COURAGEOUS PARENTING

“Raising Thankful Kids: Defeating Whining, Complaining, & Grumbling”

Whining, complaining, and grumbling are issues that all parents deal with because they are human condition issues. However, you can help your children mature in this area if you consistently follow through on a few crucial things well over time. ...

“Why We Ended Home Church & 5 Things to Look For in a Church”

Despite homechurch being healthy and despite our preference for homechurch, we had a final church celebration Sunday with the families encouraging everyone to disperse and find a new church. In this episode, we share the two compelling reasons why and ...

Parenting Boys & The Differences From Raising Girls

The Tolpins give their candid insights from their experience raising seven boys and two girls. There certainly are some differences in approach as God made two very different genders. However, they also discuss the many ways their approach is the ...

“Don’t Apologize For Your Parenting Standards”

This is a raw episode that will encourage you to protect and equip your family despite pushback! Parenting takes more intentionality than the previous few generations, especially with the seismic culture shifts increasingly against Christianity in the last few years. ...

“Do Your Children Want to Go to Church?”

Church is every bit as much for children as it is for adults and we must regularly check in with our children to see how it’s going for them. There could be a myriad of reasons why it’s good, but ...

"Are Balanced Life Expectations Harmful?”

We believe the balanced life is a myth and the expectation of living a more idyllic balanced life at some point may not be healthy for various reasons we discuss. While having intentions you are working towards for growth and ...

"Grow So You Can Thrive"

You can thrive in every season, regardless of life circumstances, but to truly thrive we must pursue and choose to grow. Maybe you feel stuck, too busy, or maybe you believe “this is as good as it gets.” We must ...

"Shiny Happy People" - Dangers of Patriarchy & Quiverfull Movements

The Amazon docu-series “Shiny Happy People” brings up some important conversations relevant to Christianity today. In this podcast episode, Isaac and Angie discuss concerns regarding the Patriarchy and Quiverfull movements which do need to be talked about. We want to ...

“How We Became Intentional Parents”

There’s power in stories; this episode may be one of the most helpful ever, full of practical insights and a full behind-the-scenes look at when and how Isaac and Angie went against the grain with a fresh, intentional, and biblical ...

“How Marriage Disagreements Can Make You Stronger”

Disagreements in your marriage can be healthy as they cause incremental recalibrations along the way versus big blow-ups down the road. If you stay away from them at all costs it will cost far more later than the present inconvenience. ...

"4 Ways To Develop Deep Friendships”

It’s more important than ever to have deep friendships we can run the race with, however, it’s not easy as the times we are living in also tend to cause more division. How will you guide and teach your children ...

“Christian Perspectives on AI (Artificial Intelligence)”

Artificial intelligence is accelerating change in almost every direction. While we shouldn’t be fearful, we should become knowledgeable in this so that we can effectively lead our families in a world soon to be saturated with AI’s influence. We share ...

“Cultivating leadership in your children”

Every child will need to have leadership skills for the world they will be launching into, and there are so many things parents can do daily during all seasons of their upbringing. Get the practical insights that you can incorporate ...

“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 ...