THIS MONTH’S PRAYER GUIDE: Praying God's Word for Your Child to Have Wisdom Purchasing a device for your child, and allowing them access to social media opens a door that must be crossed with care. Discerning parents need to address and respond to safety issues regarding their children with an appropriate dose of both realism and faith, and on today's show, author Julie Lowe is going to tell us how. Julie answers questions like: Why is it so important for parents to be teaching these kind of skills to kids? What are some of the best strategies to teach safeguarding skills to kids? What are some of the differences in how tweens and teens need to be protected? Safeguarding our children isn't just about helping THEM make wise decisions, but parents, too. What are some of the wisdom issues you address for parents? Tune in now as Julie helps us learn to be discerning, ask the right questions, and do our very best to make sure our kids have a safe experience with online media! THIS MONTH’S PRAYER GUIDE: Praying God's Word for Your Child to Have Wisdom The Bible tells us that there are basically only two types of people—the foolish and the wise. The Proverbs are filled with wisdom for Christian living, and serve as a guide, helping us know how to make decisions, which paths to take, and how to understand the life God has called us to live as believers. Doesn’t that sound exactly like what you want God to accomplish in your child’s heart? LINKS: Prayer Guide for This Season Download Your Free Cell Phone Checklist Today's Show Notes Discover more Christian podcasts at LifeAudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at LifeAudio.com/contact-us. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

THIS MONTH’S PRAYER GUIDE: Praying God's Word for Your Child to Have Wisdom According to some research, 50% of 11- to 13-year-olds, 65% of 14- to 15-year-olds and 78% of 16- to 17-year-olds reported having seen pornography in some way (shown/sent by someone else, searched for/stumbled upon it). The time when we could all put our heads in the sand, or play Pollyanna, hoping everything will turn out ok, is gone. Porn is a serious issue affecting our children today and we, as parents, must help them through it.  In today's episode, Brooke interviews the podcast team from Covenant Eyes, asking questions like: What's the most recent research telling us about the way porn affects our children, specifically our tweens and teens? What's the most important thing parents can do to ensure their children know how to handle porn when it comes looking for them?  Don't miss this important episode! THIS MONTH’S PRAYER GUIDE: Praying God's Word for Your Child to Have Wisdom The Bible tells us that there are basically only two types of people—the foolish and the wise. The Proverbs are filled with wisdom for Christian living, and serve as a guide, helping us know how to make decisions, which paths to take, and how to understand the life God has called us to live as believers. Doesn’t that sound exactly like what you want God to accomplish in your child’s heart? LINKS: Prayer Guide for This Season Download Your Free Cell Phone Checklist Today's Show Notes Discover more Christian podcasts at LifeAudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at LifeAudio.com/contact-us. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

THIS MONTH’S PRAYER GUIDE: Praying God's Word for Your Child to Have Wisdom Should you get your child a device for Christmas? Allow them to have the latest social media apps? In part-two of our time with Chris McKenna, of Protect Young Eyes, we're sharing about the top five social media apps as we head into the end of 2023. This is a highly valuable episode, as it walks parents through what these social media apps are, how they work, and things to be aware of in evaluating whether or not parents should allow their children to use them. Tune in now! THIS MONTH’S PRAYER GUIDE: Praying God's Word for Your Child to Have Wisdom The Bible tells us that there are basically only two types of people—the foolish and the wise. The Proverbs are filled with wisdom for Christian living, and serve as a guide, helping us know how to make decisions, which paths to take, and how to understand the life God has called us to live as believers. Doesn’t that sound exactly like what you want God to accomplish in your child’s heart? LINKS: Prayer Guide for This Season Download Your Free Cell Phone Checklist Today's Show Notes Discover more Christian podcasts at LifeAudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at LifeAudio.com/contact-us. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

THIS MONTH’S PRAYER GUIDE: Praying God's Word for Your Child to Have Wisdom Should you get your child a device for Christmas? Allow them to have the latest social media apps? Our children are guinea pigs in many ways. They are living a life we never lived, or at least living it in a way we never had access to because of social media and cell phones. Research is just now coming out about the impact of social media and cell phone usage on our children, especially post-pandemic, when our children were most likely on their devices more than any of us were thrilled about.  This episode is the first of a 2-part interview with Chris McKenna, of Protect Young Eyes, about the impact of social media on our children. In it, we tackle questions like: What's the updated research on how social media is affecting our kids? Specifically post-pandemic? What are some general principles for parents who are talking to their kids about social media? How should they approach their kids? What's important for parents to know about their children, and about how social media works? Don't miss this important episode friends. It sets the tone for part two, airing next week, where Chris leads us through a deep dive on the top five social media apps...what they are and how they work.  Tune in now! THIS MONTH’S PRAYER GUIDE: Praying God's Word for Your Child to Have Wisdom The Bible tells us that there are basically only two types of people—the foolish and the wise. The Proverbs are filled with wisdom for Christian living, and serve as a guide, helping us know how to make decisions, which paths to take, and how to understand the life God has called us to live as believers. Doesn’t that sound exactly like what you want God to accomplish in your child’s heart? LINKS: Prayer Guide for This Season Download Your Free Cell Phone Checklist Today's Show Notes Discover more Christian podcasts at LifeAudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at LifeAudio.com/contact-us. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

