Episodes

“Parenting is broken people raising more broken people. I’m not perfect; so, I must go to something that is perfect, and that’s God and God’s word.” -Dan Seaborn. Dan Seaborn is the founder and president of Winning At Home, a non-profit ministry that encourages families of all ages and stages to lead Christ-centered homes. His book, Winning at Home: Tackling the Topics that Confuse Kids and Scare Parents, offers clarity amid chaos on hard-hitting topics such as mental health, technology, sexuali...

Does your child know what blasphemy of the Holy Spirit means? Blasphemy is a fundamental biblical directive we should understand well to be able to teach our children when the time comes. Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is a willful, wicked rejection of God and, throughout the Bible, was subject to punishment by death. Blasphemy was to call into question the integrity and holiness of God himself. Idolatry, which is said to be the most detestable sin, is considered a form of blasphemy. During this e...

If your kids want to listen to rap music, why not encourage them to listen to rap music about God? Timothy Brindle and Jonathan Gibson, together, are passionate about teaching kids about God and the Bible through their fun and engaging book series, Acrostic Theology, which uses the alphabet and rhyme to do just that! Timothy Brindle has a Master of Theology degree and a Master of Divinity degree and is a Pastor at Olive Street Presbyterian Church. He is the author of The Unfolding, co-author of ...

“Sweat more in the training so you will bleed less on the battlefield.” -Greg Koukl As human beings, we are designed to be resilient. There are ways to teach children how to stand firm and have courage when faced with adversity or failure. Resilience is defined as the ability of a substance to return to its usual shape after being bent, stretched, or pressed; it is also defined as the ability to be happy and prosperous after something difficult or wrong has happened. As parents, it is our duty t...

“Children have to make their faith their own. They have to get to that point where they can defend the Bible and defend their own faith, not their parent’s faith.”-Jesse Florea. Jesse Florea has worked at Focus on the Family for nearly 30 years. For 25 of those years, he’s been the editor of Clubhouse Magazine and Clubhouse Jr. Magazine. He has over forty book credits, including the CBS Defend Your Faith Bible and the devotional Defend Your Faith: 100 Devotions For Kids with Questions. He is the...

As I'm sure you know, we, as human beings, don't always respond correctly when our patience is being tested. Even if we try and be gentle parents, we sometimes lose control and yell at our children when we are disciplining. Emotional reactivity and knee-jerk responses can sometimes turn us into the Incredible Hulk, the big angry superhero who only knows how to express his emotions with rage and anger. During this episode, Lee Ann elaborates on the following points about having the parental respo...

"We have at this point way over 300 near-death experiences that describe an awareness or a detailed encounter with God." -Jeffrey Long Jeffrey Long, M.D., is a radiation oncology physician who, over 20 years ago, founded the Near-Death Experience Research Foundation and has investigated over 4000 near-death experiences. The results of his previous research were published in his New York Times bestselling book, Evidence of the Afterlife: The Science of Near-Death Experiences. During this episode,...

If we approach prayer intentionally with excitement and reverence, our children can learn to do the same! Teaching our children to pray often can help to prepare them for what they will face in life, and it can empower and equip them to stand firm in their faith when faced with adversity in today’s changing society. But we must teach them to pray often and more intentionally! During this second part of the two-part episode series, Lee Ann continues to share ideas on teaching children how to pray...

US News stated that fewer than half of American adults pray daily. And research says that only 69% of Christians pray weekly… Our top priority should be that our children learn how to speak to God all the time, every day, and as often as possible. And sometimes, it’s hard to remember to pray before something as we all have busy lives, and seeking God can become an afterthought. However, children can learn and remember to worship and seek God by seeing us pray – asking Jesus for forgiveness, than...

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." -Matthew 11:28. Rest – precisely what we need, especially after the crazy busy Holiday season. Physical rest is the rest we need to help us maintain good health, but spiritual rest, which is harder to get, is equally important! Did you know that the Bible mentions "rest" over 500 times? Because Jesus was human, he also sought physical and spiritual rest. He calls on us to believe in him and come to him so that we will be...

“How we live today determines how we will live tomorrow. What has to last, has to come first.” -Hal Runkel. Happy New Year, RCK community! Going into this new year, we should strive to prioritize our health and well-being! If we don't take care of ourselves, then we can’t expect to be able to care for others, specifically our children. So we must practice self-care and confide in God and his living word on this journey. And through God’s grace and mercy, we can have healing hearts, peace of mind...