Strong Stepfathers, Strong Stepfamilies: Ron Deal and Gil Stuart
FamilyLife Today®
FamilyLife Network
4.8 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 20 September 2023
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Being a stepfather can feel like bathing cats with your hair on fire—but your thoughtful navigation of the dynamics in your home can make a difference that lasts for decades. Author Gil Stuart offers tips on stepfathering thoughtfully, and shaping the kind of family you all long for.
We are the one with the influence. Are we going to use it for good or for evil? I mean, when you think about what the Scripture says: “The power of the tongue is for life or for death.” So, what are we saying? Is it going to bring life, or is it going to bring death to the stepfamily environment? What a place for a hero to step up! - Gil Stuart
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| 0:00.0 | We are the one with the influence. |
| 0:02.6 | Are we going to use it for good or for evil? |
| 0:04.3 | I mean, when you think of what the Scripture says, |
| 0:06.2 | the power of the tongue is for life or for death. |
| 0:10.2 | So what are we saying? |
| 0:11.5 | Is it going to bring life or is it going to bring death |
| 0:13.9 | to the step family environment? |
| 0:16.3 | What a place for a hero to step out. |
| 0:18.7 | Welcome to Family Life Today, where we want to help you pursue the relationships that matter most. |
| 0:33.3 | I'm Shelby Abbott, and your hosts are Dave and Ann Wilson. |
| 0:36.7 | You can find us at FamilyLifeToday.com or on the Family Life app. |
| 0:41.3 | This is Family Life Today. |
| 0:48.7 | You know, I would say one of the best parts of Family Life. |
| 0:59.7 | You know what I'm going to say? |
| 1:00.8 | There's so many. |
| 1:02.3 | There's so many, but I mean, today we get to talk a little bit about Family Life blended. |
| 1:06.7 | I grew up in a step family, and there are people listening to say, |
| 1:09.8 | my life, my marriage, my family is totally different than the nuclear family. |
| 1:14.8 | Please speak to what I'm living through. |
| 1:17.6 | And that's why I think it's critical to have what we have Family Life blended. |
| 1:20.6 | Me too, and I think our listeners are going to like today, |
| 1:22.7 | because we started talking yesterday about step parents |
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