personal experience of selling 75% of their belongings and the spiritual freedom that followed.
• The Matthew 13 Principle: Why we can’t hold onto the treasures of this world while trying to fully embrace the Kingdom of God.
• Minimalism for Couples: Practical ways to align your home with your family's mission and calling.

Resources:

• Buy the Joshua Becker’s New Book: Uncluttered Faith
• The Website: https://www.becomingminimalist.com/
• Get The Fight for Us book and curriculum: The Fight For Us
• Join us November 19-20 for our Emotional Health Retreat in Franklin, TN. Register now and save $200 when you use the code EH200. https://www.rebekahlyons.com/ehretreat
• Take the THINQ Assessment:https://thinqassessment.scoreapp.com/
• Create a free THINQ Account: Access more trusted content athttp://thinqmedia.com/

Gabe and Rebekah welcome their longtime friends and marriage experts, Doctors Les and Leslie Parrott. As the co-founders of eHarmony and New York Times bestselling authors, they have spent their lives fighting for the health of relationships in a culture where marriage is often challenged.

In this conversation, they dive into their game-changing new project with Gary Chapman, The Love Language That Matters Most. While many are familiar with the five love languages, the Parrotts take a step deeper into the “dialects"—the specific nuances that help you move past the guessing game and hit the bullseye of your spouse's heart.

From navigating the pressures of cultural advice to rediscovering how research backs up biblical wisdom, this episode is an invitation to move from languishing to true connection in your most important relationship.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• The State of Marriage Today: Why there is a reason for optimism and hope for lifelong love, even as cultural trends shift.
• Love Languages 2.0: How identifying your specific dialect provides a shortcut to making your spouse feel truly seen and loved.
• The TikTok Trap: Why following general social media evangelists can lead to unnecessary pressure and how to find guardrails for your relationship instead.
• Real-Life Breakthroughs: A personal look at how shifting from encouragement to compliments changed the rhythm of the Lyons’s own marriage connection.

Resources:

• Buy the Parrotts’ New Book: The Love Language That Matters Most
• Join us November 19-20 for our Emotional Health Retreat in Franklin, TN. Register now and save $200 when you use the code EH200. https://www.rebekahlyons.com/ehretreat
• Get The Fight for Us book and curriculum: The Fight For Us
• Take the THINQ Assessment:https://thinqassessment.scoreapp.com/
• Create a free THINQ Account: Access more trusted content athttp://thinqmedia.com/

Welcome back to another episode of the Rhythms For Life podcast! In this installment, Gabe and Rebekah sit down with author and friend Dr. Emerson Eggerichs. Emerson and his wife, Sarah, have been such a steady source of wisdom and grace in so many marriages over the years, and this conversation is one every couple needs to hear—especially if you feel like you’re just managing life rather than truly connecting.

In this episode, they tackle the sobering reality that sometimes, the greatest enemy of a great marriage isn't something bad—it’s the good things. They talk about how saying yes to too many noble commitments can slowly turn a vibrant partnership into a roommate dynamic filled with drift and resentment. Emerson shares his signature wisdom (and plenty of laughter!), teaching us how to find our way back to one another and stay guarded against the subtle divisions that can pull us apart.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• The Trap of the Good: Why saying yes to every noble opportunity might actually be the thing that ruins your connection.
• From Partners to Roommates: Identifying the subtle drift and undercurrent of resentment that happens when we stop truly hearing one another.
• The Power of Mentorship: Why every couple needs models of faithfulness to look up to as they navigate different seasons.
• Laughter as Medicine: How being able to cry and laugh together helps us see the humanity in our spouse again.
• Just Stop It: A lighthearted look at breaking the cycle of negative patterns and choosing a better rhythm for your home.

Whether you’re in a season of flourishing or feeling a bit of that distance, this conversation should encourage you to tend to the heart of your relationship today.

Resources:

• Buy the book: Love and Respect
• Dr. Eggerichs’ Website:https://www.jennieallen.com/https://www.loveandrespect.com/
• Join us November 19-20 for our Emotional Health Retreat in Franklin, TN. Register now and save $200 when you use the code EH200. https://www.rebekahlyons.com/ehretreat
• Get The Fight for Us book and curriculum: The Fight For Us
• Take the THINQ Assessment:https://thinqassessment.scoreapp.com/
• Create a free THINQ Account: Access more trusted content athttp://thinqmedia.com/

Welcome back to the Rhythms For Life podcast! In this episode, Gabe and Rebekah are joined by author, minister, and longtime friend, John Bevere. As global headlines grow increasingly complex, Gabe and Rebekah sit down with John to discuss how Christian couples can lead their homes with peace rather than fear.

