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The whole alphabet brigade (LGBTQ+) can seem pretty dominant and overbearing, so how should Christian parents think about the influence it's having in our culture, even down to the level of our kid's schools and forms of entertainment? We believe that utilizing the amazing truths of God's word, you can help your child be a light in the dark. Listen to find out how.

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It doesn't matter who you are, you either have experience trying to navigate the empty nest and the realationships with your adult kids, or you've heard others give their advice (often jaded) about how to go about doing so. We think the best advice we can get is from the scriptures - and it has a lot to say about this subject.

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If you want your kids to CRASH AND BURN when they become adults, don't do anything to teach them how to read, understand, and apply God's word to their own lives. Don't start young. Don't set a good example of it yourself. And DON'T (by all means) require it of them as part of their daily personal disciplines.

All sarcasm aside... this episode is powerfully important. Learn how to teach your kids (from an early age) to have a meaningful daily quiet time with the LORD.

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When Mindi and I first married and began having kids, she suggested that we have "dates" with them. This was a TOTALL foreign concept to me, but I'm glad I listened to her suggestion. To this day dates with our kids continue to be one of the best ways to stay connected to their hearts - and it's TONS of fun, too.

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You can help your children establish habits and patterns that foster mental and emotional health. Don't we all want that for our kids? This simple practical planning of your child's life and schedule is our topic on this episode.

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We all need refereshers from time to time, someone to nudge us back to the fundamentals of the things we're trying to master. This episode is that... for Christian parents. We want to remind you of the value and fundamental nature of fearing the Lord.

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Sit in with us as we talk with our oldest child, our son Aaron. He speaks about what it was like to be the oldest, how his parents helped him learn to deal with his emotions and struggles in life, and how God can be honored in your home by the way you interact with and model for yourchildren.

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How should you handle those unusual circumstances when your youngster is out of her element and as a result, is out of sorts? In this episode, we emphasize the importance of teaching children self-control even in those unusual settings, for the sake of their spiritual growth. Our personal experience at a recent family wedding showcases the value of discipline in challenging situations. Join us as we explore this topic and offer guidance for fostering self-control in children.

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Every Christian has talked about or been part of a conversation on the topic of walking by faith. But what does it look like as a parent? Mindi shares her journey of learning to trust God with her concerns for her children. She emphasizes the need to cast our cares on God and choose faith over worry - and tells the story of how God taught her this valuable lesson.

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Mindi and Carey talk with their 20-year old daughter, Faith (at the time of this recording) about her growing up years and how she was able to maintain her own relationship with the Lord from childhood into her young adult years.

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There is lots of damage and hurt that can exist between parents and their adult kids. It's not easy to heal those wounds but it's possible in Jesus. This episode highlights an example of that Mindi heard from one of her friends and we draw lessons from it to help you with your relationship with your adult kids.

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We tell a story or two from our own "adult parenting" journey - and Mindi explains how she's realized that all her best efforts are not enough. There is only one guarantee we have!

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The fundamental training that needs to happen during the youngest seasons of your child's life can be very frustrating because it's so tedious and confusing. Are you doing it right? Is it supposed to be this hard? This episode covers some of the toddler training basics you need to understand to help your child set the proper foundation for their development of self-control.

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If your kids are being raised to be "good kids" but don't know why they are on the planet or what they are supposed to do with the life they've been given, you're doing it wrong. This episode covers the very simple basics of rooting your kids in a Christian Worldview.

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Parents today have it hard. There are lots of issues their kids face that parents and kids in previous generations didn’t have to face. There is also an “expert” culture and mindset we’re living in that tells us that we should let “experts” handle the difficult situations. Sometimes they even convince us that we should do this for the good of our kids. But is this true? As you might, guess… we don’t think so.

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If you take just a moment to examine the means by which you function in the world, you’ll discover that MOST of what you do is performed out of mental habits. In other words, the way you’ve learned to THINK about things is what guides the way you behave, how you make decisions, the manner in which you respond to other people, and a load of other things. Your kids have already developed some of the mental habits that will shape their lives, but there is still time for you to guide them to tear down destructive mental habits and to develop the most important of all mental habits — the habit of trusting God. This episode digs into it.

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One of the most important, day to day habits that we need to develop as followers of Jesus is the practice of renewing our minds (Romans 12:2). As Christian parents, this is a life-giving task that we need to be teaching to our kids as well. This episode we discuss what that parental responsibility looks like and provide some tips to encourage you in it, or help you get started.

