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Today's Message:

Carey Green

We live in a culture that is truly, radically confused about one of the most fundamental aspects of human nature - sexuality. Christians need to be wise about what the Bible says regarding this important subject, because getting it wrong here impacts the family, the church, the world we live in, and history as a whole. This is part 1 of a series of messages that will be airing on the Christian Home and Family podcast. This session keys in on the culture's confusion over sexuality, and sets the stage for the following messages in the series.

Links & Resources mentioned in this podcast:

• My Compass Weekend for Young Men
• WIN THE BOOK - "Beyond Ordinary"** by Justin and Trisha Davis!

** These resources are "affiliate" links

The main music track used in the Christian Home and Family Podcast is entitled, "Midian" and is from Adam Rey's instrumental album Meat & Potatoes - Adam has generously given me permission to use his music, so please, support his generosity by checking out and purchasing his music at www.heyreyguitar.com - (no affiliate relationship, Adam's just my friend.)

Also, the "resources" music track is from the www.musicrevoluation.com site.

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Today's Guests:

Kevin & Sherry Harney

Though this podcast has been a great experience so far, I have to say that this episode is one of my favorites. Kevin and Sherry Harney were such a blessing to me as we discussed their book, "Organic Outreach for Families."** Their experience and the grace of God seem to have uniquely equipped them to write this book, to help the rest of us understand family outreach and the powerful impact it can have not only on the families around you, but also on your own family. In this episode we talked about...

• Kevin and Sherry's testimonies
• Their family life
• Reaching your own family
• Raising children of light in a dark world
• Turning your home into a lighthouse
• The practical issues surrounding family outreach

Links & Resources mentioned in this podcast:

• My Compass Weekend for Young Men
• WIN THE BOOK - "Beyond Ordinary"** by Justin and Trisha Davis!
• Kevin & Sherry's book - Organic Outreach for Families**
• Kevin's website - www.kevingharney.com
• Sherry's website - www.sherryharney.com
• Their son's video production website - www.joshharney.com
• The Compass Weekend for young men has undergone a date-change - June 20, 21, 22 of 2013, in Buena Vista, Colorado. I'm only allowing 8 young men at a time to be a part of this event, to keep the interaction genuine and relevant. If you are interested or want to pass the information along to someone you know, please check out the Compass page on the website.

**  These resources are "affiliate" links

The main music track used in the Christian Home and Family Podcast is entitled, "Midian" and is from Adam Rey's instrumental album Meat & Potatoes - Adam has generously given me permission to use his music, so please, support his generosity by checking out and purchasing his music at www.heyreyguitar.com - (no affiliate relationship, Adam's just my friend.)

Also, the "resources" music track is from the www.musicrevoluation.com site.

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Today's Presenter:

Carey Green
Founder
Christian Home and Family

When it comes to loving our wives, Jesus clearly tells Christian husbands that we are to imitate Him in the way that He loves His church. But what does that look like? On today's podcast I'm going to share with you some of the things the LORD has been gracious to teach me regarding what it means to love your wife that way, and one primary way you need to make sure you are doing it. No matter your wife's personality, the struggles you face together, or the baggage each of you brought into the relationship, the "broken record" habit that I'm going to describe for you today will help you love your wife well. It will take time, but it will prove to be powerful in your relationship. Here's what you can expect...

• Christ's example is our model
• How Jesus was and is like a "broken record"
• Christian husbands need to become a "broken record" toward their wives
• Reasons why this is so important
• A call to action

Links & Resources mentioned in this podcast:

• My Compass Weekend for Young Men
• WIN THE BOOK - Organic Outreach for Families!
• The Marriage Improvement Project - A devotional study for couples

A couple of brief reminders:

• The Compass Weekend for young men has undergone a date-change - June 20, 21, 22 of 2013, in Buena Vista, Colorado. I'm only allowing 8 young men at a time to be a part of this event, to keep the interaction genuine and relevant. If you are interested or want to pass the information along to someone you know, please check out the Compass page on the website.
• You are invited to prayerfully consider partnering with Christian Home and Family.

