Famous at Home

This is one of the most life-giving conversations we've ever had on the podcast! I mean, come on, we all coach our kids to say the words please, sorry, and thanks as three of their first words. Yet, it's crazy how easily we forget to use them as adults.  But what if you could successfully reach your goals and strengthen your relationships with just these 3 magic words? Mark Batterson, New York Times bestselling author and pastor of National Community Church in Washington, DC, wrote a new book called Please, Sorry, Thanks, and it's a book that's not only influencing our own lives, but it's one we're now reading to our kids! In this episode, I (Josh) talk with Pastor Mark about his new book and how to personalize your please, signature your sorry, and thumbprint your thanks. We talk about:

• Why it's important to lean on the side of simplicity over complexity with your words
• The perks of keeping a gratitude journal and normalizing conversations about what you're thankful for with your spouse and kids 
• Practical ways to exercise your God given ability to imagine and dream big
• How to build empathy in your kids

Show Notes: Watch this episode on YouTube  Pre-order Please, Sorry, Thanks Learn more about MyKidsEQ Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Ever had your kids ask you a question you never thought of before and were left speechless in how to answer? What makes those questions even more intimidating is when they're questions about the Bible. It's no wonder discipling our kids can feel overwhelming. But what if you don't need to know all of the answers? In this episode, Josh and Christi talk about the ways we can resource our kids in not only looking for answers to their questions, but also falling more in love with Jesus. They also talk about how their new devotional, 10 Days of the Easter Story: A Family Experience Through the Feelings of Holy Week, is structured and written as a framework for getting our kids engaged in the stories of Scripture. They talk about:

• Practical ways to walk your kids through 10 Days of the Easter Story and make it fun, not overwhelming
• The beauty in curiosity when you don't know the answers and how to invite your kids into holy curiosity

Show Notes: Watch this episode on YouTube Order 10 Days of the Easter Story Order the Famous at Home book Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Do you feel dissonance between where your family is right now and where you envision your family to be? A wrestling in your soul with the decisions you're making about who your family is becoming or the direction you're heading?

Somewhere along the way, we lose permission to make decisions for ourselves and how we lead our families. Perhaps it's because we're afraid of letting someone down, it's out of the cultural norm, or it just feels unsafe. In this episode, Josh and Christi talk about how to reclaim permission to live in peace and lead your family with courage and certainty. They talk about:

• The bravery it takes to initiate the first step in letting go of the dissonance
• Practical ways to listen to what the Holy Spirit is nudging you about and how to apply it to your family 
• How to prioritize rest and find what your soul is longing for

Show Notes: Watch this episode on YouTubeLearn more about MyKidsEQOrder a copy of 10 Days of the Easter StorySign up for our weekly coaching newsletter Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Not only is the message of Jesus’ death and resurrection difficult to translate to children, but the events leading up to Jesus’ death were full of emotions for His family, disciples, and all who followed Him. The happiness on Palm Sunday, the surprise at the Last Supper, the sadness at the cross, the joy at the tomb—the week of Jesus’ death and resurrection was filled with emotion.  And that’s what gave us the idea: What if we used the emotions they were feeling two-thousand-years-ago to help our kids connect to the Easter story in a way that brings the resurrection of Jesus “alive” to our kids. See what we did there ;) In this episode, we talk about our new book, 10 Days of the Easter Story, and how we as parents can help our kids connect to and learn about their own feelings through the events of Holy Week.  We talk about:

• How to process grief as a family and sit in sadness while remaining hopeful
• Emotional vocabulary in the home and how to make it inviting, not threatening
• The power of thinking, feeling, and relating at the same time

Show Notes: Watch this episode on YouTubeOrder 10 Days of the Easter Story Order the Famous at Home book Sign up for weekly coaching newsletter Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Have you and your spouse ever looked at each other and wondered, "Who did we marry?" Lewis Smedes once said, "My wife has lived with at least five different men since we were wed—and each of the five has been me." It's amazing how much we change: sometimes for the worse, sometimes for the better. In this episode, we talk about the various "seasons" we go through as individuals and how those "seasons" influence our marriage. We also talk about practical ways to enter into your spouse's world in the good, bad, and ugly. We talk about:

• How to prioritize what's going on within your spouse's heart more than what's going on between the two of you
• Ways to empathetically step into your spouse's world
• Practical ways to dream with your spouse and offer affirmation