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Are you a parent who tells your kids not to "tattle?" We get why you might do that - tattling can surely be an obnoxious and irritating thing. But is it the RIGHT thing to make a blanket rule like that? Is there an opportunity we Christian parents are missing when we do that?

As you probably expect, we've got a different view on this one - but as always, it's because of what the Bible says to us about how to live with each other in Christian community.

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It's a question that many Christian families struggle with, and financial hardships and struggles can make it even harder. But when considering this important question, many families are asking all the wrong questions. Listen to hear how to consider the question in light of the instruction of God's word.

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The adolescent years in a child’s life are one of the most difficult times. That’s because not only are they being faced with a tremendous amount of physical and emotional change personally, they are also facing some of the most intense times of pressure externally…pressures that can prompt catastrophic decisions that impact the rest of their lives. This episode, we want to equip you with a few mindsets and strategies that will help you prepare your kids for adolescence and the teen years.

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Parenting is a hard enough task under normal circumstances. But when your partner in parenting (your spouse) is not a believer, it can be even harder. This episode features a listener question about that issue, so be sure you listen and share with those who you know can benefit.

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Our definition of a child being “socially awkward” is one that may cause them to struggle with interacting with others in a way that reflects the love that Jesus taught. This may manifest in their behavior and be seen in their reluctance to engage with others, or in their lack of understanding of social norms.

It could also be seen in their difficulty in forming meaningful relationships with their peers, or in their discomfort when placed in social situations.

In each case, it is important to remember that Jesus requires us to love one another, and for children to be able to interact with others in a way that reflects this love.

It’s YOUR job as a parent to teach them in this area.

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This episode, we want to remind you of a fundamental attitude that Christian parents MUST have. It’s the attitude of DEPENDENCE on Jesus… and the habit of going to Him FIRST for the help you need.

This episode, we want to emphasize the importance of having a fundamental attitude that Christian parents need to embrace: that of DEPENDENCE on Jesus. It is so important to establish the habit of going to Him FIRST for the help that is needed, not to rely on our own strength and abilities alone, OR to rush to other resources before consulting Him.

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The New Testament is filled with instructions to the church (duh). And since we Christian parents are endeavoring to build homes that are centered on Christ (just like the church is), doesn't it make sense that we should be applying the instructions Jesus gives to His church, to our families?

This episode focuses on the 47 "one another" statements and how we parents can use them to better grow and equip our family members to represent Jesus in the world.

There's a free downloadable resource on this episode you can get here.

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From the moment our kids begin communicating, we parents have a massive job on our hands. The interaction between two people is a powerfully important and amazingly complex web of things that we have got to have God's help to get right. It's inevitable in that pursuit that we'll get some things wrong and that tensions will develope. This episode is aimed at providing you principles to keep in mind as you address conflicts that crop up between you and your teen or adult kids.

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Hey parents, take a few moments to think through your growing up years. What were the different stages you went through and what were the markers in your life, those pivotal moments that you wish you had been better prepared for as parents? Do you think there are things you could do to help your kids be prepared for those same things and even more?

If we're willing to put in preparation for these kinds of things, shouldn't we be putting in at least that much effort in preparing our children for life? I mean that's really what parenting is. It's preparing our kids for life.

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By now you've heard us talk a lot about "training" your child in the ways they need to go in order to be prepared for life as a Christian. But what EXACTLY is that "training" supposed to look like? We thought it would be good to give you some real-life examples so you can get your brain around the concept and apply it to your situation. Let us know if you have any questions.

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Every home thrives when it revolves around a sense of orderliness and the children within that home have a much greater chance of thriving as well. When we live our lives in an orderly fashion, we are imitating our Creator who does everything that He does in an orderly way. This episode lays the groundwork for order in the Christian home and challenges you to assess your needs in this area.

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Hello again, parents, this is Mindi Green and I have a heart check episode today that I wanted to share with you. And I wanted to ask the question, who are you listening to for advice? As parents, I hear a lot from parents how they've read this article or they've heard this podcast or their friend told them some advice on their child. And sometimes I'm encouraged because it is good counsel that they received. But many times I'm saddened because it sounds like worldly counsel. And so I'm wanting to ask you as parents, who do you go to first when you need counsel? And my encouragement to you, my, my counsel to you today would be, God should always be your first source of wisdom and help. And as we've said in other episodes, our hearts need to be completely in 100% dependent on the Lord. And so are you going to him asking him for wisdom about the issues with your children, how to raise them, how to love them, how to teach them and train them.

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It's important for godly parents to understand that AS the parents, it's their job to always be initiating. That means in the lives of their kids, THE PARENTS are to be the ones taking the initiative to stear the kids toward God, no matter their age. Yep, we're talking about adult kids too.