The main music track used in the Christian Home and Family Podcast is entitled, "Midian" and is from Adam Rey's instrumental album Meat & Potatoes - Adam has generously given me permission to use his music, so please, support his generosity by checking out and purchasing his music at www.heyreyguitar.com - (no affiliate relationship, Adam's just my friend.)

Also, the "resources" music track is from the www.musicrevoluation.com site.

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Today's Guests:

Scott Turansky & Ed Miller
The National Center for Biblical Parenting

If you've been listening to the Christian Home and Family podcast for any length of time, you know that I'm eager to see parents pass their faith along to the next generation, and the one after that, and the one after that. That generational legacy if what I'm all about.

This epssode of the podcast strikes that familiar chord in a new way by introducing you to the 4-14 family movement. It's a movement of like-minded people who are encouraging, equipping, and challenging parents to take up the mantel of passing along their faith, particularly to their children ages 4-14 (the time when most people come to faith in Christ). In this episode you'll hear us talk about...

• How Scott and Ed came to faith in Christ
• What the 4-14 movement is
• Resources the 4-14 movement is providing
• How your family, church, or small group can benefit from the 4-14 movement.
• How you can get involved in the 4-14 movement.

Links & Resources mentioned in this podcast:

• My Compass Weekend for Young Men
• Christian Home and Family Marriage Intensives
• WIN THE BOOK - Organic Outreach for Families!
• Take the family Challenge website
• The National Center for Biblical Parenting

A couple of brief reminders:

• The Compass Weekend for young men has undergone a date-change - June 20, 21, 22 of 2013, in Buena Vista, Colorado. I'm only allowing 8 young men at a time to be a part of this event, to keep the interaction genuine and relevant. If you are interested or want to pass the information along to someone you know, please check out the Compass page on the website.
• My new spiritual growth curriculum for individuals or groups - NEW LIFE IS NO JOKE
• My new couple's marriage devotional - in 3 formats - THE MARRIAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
• You are invited to prayerfully consider partnering with Christian Home and Family.

The main music track used in the Christian Home and Family Podcast is entitled, "Midian" and is from Adam Rey's instrumental album Meat & Potatoes - Adam has generously given me permission to use his music, so please, support his generosity by checking out and purchasing his music at www.heyreyguitar.com - (no affiliate relationship, Adam's just my friend.)

Also, the "resources" music track is from the www.musicrevoluation.com site.

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Today's Presenters:

Carey & Mindi Green
Christian Home and Family

Part 1 of the Christian Home and Family strategy is to help you in getting your own spiritual walk on track. Part 2 is helping you get your marriage relationship solid and healthy. This podcast episode falls squarely in that #2 category.

Communication in marriage is what Mindi and I refer to as "Priority #2" (can you guess why?). Learning to talk to each other in healthy, beneficial ways is what makes the difference between an average or struggling marriage and a truly great one. Communication is where you get to know each other, learn to love each other, and truly become unified in your relationship. That is the kind of marriage the LORD delights to use, and will use for His glory.

Come along as Mindi and I talk about:

• the important role communication plays in your marriage
• what happens when communication is sporadic or non-existent
• how to go about establishing "priority #2" in your marriage
• the attitudes behind good communication in marriage
• what good communication looks like (what do you talk about?)
• how to handle disagreements and arguments
• how to move ahead in a healthier way if your communication in marriage has been weak
• how to know if you need to get some outside help

I always enjoy talking with my bride, and this episode was no different. She's a fount of wisdom on these kinds of issues, and I hope you'll enjoy what the two of us were able to uncover.

Links & Resources mentioned in this podcast:

• Covenant Eyes (affiliate link*)
• My Compass Weekend for Young Men
• Christian Home and Family Marriage Intensives
• Communication, Key to Your Marriage - H. Norman Wright (affiliate link*)
• WIN THE BOOK - Organic Outreach for Families!

