The MAVEN Parent Podcast
By Brett and Erin Kunkle
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Brett and Erin Kunkle guide you through Christian parenting in a secular culture, with wisdom and a bunch of practical help.
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What Christmas Teaches Us About Remembering
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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Helping Kids Think Christianly About the News w/Brian Basham & Caleb Bailey
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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Is Jesus Truly the Only Way? 3 Common Objections to Christian Exclusivism
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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Creative Ways to Keep the "Thanks" in Thanksgiving This Year
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Should Christians Abstain From Drinking? Responding to Forrest Frank's Take on Alcohol
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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Finding Joy in Parenting Through the Teenage Years w/ Shelley Komoszewski
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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What Does the Bible Teach About Jesus?
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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The Progressive Miseducation of America w/ Dr. Corey Miller
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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10 Questions to Spark Worldview Conversations at Your Next Family Movie Night
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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How to Teach the Doctrine of the Trinity to Your Kids
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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Why Understanding the Doctrine of the Trinity Matters
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Why Gentle Parenting Doesn’t Work With Real Kids
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Courage, Dear Heart: Finding Courage to Engage the Culture
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Building a Home That Points Your Family To God
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Why We Need to Let Kids Ask Questions About Faith
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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5 Proven Ways to Spoil Your Kids
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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The Power of 4—Get Your Kids Into the Bible
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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How to Get Your Kids Off Their Phones
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Your Kids Will Face These Objections to Christianity w/ Dr. Frank Turek
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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Valuing Your Child’s Uniqueness | Best of the MAVEN Parent Podcast
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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10 Practical Steps for Tackling Teenage Disrespect
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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The Real Key to Dealing with Disrespect in Your Teens
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Thinking Biblically About Immigration, National Sovereignty and Borders
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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How Scripture Helps Us Navigate Our Culture's Immigration Debate
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Teaching Our Kids a Reasoned Patriotism w/ Dawn Duran
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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Where Should You Go for Good Parenting Help?
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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How to Have a Screen-Free Summer
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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Why Men and Women Should Be Different w/ Glenn Stanton
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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Raising Secure Daughters and Confident Sons w/ Glenn Stanton
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Navigating the Loss of a Parent
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May 27, 2025 |
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Is Happiness a Reason to Have Kids?
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May 20, 2025 |
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3 Common Objections to the Doctrine of Hell
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May 13, 2025 |
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Answering Your Kids' Questions About Hell
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May 06, 2025 |
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Should You Teach Your Kids About Hell?
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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How Should Christians Navigate Artificial Intelligence?
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Murder and Meaning: Using Graphic Novels and Crime to Share the Christian Worldview w/ J. Warner and Jimmy Wallace
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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How to Talk to Your Kids About Porn w/ Greta Eskridge
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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Exploring a Christian View of Humor w/ Kyle Mann from The Babylon Bee
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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6 Steps to Successfully Launch Your Young Adult
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Is Your Teen Prepared for Life's Next Big Chapter?
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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A Recipe for Raising a Narcissist
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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6 Steps to Avoid Raising a Narcissist
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Talking to Your Kids about Sex, Love, and Relationships w/ Sean McDowell
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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What Boundaries Should Parents Set for Teens and Dating?
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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5 Conversations You Should Have With Your Teens Before They Date
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Helping Your Kids Navigate the Wonderful World of Dating
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Answering Kids' Questions About Scripture w/ Tim Barnett
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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Build the Authority of God's Word in Your Kids' Lives
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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What Happened to Our Trust in Authority?
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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Addressing the Growing Crisis of Authority in Parenting
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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This Year, You Transformed the Lives of the Next Generation
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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How the Myth of Santa Claus Prepares Our Children's Imaginations
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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How to Reasonably Celebrate Santa in a Christian Home
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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Should You "Lie" to Your Kids about Santa?
