This week on the Marriage After God podcast: Richard Kannwischer has spent years thinking about what's quietly cultivating our families, whether we notice it or not, and it reframed how he sees his own marriage and his kids' formation. He and his wife Kelly join us to talk about the rage of the age creeping into our homes, why the fruit of the Spirit is one fruit and not nine, and the simple daily practice Richard says will train real joy into a marriage faster than anything else.

Richard is the author of Cultivate: How God Grows the Fruit of the Spirit Within Us, senior pastor of Peachtree Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, has been married to Kelly for 27 years, and together they lead Wonderfully Made Ministry, a day program creating community and vocational opportunity for adults with intellectual disabilities. Connect with Richard and get a free study guide PDF at richardkannwischer.com.

In This Episode

• One fruit, not nine — Richard explains why the fruit of the Spirit isn't a menu to pick and choose from, and what that means for how we're actually meant to grow.
• Holy instead of happy — The question that reframes marriage: what if it was designed to make us like Christ, not just make us comfortable?
• Training real joy — The one-month Psalms practice Richard learned from Dallas Willard for building joy that doesn't depend on your circumstances.
• Gentleness in the age of outrage — Why Richard says gentleness is the fruit he feels most convicted about right now, and what social media is training our kids toward instead.

Resources from This Episode

• Cultivate: How God Grows the Fruit of the Spirit Within Us
• Free study guide PDF and more from Richard at richardkannwischer.com
• Wonderfully Made Ministry — wonderfullymadecommunity.org
• Marriage After God devotionals, prayer books, and more — shop.marriageaftergod.com

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