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FamilyLife Blended® Podcast Podcast

181: Beauty in the Broken: A Kintsugi Approach to Blended Family Life

January 12, 2026
Wynand Jacobs

Overwhelmed by blended-family brokenness? Ron Deal and Wynand Jacobs dive into messy, unpolished realities, using kintsugi as a metaphor. They explore God’s power to reform shame into beauty, grief into testimony, and mistakes into stories that shine.

FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
181: Beauty in the Broken: A Kintsugi Approach to Blended Family Life
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FamilyLife Blended® Podcast Podcast

168: Learning from Stepfamilies of the Bible

July 14, 2025
Laura Petherbridge

Guidance for blending families can be found in stories from scripture. Ron Deal talks with Laura Petherbridge about her latest book, Stepfamilies of the Bible, and how God’s heroes from stepfamilies of biblical times provide tools for today’s families.

FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
168: Learning from Stepfamilies of the Bible
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