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Building Advent Traditions Through Handel's Messiah w/ Cindy Rollins
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Exposing Critical Theory's Grip on Our Culture w/ Neil Shenvi
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Teaching Our Kids To Walk in Unity w/ Monique Duson and Krista Bontrager
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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How Did We Become So Divided on Race? w/ Monique Duson & Krista Bontrager
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Should Christians Be Partisan? Responding to Matt Chandler's Viral Sermon | Part 2
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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What is a Christian's Role in Politics? Responding to Matt Chandler's Viral Sermon
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Equip Your Kids for Today's Cultural Challenges
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Saving Our Kids From Today's Identity Crisis w/ Dr. Kathy Koch
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Tips for Helping Kids Through Spiritual Doubt w/ Bobby Conway
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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1 Essential Practice to Build Connection with Your Child
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Debunking the Myth of Child Autonomy
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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Unpacking Our Culture's Obsession with Autonomy
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Your Kid's Primary Need Is Not What You Think
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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What Do Your Kids Really Need?
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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Why Humility Matters More Than Ever in a Celebrity-Obsessed World w/ J. Warner Wallace
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Is the Bible History? w/ J. Warner Wallace
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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4 Common Obstacles to Reading the Bible and How to Overcome Them
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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3 Parenting Hacks You Need to Try
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Responding to the Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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Make Sure You Do This Before Giving Your Kids A Phone
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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Can We Reverse the Effects of a Phone-Based Childhood?
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Should We Teach Kids To Love Their Country?
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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The Subtle Deception Of New Thought w/ Melissa Dougherty
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Why You Should Watch The Presidential Debate With Your Kids
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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How To Destroy Your Child’s Imagination
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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Parents, Catechize Your Kids Like You're A Sports Fan!
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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What Harrison Butker's Viral Speech Reveals About Our Cultural Moment
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May 28, 2024 |
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The Value Of Life & The Greatest Injustice Of Our Time w/ Megan Almon
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May 21, 2024 |
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What Happens When A Teen Mom Chooses Life? w/ Erin Kunkle
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May 14, 2024 |
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Should You Take Your Kids To Funerals? | MAVEN Parent Podcast Replay
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May 07, 2024 |
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Is The Old Testament Too R-Rated For Kids? w/ Dr. Paul Copan
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Why You Should Make Life A Little Harder For Kids
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Parents, Make Your Kids Do Hard Things
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Teach Kids To Be Salt And Light On The Sports Field
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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The 1 Essential Principle To Teach Your Kids About Sports
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Anchoring Our Kids' Belief In The Resurrection w/ Mike Licona
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Reversing Culture's Disconnect Between Heart And Obedience
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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What Gentle Parenting Misses About The Heart
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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"Life Is Short. Eternity Is Long. Make It Count." The Story Of Emily Komoszewski
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Powerful Strategies For Training Our Kids w/ J. Warner Wallace
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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9 Practical Steps To Teach Your Kid To Work Hard
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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What The Bible Says About The Nature Of Work
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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Is Gen Z Lazy? The Unfortunate Consequences Of Raising A Generation On Screens
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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Cutting Through The Noise Of Online Parenting Advice
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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3 Scriptures That Reveal The Relationship Between Faith And Knowledge
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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Is Faith All In Your Head? Don't Separate Faith From Fact.
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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The Slow and Steady Road to Evangelizing Your Kids w/ Greg Koukl
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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3 MAVEN Resources To Help You Plan Your New Year
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Back When Films Reflected the Christian Worldview w/ Dr. Onalee McGraw
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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10 Lessons Learned This Year
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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Teach Kids to Give at Christmas
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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What a Desperate Housewife Will Do for Her Kids
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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An Invitation to Wonder w/ Ross Inman
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Celebrate Advent w/ Rebecca Zipp
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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Parents, Are You Teachable?
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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Questions About Boys, Makeup & Secular Music
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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3 Ways to Fight Discouragement
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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5 Steps to Teach Kids the Christian Worldview
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Can Your Kids Answer These 7 Questions?
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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Deciphering the Sexual Revolution: A Deep Dive into Cultural Shifts and Their Impact
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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Do Kids Have Obligations to Their Parents?
