This Year: Do Less, Better
[email protected]2023-02-15T18:04:43+00:00Today I've got five questions to share with you as you go into this new year that might help you to do less, but to do it better. If you find this podcast helpful, you
Seasons of Life
[email protected]2023-02-15T18:06:03+00:00If you have any hope of parenting your family over the very long run, then you have to understand and live by some helpful rules for recovery. If you find this podcast helpful, you can
Nir Eyal: Raising Indistractable Children
[email protected]2023-02-15T18:07:11+00:00In today’s world, parents and children alike seemed to be fighting an endless battle with distraction. It seems like every month a new technology comes out that shortens our attention span. But what if the
Teaching Your Children How To Grieve with Bethany McLaughlin
[email protected]2023-02-15T18:08:09+00:00As much as we would like to shelter our children from any terrible events and tragedies happening in their life, life is going to be filled with grief and loss. My friend Bethany McLaughlin joins
How to Survive an Ostrich Attack with James Breakwell
[email protected]2023-02-15T18:09:07+00:00Sometimes you come here for help on your marriage. Sometimes you tune in because you need an encouragement on your walk with God. And, sometimes you need to know how to save your child from
Proactively Planning for Family Holiday Gatherings
[email protected]2023-02-15T18:10:02+00:00We’re entering the season filled with awe, wonder, gratitude, and dread. It’s that time of year where we get to spend time with family we love. Sometimes, we get to spend time with family who
“Our Divorce Didn’t Work Out” with Tray and Melody Lovvorn
[email protected]2023-02-15T18:10:56+00:00Plenty of marriages end in divorce. But today you are going to hear from a couple who’s divorce didn’t really work out for them. Tray and Melody Lovvorn share their story of marriage, addiction, divorce,
Samuel Thomas: Living on Mission Won’t Make Your Children Miss Out
[email protected]2023-02-15T18:12:29+00:00If we’re honest, sometimes, we are afraid that following Jesus is going to be too costly for ourselves or our children. What if my obedience to Christ turns my children off to following Jesus themselves
Dealing with Doubt
[email protected]2023-02-15T18:14:48+00:00Do you ever have doubts about your faith? Do your children? Whether it’s doubting the existence of God altogether or doubting whether you have everything particularly right in Scripture, we all go through times of
An Innovative Method for Discipling Children with James Harvey
[email protected]2023-02-15T18:15:41+00:00Today I want to share a method to unleash your children’s creativity to help them draw deeper into their discipleship and understanding of the gospel. With me this week is James Harvey, one of the
Rules for Recovery From an Injured Spirit
[email protected]2023-02-15T18:16:34+00:00This is a special podcast, today, as I am sharing something for the very first time. First, though, I want to talk about the Let’s Parent on Purpose Power Pack. I have created a slew
Teach Your Kids To Love Special Needs Children
[email protected]2023-02-15T19:00:56+00:00Today we're going to have a unique conversation with Tim Price, who is the father of a Down Syndrome child. We’re going to better learn how to train our children to love others with special
Anthony Oneal: Debt Free Degree
[email protected]2023-02-20T19:46:26+00:00Do you have a plan for getting your children through college debt free? Today’s conversation is incredibly helpful to that end. Anthony ONeal, author of the new book Debt Free Degree and speaker with Dave Ramsey’s
Raising Teens in a Hyper-Sexualized World with Eliza Huie
[email protected]2023-02-20T19:48:03+00:00Do you ever feel awkward or overwhelmed with the thought of talking to your teenagers about sex? Author and Christian counselor, Eliza Huie, joins me today as we talk through this immensely practical book that
Chick-Fil-A Can Teach Us a Lot About Parenting
[email protected]2023-02-20T20:02:29+00:00Nathan Buchanan is an operator of two Chick-Fil-A franchises in Martin County, Florida. He's also a husband and the father of five children as well as a pastor's kid and a follower of Jesus. He
Marriage on Mission with Jenny Price
[email protected]2023-02-20T20:03:59+00:00Today we are talking with my friend, Jenny Price, and an incredible, practical tool for couples to strengthen their marriage called Marriage on Mission. Jenny is a Pastor's wife, mother of five, and coach who
Spiritual Warfare in the Home
[email protected]2023-02-20T20:05:25+00:00Spiritual warfare is all around us. It exists in our everyday lives. However, we often overlook aspects of it because we are looking for the big moments of fighting instead of the small daily instances.