THIS MONTH’S PRAYER GUIDE: Praying God's Word for Your Child to Have Wisdom Should you get your child a device for Christmas? Allow them to have the latest social media apps? Many of you are already thinking about what you're going to get for your kids for Christmas. Maybe you've already made a few purchases, or maybe you're ready to go, but I suspect that somewhere out there are lots of parents who are trying to decide if a cell phone, or device of some kind is the right gift for their child. You're asking questions, like: Are they old enough? Mature enough? Should I open a door to their world that will be almost impossible to shut again? How can I stay on top of the world of social media enough to help safe guard their hearts? I've got you covered. It's going to be a powerful season, friends. I hope you'll take the time to listen to each of the episodes we have planned, and educate yourself on what's happening in the world our children are living in. THIS MONTH’S PRAYER GUIDE: Praying God's Word for Your Child to Have Wisdom The Bible tells us that there are basically only two types of people—the foolish and the wise. The Proverbs are filled with wisdom for Christian living, and serve as a guide, helping us know how to make decisions, which paths to take, and how to understand the life God has called us to live as believers. Doesn’t that sound exactly like what you want God to accomplish in your child’s heart? LINKS: Prayer Guide for This Season Download Your Free Cell Phone Checklist Today's Show Notes Discover more Christian podcasts at LifeAudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at LifeAudio.com/contact-us.   Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

THIS MONTH’S PRAYER GUIDE: Praying God’s Word for Your Blended Family. How does divorce, or the loss of a parent figure impact our kids? There is no doubt that it does. Often, mistakenly, parents leave their children to navigate their feelings alone. Depending on their age, children may not have the ability to absorb or understand everything that's changing in their world...they just know things are not the same. The safe space they once felt is different now. On today's episode, Connie Albers joins us to talk about her experience of going through a divorce as a young child, and some of the feelings and emotions she felt as she watched her parents make decisions that concerned her without explaining them to her, and the impact it had on her childhood. She offers suggestions for making this time of transition as easy as possible on young children so that they have the healthiest experience possible. Don’t miss this episode. Even if you aren’t a blended family, you know one. Take the time to understand them better when you tune in now! Today's show is brought to you by our newest prayer guide, Praying God’s Word for Your Blended Family. Pray for God to work in your children’s hearts to: Trust in the Lord to provide for all their needs. Wait on the Lord to give them His best. Develop strong and lasting relationships Overcome pain and brokenness from their losses. Walk into their future confidently trusting in God's plan. With heartfelt teaching from a blended family and scripture-inspired prayers this digital prayer guide is perfect for the busy mom who needs God to move in the hearts of her family. LINKS: Prayer Guide for This Season Today’s Show Notes Discover more Christian podcasts at LifeAudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at LifeAudio.com/contact-us.   Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

THIS MONTH’S PRAYER GUIDE: Praying God’s Word for Your Blended Family. Not all blended families are a result of divorce. Sometimes, we find ourselves faced with a different future than we’d planned because of the death of a spouse. Because this kind of loss is completely different from any other topic we’ve covered so far, I thought it deserved an entire episode all to itself. And when I thought about who would be best to lead us in the conversation…someone who would bring such grace to it, being honest, while pointing the finger straight to Jesus, I couldn’t think of anyone better than my friend, Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young. On today’s episode, Dorina shares the experience of losing her young husband to cancer, and God’s redemption and restoration plan for her and their three girls. It’s a beautiful story. I teared up several times as Dorina share about God’s faithfulness to her family during one of the most stressful times of her life. You won’t want to miss this precious episode, so tune in right now! Dorina is also the author of our newest prayer guide, Praying God’s Word for Your Blended Family. Pray for God to work in your children’s hearts to: Trust in the Lord to provide for all their needs. Wait on the Lord to give them His best. Develop strong and lasting relationships Overcome pain and brokenness from their losses. Walk into their future confidently trusting in God's plan. With heartfelt teaching from a blended family and scripture-inspired prayers this digital prayer guide is perfect for the busy mom who needs God to move in the hearts of her family. LINKS: Prayer Guide for This Season Today’s Show Notes Discover more Christian podcasts at LifeAudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at LifeAudio.com/contact-us.   Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