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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The Lazy Approach to Evangelism w/Eric Hernandez
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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How To Love A Special Needs Kid
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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Help! My Kid is a Picky Eater!
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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FOUR WAYS to Get Your Kids to Do CHORES
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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FORCE your kids to go to church!
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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Making Marriage Work w/ Ryan & Katy Faust
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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Choosing Public School w/ Ryan & Katy Faust
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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Do NOT Underestimate the Social Pressure on Your Kids
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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Holy Sexuality w/ Dr. Christopher Yuan.
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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A Gay Son’s Journey to God w/ Christopher Yuan
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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Why Practical Advice Will FAIL You
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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Strengthen Your Marriage & Family by Serving Together
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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Dads, Don’t Take a Back Seat
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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Thinking About Your Kid’s Future Wedding
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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Should Families Shop at Target?
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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Thinking Carefully About Transgender Ideology
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May 25, 2023 |
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Adventuring With Your Kids w/ Greta Eskridge
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May 18, 2023 |
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Protect Your Kids From Porn w/ Greta Eskridge
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May 12, 2023 |
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Do You Really Love Your Kids?
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May 04, 2023 |
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Do the Kids Think They’re Alright? Gen Z & the Impact of Technology
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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How to Teach Your Kids Critical Thinking: Examples — PART 4
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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How to Teach Your Kids Critical Thinking: Fallacies — PART 3
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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How to Teach Your Kids Critical Thinking — PART TWO
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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How to Teach Your Kids Critical Thinking — PART ONE
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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God’s Design for Family Has Not Changed!
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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Restore God’s Design for Human Sexuality
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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4 Benefits of Young Marriage
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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Should You Encourage Your Kids to Marry Young?
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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Should We Rethink the Traditional Family? — Part 2
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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Should We Rethink the Traditional Family? — Part 1
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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How to Teach Your Kids the Bible — Part 2
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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How to Teach Your Kids the Bible — Part 1
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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Should I Homeschool My Kids?
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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Raising Resilient Kids w/ Kathy Koch
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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Living With Less Stuff
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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Getting Your Family on Track
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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What is God's Will for My Life?
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Dec 29, 2022 |
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Navigating False Messages During Christmas
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Dec 23, 2022 |
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Raising Kids in a “You Do You” World
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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Try THIS to Make Christmas Better
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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Navigating the Lies of the Culture w/ Alisa Childers
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Nov 25, 2022 |
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Protecting Our Families From a False Gospel w/ Alisa Childers
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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Should Kids Socialize Through Technology?
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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Parents' Questions on Technology
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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Practical Steps to Teach Kids Manners
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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Are Manners Really a Big Deal?
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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Flourishing in Our Identity
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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Tips to Navigate Culture w/ the Stonestreets
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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Listener Q & A
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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Valuing Your Child’s Uniqueness
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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How to Deal With Bad News
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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Parents, Don’t Google It!
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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Are Your Kids Changing Your Beliefs?
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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Talking Roe v. Wade with Scott Klusendorf
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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How to Raise Expectations for Kids at Church
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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Should We Get Rid of Kids’ Sunday School?
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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Practical Ways to Teach Kids About Truth
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Aug 03, 2022 |
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Teaching Kids Truth in a Post-Truth Culture
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Jul 29, 2022 |
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Do Your Kids HATE Reading?! w/Carole Joy Seid
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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Do Kids Have “Impulse Control?”
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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Why AND How to Teach Church History to Your Kids
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Jun 29, 2022 |
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Can Discipleship Defeat Indoctrination?
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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Don’t Waste the Summer Break With Your Kids
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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How Your Worldview Matters for Every Single Area of Your Life
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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How the Gender Revolution Shapes Our Kids — Part 2
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May 25, 2022 |
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How the Gender Revolution Shapes Our Kids — Part 1
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May 18, 2022 |
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Responding to Objections to the Pro-life Position
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May 11, 2022 |
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Talking to Your Kids About Abortion
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May 05, 2022 |
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Should You Take Your Kids to Funerals?