The Power of Addiction, The Freedom of Recovery
[email protected]2023-02-20T20:07:17+00:00Today I am joined by my good friend, Melissa Weimer. Melissa is a wife, mother, and the ministry leader of Celebrate Recovery at Covenant Fellowship Baptist Church. During this episode, Melissa shares her encouraging redemption
Picking Your Battles
[email protected]2023-02-20T20:08:29+00:00Today, we’ll be talking about discerning which battles are worth fighting with our children, teenagers, and our spouses. How do we know which battles to pick and when to let go? Together, we’ll look at
You Are Not In Control
[email protected]2023-02-20T20:09:46+00:00We're going to change things up today. We're going to do a little devotion about a big truth. Walk with me through my favorite Psalm, 127, and learn how we can apply it to our
Starting Off the School Year Well
[email protected]2023-02-20T20:11:02+00:00Today’s big question: How do you, as a parent, emotionally and spiritually set yourself up for starting the school year off well? I want to propose four truths to consider, and what we might do
Overwhelming Stress: Unstacking the Stack
[email protected]2023-02-20T20:12:12+00:00We've all been there. Life gets to be so overwhelming that we start using words like "stress" and "anxiety" to describe the way it makes us feel. What can be done about it? How do
Helping Husbands With Communication and Empathy
[email protected]2023-02-20T20:13:23+00:00Today, I’m talking to the guys. But ladies, I think you will be blessed by the conversation today, too. I hope you’ll join me as I talk about ways husbands can help their wives when
What If We Have Different Love Languages?
[email protected]2023-02-20T20:15:07+00:00What if my primary love language is not physical touch and my spouse's is? Spouses can each experience love differently, but to have a healthy marriage, it's vital to learn how to love your spouse
Messy Houses & Filling the Gaps with Grace
[email protected]2023-02-22T20:22:00+00:00We each have different bents; what's important to us many times looks different for each spouse - a clean house, an organized garage, etc. There will be plenty of trials in life that you have
Making a Blended Family Work
[email protected]2023-02-22T20:23:44+00:00One out of every three families in the United States is some form of blended family. Many have asked for wisdom on how to make their blended families work. Today I bring in the two
Your Family Can Travel The World
[email protected]2023-02-22T20:24:31+00:00What if you could figure out how to take your family around the world to experience people and culture beyond the basic tourist experience? My new friend Susan Whitehead has spent the last several years traveling
How to Influence Your Children More Than Social Media
[email protected]2023-02-22T20:27:18+00:00Whether your children have phones and iPads or not, they are massively influenced by social media because of the culture we live in. It can be scary. But you're still the parent, and you get
Falling in Love With the Process
[email protected]2023-02-22T20:28:28+00:00Goals are great, but goals alone don't change much. Until you have a process or a system, goals are just opportunities for disappointment. Today I am going to share why it's much more important to
How to Start or Stop Any Habit
[email protected]2023-02-22T20:29:37+00:00As my friend always says, "your habits are perfectly suited to give you the life you are living." If you want to change your life, change your habits. In this week's podcast, I share steps
The Surprising Power of Small Changes
[email protected]2023-02-22T20:31:26+00:00Tiny changes can work like compound interest over long periods of time. This week we begin a three part series on change, habits, and transformation. Rather than focus on radical change, we're going to learn
Creating a Summer Growth Plan
[email protected]2023-02-22T20:32:24+00:00Sometimes we overcomplicate things. My good friend and brother-in-law Brent Gibson has been using a simple spiritual growth strategy with his children for each of the last three summers. Today, we talk about being intentional
How Can We Benefit from Counseling?
