This episode of Healthy Homes is an interview with Bott Radio Network in which Pastor Luke shares about the upcoming Dad Tired Conference. Men, check it out!

This week's episode is the second half of a marriage talk I gave about a year ago. In this second installment, I address communication, conflict, and intimacy. There are lots of practical steps for any marriage in this! Hope it is a blessing!

In this episode, I share a clip from a 4-week course on families that I taught about a year ago. This first clip from those lectures is on marriages. I encourage you to listen to this with your spouse and to dialogue about these concepts together.

One of the most destructive forces in our homes is when we are someone else in public than we are at home— when we tell our kids to go to youth group but don't prioritize church for ourselves or when we smile in public and shake hands but are short-fused and angry at home. The Scriptures call us to be people of integrity— the same person in any given context. If we're honest, we all fall short in this. But there is grace and hope to grow. Allow this episode to encourage you in that direction!

If we are honest, we know conflict in our homes! Whether in marriage or in parenting, we can relate to the escalated conversations in which we are listening to respond rather than listening to hear and learn. We also know that those conversations often leave damage when they're over— but it doesn't have to be that way. Listen to today's episode to consider how you can grow as a listener for the ones you love most. God bless! 

Most of us are busy, rushed, and lacking in joy. God desires something else for you— He desires for you to be rested and renewed so that you can live a life of love. But if you want to move into that reality, it requires change. Listen to today's episode to consider how you can pursue rest in your home!

 It is easy to turn on the TV for dinner. Intentionally investing in the relationships of your home at the end of a long day is honestly hard. This isn't intended to bring guilt if your family has drifted into eating in front of a screen or in different rooms, but it is intended to elevate the significance of the meals together at a table. Listen in to hear why this is so important and then consider implementing some of the tips and strategies provided to facilitate an intentional mealtime experience.

We launched a few episodes in a soft launch at the beginning of the year. Now, in connection with our Healthy Homes Family Discipleship Strategy and our Healthy Homes sermon series, we are set to utilize this tool as an ongoing way of equipping you to cultivate a godly home of discipleship. This first episode in the relaunch gives an overview of the three areas of focus in our Healthy Homes strategy: Home as Center for Formation, Home as Cultural Frontline, and Home as Oasis of Rest and Renewal. For more on these, check out the Lakewood Park Ministries sermon series. Subscribe to receive the latest episodes each week!

In this episode, some of the reasons marriages struggle with communication are identified and a Biblical approach to communication is given. These 4 principles of Biblical communication will go a long way in addressing conflict in a way that is helpful and productive while pleasing to God.  May this be a blessing!

This week's episode focuses on how to order our homes so that we functionally prioritize that which is most important. May your homes be blessed by it!