* These resources are affiliate links - you pay the same price, but part of your purchase goes to support the ministry of Christian Home and Family. Thanks!

A couple of brief reminders:

• The Compass Weekend for young men has undergone a date-change -  June 20, 21, 22 of 2013, in Buena Vista, Colorado. I'm only allowing 8 young men at a time to be a part of this event, to keep the interaction genuine and relevant. If you are interested or want to pass the information along to someone you know, please check out the Compass page on the website.
• My new spiritual growth curriculum for individuals or groups - NEW LIFE IS NO JOKE
• My new couple's marriage devotional - in 3 formats - THE MARRIAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
• You are invited to prayerfully consider partnering with Christian Home and Family.

The main music track used in the Christian Home and Family Podcast is entitled, "Midian" and is from Adam Rey's instrumental album Meat & Potatoes - Adam has generously given me permission to use his music, so please, support his generosity by checking out and purchasing his music at www.heyreyguitar.com - (no affiliate relationship, Adam's just my friend.)

Also, the "resources" music track is from the www.musicrevoluation.com site.

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Today's Presenter:

Luke Gilkerson
Internet Community Manager
at Covenant Eyes

DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE TOPIC OF SEXTING, THIS EPISODE CARRIES A PG-13 RATING.

Sexting is a new an strange phenomena to most of us. It is one example of how technology is creating some very unwelcome issues that we Christians need to carefully think through, especially as the issue of sexting relates to our families.

In this episode of the podcast I had a great conversation with Luke Gilkerson. Luke is the Internet Community Manager at Covenant Eyes, a company that provides internet accountability and filtering software. Luke's interaction with me was a great blessing, and I especially enjoyed his focus on the role parents need to play in their children's lives in relation to issues like sexting. Communication is vital, and parents must work extra hard to make sure that their relationships with their children remain open, so that these kinds of issues can be discussed in helpful ways that honor Christ.[/gn_note]

Links & Resources mentioned in this podcast:

• Covenant Eyes (affiliate link*)
• My Compass Weekend for Young Men
• Christian Home and Family Marriage Intensives

* These resources are affiliate links - you pay the same price, but part of your purchase goes to support the ministry of Christian Home and Family. Thanks!

A couple of brief reminders:

• The Compass Weekend for young men is June 6, 7, 8 of 2013, in Buena Vista, Colorado. I'm only allowing 10 young men at a time to be a part of this event, to keep the interaction genuine and relevant. If you are interested or want to pass the information along to someone you know, please check out the Compass page on the website.
• My wife and I have begun providing Christian Marriage Intensives for couple sin need of help getting "unstuck" from the issues they face in their marriages. Check it out to see if we could be of help to you.
• My new spiritual growth curriculum for individuals or groups - NEW LIFE IS NO JOKE
• My new couple's marriage devotional - in 3 formats - THE MARRIAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
• You are invited to prayerfully consider partnering with Christian Home and Family.
• I'd love to do some future episodes that are "Q & A" in nature, regarding anything related to living as a Christian family. Please submit YOUR questions to me in the comments below or in any of these ways.

The main music track used in the Christian Home and Family Podcast is entitled, "Midian" and is from Adam Rey's instrumental album Meat & Potatoes - Adam has generously given me permission to use his music, so please, support his generosity by checking out and purchasing his music at www.heyreyguitar.com - (no affiliate relationship, Adam's just my friend.)

Also, the "resources" music track is from the www.musicrevoluation.com site.

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Today's Presenter:

Carey Green
founder of
Christian Home and Family

Being (or becoming) the spiritual leader in the home is not an easy task. In my own early days of marriage, it was a struggle for me to even know what the term meant! In all my time mentoring men, counseling couples, and working with people, I've learned that I'm not alone. To be told to be the spiritual leader in the home is an intimidating thing to most men.

