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Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram is a listener-supported broadcast ministry dealing with highly controversial and life-impacting issues, Chip's teaching is characterized by relevance and Scriptural accuracy.

  • 25 minutes
    Forgiving - How to Restore Your Peace, Part 2

    Do you find yourself living in a marriage full of unspoken tension? You’re polite and all, but there’s no honest sharing or compassion? In this final program of the series, Chip shares a tool that walks you step-by-step, through a communication process that’ll free you from the past, free you from the guilt, and free you from the history that’s holding your relationship hostage.

    Three major reasons we have shame:

    1. A theological reason – we ALL have shame.
    2. Shame from things DONE to us.
    3. Shame of things that we DO.

    Three natural responses:

    1. To HIDE.
    2. To NUMB the pain.
    3. To COMPENSATE.

    John 21:1-19

    Principles:

    1. Jesus MEETS us where we are.
    2. Jesus gently DEMANDS that we face the truth about ourselves.
    3. Jesus AFFIRMS our value and our worthiness by commissioning us to service.

    Practical implications:

    1. You can’t forgive your mate until you have RECEIVED both forgiveness and restoration. -Ephesians 4:32
    2. EXPERIENCE God’s forgiveness and restoration.
    3. Freely GIVE what you have received.

    Tools for transformation:

    D – DEFINE the issue clearly.

    E – ENTER the pain and hurt.

    F – Ask for FORGIVENESS.

    U – UNDERSTAND the process.

    • Phase 1: Forgive
    • Phase 2: Forgiving
    • Phase 3: Forgiven

    S – SET things right between you.

    • Own your responsibility
    • Confess: “I was wrong.”
    • Ask: “Will you forgive me?”
    • Answer: “Yes, I forgive you.”

    E – ESTABLISH a specific game plan to move forward.

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    20 February 2026, 7:01 am
  • 25 minutes
    Forgiving - How to Restore Your Peace, Part 1

    Does your past haunt you? Do you find it hard to forgive your spouse because, if the truth were known, you can’t forgive yourself? Do you let him or her come only so close and then they hit the wall you’ve put up? Chip wants you to know there’s a way to take a brick off that wall - and then another - and another. He wants you to know Jesus offers a solution to the guilt that’s robbing you of a healthy marriage. You don’t want to miss this one.

    Three major reasons we have shame:

    1. A theological reason – we ALL have shame.
    2. Shame from things DONE to us.
    3. Shame of things that we DO.

    Three natural responses:

    1. To HIDE.
    2. To NUMB the pain.
    3. To COMPENSATE.

    John 21:1-19

    Principles:

    1. Jesus MEETS us where we are.
    2. Jesus gently DEMANDS that we face the truth about ourselves.
    3. Jesus AFFIRMS our value and our worthiness by commissioning us to service.

    Practical implications:

    1. You can’t forgive your mate until you have RECEIVED both forgiveness and restoration. -Ephesians 4:32
    2. EXPERIENCE God’s forgiveness and restoration.
    3. Freely GIVE what you have received.

    Tools for transformation:

    D – DEFINE the issue clearly.

    E – ENTER the pain and hurt.

    F – Ask for FORGIVENESS.

    U – UNDERSTAND the process.

    • Phase 1: Forgive
    • Phase 2: Forgiving
    • Phase 3: Forgiven

    S – SET things right between you.

    • Own your responsibility
    • Confess: “I was wrong.”
    • Ask: “Will you forgive me?”
    • Answer: “Yes, I forgive you.”

    E – ESTABLISH a specific game plan to move forward.

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    19 February 2026, 7:01 am
  • 54 minutes 54 seconds
    Forgiving - How to Restore Your Peace

    When love isn’t enough to hold a marriage together, what is? In this message, Chip shares what we all know about ourselves but are often unwilling to face or admit. The truth he brings has the power to shore up an unstable relationship, mend damaged souls that think there’s no hope, and bring life back to a marriage that’s been dead for years. If you think you’re too far gone, Chip’s going to tell you you’re not. There really is a way to find the joy and peace you’re longing for in your marriage.

