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Family By Design
Join in on Kent and Liz's conversation about marriage and family. You won't want to miss this practical and relevant discussion.
Episodes
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Season 7: Apologetics || Episode 2: Discussing Homosexuality Part 1
Conversations about homosexuality can be difficult to navigate, especially within families, churches, and relationships where people may hold different beliefs…
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Season 7: Apologetics || Episode 1: When Your Children Question Their Faith
At some point, many parents face questions about their children’s faith, beliefs, and relationship with God. In this episode, we explore how to navigate those…
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Season 6: I Still Like You || Episode 4: You Can't Fix With Paris What You Broke With Your Underwear
You can’t fix a lack of connection with a vacation, make up for neglect with expensive gifts, or replace everyday effort with one grand gesture. In this…
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Season 6: I Still Like You || Episode 3: Being An Enjoyable Person
It’s easy to focus on what we wish other people would change, but healthy relationships also require us to look at ourselves. In this episode, we explore what…
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Season 6: I Still Like You || Episode 2: Let The Good Times Roll
Marriage isn’t meant to be all responsibilities, routines, and getting through the day—it’s also meant to be enjoyed! In this episode, we explore the…
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Season 6: I Still Like You || Episode 1: I Love You But Do I Like You?
Love is a commitment, but a healthy marriage should also include friendship, connection, and genuinely enjoying one another. In this episode, we talk about…
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Season 5: Beyond The Nest || Episode 5: Having A Right Relationship With Money
Money can be a source of blessing, stress, conflict, or even identity if we don’t have the right perspective. In this episode, we explore what it means to…
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Season 5: Beyond The Nest || Episode 4: Leaving Home Without Leaving Family
Growing up often means stepping out on your own, but independence doesn’t have to mean disconnection. In this episode, we talk about what it looks like to…
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Season 5: Beyond The Nest || Episode 3: How To Talk To Single People
Being single isn’t a problem that needs to be solved, yet sometimes the way we talk to single people can make it feel that way. In this episode, we discuss how…
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Season 5: Beyond The Nest || Episode 2: Waiting Well
Waiting for the right person can be difficult, especially when it feels like everyone around you is moving into the season you’ve been praying for. In this…
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Season 5: Beyond The Nest || Episode 1: Feeling Heard Vs. Being Fixed
Not every problem needs an immediate solution—sometimes people just need someone willing to listen. In this episode, we talk about the difference between…
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Season 4: Raising The Next Generation || Episode 6: Character Vs. Compliance
There’s a difference between raising children who simply obey and raising children who understand why they make the choices they do. In this episode, we…
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Season 4: Raising The Next Generation || Episode 5: Selfish Parenting
Sometimes what feels like good parenting is actually about making life easier for us. In this episode, we take an honest look at selfish parenting—how our own…
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Season 4: Raising The Next Generation || Episode 4: Is Spanking Biblical?
Few parenting topics create more debate than spanking. What does the Bible actually teach, and how should Christian parents approach discipline today? In this…
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Season 4: Raising The Next Generation || Episode 3: Consequence Vs Punishment
Discipline isn't about making our children pay for their mistakes—it's about helping them grow through them. In this episode, we explore the difference between…
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Season 4: Raising The Next Generation || Episode 2: Parenting When Their Young Vs Older
Every season of parenting comes with new joys, new challenges, and new opportunities to lead our children toward Christ. In this episode, we explore how…
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Season 4: Raising The Next Generation || Episode 1: Training Your Child
Parenting is about more than correcting behavior—it's about shaping the heart. In this episode, we explore what it means to intentionally train our children in…
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Special Episode With Ashley And Carlie Terradez
What does it look like to build a legacy that lasts? In this special episode, Ashley and Carlie Terradez share their journey of faith, lessons from ministry…
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Season 3: Coming Together || Episode 7: Staying Together
Lasting marriages aren't built on feelings alone—they're built on commitment, grace, and a shared purpose. In this episode, we explore what helps couples stay…
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Season 3: Coming Together || Episode 6: How Important Is Sex?
How important is sex in marriage, really? In this episode, we have an honest conversation about intimacy, emotional connection, expectations, and how couples…
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Season 3: Coming Together || Episode 5: Conflict Resolution
Conflict doesn't have to be something we fear or avoid—it can become an opportunity for growth. In this episode, we explore how to handle disagreements with…
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Season 3: Coming Together || Episode 4: The War Is On
Whether we realize it or not, every family is in a battle. Not against each other, but against the forces that seek to divide, distract, and destroy what God…
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Season 3: Coming Together || Episode 3: Building Our Values
Every family is built on something—whether intentional or not. In this episode, we talk about the importance of establishing godly values, how those values…
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Season 3: Coming Together || Episode 2: Do Opposites Attract?
People often say opposites attract—but does being different actually create a stronger relationship? In this episode, we explore personality differences…
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Season 3: Coming Together || Episode 1: How Do You Know If You Have Found "The One"?
