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Across the U.S., storms this winter have been brutal. Some of you might have even had to stay home. How do you ‘redeem the time’ on days like that? My guest in this episode knows all about it, and he’s found a great way to make those stuck-in-the-house days meaningful.   —Nathan Quotes “When the topic of…marriage comes up, say, ‘You know, find somebody that you can serve God with, someone that wor...

Hey Dads, We hear about so many young people who have grown up in Christian homes but left the faith. We can’t guarantee that our children will follow God, but we can find ways to help encourage a thinking, vibrant faith in God’s word . . . including using books! --Nathan Quotes Just as healthy plants need nourishment, our children need nourishment too. Specifically, their faith in God and His wor...

The data is in: dads are essential! We need you, Dad! Here's why, and even better, here's how! —Nathan Show Notes 💡 See the complete show notes at https://refreshpublishing.com/025-we-need-you-dad , including Scriptures referenced, recommended books, and  more quotes from today's episode. Books Mentioned 📖 The Holy Bible (read it yourself, read it and discuss it with your family). 📖 How To Be Y...

Hey Fellow Dads! Do you ever listen to the news and feel like the world is one big bounce house—and you're trying to stand in it? I know I do. This is a rapidly changing world. Two words come to mind to describe this world: unpredictability and instability. But there is something we as dads can do for our families throughout the year, that will give them a stability that just isn't found in this e...

Intro Hey Dads, Have you considered doing your own year-in-review? How could that help you lead your family? What are the best books we’ve read in the last year? And how could we better keep track of our reading next year? Tune in for answers! --Nathan Nathan's Top Ten Most Influential Books Read/Listened to in 2023 📖 10. The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate,...

Hey Dads, Merry Christmas! While you clean up the wrapping paper or enjoy some fireside snuggles, listen to these Scripture selections to help your family focus on Him whose birthday we celebrate today—Emmanuel, God with us. “I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.” --Nathan Scriptu...

Hey Dads, Even old Ebenezer Scrooge learned to "keep Christmas well." Have you? And are you passing that on to your children? This episode lists six suggestions for keeping Christmas well and leading our children to do the same. Enjoy! —Nathan Outline Know the message yourself. The five essential truths about Jesus:     •     Jesus' pre-incarnate existence     •     Jesus' perfection     •     Jes...

Hey Dads, Our English word amuse comes from an old French word amuser, which meant—are you ready for this? "To to stupefy, waste time, or deceive by distracting." Often, our children’s entertainment is merely that kind of amusing—concerned only with keeping them occupied and out of trouble, even if it is a waste of time. But to entertain (which Webster defined as “to engage the attention and retai...

Hey Dads, We have to wear many hats as dads, but what is the one essential responsibility God has given us? In this episode, we’ll see what God said about this question, and I’ll mention some practical tools we can use to carry out that one essential responsibility for our children. Whether you’ve yet to get started in teaching your children the Bible, or you’ve been doing it for years, this episo...

Hey Dads, Do you enjoy telling your children time-tested stories, classics that families have enjoyed for centuries? Even if you never heard these stories growing up, you can be the one to pass them on to the next generation. Listen in today as we share two fun stories from centuries past, with nuggets of wisdom hidden in each. Let’s go find the treasures in books! Nathan Stories told in this epis...

Hey Dads, What are some adventures you've had with your children? Have books played a part in those experiences? This summer, my six-year-old son and I embarked on a 2000-mile road trip, and a good part of the ideas for that trip came from a book. Come sit for a little while as my son and I discuss that trip and the book that helped launch us out into the adventure! --Nathan Books 📖 Paddle-to-the...

Hi, Dad, Do you want to spend more time in the Bible, but find it difficult to be consistent in this habit? Do you want to give your children a heritage of honoring and studying God’s word, but you easily forget where you were reading, or don’t feel like you’re getting anything out of it? Today I have a few simple, practical tips to help you live in God’s word by building little routines that will...

Hi, Fellow Dad! It’s time to make sure we’re ready for the season with stories to read with our families…but are Christmas stories (or other stories) simply for the purpose of checking off a box on our to-do list? Sure, reading helps us build warm, fuzzy, enjoyable memories together . . . but are there other reasons to read, reasons that make it worth our while even when we’re busy or stressed? Li...