Show Notes: Watch this episode on YouTube Order a copy of 10 Days of the Easter Story Sign up for our weekly coaching newsletter Order a copy of the Famous at Home book Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Perhaps you feel like the work you are doing inside your home or at an office is left unnoticed. Maybe you feel like your everyday work is less important than someone else's work. Get this: your work is ministry and God sees you. He sees it as purposeful even when the world doesn't. In this episode, Jordan Raynor, a dear friend, comes on the podcast to talk about his new devotional The Word Before Work: A Monday-Through-Friday Devotional to Help You Find Eternal Purpose in Your Daily Work. He and Josh talk about the connection between our work and God's work on Earth, and ways that He delights in us. Jordan and Josh talk about:

• What work means in light of the biblical narrative 
• God's redeeming of the work put in our hands
• The honor it is to be chosen as the parent of your kids and the uniqueness of your role inside the home
• The power of mourning your unhappiness in your current role, dwelling on Isaiah 65, and purposely working under the Lord with understanding there will be an eternal reward

Show Notes: Order a copy of Jordan's book The Word Before Work: A Monday-Through-Friday Devotional to Help You Find Eternal Purpose in Your Daily Work Watch this episode on YouTube here Order a copy of Imagine Heaven by John Burke Order a copy of The Household and the War for the Cosmos by C.R. Wiley 10 Days of the Easter Story is now available! Order a copy today! Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Have you discovered what brings your family alive? Perhaps it's an activity, hobby, or some type of adventure, like an annual vacation or memories on a lake house? Can you identify the life-giving moments that bring your family together? In this episode, Josh and Christi talk about how to foster a sense of purpose and deep relationships as a family in 2023. Josh and Christi talk about:

• Simplicity on the other side of complexity
• The correlation between simplifying your life and going deeper in your relationships
• Their current rally cry as a family and practical ways they live it out

Show Notes: Watch this episode on YouTubePre-order 10 Days of the Easter StoryFamous at Home coachingDownload the Famous at Home workbook (100 values list) Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

How has the screen influenced your family? On one hand, you may say you want to spend less time on your phone, but actually following through is quite difficult. Screens have infiltrated every area of our lives: communication, work email, directions, Uber, grocery orders, Amazon Prime, apps for your kids, and the list goes on. So, how does a family actually make changes when it comes to screens? Josh recently deleted a majority of the apps on his phone, practically turning his iPhone into a flip phone. In this episode, Josh and Christi talk about the ways it has been life-giving for their family and share practical ways you can make similar changes. Josh and Christi talk about:

• The research on "continuous partial attention" and how it's increasing anxiety in our kids
• How to let go of the hurry and allow yourself to be inconvenienced in difficult, but freeing, ways
• Simply acting on your decisions and adjusting your life according to those decisions

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Am I getting parenting right? That's a question that crosses our mind quite often. Which makes anyone who decides to write a book with so bold a title as Parenting: Getting it Right, either have a lot of courage or be out of their mind.

Fortunately, Pastor Andy Stanley and his wife Sandra (authors and founders of North Point Ministries), who bravely wrote such a title, have parented successfully! Sandra joins us this week to talk to Josh about their experience as parents of now three grown children.

Sandra and Josh talk about:

• What "it" actually means
• The four seasons of parenting
• Why behavior modification is not the goal, but relationship is
• Ways to adapt your words and approach with your kids specific to their personality
• How to reflect Jesus as your kids mirror your behavior

Show Notes:

Order a copy of Parenting: Getting It Right:
https://andystanley.com/parenting/

Watch this epiosde on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@FamousatHomepodcast

Learn more about Andy and Sandra Stanley:
https://andystanley.com/parenting/

REGISTER FOR MYKIDSEQ COACHING WORKSHOP:
https://www.famousathome.com/kids Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Am I getting parenting right? That's a question that crosses our mind quite often. Which makes anyone who decides to write a book with so bold a title as Parenting: Getting it Right, either have a lot of courage or be out of their mind.

Fortunately, Pastor Andy Stanley and his wife Sandra (authors and founders of North Point Ministries), who bravely wrote such a title, have parented successfully! Sandra joins us this week to talk to Josh about their experience as parents of now three grown children.

Sandra and Josh talk about:

• What "it" actually means
• The four seasons of parenting
• Why behavior modification is not the goal, but relationship is
• Ways to adapt your words and approach with your kids specific to their personality
• How to reflect Jesus as your kids mirror your behavior

Show Notes:

Order a copy of Parenting: Getting It Right:
https://andystanley.com/parenting/

Watch this epiosde on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@FamousatHomepodcast

Learn more about Andy and Sandra Stanley:
https://andystanley.com/parenting/

REGISTER FOR MYKIDSEQ COACHING WORKSHOP:
https://www.famousathome.com/kids