August 1st 2023 #28: Choosing to Stand: Finding Strength in God’s Promises for Our Children’s Sexuality What if we told you that navigating your teenager’s struggles, particularly with sexuality, doesn’t have to be as overwhelming as it seems? Subscribe Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube Channel Google Podcasts Overcast PocketCasts That’s right, we’re here to equip...
Engage Your Story
The work of Engaging your Story is a doorway to experiencing God’s forgiveness. Understanding your story gives you new ways for your brain and body and heart to work in concert with God’s will again. Engaging your story involves all of you. It means pulling a memory from your brain, unlocking it from your heart, feeling it in your body and then sharing it with another person. You are created to...
Help for Hurting Parents
Try allowing this statement to marinate in your heart for a moment: “God is writing a story for your child that you wouldn’t write.” Being a mom is a tough job. Listen in while two moms talk about loving children well. We are with you in NOT underestimating the hurt. Help for Hurting Parents. And we want to encourage you to NOT underestimate the hope. And if you aren’t a mom, stay with us and...
A Little Help Along the Way
OK, pause for a moment. I want you to say this statement out loud, “God will sustain me through challenging times with my children!” One of the biggest lies we tend to tell ourselves, is that nobody understands what we’re going through. And though there are times that feel that way, it’s not actually true. We all face difficult circumstances as parents and many are common. Consider these...
Does My Child Need Help?
When you discover one of your kids has been viewing porn or struggling with other sexual behaviors, it can be tempting to cross your fingers and hope that whatever your kids are going through, they’ll just outgrow it. But what if they won’t? And how can you know? This question matters, because how you do or don’t respond matters. If you come down too fearful or negative when your kid is curious...
Kids and Online Access
“Why Can’t You Just Trust Me?” The question came from Sam, Jeff and Jenna’s 16-year-old daughter. Jeff was first exposed to pornography online when he was younger than Sam. He was on his family’s desktop, looking up something for school. He came across an ad for one of his favorite games and clicked on it, only it didn’t take him to the game as he’d expected. It opened a tab to a site...