It's our American holiday, and it's a Christian holiday, and yet in our increasingly secular age, most of us seem to be forgetting the historic American roots and even more so the biblical Christian roots of this festival. Now, in 2023, we're looking back over 400 years since the saga of our American Thanksgiving began; and, for all our faults and failures as Americans, we have so very, very much...

Hi, Fellow Dad! This is Thanksgiving week…but what if you’re going through a hard time, even suffering troubles and trials? Did the Pilgrims know some secret that we’ve forgotten? Join me for an exciting taste of that first Thanksgiving as well as recommendations for some of our favorite Thanksgiving books. Start a new holiday tradition with these great family readalouds. Happy Thanksgiving! —Nath...

Hey, Dads, Ever since the early days of man's history, war has been a reality, and never has another piece of real estate been fought over more than that parcel called "the Holy Land." In this episode, Bro. Mo, my friend and a church-planter in Israel, joins me to report on what it's like on the ground right now, as well as to talk about raising up our children to be good soldiers of Jesus Christ....

Hi, Fellow Dads! Looking for some ideas to make your family's Christmas season really focus on Jesus and not the peripherals? In this episode, we talk about some books my family has found enjoyable, entertaining, educational, and edifying, finding that some books …are just so well-written in helping us meditate on and understand the wonder, the miracle, the mystery of God the Son coming into space...

Hi, Fellow Dad, Have you as a dad ever wondered if God really can use you to help others know Him and walk in His truth? In TBB Podcast Ep. 10, Pastor Bruce Hamilton continues his conversation with me about how God has used him and his wife in some very unexpected ways, along with some powerful, practical instruction for how we can make ourselves available to God. Once again, I welcome your entire...

Hi, Fellow Dad! Have you ever read any of the great missionary stories from past centuries and wondered whether God is still at work in the world today? Would you like to introduce your children to a tale of modern missions that takes place in just the last few years . . . and is still continuing today? Join me for part 1 of this interview with Bruce Hamilton, and get a taste of the stories told m...

Intro Hi, Fellow Dad! Do you want to provide your children with good books, but you aren't sure where to start, or how to determine if a book is really good or not? As we prepared to launch this podcast, my family had a discussion around the dinner table about some of the myths people believe about books, and their comments sparked the outline for this episode. If we're going to find the treasures...

Intro Hi, Fellow Dad! Your house might have A kitchen to cook in, A bedroom to sleep in, A living room to host guests. All places to complete specific tasks. But there's a special place every dad should have in his home, and it wasn't until I was a few years into being a dad that I realized I should have this place. What is it, you ask? Stay tuned! —Nathan Building Your Own Reading Place Start sim...

Have you ever been facing a problem or trial so big that there was nothing you could do but trust God? We're publishing this episode one year after our youngest little guy went in for open heart surgery to correct his congenital heart defects. God once again showed Himself gracious, kind, and comforting to us through that weighty time, and a large part of that comfort came to us in the Psalms. In...

Hi, Fellow Dads,   I suppose you all watched a good bit of the news covering the wildfire that swept through and consumed the town of Lahaina, on the west coast of Maui, back in August. After over two months, it's still hard for me to wrap my mind around the magnitude of loss people there suffered, especially having acquaintances who lost their home, vehicle, and church building in the blaze. I re...

Hi, Dad! Do you have good intentions for reading to and with your family, but don't know where to start? Or maybe you have lots of ideas, but struggle to come up with a plan you can follow consistently? I don't know about you, but ever since I was a teenager, I have always felt that I had too many books I wanted to or needed to read, and since becoming a dad, too many books to read to my family. T...

Intro "The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul…"   …so the Bible is enough, right? It's actually a waste of time to read or listen to any other books…right?   Listen to the episode to get the full explanation of each point below: The Bible refers to other books for historical verification. See Joshua 10:13, 2 Samuel 1:18, 1 Kings 11:41. Esther 2:23, 6:1-3 speak about the importance of...