Life, Love, Faith, and Family, with cohosts Dr. Tim Clinton, and his son, Dr. Zach Clinton, offers timely and topical conversations with national leaders in faith, mental health, and family advocacy. Anchored in a biblical perspective to help you navigate today’s culture, each episode provides a word of hope and encouragement to help strengthen your life, your love, and your relationships with those you love most. Each day, we want to remind you that God loves you and is there for you! Our goal is to equip you to face everyday challenges, move from “survive” to “thrive,” and embrace the life that God has designed for you. Filled with wisdom, testimonials, timeless truths, and both clinical and practical tips to address the emotional and spiritual needs that most often affect people, the program covers everything from stress and anxiety to trust, intimacy, grace, and even forgiveness. Life, Love, Faith, and Family explores the dynamics of marriage, raising children, and building a better life for yourself and your family.
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Letter to the American Church, Part 2
Author Eric Metaxas calls for every faith leader in America to stand up and defend their faith in the face of a massive anti-Christian movement that threatens to permanently transform society. Listen as Dr. Tim Clinton asks Eric about his latest book and and supporting documentary, “Letter to the American Church.” Eric’s most recent work draws a sobering comparison of the situation we face today in the U.S. to that in which the Church failed in Nazi Germany. Listen to part two of a two part series and be inspired by one of Christianity’s deepest thinkers.
Letter to the American Church, Part 1
Author Eric Metaxas calls for every pastor and faith leader in America to stand up, speak out, and defend their faith at every turn in the face of a massive anti-Christian movement that threatens to permanently transform society. Listen as Dr. Tim Clinton asks Eric about his latest book and documentary film, both entitled “Letter to the American Church.” Eric’s most recent work draws a sobering comparison of the situation we face today in the U.S. and abroad to that which the Church faced and failed miserably on in Nazi Germany. Listen to this 2-part series and be inspired to take action and let your voice be heard.
Living Faithfully in a Distracted World
Dr. Tim Clinton welcomes Dr. James Spencer, President of the D.L. Moody Center and Useful to God Ministries for a conversation about faith, focus, and spiritual growth. They explore how distractions, especially digital ones, can pull us away from God, and how practices like prayer, discipline, and confession help us stay rooted in Him. Dr. Spencer also shares insights from his new book Serpents and Doves and reflects on his family’s journey of adoption and faith in action.
Standing for Truth
TrailLife USA: Building Boys of Character
Mark Hancock, CEO of Trail Life USA, joins Dr. Tim and Zach Clinton to discuss society’s pressing need for the organization. Built on principles similar to those of the Boy Scouts of America, Trail Life USA provides boys with mentors and male role models within a uniquely Christ-centered, boy-focused environment—something our culture desperately needs. Mark emphasizes the importance of standing against the cultural norm of devaluing boys and encourages us to help them recognize their inherent worth as individuals made in the image of God.
Getting Relationships Right: How to Recognize and Respond to Abusive Behaviors
Counselor and author Leslie Vernick has over 30 years of experience working with couples and individuals trapped in abusive relationships. In this conversation with Dr. Tim Clinton, she helps uncover key warning signs to better equip couples, pastors, counselors, and laypeople to recognize and respond to emotional, verbal, mental, and even physical abuse.
The Grace Marriage: How the Gospel Can Transform Your Relationship, Part 2
Brad and Marilyn Rhoads continue their conversation with Dr. Tim Clinton, discussing what it means to prioritize a Christ-centered, grace-filled marriage. They the heart behind their ministry, highlighting the need in churches nationwide for proactive marriage training rather than simply reacting when marital strife arises. Brad and Marilyn encourage couples to seek mentors to pour into them so they, in turn, can pour into others. Marriage, they explain, is so much bigger than two people who said ‘I do’—it’s an opportunity to reflect God’s love to a world that desperately needs it.
The Grace Marriage: How the Gospel Can Transform Your Relationship, Part 1
Brad and Marilyn Rhoads, founders of Grace Marriage, provide resources for couples and churches to help marriages thrive. Despite the fact that their own marriage had a rocky start, Brad and Marilyn decided the work they needed to do was worth it. They with Dr. Tim Clinton some of the biggest lessons they’ve learned over 27 years of marriage, rooted in their firm belief that God, not a spouse, is the only one who can complete us. They explain that just as we cannot earn God’s love, we also cannot earn a spouse’s love through any kind of performance. While our desires are important, they should not dictate whether love is given or withheld. This conversation is for everyone: whether you’re married, soon to be, or hoping that God brings that special someone into your life, we invite you to discover what it means to build a grace-filled marriage.
Stay Here: Uncovering God’s Plan to Restore Your Mental Health
Zach Clinton sits down with Jacob Coyne, a passionate Christian content creator and the founder of Stay Here —a mental health organization dedicated to suicide prevention. After experiencing the devastating loss of loved ones to suicide, Jacob felt compelled to take action. He explains that having the courage to discuss difficult topics is the first step toward genuine connection. Then, through personal relationships, we can reflect God’s love in someone’s life and offer hope when all seems lost. Tune in today and be inspired!
About Dr. Tim Clinton
and Dr. Zach Clinton
Tim Clinton, Ed.D., LPC, LMFT, is President of The American Association of Christian Counselors, (AACC), the world’s largest and most diverse Christian counseling organization, with over 50,000 active members and students. He also serves as Executive Director of the Global Center for Mental Health, Addiction, and Recovery and Professor Emeritus at Liberty University. Dr. Clinton previously served as co-host of the Dr. James Dobson’s Family Talk nationally syndicated radio program, from 2018 to 2023. Dr. Clinton hosts a weekend television news talk program, Sunday The Road Forward, which airs on Real America’s Voice News Network and is available across numerous streaming platforms. Licensed as a professional counselor and as a marriage and family therapist, Dr. Clinton is recognized as an expert on mental health and relationship issues and spends much of his time working with Christian leaders and professional athletes.
Dr. Clinton has authored or edited nearly 30 books, including Take It Back: Reclaiming Biblical Masculinity, and Focus on the Future: Your Family, Your Faith, and Your Voice Matter Now More Than Ever. Tim has been married for over 44 years to his wife, Julie, and together they have two children, Megan (married to Ben) and Zach (married to Evelyn), and two granddaughters, Olivia and Sophia, who have stolen their hearts.
Dr. Zach Clinton, Ph.D., serves as Vice President of the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC), the world’s largest and most diverse Christian counseling organization. He is the Host of the renowned Built Different Podcast as well as President and Host of Ignite Men’s Ministry and Conferences. Dr. Zach is also a Licensed Professional Counseling Resident at Light Counseling as well as an athletic counselor specializing in sport and performance psychology at Liberty University. As a former Division 1 college baseball player, Dr. Clinton loves working with professional & collegiate athletes and enjoys speaking into the lives of today’s generations as he has a deep passion for helping people build self-esteem, emotion regulation, leadership qualities, and perspective shifts. He has dedicated his life to reminding people that no matter how dark, difficult, or painful life can be, they are never out of the fight! He is the author of Even If and is currently working on his next book, Remember My Chains: Helping You Move from Bondage to Breakthrough. Dr. Zach is thrilled to be married to his lovely wife, Evelyn, as they make their home in Central Virginia.