Urgent Need: As the back-to-school season begins, families are facing mounting pressure—tough choices, cultural confusion, and strained relationships.
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Dr. Ken Wilgus encourages parents to deliberately work their way out of the parenting role by the time their child is 18, and instructs them to see their teenagers as young adults, not large children. He offers tips on how to progressively give your teen more responsibility, along with examples of how to have difficult conversations on a range of topics, from music choices to dating.
Pastors Justin & Trisha Davis share their incredible marriage journey — recovering from Justin’s infidelity and the generational sins of their parents. The Davises describe “cycles of sin” like shame, blame, hiddenness, and unforgiveness, and how we need to get to the root of these issues before God can heal our lives. (Aug 26 – Aug 27)
Dr. Charles Stone shares insights from neuroscience and the Bible on managing stress. He offers helpful tools to get through difficult seasons of pressure.
Trauma therapist Dr. H. Norman Wright offers hope and insight for dealing with illness and death during the coronavirus pandemic, addressing the hardships that come with sheltering in place – like not being able to say goodbye to loved ones in the hospital, not being able to visit the elderly in nursing homes, and having to attend funerals online.
As a parent, you are the most important influence in your child’s faith development – more than friends, social media, or even the youth pastor. Ruth Chou Simons offers practical help for teaching kids God’s Word. She describes why you don’t have to be a perfect parent to model Biblical truths at home.
Justin Earley, father of four boys, shares his experiences navigating messes and sibling fights. Hear how to create stability in your home and teach spiritual lessons in the small moments.