Drawing from his deep study of Scripture and the Awe of God, John helps navigate the biblical significance of current events in the Middle East and why the early church viewed prophecy as an invitation to gather and prepare. This conversation is an essential anchor for any couple looking to build a resilient family rhythm centered on God’s sovereignty and an eternal perspective.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• The Purpose of Prophecy: Why God uses prophetic scripture to keep His people alert and how the early church practiced prophecy meals to stay connected to His word.
• Navigating Global Uncertainty: A grounded look at the Middle East and how to process the news through a lens of faith rather than anxiety.
• Leading the Dinner Table: Practical wisdom for parents and couples on bringing spiritual conversations back to the center of the home.
• The Awe of God: Moving beyond a casual faith into a holy reverence that settles the soul and provides true direction.
• Living Unshaken: How to cultivate a legacy of faithfulness that stands strong regardless of the cultural climate.

Whether you’re feeling the weight of the world’s uncertainty or looking for ways to strengthen your family’s spiritual foundation, this episode offers the clarity and encouragement needed for the days ahead.

• John’s latest book: The Awe of God
• Messenger International:https://www.jennieallen.com/https://messengerinternational.org/
• Get The Fight for Us book and curriculum: The Fight For Us
• Join us November 19-20 for our Emotional Health Retreat in Franklin, TN. Register now and save $200 when you use the code EH200. https://www.rebekahlyons.com/ehretreat
• Take the THINQ Assessment:https://thinqassessment.scoreapp.com/
• Create a free THINQ Account: Access more trusted content athttp://thinqmedia.com/

Welcome back to the Rhythms For Life podcast! In this episode, Gabe and Rebekah sit down with their longtime friend, bestselling author, and Founder/Visionary of Gather. With a friendship spanning nearly 15 years, they dive into a timely conversation about where the church is headed and the radical movements of God happening right now.

This conversation explores the heart of Jennie’s newest book, The Lie You Don't Know You Believe, which addresses the specific spiritual attacks of our day and the freedom found on the other side of truth. From witnessing campus revivals to hearing raw stories of transformation through baptism, Jennie shares her perspective on why this so-called “dark” generation is actually more desperate and open to the Gospel than ever before.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• The Power of Desperation: Why spiritual hunger is the essential ingredient for the unique outpourings of the Holy Spirit we are seeing today.
• A Pre-Christian Generation: How Gen Z is shifting from "post-church" to "pre-Christian," encountering the story of Jesus for the very first time without the baggage of deconstruction.
• From Darkness to Light: Radical stories of grace, including the baptisms of former atheists, practitioners of witchcraft, and those coming out of the juvenile justice system.
• Manifestations of the Spirit: Jennie's personal reflections on the physical manifestations of God's nearness and the theological wrestling that comes with witnessing revival.
• Identifying the Lie: How to recognize the "darkness pouring in" and how the simple, beautiful story of Jesus remains the answer to the collapse of everything around us.

Resources:

• Buy Jennie’s Book: The Lie You Don't Know You Believe
• Jennie’s Website:https://www.jennieallen.com/
• Follow Jennie on Instagram:@jennieallen
• Get The Fight for Us book and curriculum: The Fight For Us
• Join us November 19-20 for our Emotional Health Retreat in Franklin, TN. Register now and save $200 when you use the code EH200. https://www.rebekahlyons.com/ehretreat
• Take the THINQ Assessment:https://thinqassessment.scoreapp.com/
• Create a free THINQ Account: Access more trusted content athttp://thinqmedia.com/

We’ve all been in those seasons where marriage feels a little more like a foreign language than a dance. Maybe you feel like you’re the only one putting in the effort, or perhaps you’ve discovered your spouse’s love language, but your efforts still seem to be missing the mark.

Today, Gabe and Rebekah sit down with a true legend, Dr. Gary Chapman. You know him as the author of The 5 Love Languages, but in this interview he takes a step deeper into his newest project, The Love Language That Matters Most. He shares how understanding the unique dialects of love can be the key to finally making your partner feel truly seen and known.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• Love as an Attitude: Why biblical love begins with a choice to enrich your partner’s life rather than waiting for a specific feeling.
• The Power of Influence: Understanding that while you cannot change your spouse, you have the power to influence them every single day through your own actions.
• The Six-Month Experiment: A powerful real-life story of a marriage on the brink of divorce that was completely restored through consistent, one-sided love.
• The Three Transformative Questions: The practical habit Gary used to save his own marriage: What can I do to help you? How can I make your life easier? How can I be a better spouse to you?.
• Learning the Dialects: How to move past the basics of the 5 Love Languages to discover the specific nuances that make your spouse feel most seen.