In this episode of the podcast, I'm going to try to deconstruct the fear a bit, to discover what lies under the surface, and I want to give you some tips regarding things that helped me to get over the hump of hesitancy so that I could truly become the spiritual leader in my home. You don't have to have a Bible degree or be "super spiritual." The average guy can do it.[/gn_note]

Links & Resources mentioned in this podcast:

• Covenant Eyes (affiliate link*)
• My Compass Weekend for Young Men
• the Stand Firm Webcast
• John Piper's message about spiritual leadership
• My blog post on having a plan for your time with the LORD.
• My coaching page

* These resources are affiliate links - you pay the same price, but part of your purchase goes to support the ministry of Christian Home and Family. Thanks!

A couple of brief reminders:

• The Compass Weekend for young men is June 6, 7, 8 of 2013, in Buena Vista, Colorado. I'm only allowing 10 young men at a time to be a part of this event, to keep the interaction genuine and relevant. If you are interested or want to pass the information along to someone you know, please check out the Compass page on the website.
• My wife and I have begun providing Christian Marriage Intensives for couple sin need of help getting "unstuck" from the issues they face in their marriages. Check it out to see if we could be of help to you.
• My new spiritual growth curriculum for individuals or groups - NEW LIFE IS NO JOKE
• My new couple's marriage devotional - in 3 formats - THE MARRIAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
• You are invited to prayerfully consider partnering with Christian Home and Family.
• I'd love to do some future episodes that are "Q & A" in nature, regarding anything related to living as a Christian family. Please submit YOUR questions to me in the comments below or in any of these ways.

The main music track used in the Christian Home and Family Podcast is entitled, "Midian" and is from Adam Rey's instrumental album Meat & Potatoes - Adam has generously given me permission to use his music, so please, support his generosity by checking out and purchasing his music at www.heyreyguitar.com - (no affiliate relationship, Adam's just my friend.)

Also, the "resources" music track is from the www.musicrevoluation.com site.

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Today's Guest:

Kevin Swanson
Generations Radio

Family economics. Not a term that most people in our day are used to hearing. But it's an idea that has been around since the early days of the bible. Families can work together in Christian harmony to not only support themselves, but to be a huge blessing to the world around them. Today's conversation is a discussion of the issue of family economy with author, pastor, and radio host Kevin Swanson. He's spearheading a new movement focusing on this idea of family economics, including hosting some conferences on the subject in 2013. Check out the links below.

Links & Resources mentioned in this podcast:

• Covenant Eyes (affiliate link*)
• My speaking services
• My counseling services
• Life of a Steward
• Generations with Vision / Generations Radio
• The Family economics conference

* These resources are affiliate links - you pay the same price, but part of your purchase goes to support the ministry of Christian Home and Family. Thanks!

A couple of brief reminders:

• My new spiritual growth curriculum for individuals or groups - NEW LIFE IS NO JOKE
• My new couple's marriage devotional - in 3 formats - THE MARRIAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
• You are invited to prayerfully consider partnering with Christian Home and Family.
• I'd love to do some future episodes that are "Q & A" in nature, regarding anything related to living as a Christian family. Please submit YOUR questions to me in the comments below or in any of these ways.

The main music track used in the Christian Home and Family Podcast is entitled, "Midian" and is from Adam Rey's instrumental album Meat & Potatoes - Adam has generously given me permission to use his music, so please, support his generosity by checking out and purchasing his music at www.heyreyguitar.com - (no affiliate relationship, Adam's just my friend.)

Also, the "resources" music track is from the www.musicrevoluation.com site.

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Continuing from the last three episodes (here, here, and here), I'm finishing up the series "New Year: New Life" with a focus on biblical wisdom for Christian parents. And you get a real treat this time... I persuaded my wife Mindi to join me!

Today's Presenters:

Carey & Mindi Green
Founder & Host
ChristianHomeandFamily

Parenting is tough. Children don't come with an instruction manual. Learning how to parent well is like learning how to do brain surgery blindfolded while roller-skating and doing the hokey-pokey! OK, maybe it's not QUITE so dramatic as that, but you get the point.

Since there is so much that COULD be said about parenting, I decided to approach the issue from a very fundamental level, dealing with some of the most important issues surrounding the idea of having wisdom in your Christian parenting.

