Jeremy Pryor grew up in Seattle - a city with more pet dogs than children. Growing up, he didn't think that was strange at all and, in fact, figured he would live in a similar way to everyone else. That all changed when he was 23-years-old and found himself in Jerusalem.

It doesn't take much analyzing to see that our culture is broken. This is largely because families are broken. What has gone wrong? Is there anything we can do about it? Jeremy explains how there is a RADICALLY different way to think about and do *family*. These concepts and principles of family are found in scripture, are lived out by many Jewish families still today and will change your family's life and legacy for generations.

Jeremy and his wife, April, train and mentor families to live as "multi-generational family teams on mission". Find resources, courses, a Masterclass, Israel tours, books and how to sign up for the Homeroom group mentioned in the show at: https://familyteams.com/

Watch this episode at: https://youtu.be/BBJHIGpJzcw

The Freedom Families vision is to help families find freedom in Christ in all areas of life.
“Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right of being able to do what we ought.”  Lord Acton

If you want to help families find freedom in Christ, in all areas of life, you can support this show for as little as $2/month at Freedom Families (locals.com)

Nathan is back with us this week to discuss the difficult, but crucial topic of pornography. If you missed last week's episode with Nathan, go back to see how the Gospel relates to video games.

At what age should we start having conversations with our kids about our body parts, privacy, what's appropriate and not appropriate - and, what does that look like?
How has our rapidly advancing technological world impacted the conversations we need to be having with our spouses and children?
What safe guards should we have on our phones, tablets and computers when it comes to inappropriate pictures and videos?
What can we do if we or a loved one is trapped in a pornography (or other sexual) addiction?
Finally, prayer for those dealing with a pornography addiction. We pray for Jesus to break the chains of sin in your life to give you Freedom In Christ!

See below for many resources!

Nathan and Anna Sutherland are the founders of Gospel Tech

Why Gospel Tech?

We believe Jesus came to set us free. Often, our technology gets in the way of our relationship with God and others. We want to see children and parents alike freed from the hold tech has on them. Our goal is simple: Teach families to see where tech is helping and where it is hurting their call to love God and love others; teach the difference between Tool Tech and Drool Tech; provide resources to develop healthy habits; build a community of support as families create new relationships with tech.

https://www.gospeltech.net/

https://storage.snappages.site/ZKJSB6/assets/files/Axis-Parents-Guide-to-Pornography-Bundle-22.pdf

Resources mentioned in the show:

https://gabbwireless.com/

https://www.covenanteyes.com/?msclkid=382071a11689197e8e2b117f05a10687

https://www.drdougweiss.com/product/lust-free-living-dvd/

https://www.protectyoungminds.org/good-pictures-bad-pictures-jr/
Even young children have access to the internet and they deserve to be armed early against its dangers.
Good Pictures Bad Pictures Jr. makes it easy for parents to protect young children ages 3-6 with the Turn, Run & Tell plan!

Written by the best-selling author of the original Good Pictures Bad Pictures book, the Jr. version is a comfortable way for parents to empower their young kids with their first internal filter!

http://www.godmadeallofme.com/
God Made All of Me  is a simply-told, beautifully-illustrated story  to help families talk about these sensitive issues with two- to eight-year-old children. Because the private parts of our bodies are private, the home is the ideal environment where a child should learn about his or her body and how it should be treated by others. God Made All of Me starts from the fundamental truth that God created everything and applies that truth—the doctrine of creation—to kids and their bodies. It equips parents to talk with both boys and girls about their bodies and to help them understand the difference between the appropriate and inappropriate touch of others.


Go to Freedom Families Community (locals.com) for everything you need to know, all resources and to interact with E.J. and other Freedom Families!

Listen to all the Freedom Families episodes on any podcast app!
https://freedomfamilies.buzzsprout.com/

Should our family own a video game system?
What is the difference between Tool Tech and Drool Tech?
What kind of boundaries should we have in place for video games, or even tech, more broadly?
How can we put our tech use to the good fruit/bad fruit tests we find in scripture?

Nathan and Anna Sutherland are the founders of Gospel Tech

Why Gospel Tech?