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Well it's that time of year again. We're starting to see the big guy in the red suit with the fake beard all over the place. Christians, How should we deal with this Santa Claus thing? Should we play the game of the pretend Santa? Should we not? Should we avoid it all together? This episode of God Fearing Kids and the Parents Who Raise Them, that's the issue we want to address. So stick around. 

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The holidays are upon us and we Christian families love to celebrate. But what does the Bible say about celebrations? How much celebration is too much celebration or is there such a thing? And what about practices for various holidays that are rooted in pagan practices? How should the Christian family think about those things? Those are the things we're gonna address on this episode of God Fearing Kids and the Parents Who Raise Them.

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Can you imagine sitting in your own living room, having a conversation with your kids and your spouse about the Bible, talking about the doctrine, understanding how it applies to your life and doing it all together. Today's episode of God, fearing kids and the parents who raise them is some practical suggestions for teaching scripture to your family.

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There is a reality in life that the things that are most important to you are the things you will make time for. So on this episode we ask you to seriously consider if you really want your children to become God fearing believers in Jesus Christ, then what time are you committed to devoting to that endeavor?

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What is THE most significant or long-lasting impact you could have with you life? Ask that same question of your kids’ lives and you’ll be heading toward the theme of this episode. The scripture reveals the answer for us today… and you may be surprised as to what it is.

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What is your highest ambition in life? Honestly, take some time to seriously answer the question.

The scriptures give us God’s opinion on what SHOULD BE the highest human ambition…

Jeremiah 9:23-24 - Thus says the LORD: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, 24 but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the LORD.

This episode we’re discussing what it takes to build a heart and vision for knowing God into your kids.

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Imagine that you come into a newly built home and it's your job to decorate it for the sale of the home. You have these beautifully painted blank walls. You have a wonderful open floor plan. You have all this great canvas to work on and you get to adorn this home, whatever way you want to. You have an unlimited budget. You can just do whatever you want. Now, some of you would have a lot of fun with that. And you would think of all these creative things you could do.

I bring up that illustration to put you in mind of the creative process… and to point out to you that when your child comes out of the womb, you have a blank slate. You have a blank canvas that you, as the parent are responsible to adorn with godly character and godly ways of thinking and godly perspectives on the world. They don’t know how to think, how to feel, or how to act. It’s your job to paint on that canvas with the things of God… and you do it through good communication.

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Many adults were never spanked and others were abused. So we understand how it can be very difficult to know what a "good" or “right” spanking should be like.

Scripture assumes readers to understand what a “good” and “bad” spanking looks like… but that’s not the case anymore. This episode we want to give you some quick guidelines we've learned that will prevent you from underdoing it (not really disciplining effectively) or overdoing it (abusing your child).

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Some feel any time a parent strikes a child it’s wrong and abusive. Many of the people who feel that way were in fact abused by a parent or authority figure, sometimes even under the guise of it being a “spanking.”

Others feel spanking, done properly, is an appropriate and healthy form of discipline. What is more, they also feel that it’s supported scripturally as a method of discipline God Himself condones and encourages (when done properly).

We understand the debate, but honestly don’t care much about the arguments on either side. We’re most concerned with what God says about spanking. On this episode we’re going to walk through the primary Bible verses that support the use of spanking in parenting.

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I'm sure you've heard the term and you've probably experienced the result of the phrase. One size fits all. The only thing I have ever experienced where one size really does fit all is with those professional flexible band, major league baseball type ball caps. But in most circumstances, one size does not. And that's true of parenting as well.

When it comes to the issue of DISCIPLINE, it’s especially true. Not only does discipline need to vary in consideration of age ranges and stages of life varying children are in… each CHILD will have their own unique temperament and personality to consider.

This episode, we give some general guidelines to think through when it comes to applying discipline in the variety of circumstances you’ll face as a parent.

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What do you think of when you hear the word “discipline?”

Exercise? Dieting? Punishment or correction?

It’s a word that certainly has a place in all those contexts… and it’s also a word that comes into play for Christian parents almost daily as they seek to train their kids for godly living.

Don’t let the difficulties you have potentially experienced in this area make you afraid of being the “bad guy” in your kids’ eyes. You are commissioned and equipped by the God of creation to do this job… and you CAN do it. Listen to learn how we suggest you go about reframing your discipline-mindset to benefit your kids long-term.