Links & Resources mentioned in this podcast:

• Covenant Eyes (affiliate link*)
• My speaking services
• My counseling services
• The National Center for Biblical Parenting
• My new spiritual growth curriculum for individuals or groups - NEW LIFE IS NO JOKE
• My new couple's marriage devotional - in 3 formats - THE MARRIAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
• You are invited to prayerfully consider partnering with Christian Home and Family.

* These resources are affiliate links - you pay the same price, but part of your purchase goes to support the ministry of Christian Home and Family. Thanks!

A couple of brief reminders:

• I'd love to do some future episodes that are "Q & A" in nature, regarding anything related to living as a Christian family. Please submit YOUR questions to me in the comments below or in any of these ways.
• Christian Home and Family is supported by generous donors like you. If you'd like to know more about how you can partner with me in this vital mission, see my partner page.
• I am available for SPEAKING engagement at your next retreat, conference, or seminar series. Check out my speaking page to find out more.

The main music track used in the Christian Home and Family Podcast is entitled, "Midian" and is from Adam Rey's instrumental album Meat & Potatoes - Adam has generously given me permission to use his music, so please, support his generosity by checking out and purchasing his music at www.heyreyguitar.com - (no affiliate relationship, Adam's just my friend.)

Also, the "resources" music track is from the www.musicrevoluation.com site.

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Continuing from last week's episode, today we are going to look at the next essential building block in creating a Christ-centered home that is able to produce a legacy of faith that lasts for generations. That building block is a healthy, Christ-exalting marriage.

Today's Presenter:

Carey Green
Founder & Host
ChristianHomeandFamily

Building a healthy marriage takes diligence and effort in many different areas... and it's built on the foundation of the strong spiritual walk each of the partners has with the LORD. In this episode I narrow the broad focus of marriage health into 3 specific areas that I've come to see as vital to the process of establishing health in your marriage relationship. Those 3 areas are 1) Spiritual strength 2) A maintenance mindset, and 3) Communication. In each area I give you some tips and tricks to help you take strides toward a healthier marriage relationship.

In the episode I also mention a diagram that illustrates the importance of husband and wife each having their own intimate relationship with the LORD, and how it brings them closer to each other in the process. You can see that illustration to the right.

The definition of "Communication" as shared in the podcast:

Finally, I gave a definition of good communication, and outlined what goes into it by highlighting 4 key areas. Here's the quote, with the 4 key areas in bold...

a PROCESS of sharing information (facts, thoughts, opinions, emotions) in a verbal or non-verbal way that includes TALKING and LISTENING, resulting in UNDERSTANDING.

Links & Resources mentioned in this podcast:

• Covenant Eyes (affiliate link*)
• My speaking services
• My counseling services
• Free Marriage Booklets from Focus on the Family.
• My new spiritual growth curriculum for individuals or groups - NEW LIFE IS NO JOKE
• My new couple's marriage devotional - in 3 formats - THE MARRIAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
• You are invited to prayerfully consider partnering with Christian Home and Family.

* These resources are affiliate links - you pay the same price, but part of your purchase goes to support the ministry of Christian Home and Family. Thanks!

A couple of brief reminders:

• I'd love to do some future episodes that are "Q & A" in nature, regarding anything related to living as a Christian family. Please submit YOUR questions to me in the comments below or in any of these ways.
• Christian Home and Family is supported by generous donors like you. If you'd like to know more about how you can partner with me in this vital mission, see my partner page.
• I am available for SPEAKING engagement at your next retreat, conference, or seminar series. Check out my speaking page to find out more.

The main music track used in the Christian Home and Family Podcast is entitled, "Midian" and is from Adam Rey's instrumental album Meat & Potatoes - Adam has generously given me permission to use his music, so please, support his generosity by checking out and purchasing his music at www.heyreyguitar.com - (no affiliate relationship, Adam's just my friend.)

Also, the "resources" music track is from the www.musicrevoluation.com site.

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