Culture often tells us to chase chemistry and feelings, but lasting relationships are built on much more than emotion alone. In this episode, we explore what…
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Season 2: Emotional Health And Awareness || Episode 7: Regulating Under Stress
Pressure can either push us into survival mode or lead us toward deeper dependence on God. In this episode, we unpack practical ways to regulate under stress…
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Season 2: Emotional Health And Awareness || Episode 6: When You are Overwhelmed And You Don't Know Why
Have you ever felt emotionally exhausted but couldn’t explain why? In this episode, we talk about hidden overwhelm, emotional overload, and how slowing down…
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Season 2: Emotional Health And Awareness || Episode 5: Responding Vs Reacting
In the moment, reacting feels natural—but it often leads to regret. Responding, on the other hand, requires intention and self-control. In this episode, we…
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Season 2: Emotional Health And Awareness || Episode 4: Recognizing Emotional Triggers
Emotional triggers can feel sudden, but they’re often rooted in something deeper. In this episode, we talk about how to recognize those patterns, bring them…
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Season 2: Emotional Health And Awareness || Episode 3: Emotional Maturity Or Spiritual Activity
Spiritual activity can look like growth—but it doesn’t always mean transformation. In this episode, we explore the difference between being spiritually busy…
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Season 2: Emotional Health And Awareness || Episode 2: Why We Avoid Our Feelings
Many of us were taught—directly or indirectly—that emotions are something to suppress. This episode unpacks the deeper reasons we avoid what we feel, how it…
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Season 2: Emotional Health And Awareness || Episode 1: Learning To Name Your Emotions
Emotions were never meant to control us—but they were never meant to be ignored either. In this episode, we talk about why learning to name and understand our…
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Season 1: Identity & Foundations || Episode 7: Living Loved Not Striving
Striving says we have to earn acceptance. The love of God says we already belong. In this episode, we explore the difference between living from pressure and…
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Season 1: Identity & Foundations || Episode 6: Healing The Orphan Heart
Many of us learned to survive instead of rest, striving instead of trusting.In this episode, we unpack the orphan heart, where it comes from, and how God’s…
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Season 1: Identity & Foundations || Episode 5: From Approval-Seeking To-God Confidence
When our confidence depends on people, it will always feel fragile.This episode explores the difference between approval-seeking and God-centered confidence…
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Season 1: Identity & Foundations || Episode 4: Breaking The Comparison Trap Part 2
Comparison may be common, but it doesn’t have to be normal.In Part 2, we look at how Scripture reshapes our thinking, how gratitude and obedience break the…
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Season 1: Identity & Foundations || Episode 3: Breaking The Comparison Trap Part 1
It’s easy to scroll, look around, and feel like we’re falling behind.In Part 1 of this episode, we talk about how comparison takes root, the pressure it…
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Season 1: Identity & Foundations || Episode 2: Finding Worth Apart From Performance
In a world that measures value by productivity and success, it’s easy to believe we are only as good as what we do.In this episode, we talk about finding our…
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Season 1: Identity & Foundations || Episode 1: Who Am I Without My Roles?
We all wear roles—spouse, parent, caregiver—but God calls us to more than just what we do. In this episode, we explore discovering our identity in Christ, why…
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We Didn't Stay On Topic || With Kent And Liz
In this episode titled “We Didn’t Stay on Topic,” the conversation takes a few unexpected turns but lands on a powerful truth.
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Is Debt Ok? || With Kent And Liz
In this episode of Family by Design, we unpack what it truly means to build a family with intention—spiritually, financially, and emotionally. Today we’re…
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Teaching Your Kids To Judge || With Kent And Liz
This podcast explores how to equip your children with the ability to discern right from wrong in a world full of mixed messages. We’ll talk about the…
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Are You Fighting With Or For Your Family? || With Kent And Liz
In this episode of Family by Design, we explore the difference between fighting with your family and fighting for your family. Conflict is unavoidable, but the…
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Flashback Episode "How Do You Spell Romance?" || With Kent And Liz Ward
In this episode of Family by Design, we dive into the meaning of romance beyond flowers and fancy dinners. We talk about how love is expressed in everyday life…
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The Power Of Being Present || With Kent And Liz
In this episode, we explore how being present can strengthen your marriage and deepen your connection with your family. From putting down your phone to truly…
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Don't Be Scared Of Your Kid's Freedom || With Kent And Liz
In this episode, we explore why giving your kids freedom isn’t something to fear but a step toward building trust, confidence, and responsibility. We’ll talk…
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Marriage Material || With Kent And Liz Ward
What does it truly mean to be “marriage material”? In this episode, we explore the qualities that build lasting, God-honoring relationships—beyond the surface…
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Don't Settle || With Kent And Liz Ward
In this episode of Family by Design, we dive into the importance of not settling in relationships from a biblical perspective. “Don’t Settle” explores how…
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Young Marriage || With Kent And Liz Ward
This week Kent and Liz talk about their views on young marriage.
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Letting Your Husband Lead || With Kent And Liz Ward
This week Kent and Liz talk about letting your husband lead and how important this is to a healthy home.
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Feminism Exposed || With Kent And Liz Ward
In this weeks episode of Family By Design Kent and Liz talk about the lie that feminism has brought into our society.
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Do You Have Quality Connection? - With The Family || With Kent And Liz
In this weeks Family By Design Kent and Liz finish their series on "Quality Connection" in talking about having quality connection with your family.
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Do You Have Quality Connection? - In Finances || With Kent And Liz
This week Kent and Liz continue in their series on quality connection.
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Do You Have Quality In Connection? - In The Bedroom || With Kent And Liz
This week Kent and Liz talk about how to have quality connection in the bedroom.
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Do You Have Quality Connection? - In Communication || With Kent And Liz
This week Kent and Liz start a Brand new series called Quality Communication.
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Don't Let Your Kids Become Educated Idiots || With Kent And Liz Ward
This week Kent and Liz talk about teaching your kids vital things for their life.
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Stay Engaged || With Kent And Liz Ward
This week Kent and Liz have a special guest and discuss how important it is to stay engaged in the season and moment that you are in.
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Flash Back Episode “Developing Community” || With Kent And Liz Ward
This week Kent and Liz talk about developing a good community for yourself and for your family and about how important this is for your growth.
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Redefining Success || With Liz Ward and Kingston Ward
In this weeks episode of Family By Design Liz and Kingston talk about what biblical success looks like.
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Don't Keep Quiet About Politics || With Kent And Liz
This week Kent and Liz discuss a edgy topic.