Did you ever think that how ice cream is made could be a parable of capturing biblical, flourishing living for your family? Take a listen and find out!

Sharing the gospel and sharing our own lives - that is the one two punch of how our children, other believers and those who don't know Christ will ultimately see who God is and what He's done for them. In this episode we look at 1 Thessalonians 2: 1-8 and see how that can be a guide for emulating a gospel culture in the life of our family. It's one of my favorite passages in Scripture and I pray the Lord uses it to spur you on as well!

Autonomy from God, autonomy from others and autonomy from parents - these are three strong lies that the culture is shouting to our children.  One of the great gifts of being a christian parent is that we get to show our children the lies around them and show them God's truth.  In this episode I explore the great privilege of leading our children to closeness with the Lord, to others and to us as their parents.    

Thor is one of the most popular movie characters in our culture currently.  He has been a very dynamic character through the Marvel Comic Universe of movies and one of his most popular scenes is a visual parable of our times for the state of many of the youth in our culture.  This is important for even non-Marvel fans!  Listen to hear some ideas about how we can lead our children into a more flourishing expression of the kind of life the Lord desires for us.  

God's Word tells us that our marriages are a powerful picture of the gospel to a watching world!  The most immediate ones watching us are our children.  We have a tremendous opportunity to show our children the gospel through the marriage that started the family in the first place.  What can Ephesians 5 teach us about our marriages, and how they point our children to the Gospel? How do our marriages reflect Jesus' relationship with us? How do single parents and single people not get left out in all of this?

When we as parents are seeking to grow in our love for the Lord through His Word we will come across great gospel stories like that of Mephibosheth.  When we spend time in the Word, then we will have more of the gospel and God's ways to give away to our kids.  They will then grow in the Lord! 

When our kids are approaching ten years old they know they have a great trip to look forward! They get to help plan it and they know they will get one on one time with mom or dad. But the trip isn’t only about the fun meals and great events we plan, it’s also about beginning the conversation about the Lord preparing them to be a young man or woman. In this episode I share about our family tradition and give you vision and ideas for how to talk to your kids about God’s plan for them as young men and women.

Finding Biblically solid books to read to your children can be a key part in pointing them to Jesus. In this episode we’ll help you evaluate books and suggest some to start with. Plus there’s a story of how my kids slap me in the face - find out why!