    Three major reasons we have shame:

    1. A theological reason – we ALL have shame.
    2. Shame from things DONE to us.
    3. Shame of things that we DO.

    Three natural responses:

    1. To HIDE.
    2. To NUMB the pain.
    3. To COMPENSATE.

    John 21:1-19

    Principles:

    1. Jesus MEETS us where we are.
    2. Jesus gently DEMANDS that we face the truth about ourselves.
    3. Jesus AFFIRMS our value and our worthiness by commissioning us to service.

    Practical implications:

    1. You can’t forgive your mate until you have RECEIVED both forgiveness and restoration. -Ephesians 4:32
    2. EXPERIENCE God’s forgiveness and restoration.
    3. Freely GIVE what you have received.

    Tools for transformation:

    D – DEFINE the issue clearly.

    E – ENTER the pain and hurt.

    F – Ask for FORGIVENESS.

    U – UNDERSTAND the process.

    • Phase 1: Forgive
    • Phase 2: Forgiving
    • Phase 3: Forgiven

    S – SET things right between you.

    • Own your responsibility
    • Confess: “I was wrong.”
    • Ask: “Will you forgive me?”
    • Answer: “Yes, I forgive you.”

    E – ESTABLISH a specific game plan to move forward.

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    19 February 2026, 7:00 am
  • 25 minutes
    Connecting - How to Multiply Your Joy, Part 2

    Of all the things Chip’s ever taught about marriage, the tool he shares in this program is priceless. Actually, he’ll tell you he paid good money for it, when he and Theresa had very little! But it’s a communication technique that’s brought them through the ups and downs of all the years and been what helped them endure even the hardest days.

    Introduction:

    • Biblical practice #1: Serve your mate -John 13
    • Biblical practice #2: Plan together -John 14
    • Biblical practice #3: Connect with each other -John 15

    How do we stay connected?

    1. Jesus is the true vine and we are the branches. He is the source of life.
    2. Fruitfulness – an extraordinary life with extraordinary impact.
    3. Love results in heartfelt obedience.
    4. The result of abiding is intimacy and it results in supernatural joy.

    Principles:

    1. You can’t impart what you do not possess. You must ABIDE in Him to have His love to give to your mate.
    2. Connection is built on COMMUNICATION – quality and quantity of time spent with one another.
    3. JOY is the fruit or the overflow of connection with Christ and with one another. It will SUSTAIN you.

    Practical implications:

    1. Your personal walk with God is critical to a great marriage.
    2. The key to a joyful marriage is communication skill and practice.
    3. The connection is of the mind, the body, the emotions, and the spirit.

    Tools for transformation:

    • “The conference”
    • Pray and ask God to speak to him/her -Proverbs 21:1
    • The CARE list – “I feel most loved when you…”

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    18 February 2026, 7:01 am
  • 25 minutes
    Connecting - How to Multiply Your Joy, Part 1

    What sustains a marriage? What brings energy and health? Life and joy? Maybe those words are in your distant past and your marriage hasn’t known them for years. Maybe your marriage is strong and you’d really like to keep it that way. In this program, Chip explains that “connection” is the key. How do you get - or stay - connected in a way that’ll last? Don’t miss this one.

    Introduction:

    • Biblical practice #1: Serve your mate -John 13
    • Biblical practice #2: Plan together -John 14
    • Biblical practice #3: Connect with each other -John 15

    How do we stay connected?

    1. Jesus is the true vine and we are the branches. He is the source of life.
    2. Fruitfulness – an extraordinary life with extraordinary impact.
    3. Love results in heartfelt obedience.
    4. The result of abiding is intimacy and it results in supernatural joy.

    Principles:

    1. You can’t impart what you do not possess. You must ABIDE in Him to have His love to give to your mate.
    2. Connection is built on COMMUNICATION – quality and quantity of time spent with one another.
    3. JOY is the fruit or the overflow of connection with Christ and with one another. It will SUSTAIN you.

    Practical implications:

    1. Your personal walk with God is critical to a great marriage.
    2. The key to a joyful marriage is communication skill and practice.
    3. The connection is of the mind, the body, the emotions, and the spirit.

