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The Missing Piece: A Conversation with Karen McAdams and Rachel Faulkner Brown.

FamilyLife Today®

FamilyLife Network

Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Personal Journals, Kids & Family, Christianity

4.81.7K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Alongside co-host Rachel Faulkner Brown, Karen McAdams shares her story of finding the way back to the Father’s House.

Transcript

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0:00.0

This episode is supported in part by the Christian Standard Bible, a translation designed to be faithful to the original text and clear for everyday readers.

0:10.1

And we're just grateful for their partnership in helping bring gospel-centered content to families like yours.

0:17.2

And to learn more about the CSB, visit CSBBBBB.com.

0:26.5

Jesus to me was the kind one of the Trinity.

0:30.6

The problem is that women, men alike, don't understand that Jesus and the Father are just alike.

0:46.6

Welcome to Family Life Today, where we want to help you pursue the relationships that

0:51.3

matter most. I'm Ann Wilson. And I'm Dave Wilson, and you can find us at

0:55.4

FamilyLifetay.com. This is Family Life Today.

1:02.2

I recently picked up a Bible study workbook, and it said, do you long to experience God?

1:11.7

Not just learn more about him, but that he's the living God who wants to encounter you in your life.

1:17.8

And then it said, do you want more freedom, love, identity, intimacy, purpose, revelation?

1:24.5

I mean, yes, this is exactly what I want. And so I'm pretty excited.

1:29.7

By the way, she usually reads these kind of things out loud. She loves to read these to me.

1:35.1

And any time I'm reading something, read it out loud to me, I'm like, I just want to have this

1:40.0

moment. In the other day, like you're reading your Bible. Like, read it out loud to me. And you're so bugged by that. But as I was reading this I thought I want all of those things. Who doesn't? Of course we do. Yeah, you do too, right? Oh yeah. This is not a woman thing even though I'm the only guy in the studio. I feel a little like I never stopped. Yeah, it never stopped. It's so fun for me, though, because I raised three sons.

2:03.1

And so it's like I get to be with my sisters today.

2:05.8

So we have Karen McAdams and Rachel Faulkner Brown with us today in the studio.

2:10.9

I'm so excited.

2:12.5

Welcome to family life today.

2:14.2

We love y'all already.

2:16.2

I mean, I'm excited too. I just spoke to men's breakfast,

2:19.6

and there's something that happens when men are alone, but when women get together and talk about

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