The GoodKind Podcast

Welcome back to the podcast! Today, GoodKind Co-founder, Clayton, is sitting down with daughters Cara (rising 5th grade) and Susan (rising 4th grade) to recap the summer and get ready for the school year ahead. Take a listen, and consider how to make a meaningful moment during this back to school season! (And if you're already back to school? You can still join in! It might be the perfect time...

We're so happy to welcome Danielle Hitchen on the podcast this week. Danielle is the founder of  Catechesis Books , and has a ton of insight to offer when it comes to teaching fundamentals of the faith, and incorporating church rhythms into regular life.  Join Chris and Danielle for this meaningful conversation, and preorder her new book, Sacred Seasons , wherever you get your books!

Welcome back to The GoodKind Podcast! This week, our behind-the-scenes team member, Amy Kavanaugh, sat down with fellow mom of littles, Lauren DuPrez. Join the conversation, and be encouraged to incorporate rhythms into your home and life that even the youngest family members can pick up on and continue as they grow. Find more of Lauren's writing and life on her blog, A Beautiful Inheritance .

We're in the thick of summer now, and doing our best to embrace the season, no matter how hot it's getting out there! Join us for this month's Habits & Holidays episode where we're talking about all the ways we can engage with God and one another this July. July Holi-yays and Holi-nays Corn Month, National Blueberry Month, National Watermelon Month, National Hot Dog Month, Lasa...

We are so happy to welcome sisters Vera Schmitz and Natalie Abbott from Dwell Differently on this episode of The GoodKind Podcast. They are on a mission to memorize 1 million verses with their community, using temporary tattoos and other tangible items from their shop to help with the process. We've learned so much about starting small, what it takes to commit to a spiritual practice, and the...

In this episode, Chris is picking back up with friend and former small group member, Ryan Davis. Chris and Ryan still attend the same church, but ran into each other at a coffee shop recently after not seeing either other for awhile. They reconnected over GoodKind products and practicing their faith with their families. They've been mutually encouraged by one another's spiritual practices...

School’s out, and it’s time for summer! We’re back with another Habits and Holidays episode of The GoodKind Podcast, and we’re excited about all things happening in June! Join us and consider how you’ll make meaningful moments in the month ahead! GoodKind of Freebies! June 2nd, National Donut Day. (Usually all the chains offer free donuts, check your local listings). June 8th, National Best Friend...

Chris and Clayton are here to introduce the newest GoodKind Product (drum roll, please...) Sticky Prayers! They're covering everything from their own struggles developing a prayer habit, the false starts that we encountered trying to create a tangible prayer product, and the four types of prayer that we hope you'll begin practicing with us. We're excited about this new product, (We hop...

What do you get when some grown-up college friends and their kids rent a house together in the mountains? Twenty-four people from several states under one roof, endless laughs, a new generation of friends, mom and dad's night outs, and meaningful moments turned powerful memories. ...oh, and a hole in the wall. Clayton and Kristen Greene are here with Andrew and Jenn Brown, two of their friends...

Welcome back to another Habits and Holidays episode! Everyone put on your best Justin Timberlake impression and sing with us, "It's gonna be MAY!" May feels like a big month. Transitions happen as school years come to a close, people graduate, the sweaters go to the back of the closet, and summer is starting to sneak in the picture. Join us and decide how you're going to engage t...

We know how helpful it is to hear how other families are learning to practice their faith together. So from time to time, we want you to hear not from us, but from families just like yours, who are engaging with God and one another in their habits and holiday practices.  We're excited to introduce you to our friend, Stephanie Oyler, and hear from her about how she's cultivating gratitude in h...

Happy Easter! Consider the good news of the resurrection with us today—an event so utterly unique it became the cornerstone of the church’s message. Jesus lived, Jesus died, Jesus rose again. He is the one true King, now and forever. "Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earth...

Join us today, in the silence and waiting of Holy Saturday as we consider Jesus, who died in our place. "Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, 'Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?' that is, 'My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?' … And Jesus cried out again with a loud...

It's Good Friday—a paradoxical and powerful day with so much for us to consider. Join us and reflect on the beauty and the mystery of the cross. "Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the governor's headquarters, and they gathered the whole battalion before him. And they stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on his...

Today is Maundy Thursday, and we're taking a moment to consider Jesus, the Lamb who prepared a feast. Join us! "Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, 'Take, eat; this is my body.' And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, 'Drink of it, all of you, for this is my blood...

It's Day 4 of our Daily Reflections for Holy Week. Here's our passage to slow down and savor today: "Now when Jesus was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, a woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he reclined at table. And when the disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, 'Why this waste? For this cou...

Welcome back to Day 3 of our Daily Reflections for Holy Week! Today, on Holy Tuesday, slow down and savor this passage of Scripture with us. "In the morning, as he was returning to the city, he became hungry. And seeing a fig tree by the wayside, he went to it and found nothing on it but only leaves. And he said to it, 'May no fruit ever come from you again!' And the fig tree withered...

Welcome back to Day 2 of our Daily Reflections for Holy Week! Today, on Holy Monday, slow down and savor this passage of Scripture with us. "And Jesus entered the temple and drove out all who sold and bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons. He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ b...

Welcome to this special series of The GoodKind Podcast. We’re breaking our regular rhythm this week to bring you 10-minute daily reflections for each day of Holy Week, following the pattern of our Easter Blocks. We hope it helps you slow down and savor Christ this week. And we mean it—stop what you're doing, settle in, take a breath, and slowly consider Scripture with us. As we guide you throu...

Maybe April will bring showers, and maybe May will bring flowers. But one way another, to us, April means it's solidly Spring. We're excited about all that April has to offer—the weather, the random holidays, and the way the season prompts us to engage with God and one another.  Plus, we even took the liberty of compiling a list of free stuff you can get this month, because who doesn't...

Welcome to the Deep Dive. In these episodes, members of our team will be diving a bit deeper into topics you might hear us mention in our Habits and Holidays episodes.  Up first, we're talking Holy Week! Join Chris Pappalardo and Amy Kavanaugh as they discuss the Lent, Easter traditions, and how you can make Holy Week meaningful. 

BIG NEWS! Starting with this very episode, we'll be releasing Habits and Holidays episodes monthly! Honestly, we have too much fun recording these, and either the episodes were going to get a lot longer, of we were going to have to meet more often. We're so excited to become a regular rhythm in your life as you listen along in the car, on a walk, at home, or in the office.  So, with that said...

It's not about shamrocks and rainbows and finding pots of gold. It's about a man whose life was transformed by the gospel in such an incredible way that it impacted a nation, and the world today. Join our team members, Chris Pappalardo and Brian Turney for a conversation about the origins and historical significance of St. Patrick's day. (Go ahead and grab your soda bread, too! It's delicious!)&nb...

We’re sitting down with author of The Common Rule and Habits of the Household, Justin Whitmel Earley. Out of crisis, Justin aligned his calling with his habits, and is helping others understand how to do the same.  Justin’s expertise informs a lot of what we do here at GoodKind, especially in the realm of creating habits that will help you engage with God and one another. This one’s a real tr...

We're winding down from the fun (and chaos) of Christmas, and we're ready to welcome in the new year! On this Habits and Holidays episode, Clayton, Brian, Lindsey, and Chris are talking the good and bad of new year's resolutions, parties, and crowded gyms (It's like a block party in there!)  This might be our favorite episode yet - we're taking all the momentum of the new year rolling around...