THIS MONTH’S PRAYER GUIDE: Praying God’s Word for Your Blended Family. Are you a blended family concerned about helping your "his, mine, and ours" truly feel like family? I'm nothing if not a child of the 90s, so when I think about THE blended family, I think about the Brady Bunch. I know reality is probably very far from that picture, so Vanessa Martindale, of Blended Kingdom Families, is here today to help us understand some of the most common challenges blended families face as they turn strangers into siblings. In today's episode, we're talking about: the emotions our children feel as they are forced to enter into a new family and gain new siblings how parents can be proactive in helping the children of a new marriage feel like family, and... how to turn strangers into siblings. Don’t miss this episode. Even if you aren’t a blended family, you know one. Take the time to understand them better when you tune in now! ********** Today's show is brought to you by our newest Prayer Guide, Praying God's Word for Your Blended Family, by Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young. Pray for God to work in your children’s hearts to: Trust in the Lord to provide for all their needs. Wait on the Lord to give them His best. Develop strong and lasting relationships Overcome pain and brokenness from their losses. Walk into their future confidently trusting in God's plan. With heartfelt teaching from a blended family and scripture-inspired prayers this digital prayer guide is perfect for the busy mom who needs God to move in the hearts of her family. LINKS: Prayer Guide for This Season Today’s Show Notes Discover more Christian podcasts at LifeAudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at LifeAudio.com/contact-us.       Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

THIS MONTH’S PRAYER GUIDE: Praying God’s Word for Your Blended Family. If I had to guess, I would say that the hardest part of blending a family together is learning to co-parent. I have a good friend who introduces her kids often as, "his, mine, ours" and while that sounds very sweet, I believe it's probably much harder work than most of us realize. Different parenting styles, sibling relationships, difficulties with ex-spouses...it feels like to could a minefield, and that's why I've invited my friend Rachel G. Scott to talk to us today about growing in your co-parenting. Rachel is a wealth of information, with years of experience fighting for the blended family.  Don’t miss this episode. Even if you aren’t a blended family, you know one. Take the time to understand them better when you tune in now! ********** Today's show is brought to you by our newest Prayer Guide, Praying God's Word for Your Blended Family, by Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young. Pray for God to work in your children’s hearts to: Trust in the Lord to provide for all their needs. Wait on the Lord to give them His best. Develop strong and lasting relationships Overcome pain and brokenness from their losses. Walk into their future confidently trusting in God's plan. With heartfelt teaching from a blended family and scripture-inspired prayers this digital prayer guide is perfect for the busy mom who needs God to move in the hearts of her family. LINKS: Prayer Guide for This Season Today’s Show Notes Discover more Christian podcasts at LifeAudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at LifeAudio.com/contact-us.   Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

THIS MONTH’S PRAYER GUIDE: Praying God’s Word for Your Blended Family. With over 1300 new step families forming in the US every day, it’s safe to say that each of us has the opportunities to minister to and support a blended family. Or maybe you are a blended family, looking for insight and a way to ensure the transition goes as smoothly as possible. You’re in the right place. On today’s episode, I’ve invited Ron Deal, founder of Smart Stepfamilies, to give us a broad spectrum look at the challenges blended families face. We’ll answer questions like:  How the Church sees the blended family in 2023. How to “cook” a step family. What relationships to prioritize when blending a family. And Ron shares specific, heart-felt encouragement for any parent who feels like they’ve failed, and hope for how to move forward with confidence. Don’t miss this important episode. Even if you aren’t a blended family, you know one. Take the time to understand them better when you tune in now! ********** Today's show is brought to you by our newest Prayer Guide, Praying God's Word for Your Blended Family, by Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young. Pray for God to work in your children’s hearts to: Trust in the Lord to provide for all their needs. Wait on the Lord to give them His best. Develop strong and lasting relationships Overcome pain and brokenness from their losses. Walk into their future confidently trusting in God's plan. With heartfelt teaching from a blended family and scripture-inspired prayers this digital prayer guide is perfect for the busy mom who needs God to move in the hearts of her family. LINKS: Prayer Guide for This Season Today’s Show Notes Discover more Christian podcasts at LifeAudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at LifeAudio.com/contact-us.   Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.