Raising Young Disciples Podcast

For single parents who don't have a partner to share the load, the weight of caring for kids alone can feel crushing. It takes a village to help raise the world’s next disciples, and it is a relief to find community when your household is shorthanded on help.     On today’s episode, we sit down with Dr. Christin Thorpe to hear how she has felt supported and empowered as a single mother to raise he...

Every family’s story is different. For blended families, their story often starts with a season of pain, loss, and unexpected change. Not only are the parents and children having to make sense of the new day-to-day logistics, but they’re also having to work through the big feelings that come with former dynamics or what might be next. Thankfully, God still delights in making beauty out of ashes.  ...

“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” —Psalm 139:13-14   Did you know that 1 out of every 3 households in the United States includes someone living with a disability? Those who find themselves as part of the caregiving communities—whether directly or indirectly—know that every story, challenge, and exp...

Can you count the number of notifications that pinged you through your phone today? 📱    Some days it seems hard to remember there was once a time when we couldn’t carry a computer in our pockets. And as we continue to raise our kids in a fast-paced, digital age that gets more confusing by the minute, it can be hard to know what decisions to make when it comes to their screen time. Sit down with...

As a parent, one of the first lessons you learn is that each kid is different. They have different passions, different personalities, and different experiences. But our deepest desire is always the same: that they would know that God loves them and He created them uniquely, wonderfully, and purposefully. His perfect plan for their life was for them to be part of your family—even if they joined it...

Do you have a Pawpaw, Grammy, or other grandparent figure that helped shape your faith into what it is today? These “young at heart” members of our families and communities are usually some of our biggest supporters, sharing wise words and the occasional sweet treat throughout all stages of life. And they can make all the difference in showing our kids what it means to know and live like Jesus! In...

In our parenting journeys, we’ve all had those moments when we finally felt like we got a handle on things—only to then feel like our kids started a new stage overnight and forgot to tell us.    Discipling our little ones looks a lot different than discipling our preteens, which looks a lot different than discipling the college freshman who is leaving the nest for the first time. But if there’s on...

Throughout Scripture, our Heavenly Father reminds us just how important it is to share His truths from one generation to the next. But this isn’t just teaching our kids to trust, remember, and obey their Creator. True intergenerational discipleship is about growing in faith with them, praying with them, being honest with them, and intentionally confirming who they are and whose they are.     It be...