Whether your marriage is thriving or you’re in a hard season of feeling lost in translation, this episode is filled with the practical grace and wisdom we all need to fight for one another well.

Resources:

• Buy Gary’s New Book: The Love Language That Matters Most
• Website:https://5lovelanguages.com/
• Instagram:https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.instagram.com/drgarychapman/@5lovelanguages
• Get The Fight for Us book and curriculum:https://www.google.com/search?q=https://rebekahlyons.com/bookThe Fight For Us
• Join us November 19-20 for our Emotional Health Retreat in Franklin, TN. Register now and save $200 when you use the code EH200. http://rebekahlyons.com/ehretreat
• Take the THINQ Assessment: https://thinqassessment.scoreapp.com/
• Create a free THINQ Account: Access more trusted content athttps://thinqmedia.com/http://thinqmedia.com/

Welcome back to this brand new season of the Rhythms For Life podcast! Freshly thawed from the ice storm that hit Nashville a couple weeks ago, Gabe and Rebekah welcome their longtime friend, global speaker, and prolific author, Christine Caine. As she approaches her 60th birthday, Christine shares her inspiring 60 at 60 challenge: committing to 60 new experiences to keep her brain and spirit thriving.

This conversation dives deep into the heart of Christine’s new book, The Faith to Flourish, which explores the profound spiritual symbolism of the olive tree. Together, they discuss how to move from a season of "languishing" to one of flourishing, drawing wisdom from the life of David and the resilience of the sacred olive trees in Athens.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• The 60 at 60 Challenge: Christine’s recent adventures in Alaska, including sleeping in an igloo and dog sledding, and why novelty is essential for a thriving brain
• The Sacred Olive Tree: The moment in Athens that shifted Christine’s perspective on faith and endurance.
• Flourishing in the Cave: How David’s words in Psalm 52:8 provide a roadmap for staying positive and fruitful even when life feels like a crisis.
• Overcoming Languish: Addressing the post-COVID mojo loss and how to reconnect with a rhythm of life that leads to spiritual health
• Patient Endurance: Why the slow growth of an olive tree is a beautiful picture of the long-term faithfulness God requires of us.

Resources:

• Buy Christine’s Book: The Faith to Flourish by Christine Caine
• Christine’s Website:https://christinecaine.com/
• Follow Christine on Instagram:@ChristineCaine
• Learn about A21:https://www.a21.org/
• Join us November 19-20 for our Emotional Health Retreat in Franklin, TN. Register now and save $200 when you use the code EH200.
• Get The Fight for Us book and curriculum:https://www.google.com/search?q=https://rebekahlyons.com/bookThe Fight For Us
• Take the THINQ Assessment: https://thinqassessment.scoreapp.com/
• Create a free THINQ Account: Access more trusted content athttps://thinqmedia.com/http://thinqmedia.com/

More from the THINQ Podcast Network:

• UnderCurrent with Gabe Lyons: https://www.youtube.com/@gabe_lyons
• The InFormed Parent with Suzanne Phillips: https://www.youtube.com/@InFormedParent
• NextUp with Grant Skeldon: https://www.youtube.com/@GrantSkeldon
• NeuroFaith with Curt Thompson: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/neurofaith-with-curt-thompson-md/id1613240148
• THINQ Podcast with Gabe Lyons: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thinq-media-podcast/id1072608281

Gabe and Rebekah close out 2025 with the final episode of Season 12. Fresh off celebrating their 28th wedding anniversary in New York City, they reflect on a year filled with honest conversations about marriage, rhythms, and real life.

This episode is a heartfelt recap of the season’s highlights, a celebration of breakthroughs readers have experienced through their book The Fight for Us, and an invitation to invest even deeper in your marriage in 2026.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• Why the end-of-year holiday season is the perfect time for reflection and taking inventory as a couple
• The four simple questions Gabe and Rebekah ask every year to evaluate their marriage and family life
• Personal stories from their anniversary getaway—including a magical evening of live jazz with Chris Botti
• Powerful reader reviews and testimonies from couples and small groups using The Fight for Us and the new curriculum
• Exciting details about two upcoming opportunities to go deeper with Gabe and Rebekah in 2026

Resources:

• Download the free Year-End Inventory Guide(What’s Right, Wrong, Confused, and Missing) in the show notes
• Get The Fight for Us book and the new small-group curriculum
• Join Gabe and Rebekah for the intimate Beach Marriage Intensive, February 9–12, 2026 (limited spots remaining) at https://rebekahlyons.com/intensive — use code RFL500 for $500 off
• Save your seat for the Marriage & Parenting Retreat, May 14–15, 2026 in Franklin, TN at https://rebekahlyons.com/retreat — use code RFL200 for $200 off
• Dwell offers several Bible-in-a-Year plans to match how you want to journey through Scripture - whether by theme, by story, or by order of the books themselves. Head over to https://dwellbible.com/thinq and find your perfect plan!
• Unlock the THINQ Summit 2025 All-Access Pass before it’s released to the public: https://thinqmedia.com/access25/
• More from the THINQ Podcast Network:

• UnderCurrent with Gabe Lyons: https://www.youtube.com/@gabe_lyons
• The InFormed Parent with Suzanne Phillips: https://www.youtube.com/@InFormedParent
• NextUp with Grant Skeldon: https://www.youtube.com/@GrantSkeldon
• NeuroFaith with Curt Thompson: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/neurofaith-with-curt-thompson-md/id1613240148

Gabe and Rebekah welcome their longtime friend, incredible leader, and prolific author, Mark Batterson. Known for his unique way with words, Mark joins the conversation to discuss the vital difference between having good intentions and implementing true, strategic rhythms in your life and marriage.

This is a conversation about the power of intentionality and the practical steps required to align your time, your values, and your vision as a couple. They dive into why rhythms—not just desires—are the only things that will shape the health and direction of your future.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• Why all the right intentions will fail without a strategic plan and mutual alignment
• The power of sitting down together to get serious about how you will allocate your time in the year ahead
• How to move beyond the hardest moments of marriage by establishing a unified rhythm
• The specific questions couples should ask to ensure alignment and shared clarity for their lives

Resources:

• Mark’s Website: https://www.markbatterson.com/
• Follow Mark on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markbatterson
• Buy Gradually Then Suddenly here: https://a.co/d/1Az2uZA/
• Get Rebekah’s Friendsgiving Guide: http://www.rebekahlyons.com/friendsgiving
• The Journal For Us: 10 Conversations Every Couple Needs to Have
• Reserve your spot now for Rhythms Retreat November 21-22 in Franklin, TN.
• Create a free THINQ Account to access more trusted content like this on topics from all channels of culture at http://thinqmedia.com/.
• Unlock the THINQ Summit 2025 All-Access Pass before it’s released to the public: https://thinqmedia.com/access25/

More from the THINQ Podcast Network:

• UnderCurrent with Gabe Lyons: https://www.youtube.com/@gabe_lyons
• The InFormed Parent with Suzanne Phillips: https://www.youtube.com/@InFormedParent
• NextUp with Grant Skeldon: https://www.youtube.com/@GrantSkeldon
• NeuroFaith with Curt Thompson: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/neurofaith-with-curt-thompson-md/id1613240148

In this episode, Gabe and Rebekah sit down with their friends Ryan and Raechel Myers, CEO and Founder of She Reads Truth and He Reads Truth.

What does it look like to build a marriage, a family, and a demanding business all under one roof? The Myerses live this integrated life every day. This is a candid conversation about the dance of being spouses and business partners.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• The surprising story of how She Reads Truth grew from a personal hashtag into a global community.
• How to be "ruthless about unity" and resolve conflict quickly when your spouse is also your business partner.
• The challenges and hard-won rhythms of practicing Sabbath and "turning off" work when your work is at home.
• Simple, daily practices to stay rooted in the Word and connected as a couple.
• How understanding the Bible's meta-narrative—especially the theme of "home" from Eden to the New Jerusalem—can transform your faith.

Resources:

• Use code RHYTHMS15 for 15% off anything in the Advent Collection: https://www.shopshereadstruth.com/collections/advent-2025-tidings-of-comfort-and-joy/
• Learn more about She Reads Truth and He Reads Truth at http://shereadstruth.com/
• The Journal For Us: 10 Conversations Every Couple Needs to Have
• Reserve your spot now for Rhythms Retreat November 21-22 in Franklin, TN.
• Create a free THINQ Account to access more trusted content like this on topics from all channels of culture at http://thinqmedia.com/.
• Unlock the THINQ Summit 2025 All-Access Pass before it’s released to the public: https://thinqmedia.com/access25/
• More from the THINQ Podcast Network:

• UnderCurrent with Gabe Lyons: https://www.youtube.com/@gabe_lyons
• The InFormed Parent with Suzanne Phillips: https://www.youtube.com/@InFormedParent
• NextUp with Grant Skeldon: https://www.youtube.com/@GrantSkeldon
• NeuroFaith with Curt Thompson: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/neurofaith-with-curt-thompson-md/id1613240148