We believe Jesus came to set us free. Often, our technology gets in the way of our relationship with God and others. We want to see children and parents alike freed from the hold tech has on them. Our goal is simple: Teach families to see where tech is helping and where it is hurting their call to love God and love others; teach the difference between Tool Tech and Drool Tech; provide resources to develop healthy habits; build a community of support as families create new relationships with tech.

https://www.gospeltech.net/

Go to freedomfamilies.locals.com for everything you need to know, all resources and to interact with E.J. and other Freedom Families!

Listen to all the Freedom Families episodes on any podcast app!
https://freedomfamilies.buzzsprout.com/

Find more from Truman -
 
Locals: returntoreason.locals.com

YouTube: Return to Reason

Twitter: @mymundanemind

Spotify: Return to Reason

Enemy at the Gates

"We don't know where this thing isn't."
-Bret Weinstein

Truman is compiling a list to illustrate the total societal takeover by Far-Left Orthodoxy, including the explicit targeting of our kids for indoctrination. Find the complete list at ReturntoReason.locals.com

Compromised entities:
Nickelodeon
Cartoon Network
Kellogg's Cereal
Mattel Toys
Lego
Sesame Street (SESAME STREET 🤦‍♂️)
PBS
CNN
The New York Times
The Washington Post
NPR
NBC News

Gender/Sexuality

Cartoon Network celebrating transgender children:
https://twitter.com/stage13network/status/1377332951659151360?s=20

Lego released "rainbow set" for Pride Month:
https://www.lego.com/en-us/aboutus/news/2021/may/everyone-is-awesome/

"Queer up your morning routine" with Kellogg's new cereal featuring edible glitter, and a place to write your pronouns on the box:
https://www.out.com/activism/2021/4/20/kelloggs-releasing-glittery-pride-themed-cereal-glaad

Mattel releases gender-neutral doll:
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/25/arts/mattel-gender-neutral-dolls.html

New York Department of Education + PBS air virtual event for 3-8 year olds featuring a drag queen singing "the hips on the drag queen go swish swish swish."
https://twitter.com/MaryMargOlohan/status/1395179623584051201?s=20

Our benevolent president has replaced "mother" with "birthing person" in official US government health guidelines:
https://www.newsweek.com/biden-admin-replaces-mothers-birthing-people-maternal-health-guidance-1598343

Race

Cartoon Network supporting a fundraiser for National Bail Out. The donations page takes you to ActBlue, the Democrat PAC that BLM's page took you to:
https://twitter.com/cartoonnetwork/status/1291400900934860801?s=20

Sesame Street workshop on racial justice:
https://www.sesameworkshop.org/what-we-do/racial-justice

NBC promoting the idea that CRT is just about learning the historical impact of racism on today:
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/can-critical-race-theory-patriotism-coexist-classrooms-n1268824

NPR, same thing. This time specifically arguing that we must focus on race in order to move past race to MLK's dream. Makes sense:
https://www.npr.org/2021/06/02/1001055828/the-brewing-political-battle-over-critical-race-theory

New York Times, same thing:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/01/us/politics/critical-race-theory.html

Washington Post, same thing:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/05/29/critical-race-theory-bans-schools/

Here is the second half of my conversation with Jacki Anderson! Some of the things you'll hear in this episode: 
-Moving from a residential neighborhood to a 10-acre property with some work to do (gardening, animals, canning, home projects - planting over 325 trees!)
-Trusting God in your house hunting
-Instead of constantly looking for a new home with all the bells and whistles (while never being content), setting goals and a vision for how to sculpt your current home and make it BEAUTIFULLY YOURS
-How a mayor is revitalizing a dying rural town

-How do homeschool kids socialize?
-Aren't SAHMs bored?
-When you're in the market for a home, seeing through the mess (or the staging) to your dream home
-The importance of belonging to a local church body
-Wives/moms finding fellowship & accountability with sisters in Christ
-Husbands/dads finding fellowship & accountability with brothers in Christ

In Part 1, you'll hear: 
-Finding love later than expected (and God's amazing providence)
-Having 4 kids in 5 years after age 30
-Transitioning from public school teacher to homeschooler
-Homeschool resources you MUST know (including legal help!)