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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Should You Let Your Kids Watch Disney?
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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What Does God Have to Do With Time? The Christian Calendar
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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Answering Parents Questions On Technology
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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Should Parents Let Their Kids Throw Tantrums?
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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How to Build a Family Life That is "In But Not Of"
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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Prayer and Parenting
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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Practical Ideas to Navigate Gender Ideology
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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Can You Tell Me What a Woman Is?
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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Gender Ideas Have Consequences
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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Why Parents Need to Teach Their Kids About MIRACLES
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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How to Deal With ANXIETY as a Parent
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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Why We Decided to Homeschool
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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A Mom and Dad Put Each Other on the Hot Seat
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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What Rights and Authority Do Parents Have With Their Kids? — Part 2
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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What Rights and Authority Do Parents Have With Their Kids? — Part 1
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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How to Raise Thankful Kids
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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How NOT to Ruin CHRISTMAS for Your Kids - Part 2
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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How NOT to Ruin Christmas for Your Kids - Part 1
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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How to Strengthen Your Kid’s Belief in God
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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Why It’s Not ENOUGH for Your Kids to BELIEVE in God
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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How to Manage Your Family Schedule
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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How To Deal With Kid's Bad Attitudes
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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6 Ways to Teach Your Kids Theology
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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Should Christians Celebrate HALLOWEEN?
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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Understanding Raising Gen Z w/Jonathan Morrow
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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Education and the Christian Worldview
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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The Most Important Question You Can Ask About Your Kid’s Schooling
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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Why Would Schools Hide This From Parents?
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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Should We Use Preferred Pronouns?
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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Stop Doing Everything for Your Kids
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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Let Your Kids Struggle
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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One Very Practical Tool to Help You Teach and Disciple Your Kids
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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Your Questions About Blended Families
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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How Should We Disagree With Others?
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Aug 05, 2021 |
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Do Not Shelter Your Kids From False Ideas
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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Should I Force My Kids to Go to Church?
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Jul 15, 2021 |
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Help! My Kid is a Picky Eater!
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Jul 08, 2021 |
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Disciplining Together—How Moms & Dads Can Be on the Same Team
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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How to Discipline Kids at the Older Years (High School)
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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How to Discipline Kids in the Middle Years
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Jun 17, 2021 |
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How to Discipline Kids at the Younger Years (Continued)
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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A Practical PLAN for Teaching Kids the FAITH (P.2)
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Jun 03, 2021 |
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A Practical PLAN for Teaching Kids the FAITH (P.1)
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May 27, 2021 |
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How to Discipline Kids During the Younger Years
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May 20, 2021 |
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4 STEPS Toward HEALTHY Discipline
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May 13, 2021 |
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How Discipline Instills Life-Changing Habits in Our Kids
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May 07, 2021 |
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How the Christian Worldview Makes Sense of Discipline
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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Do We Value Our Kids’ Achievements Over Their Discipline?
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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Discipline is Out & Mutual Understanding is In?
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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7 Practical Steps to Help Your Kids Navigate the Gender Chaos
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Apr 07, 2021 |
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What Does it Mean to Be Male and Female?
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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Do We Get to Determine Our Own Gender?
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Mar 24, 2021 |
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Five Steps to Help Your Kids Navigate Technology
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Aug 11, 2020 |
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Understanding How TECHNOLOGY Influences Our KIDS
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Jun 16, 2020 |
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How the BIBLE HELPS US THINK about the CORONAVIRUS
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Apr 06, 2020 |
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It's Not Just Dinner—How to Connect With Your Kids at Mealtimes
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Mar 23, 2020 |
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Kids MUST Ask Tough Questions About Faith
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Mar 09, 2020 |
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FOUR WAYS to Get Your Kids to Do CHORES
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Feb 19, 2020 |
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An AMAZING Tool to Teach Your Kids About God
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Feb 18, 2020 |
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THIS is What Christian Parenting is ALL ABOUT
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Feb 17, 2020 |
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Our Beautiful Messy Journey Into Parenting
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Feb 16, 2020 |