Let's face it—few things test our limits quite like parenting does. But amidst the chaos and sleepless nights, how do we keep our marriages strong and healthy? Join Pastor Paul Krueger and Samantha Opp as they explore one of many essential strategies for flourishing in your marriage, even as you navigate the wild ride of parenting. Tune in for insightful, real-world advice that's as friendly and approachable as it is valuable. Don't miss this chance to strengthen your partnership on this incredible journey!If you want to reach out to us for prayer, questions about this podcast, comments, or requests for future shows you can email us at the following addresses:  [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] This show is sponsored by Hope Learning Academy and the Frontline Action Coalition for Empowerment. (F.A.C.E.)  Please support both! and consider making a donation to Hope Learning Academy, supporting the important work of helping at-risk youth apply the tools we share in our podcast to their lives.  To donate to Hope Learning Academy click on the link or copy and paste to your browser: https://hope4youtoday.givingfuel.com/hope-learning-academy-family-alumni-foundationMusic clips heard during this podcast:Artist Name: Trooper MusicSong Name: Sunray (Instrumental)License #: 7407019233

When we walk through peoples' lives, what do they notice?  What do we leave them with?  Jesus said that second to loving Him with everything, we should love our neighbor as ourselves.  Hosts, Pastor Paul and Samantha Opp take a pause in between talking about parenting and preparing to talk about marriage to discuss what it means to be the fragrance of Christ in people's lives.If you want to reach out to us for prayer, questions about this podcast, comments, or requests for future shows you can email us at the following addresses:  [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] This show is sponsored by Hope Learning Academy and the Frontline Action Coalition for Empowerment. (F.A.C.E.)  Please support both! and consider making a donation to Hope Learning Academy, supporting the important work of helping at-risk youth apply the tools we share in our podcast to their lives.  To donate to Hope Learning Academy click on the link or copy and paste to your browser: https://hope4youtoday.givingfuel.com/hope-learning-academy-family-alumni-foundationMusic clips heard during this podcast:Artist Name: Trooper MusicSong Name: Sunray (Instrumental)License #: 7407019233

Help! My Teenager is dating!  Navigating Teen relationships with your child can be scary.  On this second of two episodes on this subject, Pastor Paul Krueger and Samantha Opp delve in to this important topic to support parent to help their teens thrive during this time.Paul Krueger is ready to coach you personally.  If you need help taking parenting steps used the following email for coaching requests: [email protected] you want to reach out to us for prayer, questions about this podcast, comments, or requests for future shows you can email us at the following addresses:  [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] This show is sponsored by Hope Learning Academy and the Frontline Action Coalition for Empowerment. (F.A.C.E.)  Please support both! and consider making a donation to Hope Learning Academy, supporting the important work of helping at-risk youth apply the tools we share in our podcast to their lives.  To donate to Hope Learning Academy click on the link or copy and paste to your browser: https://hope4youtoday.givingfuel.com/hope-learning-academy-family-alumni-foundationMusic clips heard during this podcast:Artist Name: Trooper MusicSong Name: Sunray (Instrumental)License #: 7407019233

Help! My Teenager is dating!  Navigating Teen relationships with your child can be scary.  On this first of two episodes on this subject, Pastor Paul Krueger and Samantha Opp delve in to this important topic to support parent to help their teens thrive during this time.Paul Krueger is ready to coach you personally.  If you need help taking parenting steps used the following email for coaching requests: [email protected] you want to reach out to us for prayer, questions about this podcast, comments, or requests for future shows you can email us at the following addresses:  [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] This show is sponsored by Hope Learning Academy and the Frontline Action Coalition for Empowerment. (F.A.C.E.)  Please support both! and consider making a donation to Hope Learning Academy, supporting the important work of helping at-risk youth apply the tools we share in our podcast to their lives.  To donate to Hope Learning Academy click on the link or copy and paste to your browser: https://hope4youtoday.givingfuel.com/hope-learning-academy-family-alumni-foundationMusic clips heard during this podcast:Artist Name: Trooper MusicSong Name: Sunray (Instrumental)License #: 7407019233

When you intervene in the life of your strong-willed teen, it can be scary.  Many parents struggle with whether conflict is causing lasting damage to their relationship with their child.    On this Episode of The813 Discussion, Samantha Opp and Paul Krueger offer hope for parents in this situation and provide tangible tools to help.Paul Krueger is ready to coach you personally.  If you need help taking parenting steps used the following email for coaching requests: [email protected] you want to reach out to us for prayer, questions about this podcast, comments, or requests for future shows you can email us at the following addresses:  [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] This show is sponsored by Hope Learning Academy and the Frontline Action Coalition for Empowerment. (F.A.C.E.)  Please support both! and consider making a donation to Hope Learning Academy, supporting the important work of helping at-risk youth apply the tools we share in our podcast to their lives.  To donate to Hope Learning Academy click on the link or copy and paste to your browser: https://hope4youtoday.givingfuel.com/hope-learning-academy-family-alumni-foundationMusic clips heard during this podcast:Artist Name: Trooper MusicSong Name: Sunray (Instrumental)License #: 7407019233

