COURAGEOUS PARENTING

“Be Ready For The Coming Food Corruption”

Ensuring you have good healthy food for your family is likely to become more challenging, so it’s important we talk about it. There is an increasing assault on food sources. You don’t want to be stuck in a situation in ...

“Is Fear of The World a Good Reason To Stop Having Babies?”

Every week there’s more that we could fear in the world and while fear and anxiety are real human emotions we all feel at times; the bible repeatedly tells us not to fear. Therefore most decisions made in fear are ...

“Reflect So Your Children Remember The Good”

Initiate times for your family to reflect on their experiences; whether it’s while driving home from church, after spending time with friends, being out in public, during family trials, or after vacations. What was good, how did God show up, ...

“Make Your Marriage a Team Again”

There are tons of practical insights in this episode to help the team in your marriage regardless of if you are thriving or hurting in this area right now. The Tolpins discuss breaking the chains of bad communication, making plans ...

“What if You Died Suddenly?”

This a question all parents should ask themselves. What if it happens to you? We aren’t to live in fear, be we are to live with purpose. Will your children have seen an example of loving Jesus and living out ...

“Teaching Your Children About Sin”

It’s hard to understand the power of the gospel if our children don’t fully understand sin and its consequences. This episode will encourage you to slow down and have the needed deeper conversations with your children that lead to repentance ...

“2023 Predictions that Parents Should Consider”

“Be Courageous, Behind the Scenes”

Buckle your seat belt as Isaac and Angie get pretty intense in this one. As you hear the inside scoop on what it takes to do the ministry, all that’s involved, reflections, and insights into 2023; you will most likely ...

“Meaning vs. Materialism”

Encouragement and practical insights in bringing more meaning to the Christmas season for your children. I’m sure your desire is to be generous to your children and get them things they want, but will they experience being generous themselves? I’m ...

“Blessings or Burdens; What Will Your Kids Believe?”

We all know that the Bible teaches that children are a blessing, but will your children believe that by what they experience in your home? When your children are adults will they live that out because of what’s been experientially ...

“Subtle Ways Parents Provoke Their Children”

There could be ways you actually discourage your children and don’t even realize it; things you do that provoke them. It’s definitely true at times for us and until we acknowledge what it is, we can’t work on it. Get ...

“Don’t Be A Performance Driven Parent”

All of us can inadvertently create a performance-based culture in our homes. It could be what contributes to so many children in their adult years feeling that their parents and even Christians are hypocritical. God isn’t performance-based when it comes ...

“Trusting The Holy Spirits Promptings”

It’s more important than ever to be able to hear the Holy Spirits' promptings to parent well in these changing times. Buckle your seat belt for a fast-paced episode with practical insights on going beyond our finite minds to make ...

“Encouraging Connections With God”

God does the saving and directs parents to disciple their children pointing them to Jesus. There’s so much more to it than going to church, having Bibles, and proclaiming we are Christians. The Tolpins dig in giving you practical insights ...

“Courageous & Unpopular”

Do you ever feel the more courageous you are to live Biblically the more unpopular you become? The Bible tells us this is going to happen to believers. Since so many Christians are nominal, when you make more conservative or ...

“Don’t Let Anyone Confuse Your Children”

This is a battle every parent faces more strongly today than ever before. There is an orchestrated agenda with the purpose to confuse children in ways that cast doubt on Biblical truth. Unfortunately too often it comes from friendly fire; ...

“Go To Church”

It’s not an attractive title, but a message helpful for everyone. We have a feeling this one will get shared a lot and want people to get a message regardless of if they listen. Please do listen though as we ...

“Our Thoughts on Church Youth Programs”

This is a touchy subject for sure, but we will never shy away from getting people to re-think their decisions, after all, we all want to defy the terrible statistics that a majority of kids raised in Christian homes walk ...

“The Raw Courageous Parenting Story”

The Tolpin’s celebrate 200 episodes by sharing the full back story on doing ministry together. The podcast started just over three years ago, but it’s a culmination of their 22 years of marriage. So they share the way back all ...

“Standing Firm in a Woke World” - Interview w/President of 2nd Vote

Last episode we chatted about the importance of voting with our dollar and making an impact in the culture by supporting companies whose values align more with Conservative and Christian values. In the wake of all the exposure of misaligned ...

“Don’t Let Your Past Hinder Your Legacy”

Regardless of your past, don’t let it be an excuse to not parent Biblically in the present. We all have the same all-powerful father in heaven, the Holy Spirit in us, and the Bible to guide us. But unfortunately, the ...

“Building a New Family Culture This Summer”

Your family has a “culture” whether you are intentional at leading it or not. In fact, if you are not leading it, that is part of your family’s culture. It’s a hard but very real truth that all parents need ...

“Protecting Your Family From Wayward Philosophies of The Day”

With so much confusion in the world, it’s vital that our kids get absolute clarity from us. But inadvertently too often well-intentioned Christian parents create confusion too about what matters most; Biblical truth. There’s a lot of confusion circling around ...

“Parenting During The Great Transition”

There’s a global reset effort happening by the World Economic Forum supported by over 1,000 billion+ revenue companies, celebrities, and many world leaders. By seeing the trends, you can better understand how to equip your kids for the world they ...

“Q&A: Handling Criticism, Neighborhood Evangelism, Why Homechurch, Teen Friendships”

In celebration of 2 million podcast downloads we did a Q&A. There’s something for everyone in this one as we candidly answer four of your questions: How to handle criticism? How to evangelize in your neighborhood? Why did you plant ...