History professor Tracy McKenzie and Barbara Rainey take us on a fascinating journey through history to shed light on the real first Thanksgiving and the intriguing people we call the Pilgrims.
Tracy McKenzie and Barbara Rainey take us back to the 1600s to the village of Scrooby, the birthplace of a sect of the Puritans called the Pilgrims.
Raising children in the limelight is diifficult. For Dennis and Barbara Rainey, the remedy was to live humbly and openly, and don't pressure your kids to be anything other than who they are.
Teaching your children to help others is a lifetime gift to them and to everyone they encounter.
Don't ever think that training your child's language is in vain.
Filling our hearts and minds with the things of God will quench the hunger that the world cannot.
Is failure always a bad thing? Not according to author Dan Dumas, who talks about helping his two sons evaluate risk-taking and persevere through failure.
Dan Dumas talks about the adoption process he and his wife walked through with their two sons. Dumas shares his burden to see kids head in the right direction and find their purpose.
All parents want their children to live smart, but how do they teach that value? Author Dan Dumas reflects on his life before coming to Christ. He tells why the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom.
Karis Kimmel Murray tells how granting forgiveness is the #1 rule of the Murray household, followed closely by "be brave and face your fears, especially when you do the hard thing."
Karis Kimmel Murray shares how her five-year plan was upended seven months into marriage when she discovered she was pregnant. Murray tells how she and her husband adjusted to life's surprises.
Karis Kimmel Murray explains that grace is giving something not necessarily deserved. Murray illustrates what it's like to let grace define your relationships even when the other person disappoints you.
Are your children learning to over commit from you? Wife and mom, Melissa Spoelstra, tells what she does to ensure that her family honors the Sabbath and learns to rest and enjoy each other's presence.
Author Melissa Spoelstra, a mother of four, shares some ways she disciples her children. Parents should encourage their kids to seek out mentors who can help them grow spiritually.
Melissa Spoelstra reminds parents they are not their children's report card, and if they measure their parenting by their children's behavior it will lead to disappointment and discouragement.
Sometimes it feels like "Just a Mom" is the lowest rung of the social ladder. But Jill Savage, Ashley Escue, Meg Meeker, and Karen Ehman tell moms that their role in their children's lives is irreplaceable.
How do we help our kids grow up with a right sense of identity? Kay Wills Wyma, Susan Hunt, and Courtney Reissig explain how they help their children build strong character and a solid spiritual foundation.
Kristen Welch gives seven reasons parents overindulge their children, which results in kids who feel entitled.
Kristen Welch tells how she and her husband nipped their child's entitlement mentality in the bud after a fun family outing to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.
Where is your treasure? Mary Hunt, Callie Briese, Randy Alcorn, and Dennis Rainey help give perspective and offer tips for how to better manage your earthly blessings.
Guests Kathy Koch, Brian Housman, and Jonathan McKee offer tips and strategies to parents raising kids in a screen-filled digital world.
Is it possible to get through college without going into debt? Ron Blue talks to parents and students alike about the benefits of paying for college as you go rather than relying on student loans.
Are your spending habits becoming a debt habit? Christian financial expert Ron Blue shares four biblical principles for building a healthy financial foundation for your family.
Doug Sherman, founder of Career Impact Ministries; author Patti Sprinkle;and Ray Miller, a business consultant and founder of Track 3, talk to parents about teaching your kids to work.
Nina Roesner and Debbie Hitchcock discuss the entitlement mentality that pervades the culture in which our kids are growing up.
Nina Roesner and Debbie Hitchcock give parents practical advice for building relationships with their teens.
Nina Roesner and Debbie Hitchcock talk about the importance of communicating respectfully with your teen.
Mark Hancock, chief executive officer of Trail Life USA, a Christian outdoor adventure program for boys, tells how he helped launch Trail Life USA.
Patti Garibay, national executive director of the faith-based organization, American Heritage Girls, talks about how the organization began and how today it is helping girls.
Training preschoolers can be overwhelming, but starting small will build a strong foundation for more lessons to come.
Brian Housman talks with parents about how to handle the moral failings of their children. Housman shares what he did when realized his teen son had been viewing pornography.
Brian Housman explains that parents need to look past their child's behavior and into their child's heart. Housman shares what he's done in their home to address such issues as lying and media usage.
Brian Housman encourages parents to shoot for a bigger parenting goal than mere obedience-to see their children's hearts transformed into Christlikeness.
Michelle Hill and John Majors discuss a teen's longing for independence and how parents want this too, but that tensions often arise as they guide a son or daughter to successfully stand on their own.
Steve and Lori Zeller talk about their parenting challenges and successes. Faith, they say, had everything to do with their parenting as they prayed to be good role models for their boys.
Steve and Lori Zeller reminisce about their days spent as high school sweethearts and eventually marriage. The Zellers remember the fun of raising their three boys, who would all eventually go on to play in the NBA.
Well-known pediatrician and mother of six Meg Meeker talks to fathers about the necessity of providing appropriate boundaries for their daughters.
Pediatrician Meg Meeker talks about the powerful influence of a father and recalls how her own father's belief in her at a low point in her life inspired her to believe in herself.
Chris and Michelle Groff recall their son's multiple stints in rehab and share a few of the parenting principles they learned there.
Chris and Michelle Groff share what they learned while their son was in rehab, and how they used this information to start their own ministry helping other parents.
Chris and Michelle Groff recall the night friends awakened them at 2:30 a.m. to tell them their son had broken into their car.
The undeniable fact is that God expects parents to lead the family.
As parents we can grow accustomed to doing everything for our young children and lose the opportunity to teach them responsibility.
Can thankfulness be taught? Barbara Rainey encourages parents to intentionally cultivate gratefulness in their families.
Whether you realize it or not, you're building a memory bank for your children. Barbara Rainey tells why remembering all God has done for us is so important.
November is the month for thankfulness. But it shouldn't stop there. Barbara Rainey encourages listeners to practice thankfulness all year long.
How the high school coach of NBA star LeBron James teaches his players about the value of serving others.
Is technology use fostering a sense of entitlement and discontent in our teens? Youth expert Dr. Kathy Koch explains that our youth are wired to expect choices, so decision making is harder.
Dr. Kathy Koch, author of "Screens and Teens" talks about the emotional needs of teens, and explains how technology is affecting and fulfilling those needs.
How is screen time affecting your kids? Youth expert Dr. Kathy Koch examines how technology is shaping the way our kids think. Dr. Koch encourages parents to monitor their children's technology use.
