Reformed Faith and Family

How should a Christian approach holidays? Some Christians choose not to celebrate any holidays. Other Christians choose to go along with the flow and celebrate holidays as they were taught, and often very similarly to how the world celebrates (i.e. Halloween, Santa, Easter Bunny). A growing number of Christians are opting to be more intentional in their approach to holidays, doing their research c...

We grew up ignorant of history and entrenched in modern evangelical culture. This church culture led us to believe that it was most beneficial to shop around for our future spouse by dating a lot of duds until we found "the one." After seeing the myriad of pitfalls inherent in this model, we have opted for a different way in helping our children find a spouse. Join us in this episode as...

Welcome to Season 2 of the Reformed Faith and Family Podcast! In Season 1, we laid a foundation for what Reformed theology is, and the impact it has on the home. Our mission at Reformed Faith and Family is to equip Christian households to disciple their children and leave a legacy of faith for generations to come. In Season 2, we are going to discuss many practical areas of life where we found ear...

During Season 1 of the Reformed Faith and Family Podcast, we have been leading up to this discussion topic. Leaving a legacy both biologically and spiritually is how we build the Kingdom of God on this earth. The evangelical church has been blinded by a pessimistic eschatology inundated by the humanist philosophies of our culture. But the Bible has given us this vision of the victorious King now r...

Last week we discussed the difference between conception control and birth control. Join Caleb and Lindsey in the second part of this conversation on how to think about fertility like a Christian. In this episode, they touch more on the tough topic of infertility, as well as how growing a family saturated in the Gospel can increase the Kingdom of God. Leaving a legacy of faith for the next generat...

Christian leaders often speak against abortion, but rarely preach on the biblical mandate to Christian families to "multiply." Why is fertility such a taboo subject in the church? Join Caleb and Lindsey in the first of a two part series exploring how Christians ought to think very intentionally and biblically about their fertility. >> Read Viewing Fertility Through A Biblical Lens...

Special Guest, Pastor Matthew Cooke from Maynardville Fellowship Baptist Church in Maynardville, Tennessee, joins Caleb on the Reformed Faith and Family Podcast for a series of episodes tackling many practical topics that we are sure will be a blessing to you. In Episode 18, Caleb and special guest Pastor Matthew Cooke discuss those big issues that are facing our culture and our church today, as w...

Special Guest, Pastor Matthew Cooke from Maynardville Fellowship Baptist Church in Maynardville, Tennessee, joins Caleb for a series of episodes tackling many practical topics that we are sure will be a blessing to you. In Episode 17, Caleb and Matt discuss how to build church community where there is none to be found, or where the church culture is not encouraging of biblical community. Listen in...

Special Guest, Pastor Matthew Cooke from Maynardville Fellowship Baptist Church in Maynardville, Tennessee, joins Caleb for the next three weeks tackling many practical topics that we are sure will be a blessing to you. In Episode 16, Caleb and Matt discuss the way that labor, the daily grind, should be viewed from a Christian worldview. When our view is Kingdom-centered, we will approach our work...

In the first episode on biblical marriage, we touched on how foundational the marriage of one man and one woman and the growing of families is to building God's Kingdom. In this second episode on biblical marriage, we discuss Ephesians 5, and what headship and submission are meant to look like in light of God's Word. Men are called to lead and love their wives, and women are called to subm...

Marriage between one man and one woman and the building of families is foundational to what it means to be human. We see this in how God created both man and woman in the garden to function best when two are made one in the marital bond. Without a strong foundation in a marriage families will not thrive and societies cannot be sustained. Listen in as Caleb and Lindsey discuss how Christians should...

We live in a culture wrecked by feminism. How do Christian women fight against the lies the culture is telling them and raise the next generation of women to understand what true biblical womanhood looks like in today's landscape? Listen in as Caleb and Lindsey discuss these matters during this second part of a two-part series on biblical womanhood. Are you enjoying the Reformed Faith and Fami...

