Boles of Life

Discipline is not a tool for controlling behavior. It is a process of disciplining a child's heart toward right loves.

Continuing a series on the book ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Habits of the Household⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ by Justin Whitmel Early, Tyler and Virginia reflect on the wide gap between what parents want in disciplining and what kids need from discipline, recognize that the goal of discipline is not about gaining control of an out of control situation, and highlight that when reconciliation is the goal of discipline we are right discipling our kids toward Jesus.

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Eating is not just about surviving, it is a ritual of communing with others that allows us to thrive.

Continuing a series on the book ⁠⁠⁠Habits of the Household⁠⁠⁠ by Justin Whitmel Early, Tyler and Virginia discuss how coming together to the table positively impacts a family's overall well-being, how viewing your existing routines through a liturgical lens can show you what it is subtly teaching you about God, the world, and yourself, and how a simple invite to share a meal can bring someone into your household and into God’s family.

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Everyone wakes up, but not everyone wakes up to reality. Plenty of us live with a skewed sense of the world partly because our wake-up routine sets the tone for our day and the tone it sets isn't leading us anywhere good.

Continuing a series on the book ⁠⁠Habits of the Household⁠⁠ by Justin Whitmel Early, Tyler and Virginia discuss how prayer, smartphones, and the last moment before you walk out the door all play a major factor in what your heart, soul, mind, and body will focus on and draw from for the rest of the day.

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Whether you painstakingly planned out your daily routine or adopted what worked along the way, each of your habits are impacting what you believe is true and are shaping you into a particular kind of person.

Kicking off a series on the book Habits of the Household by Justin Whitmel Early, Tyler and Virginia discuss how your habits not only determine the lenses through which you view the world but also create a framework for everyone in your family to live by.

Through the book and this podcast series, Tyler and Virginia, alongside the book, make the case that it is through intentionally choosing your habits and routines that you set yourself and your family up to follow Jesus well.

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After two hospital births Virginia felt she wanted a different and more peaceful experience with their third child.

Through the episode, Tyler and Virginia discuss their journey from being completely satisfied with the typical hospital process leading up to and during birth to entertaining having a home birth.

Whether you are considering a home birth, interested in hearing about the experience, or a little weirded out at the thought of listening, press play before you decide if hearing more is for you!

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When it comes to your faith, you want to take it more seriously, but how?

Your family is central to everything you do, but why does it feel chaotic most days?

Food is a daily basic need, but how can you keep yourself and your family well-fed with your crazy schedule?

These are all questions you likely wonder on a weekly basis. Us too. That's why we're here. We don't claim to have all the perfect answers, but we want to share our experiences, our expertise, and what's helped us along the way in this messy life.

Our hope is to equip you with strategies to be more disciplined in your faith, have more peace and purpose in your family, and feel more confident with food and your health.

Life is messy. But we don't have to face it alone. Together we can jump into the mess of life and make an adventure of it!

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In this episode, Tyler & Virginia talk about futurists who thought we would never be working, how our pace of life is doing violence against our souls, and some slow deliberate steps we can take to start combating that soul violence.

- Pace of Life Evaluation

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In this episode, Tyler & Virginia talk about technology as an extension beyond your natural limitations, how technology numbs your natural ability that it originally extended, and how technology rarely forms you into the image of Jesus, but instead into the image of the world. 

- Technology Reflection Questions & Boundary Inspirations

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In this episode, Tyler & Virginia talk about some of the moments of life that formed them into who they are, Virginia gives an awesome explanation of the gospel that carries you through the story of scripture, what a rule of faith is, and how defining your rhythm of life is a way of being formed into the image of Jesus.

- Formation Reflection Questions

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In this episode, the return of the pod is finally here! Tyler & Virginia recap their big move, discuss what is coming next for the podcast, and even do a bit of time traveling.

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