    Tools for transformation:

    • “The conference”
    • Pray and ask God to speak to him/her -Proverbs 21:1
    • The CARE list – “I feel most loved when you…”

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    Connect

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    17 February 2026, 7:01 am
  • 41 minutes 11 seconds
    Connecting - How to Multiply Your Joy

    The honeymoon’s over, the glow is gone, and married life can seem pretty harsh after a while. Is there a way to connect with your mate in a way that rekindles the flame? Is there a way to change the way you communicate that helps you actually look forward to talking and spending time together? Join Chip as he shares a communication technique that helped save his marriage and has kept it strong ever since.

    Introduction:

    • Biblical practice #1: Serve your mate -John 13
    • Biblical practice #2: Plan together -John 14
    • Biblical practice #3: Connect with each other -John 15

    How do we stay connected?

    1. Jesus is the true vine and we are the branches. He is the source of life.
    2. Fruitfulness – an extraordinary life with extraordinary impact.
    3. Love results in heartfelt obedience.
    4. The result of abiding is intimacy and it results in supernatural joy.

    Principles:

    1. You can’t impart what you do not possess. You must ABIDE in Him to have His love to give to your mate.
    2. Connection is built on COMMUNICATION – quality and quantity of time spent with one another.
    3. JOY is the fruit or the overflow of connection with Christ and with one another. It will SUSTAIN you.

    Practical implications:

    1. Your personal walk with God is critical to a great marriage.
    2. The key to a joyful marriage is communication skill and practice.
    3. The connection is of the mind, the body, the emotions, and the spirit.

    Tools for transformation:

    • “The conference”
    • Pray and ask God to speak to him/her -Proverbs 21:1
    • The CARE list – “I feel most loved when you…”

    Broadcast Resource

    Additional Resource Mentions

    Connect

    Partner With Us

    17 February 2026, 7:00 am
  • 25 minutes
    Planning - How to Strengthen Your Hope, Part 2

    Theory’s great! But when it comes to facing another day of a marriage that feels stagnant, practical advice and proven methods are like gold. In this program, Chip shares some of the wealth he’s gained over the years - practices that have made the difference in his marriage -from the daily routine, to the long-term plan.

    Biblical practices great marriages have in common:

    • Love
    • Hope

    Jesus gives hope to His bride, the Church:

    • John 14:1-21
    • Hope is a picture of the future that says, what we are doing today is going to produce a better tomorrow.

    Principles:

    1. Long-term planning provides HOPE and PERSPECTIVE to overcome short-term pain and challenges.
    2. Great plans provide a specific PATH and create HOPE for tomorrow and forever.
    3. Hope rises and falls with how we keep our PROMISES.

    Practical implications:

    1. If you fail to PLAN, you plan to FAIL.
    2. If you don’t have a plan, you don’t have HOPE.

    Tools for transformation:

    1. Clarity

    • You are a trophy of God’s grace – you share hope when you share your brokenness.
    • Assignment: Add 10 years – see the goal, plan to get there.

    2. Structure – work together on:

    • Finances
    • Calendars

    3. If necessary, get outside help

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    16 February 2026, 7:01 am
  • 25 minutes
    Planning - How to Strengthen Your Hope, Part 1

    Hope is great! But how do you actually get hope? What provides hope, in a marriage relationship, when you’ve made the commitment and you’re in it for the long-haul? Where do you find that sustaining, motivating optimism that helps you look forward to your future together? Chip’s got the answer in this program.

    Biblical practices great marriages have in common:

    • Love
    • Hope

    Jesus gives hope to His bride, the Church:

    • John 14:1-21
    • Hope is a picture of the future that says, what we are doing today is going to produce a better tomorrow.

    Principles:

    1. Long-term planning provides HOPE and PERSPECTIVE to overcome short-term pain and challenges.
    2. Great plans provide a specific PATH and create HOPE for tomorrow and forever.
    3. Hope rises and falls with how we keep our PROMISES.

    Practical implications:

    1. If you fail to PLAN, you plan to FAIL.
    2. If you don’t have a plan, you don’t have HOPE.

    Tools for transformation:

    1. Clarity

    • You are a trophy of God’s grace – you share hope when you share your brokenness.
    • Assignment: Add 10 years – see the goal, plan to get there.