Women have a problem today.  Women are in this epic moment in history where they can have it all, but statistics show that women are not happy. The culture will repudiate this by claiming that women are still too oppressed, but the Christian looking through a biblical lens can only see it one way. Women are unhappy because they are walking outside the boundaries God has set for them. Listen in on...

In Episode 10 on Raising Real Men, we began by diagnosing the problems we see as rampant in both our society and in the church. The root of these problems are found in the lack of real men, specifically real, Christian men in leadership. Due to men's failure at leading, we have seen a rise in the promotion of anything feminine and the simultaneous demonization of anything masculine. This has l...

No matter what our culture says, masculinity is not toxic. Men were created to be masculine by a God who called his Creation "very good". Listen in as Caleb and Lindsey discuss the topic of biblical manhood. Follow us to catch part two on raising boys the following week. Leave us a five-star review if you like what you hear. This small act of kindness helps us greatly! Resources mentione...

Have you ever considered that the majority position of the modern church today is to hold readily to the Ten Commandments with the exception of the fourth commandment to remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy? We live in a culture that is self-centered and chronically distracted. It is an unpopular message to preach that an entire day is to be set aside to worship the Lord and rest from our ear...

Many Christians want to have a godly home, but don't know where to start. Following our previous episodes describing what it means to be a Reformed Christian, as well as the benefits of including family worship in your home and attending a family-integrated church, we felt it a natural transition to talk about what it takes to build a godly home. You will find this episode full of practical ad...

Voddie Baucham once said, "The church does not meet as often as the home. Thus, if Christ is to be worshipped daily, it is incumbent upon the home to play an important spiritual role. Consequently, fathers, as heads of households, are thrust into a pastoral role." In this episode 7, we will be addressing both the history and value of family worship. There is much need for parents to be c...

For those who see how many kids grow up in the church and then flee the first chance they get in adulthood - that is a complicated issue with layers of answers - but one of the primary concerns should be the modern church's absolute neglect in equipping parents to disciple their own children. It wasn’t until the latter half of the twentieth century that Christian parents began wholly relegatin...

Many Christians do not feel at home in their current church. They may feel like outsiders because they do not align theologically with that church, or maybe they haven't found community there. These Christians might see an issue with their current church's government structures or teaching. In this episode of the Reformed Faith and Family Podcast, Caleb and Lindsey are going to be discussi...

This episode is Part III of a multi-part series answering the question, "What does it mean to be Reformed?"  We get asked this question often since Caleb is the pastor of a Reformed Baptist Church. Our go-to answer is that being Reformed means that we are "Calvinistic, Covenantal, and Confessional." We utilize these "3-C's" to help us explain the Gospel from a Ref...

This episode is Part II of a multi-part series answering the question, "What does it mean to be Reformed?"  We get asked this question often since Caleb is the pastor of a Reformed Baptist Church. Our go-to answer is that being Reformed means that we are "Calvinistic, Covenantal, and Confessional." We utilize these "3-C's" to help us explain the Gospel from a Refo...

This episode is Part I of a multi-part series answering the question, "What does it mean to be Reformed?" We get asked this question often since Caleb is the pastor of a Reformed Baptist Church. Our go-to answer is that being Reformed means that we are "Calvinistic, Covenantal, and Confessional." We utilize these "3-C's" to help us explain the Gospel from a Reform...

Welcome to Reformed Faith and Family! This podcast and our website, found at ReformedFaithandFamily.com, is hosted by Caleb and Lindsey Stomberg. Our mission is focused on exploring Reformed theology as we equip families to intentionally live out their Christian faith as they raise their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.  In this pilot episode, we introduce ourselves and ela...

Want to know what the Reformed Faith and Family podcast and website are all about? This quick introduction will give you a concise summary of those topics we will be covering from a Christian worldview. Thank you for checking out the Reformed Faith and Family podcast! We look forward to serving you and your family.  Visit the Reformed Faith and Family Website: https://reformedfaithandfamily.c...