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What does God has about the home?  What importance does home play in the lives of Christian families?  How should a believer's home be used to minister to others?  These are some of the topics that Nathan and Nina discuss in this podcast. List of verses read in this podcast:- Proverbs 24:3-4- Psalm 127:1- Matthew 7:24-25- Proverbs 15:6- Joshua 24:15- Proverbs 14:1- Colossians 3:13-1...

What does it mean to make Jesus your Lord?  As we have tried to explain what lordship looks like to our young children, we have started talking about the idea of Jesus being our Forever Boss. Jesus should be the one who leads our path, guides our decisions, and controls our lives.  When we make Jesus our Forever Boss, we say that we no longer are in control.  We are declaring that C...

Nathan and Nina talk with their oldest daughters about the struggles of comparing oneself with other people and the importance of being in God's Word so that our minds can be renewed. Do you have a prayer request that we can pray for?  If so, sent a message to pray@ncouragenspire.com and we will pray for you. Do you have a question or a topic you would like us to talk about?  Tell us mor...

Nathan interviews two of his favorite people. Nina and Naomi share about a recent trip to another country.  They talk about how God is at work among the local church and some joys and challenges they experienced on the trip. Do you have a prayer request that we can pray for?  If so, sent a message to pray@ncouragenspire.com and we will pray for you. Do you have a question or a topic you...

Nathan and Nina collaborate with "For the Good of the Body" podcast to talk about how parents and youth ministers/ministries can work together to better server youth. A special thanks to Ben, Campbell, and Cole for hosting us in their recording studio.  Check out their podcast on Spotify for another great topics! In this podcast, we discuss ...- the importance of parents being the first line...

As parents, we are given the responsible to lay a strong foundation for our kiddos.  That foundation is leading to a point where we launch our children into the world.  In this podcast, Nathan and Nina reached out to hear from other people who have already launched their kiddos or will be launching in the next year.  We reflected on the responses provided to the following questions:...

As parents, we are given the responsible to lay a strong foundation for our kiddos.  That foundation is leading to a point where we launch our children into the world.  In this podcast, Nathan and Nina talk about two building blocks - MODELING and LAUNCHING.  This is part 1 or a two part series.  Do you have a prayer request that we can pray for?  If so, sent a message to...

As parents, we are given the responsible to lay a strong foundation for our kiddos.  That foundation is leading to a point where we launch our children into the world.  In this podcast, Nathan and Nina talk about two building blocks - PROTECTION and EDUCATION.  This is part 1 or a two part series.  Do you have a prayer request that we can pray for?  If so, sent a...

Does resurrection really change everything?  We believe so. In this episode, we talk about how resurrections brings victory over sin and death.  We discuss discuss how the resurrection brings eternal life and that eternal starts the moment Jesus becomes the Lord of someone's life. Resurrection also impacts everyday things, like:- our personal identity - how we view those who don’t f...

Nathan and Nina welcome Dr John Marshall to the podcast to talk about holiness.  In the Old Testament, God commands His people to be holy, because He is holy.  Peter echoes the same idea on 1 Peter 13:16.  What about modern day followers of Christ?  Are we called to a life of holiness?  As we contemplate the idea that holiness matters most, we will discuss:- the meaning of...

Today, I want to welcome a special guest.  Caleb's family and mine have done body life together for several years now.  We have learned that it is not only the things we have in common that make body life meaningful.  Our differences (giftings, passions, thoughts, and opinion) also strengthen our time together as the church. We talk about breaking bread, involving children in body l...

We are wrapping up our series of podcasts on the lies that people often believe.  In this podcast, we open up about lies that have had an impact on us personally. Nathan shares about the lie of finding one's identity in work, instead finding our identity in Christ. Nina shares about how the Enemy attacks her about if the time, effort, and energy she invests in our kiddos is really making a di...

Isolation is another tactic of the Devil.  While he might not be able to take your salvation, he wants to rob you of connecting with other people - your spouse, your family, your church. God calls His Church to live in community, not isolation.  We never have to face a challenge, obstacle, or loss alone. Do you have a prayer request that we can pray for?  If so, sent a message to pr...

Does God really speak to people?  How do we know what God is saying when we can not hear an audible voice?  Does He "speak" to us in other ways? These are a few of the questions we talk about in this podcast.  We open up about one of our kiddos who struggles with hearing what God is saying. Do you have a prayer request that we can pray for?  If so, sent a message to pray@ncoura...

The world says that love and respect must be earned in marriage.  God commands us to love the unlovely and respect the unrespectable.  This is a tough command. In this podcast, we discuss how husbands and wives are to treat each other and how to show love and respect when it is challenging to do so. Do you have a prayer request that we can pray for?  If so, sent a message to pray@nc...

The Enemy is constantly bombarding us with the idea that we are not good enough.  We are not good enough to be loved, to make a difference in God's Kindgom, and the list goes on and on. We are very thankful that it is not our works that matter to God, but rather the work and life of Jesus that matters.  We fail, and we sin.  But God is in the business of making us new again and rede...

Many of us were taught that God made all things.  So if God made all things, does that mean that He also created sin?  In this podcast, we talk about how sin came into the world.  Similar to the way that darkness is the absence of light, sin is the absence of God's presence and good plan for our lives.  God did not make sin.  Sin is our rebellion against God. Do you have a...

The Devil is a liar.  Lying is one of the Devil's many strategies of keeping people away from God's truth.  The best way to keep stop people was knowing God's truth is to feed lies. This podcast is the beginning of a series about common lies we often believe. Over the next few weeks, we will talk about the following:- Lies we believe about God- Lies we believe about ourself- Lies we beli...

We believe that every family should have a home education philosophy that they live out in their everyday lives. As followers of Jesus, we have an important responsibility to learn, teach, model and live out God's good plans for our lives.  We might also have family values and a family culture that we want to instill in lives of the people we love the most. We are constantly learning, many ti...

In this episode, we continue our conversation with Dr. Adam Hughes about God's Word.  If you have not listened to Episode #23, we recommend you check it out as well. We talked about how to make God's Word a part of our everyday routine despite the challenges and obstacles that try to keep us from learning more about God. We also talked about five different ways to engage with God's Word:&nbsp...

In this episode, we had a great conation with Dr. Adam Hughes, the senior pastor of our church.  We answered two important questions:What is God's Word? The Bible is God's written word.  Composed of 66 books, the Bible tells us who God is and what His plan is for His creation. In John 1, we see Jesus described as the Word of God.  Both are important to our lives. Why is God's Word i...

According to a 2018 study, American families only spend an average of 37 minutes of quality with each other each weekday. We live in a world that is competing for our time.  With so much competition for our kiddos' (and our) time and attention, how do we develop strong family values? If who we spend the most time with impacts our values, we need to pay close attention to whom we are with and...

In this episode, we answer some important questions from one of our listeners.  - What should I be looking for when considering a potential spouse?- What are some of the advantages of marriage?- What are some of the challenges of marriage? Although these questions were asked with the perspective of singleness in mind, the answers have important implications on those of us who are already marr...

Building faithful families is not an exercise limited to adults.  Faithful families often include kiddos As well.  In this episode, Nathan and Nina have passed along the microphones to our three oldest daughters. They came up with the topic, and they discussed an important question they are often asked, "How do you deal with your family?"We are grateful that our children do not view our...

Clean Day is not the most celebrated event in our home.  We greatly appreciated the results of a clean home, but we don't always enjoy the process that we must take to achieve that result. We can lean towards two extremes, total chaos or social media "picture perfect."  In this episode, we talk about finding the balance of showing God honor (by cleaning) as we steward what He has given u...