[email protected]2023-02-22T20:33:22+00:00We invest in our retirement. We invest in our physical fitness. We invest in our caffeine habit. Why wouldn't we invest in our family relationships? My friend Brian Neal of True Course Counseling joins me
Ben Trueblood: Why Young Adults Quit or Stick with the Church
[email protected]2023-02-22T20:34:20+00:00Studies show 66% of teens who are active in church leave the church after high school. Ben Trueblood of LifeWay Student Ministry joins me today to discuss the missing links and how we can help our
How Your Marriage Affects Your Parenting
[email protected]2023-02-22T20:35:20+00:00My good friend Jenny Price joins me today to talk about THE most important relationship in your home! Nothing affects the development and stability of your children as much as your marriage. Ignore the health
Finding the Gospel in Avengers Endgame
[email protected]2023-02-22T20:36:23+00:00(No Spoilers!) Whatever your preconceived notions are about this episode, you're probably wrong! Student pastor and host of the We Think God is Awesome Podcast, Aaron Mamuyac, joins me for a fun look at movies
Easter Hope in the Valley of the Shadow
[email protected]2023-02-22T20:37:36+00:00Today I share why Easter gives me hope even in the darkest days of family life. I conclude with a post I wrote at 3AM on Easter Sunday five years ago, just one week after
Shame and the Fear of Man
[email protected]2023-02-22T20:38:46+00:00“The remarkable thing about God is that when you fear God, you fear nothing else, whereas if you do not fear God, you fear everything else.” – Oswald Chambers Today's topic highlights the intersection between
Parenting Different Personalities
[email protected]2023-02-22T20:40:22+00:00We don't love our children the same. We love them uniquely, because they are each unique. Because of their uniqueness, a parenting approach that works for one child could cause another one to wilt. My
Trusting God
[email protected]2023-02-22T20:41:34+00:00We all want to be great parents with thriving kids, but the truth is that only God can change a heart. I do the best I can with all the means I can, but it's
Three Ways to Grow Gratitude
[email protected]2023-02-22T20:42:38+00:00Gratitude is a crucial component in changing our circumstances and in helping develop the character of our children. Join me today as I discuss three ways you can encourage a heart of gratitude in your
Cultivating Meaningful Friendships
[email protected]2023-02-22T20:43:42+00:00Show Highlights Show me your friends, and I'll show you your future. Our friends determine the direction and quality of our lives. Why I should intentionally equip myself and my family on how to have
Tools for Taming the Tongue
[email protected]2023-02-22T20:44:53+00:00If you're tired of putting out fires started by your tongue, you're going to really benefit from my conversation with my friend Aidan Till. Aidan preached recently at my church Covenant Fellowship Baptist Church from James
Discipline Without Emotion
[email protected]2023-02-22T20:45:58+00:00While it might be unrealistic to ever get to the point of disciplining without any emotion, we can at least strive to correct behavior without having a stroke. As author Dr. Kevin Leman puts it,
A Little Change that Makes a Big Difference
[email protected]2023-02-22T20:47:22+00:00Sometimes it seems like a cloud of negativity hangs over our household. This week I share with you a simple change I made that helped change my perspective, as well as the reality, in my
Everyday Generosity
[email protected]2023-02-22T20:48:31+00:00How do you cultivate a culture of generosity in your family? Father and son Brad and Drew Formsma join me today to share how generosity has become a way of life in their household. Along
Culture Watch: Music and Pop Culture
[email protected]2023-02-22T20:49:49+00:00There has been a major shift over the last several years in music and pop culture. Artists today are first brands, and then musicians. Social media, music streaming and youtube have radically changed music discovery,
Womanhood: Teaching Biblical Identity Part 3
[email protected]2023-02-22T20:50:55+00:00We live in a world that seeks to define women by their bodies or their tasks. They are either commodities to be exploited or pawns in someone's agenda. As a father, this breaks my heart.
Manhood: Teaching a Biblical Identity Part 2
[email protected]2023-02-22T20:52:03+00:00What does it mean to be a man? The answer to this question is as important as it's ever been. But in a post-truth culture, the answer is muddier than ever. Giving our young men
Made in the Image of God: Teaching a Biblical Identity Part 1
[email protected]2023-02-22T20:52:58+00:00Identity can be defined simply as "who a person is". This simple definition belies how incredibly complicated identity can be for individuals, especially our growing children. In a world of constantly changing morals and definitions,
Culture Watch: Fortnite and Youtube
[email protected]2023-02-22T20:54:02+00:00Nearly 80 million people play the video game sensation Fortnite each month. Even if your children don't play, they are talking about it, learning the dance moves. It's not just a video game, it's a
Really Tough Accountability Questions
[email protected]2023-02-22T20:54:58+00:00Here is my list of the most challenging (and most helpful) accountability questions I've ever used. I've used these questions with a number of different friends over the last decade. Answering these questions each week