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Recently, my 94-year old mother told me a story about how an old friend of hers dealt with her kids’ misbehavior. According to my Mom (who can tell a story, but seldom makes things up). this friend often got calls from the school that her kids were in the Principal’s office… but every time she did, according to the friend, “It’s their friends that keep getting them in trouble.”

Does that explanation sound believable to you? Or is the Mom thinking more highly of her kids’ behavior than she ought? Or is she making excuses for bad behavior for some reason?

We often hear parents excusing their child’s behavior — rudeness, shyness, disobedience, disrespect — all things that should be dealt with appropriately and swiftly. Why do parents do this and what’s the remedy? We’ll cover the issue on this episode.

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Every parent comes into their role as Mom or Dad with NO experience. There’s also no step by step user’s manual to help us get our feet under us. But there are role models we can look to who can give us an idea of what we’re supposed to do as parents.

Our best role model is God Himself, our loving and perfect Father.

This episode is designed to help you think through how God parents us, His children, so that you can take the perfect example of a great Father and apply it to your role as a parent.

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God fearing parenting requires that you, the parent, consistently engage with Christ on a personal basis, for yourself. It's not about rules you impose on your kids or values you teach to them... at least not as a first-order thing. You've got to be focusing on your own vibrant relationship with Christ. Today, we're going to introduce you to a topic and a resource that had been one of the most transformational in our lives, along that line.

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If I were to ask you, “Are you're willing to do whatever it takes to equip your kids to be adults who honor and love the Lord?” you'd likely say, “Yes.”

But what if I asked you this question?

“Are you willing to do whatever it takes to overcome YOUR OWN fears and insecurities and baggage, so THAT you can best equip them to be that kind of adult?” That’s a more difficult question isn’t it? It’s difficult because it’s not theoretical, like the first one, it’s real-life. It’s one we instantly realize we are answering every day of our lives… and much of the time we answer it from a place of fear… fear of our kids.

That may sound kind of strange, but there are parents all over the world who seem to be afraid to be the parent, when that's the role that God's given them. This episode, we’re talking about that… and providing you some mindsets and tools to begin moving in a new direction.

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Imagine for a moment that you're driving down the road and the warning light on the dashboard of your car comes on. What is that telling you? It's telling you that something on the inside of your engine or in the mechanics of your car is not working properly. What do you do when the light is shining in your face? Ignore it? Worry? Call the mechanic?

Did you know that your kids have a built-in warning light, placed there by the God of the universe? On this episode of God Fearing Kids and the Parents Who Raise Them, we're going to learn how to assess the condition of our children's hearts by using God's built in warning light — their behavior.

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Take a little bit of time to consider this question… “What is the environment of your home like?” We’re not asking whether you have AC or heat or just open windows. We’re not asking whether or not your house is clean or dirty. What we’re talking about is the spiritual environment of your home. Is it an environment that magnifies and uplifts Jesus or one that is no different than your neighbors who don’t even know Jesus?

This is a VITAL question to answer because the environment your kids grow up in is going to DICTATE how their character develops in many regards. For that reason, this a serious issue that we’re going to take a while to unpack. It’s on this episode, so be sure you listen.

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Many of the more important things in life require periodic checkups — a financial portfolio, your car’s engine, and your physical health are all examples.

With this episode we’re introducing a new feature — periodic “bonus” episodes we’re calling “Heart Check,” to help you as a Christian parent keep YOUR heart on track when it comes to parenting your children’s hearts toward the heart of God.

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Think about your day, you make your plans. You're gonna go to work and at work, you'll be doing this and that. And you might need to go to the lunch with a friend during work, the wife might be thinking, I need to go to this store. I need to take the kids to school. So you plan out your day with the things that you need to do, and it involves your car, driving you all these different places. And very rarely are you thinking of the gas that is helping the car drive. But we all know that if we don't have our tank full of gas, we're not gonna be able to do what we plan for that day, whatever it is that we're gonna do, it's kind of the same thing with prayer. 

As a parent, you have these desires and these places you wanna go with your children in your teaching and prayer is like the gas in the car. If you have not, first of all, prayed through your desires of where you're wanting to take your children of what you're wanting to teach them. It's like you're out of gas and you're not gonna be able to get there. So we wanna talk to you today about how important prayer is. It has to be a part of your life. Just like you have to have gas in your car to be able to go to work. There's not an option. So we, we wanna encourage you with this important element of your life as a parent.

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The last few episodes, we have talked about the responsibility of parents to get their own spiritual life on track. Does that mean you should make that into a big checklist that you hammer through every day? That’s not be best idea. Instead, we need to keep in mind the WHAT and the WHY of what it is we are building in your homes and how our daily time with God impacts that.

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