    2. Structure – work together on:

    • Finances
    • Calendars

    3. If necessary, get outside help

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    13 February 2026, 7:01 am
  • 52 minutes 27 seconds
    Planning - How to Strengthen Your Hope

    Let’s face it - marriage is a lot of hard work! Sometimes the daily grind, responsibilities, challenges, finances, and conflicting values, conspire to make you want to give up. Where do you find hope to keep going and stay faithful to your commitment? In this message, Chip brings a simple, very doable plan to help you find hope. This is a practical, how-to explanation of how to have a marriage that works - for both of you! Don’t miss it!

    Biblical practices great marriages have in common:

    • Love
    • Hope

    Jesus gives hope to His bride, the Church:

    • John 14:1-21
    • Hope is a picture of the future that says, what we are doing today is going to produce a better tomorrow.

    Principles:

    1. Long-term planning provides HOPE and PERSPECTIVE to overcome short-term pain and challenges.
    2. Great plans provide a specific PATH and create HOPE for tomorrow and forever.
    3. Hope rises and falls with how we keep our PROMISES.

    Practical implications:

    1. If you fail to PLAN, you plan to FAIL.
    2. If you don’t have a plan, you don’t have HOPE.

    Tools for transformation:

    1. Clarity

    • You are a trophy of God’s grace – you share hope when you share your brokenness.
    • Assignment: Add 10 years – see the goal, plan to get there.

    2. Structure – work together on:

    • Finances
    • Calendars

    3. If necessary, get outside help

    Broadcast Resource

    Additional Resource Mentions

    Connect

    Partner With Us

    13 February 2026, 7:00 am
  • 25 minutes
    Serving - How to Deepen Your Love, Part 2

    How do you feel when you’ve tried everything you know, and your attempts to show love to your spouse just don’t seem to be making any difference at all? Or maybe you’re on the flip-side and you’re waiting for the day when your spouse finally does something that makes you feel like they really care. In this program, Chip talks about how to love in a way that actually connects.

    How do you keep love alive?

    • Ephesians 5:25-33
    • Very rarely, do we take how Jesus loves the Church and use that as our model for how we are to love one another in marriage.
    • Your marriage is not just about your PERSONAL fulfillment. -John 13:1-17, 33-35
    • Other than the Church of Jesus Christ, your relationship with your mate is the single most powerful testimony of the reality of God.

    Principles:

    1. Love is not a FEELING.
    2. Love is SERVING. -Philippians 2:3-4
    3. Love must be RECEIVED.
    4. Love is UNCONDITIONAL.

    Practical Implications:

    1. Love is a CHOICE.
    2. Love MEETS the NEEDS of the one loved.
    3. Love requires extreme HUMILITY and SECURITY.

    Learn the five languages of love

    • Words of affirmation
    • Quality time
    • Receiving gifts
    • Acts of service
    • Physical touch

    Two clues as to what your love language is:

    • What bothers you the most?
    • What do you ask for the most?

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    12 February 2026, 7:01 am
  • 25 minutes
    Serving - How to Deepen Your Love, Part 1

    In this program, Chip shares four biblical principles that set the tone and establish the foundation for the rest of these programs. He starts with a very concrete look at what love is - and what love is not.

    How do you keep love alive?

    • Ephesians 5:25-33
    • Very rarely, do we take how Jesus loves the Church and use that as our model for how we are to love one another in marriage.
    • Your marriage is not just about your PERSONAL fulfillment. -John 13:1-17, 33-35
    • Other than the Church of Jesus Christ, your relationship with your mate is the single most powerful testimony of the reality of God.

    Principles:

    1. Love is not a FEELING.
    2. Love is SERVING. -Philippians 2:3-4
    3. Love must be RECEIVED.
    4. Love is UNCONDITIONAL.

    Practical Implications:

    1. Love is a CHOICE.
    2. Love MEETS the NEEDS of the one loved.
    3. Love requires extreme HUMILITY and SECURITY.

    Learn the five languages of love

    • Words of affirmation
    • Quality time
    • Receiving gifts
    • Acts of service
    • Physical touch

    Two clues as to what your love language is:

    • What bothers you the most?
    • What do you ask for the most?

    Broadcast Resource

    Additional Resource Mentions

    Connect

    Partner With Us

    11 February 2026, 7:01 am
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