Setting limits with our children will never be a walk in the park, but it doesn't have to be a battleground either. With understanding, patience, and consistent strategies, parents can establish boundaries that both they and their child can live with. By recognizing the unique challenges of setting boundaries and embracing them, parents can foster an environment of mutual respect and understanding.  On this Episode of The813 Discussion, Samantha Opp and Paul Krueger scratch the surface of this important topic.Paul Krueger is ready to coach you personally.  If you need help taking parenting steps used the following email for coaching requests: [email protected] you want to reach out to us for prayer, questions about this podcast, comments, or requests for future shows you can email us at the following addresses:  [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] This show is sponsored by Hope Learning Academy and the Frontline Action Coalition for Empowerment. (F.A.C.E.)  Please support both! and consider making a donation to Hope Learning Academy, supporting the important work of helping at-risk youth apply the tools we share in our podcast to their lives.  To donate to Hope Learning Academy click on the link or copy and paste to your browser: https://hope4youtoday.givingfuel.com/hope-learning-academy-family-alumni-foundationMusic clips heard during this podcast:Artist Name: Trooper MusicSong Name: Sunray (Instrumental)License #: 7407019233

Parenting is one of the hardest things we do!  It doesn't help if our kids happen to be the "strong-willed" variety.  Hosts Samantha Opp and Pastor Paul Krueger talk about the parenting dynamic of influence vs. control.  If you want to reach out to us for prayer, questions about this podcast, comments, or requests for future shows you can email us at the following addresses:  [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] This show is sponsored by Hope Learning Academy and the Frontline Action Coalition for Empowerment. (F.A.C.E.)  Please support both! and consider making a donation to Hope Learning Academy, supporting the important work of helping at-risk youth apply the tools we share in our podcast to their lives.  To donate to Hope Learning Academy click on the link or copy and paste to your browser: https://hope4youtoday.givingfuel.com/hope-learning-academy-family-alumni-foundationMusic clips heard during this podcast:Artist Name: Trooper MusicSong Name: Sunray (Instrumental)License #: 7407019233

Is it bad to be masculine or to protect masculinity?  It seems like Masculinity is a bad thing in our society, but should it be?  Pastor Paul Krueger and Samantha Opp discuss this and more on this episode of the 813 discussion.Portions of this podcast should be credited to the hard work of Nancy R. Pearcy and her book, "The Toxic War on Masculinity, bestselling author of "Love Thy Body."  We hope you will check out her work yourself by clicking here.If you want to reach out to us for prayer, questions about this podcast, comments, or requests for future shows you can email us at the following addresses:  [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] This show is sponsored by Hope Learning Academy and the Frontline Action Coalition for Empowerment. (F.A.C.E.)  Please support both! and consider making a donation to Hope Learning Academy, supporting the important work of helping at-risk youth apply the tools we share in our podcast to their lives.  To donate to Hope Learning Academy click on the link or copy and paste to your browser: https://hope4youtoday.givingfuel.com/hope-learning-academy-family-alumni-foundationMusic clips heard during this podcast:Artist Name: Trooper MusicSong Name: Sunray (Instrumental)License #: 7407019233

The Jewish People are being attacked...again..what should the Christian response be to the largest attack on the Jewish People since World War II? Hosts Pastor Paul Krueger and Samantha Opp discuss this and more.. This is the next major attack adding to the following list...Ancient Egypt (circa 13th-14th century BCE)Babylonian Exile (586 BCE)Greek Rule (2nd century BCE)Roman Rule (1st century BCE - 1st century CE)Destruction of the Second Temple (70 CE)Bar Kokhba Revolt (132-135 CE)Medieval Europe:Crusades (11th-13th centuries)ExpulsionsBlood LibelsPogromsSpanish Inquisition (1478-1834)Russia and Eastern Europe (19th-20th centuries):PogromsMay Laws (1882)Nazi Holocaust (1930s-1945):Nuremberg Laws (1935)Kristallnacht (1938)HolocaustPost-World War IIArab-Israeli ConflictsSoviet UnionModern Era Anti-Semitic incidents, from verbal abuse to physical violence, still occur in various parts of the world. This includes vandalism of synagogues, desecration of cemeteries, terrorist attacks and hate crimes. If you want to reach out to us for prayer, questions about this podcast, comments, or requests for future shows you can email us at the following addresses:  [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] This show is sponsored by Hope Learning Academy and the Frontline Action Coalition for Empowerment. (F.A.C.E.)  Please support both! and consider making a donation to Hope Learning Academy, supporting the important work of helping at-risk youth apply the tools we share in our podcast to their lives.  To donate to Hope Learning Academy click on the link or copy and paste to your browser: https://hope4youtoday.givingfuel.com/hope-learning-academy-family-alumni-foundationMusic clips heard during this podcast:Artist Name: Trooper MusicSong Name: Sunray (Instrumental)License #: 7407019233

Hosts, Pastor Paul Krueger and Samantha Opp  discuss what it means to give your life to Jesus Christ and truly make Him Lord of your life.  We throw a lot of words around about the topic that some people may not understand what they mean.  Pastor Paul and Sam spend Episode 58 diving in to this important topic.If you want to reach out to us for prayer, questions about this podcast, comments, or requests for future shows you can email us at the following addresses:  [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] This show is sponsored by Hope Learning Academy and the Frontline Action Coalition for Empowerment. (F.A.C.E.)  Please support both! and consider making a donation to Hope Learning Academy, supporting the important work of helping at-risk youth apply the tools we share in our podcast to their lives.  To donate to Hope Learning Academy click on the link or copy and paste to your browser: https://hope4youtoday.givingfuel.com/hope-learning-academy-family-alumni-foundationMusic clips heard during this podcast:Artist Name: Trooper MusicSong Name: Sunray (Instrumental)License #: 7407019233