Join the Freedom Families community to talk with our host, E.J., and others who listen to this show! freedomfamilies.locals.com

Today on the show, we welcome Jacki Anderson! This is a great discussion about family, schooling/unschooling and Building A Home.
In Part 1, you'll hear:
-Finding love later than expected (and God's amazing providence)
-Having 4 kids in 5 years after age 30
-Transitioning from public school teacher to homeschooler
-How to start homeschooling if you have no idea where to begin
-Homeschool resources you MUST know (including legal help!)

Part 2 of my conversation with Jacki will air this Thursday. You don't want to forget to come back because you'll hear how Jacki's family went from residential neighborhood to a 10-acre property. With renovations, gardens and animals, they're turning it into their forever home.

RESCOURCES mentioned in the show:
https://mache.org/

https://hslda.org/

https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=homeschool

Marriage and divorce rates are on the decline. US birth rates have been plummeting well below replacement level for years now. Self-identifying Christians increasingly choose to cohabitate and believe "casual sex" is acceptable.

With our culture telling us, especially women, that we need to pursue selfish independence and worldly success at all costs (including at the cost of delaying or avoiding both marriage and children), I ask Peter Kapsner, "How does God want us to view marriage, sex and children?"

Plus, should we still hold a grudge against the Houston Astros??

I also give you my heart for Freedom Families toward the end of this episode!

Dr. Peter Kapsner is someone I have admired through the radio waves for years. This is probably the most fun I have had in a conversation yet! Peter often appears as a guest or even a guest host for radio programs on Faith Radio 900/90.7 in the Twin Cities. Faith Radio is a Biblically faithful radio station with a variety of programs, both live and recorded, addressing the difficult theological and faith questions of life, as well as the headlines of the day. He is regularly in pulpits around the Minneapolis area. Peter has been married to his wife, Hallie, for 20+ years, has five kids, lives in the western suburbs of Minneapolis and LOVES golf and travel.

With a Ph.D. in Practical Theology, Dr. Peter Kapsner brings his life experience to the classroom and radio waves as he explores the current issues facing young people today. His areas of specialty include New Testament, human sexuality, ethics, church history, engagement with culture, ministry leadership, and spiritual formation.

https://myfaithradio.com/

You can watch this episode on YouTube https://youtu.be/cRCHRB3jZkM

Join the Freedom Families community to talk with our host, E.J., and others who listen to this show! freedomfamilies.locals.com

Them Before Us exists to advance social policies that encourage adults to actively respect the rights of children rather than expecting children to sacrifice their fundamental rights for the sake of adult desires. We aim to equip all adults to defend the rights of all children. 

Them Before Us | Children's Needs Before Adults' Desires

Them Before Us: Why We Need a Global Children’s Rights Movement provides child-centric answers to questions about marriage, family, parenthood, surrogacy, adoption, reproductive technologies, divorce, same-sex parenting, cohabitation, polygamy and more.

Buy The Book

The book pairs gold-standard research with hundreds of stories from children, many of which have never been told before. The result? A new generation of children’s rights advocates. 

I recommend you WATCH this interview. It is important that you can see Claire's face as she tells you her story. This is the most important story you will hear all year!
https://youtu.be/wKgSHm2dAf0

As political tensions in our country continue to rise and more lines are drawn in the sands of ideology, morality, and religion, knowing where and how to make a stance on controversial issues such as pro-life versus pro-choice is a decision that has proven to cause more divisions than it once did. Fortunately, abortion survivor Claire Culwell is no stranger to conflict and bravely shares her own journey of overcoming fear in order to become a voice for the voiceless in her new book Survivor: An Abortion Survivor’s Surprising Story of Choosing Forgiveness and Finding Redemption (4/27/21, Trade Paper, WaterBrook). In this raw and never-before-seen glimpse into her complete story, Culwell invites readers into a new perspective and encourages them to stand in a gap that often suffers attacks from both sides. Ultimately, she urges readers “to love women where they are, empower them to choose life, [and] help make choosing life possible by walking alongside them.”

Claire Culwell is an author, host of the “Called To Be Bold” podcast, and international speaker, represented by the Ambassador Speakers Bureau. She has been featured on Fox News, Focus on the Family, and in many other news outlets. She lives with her husband and their four children in Austin, Texas, where she serves on the communications and public policy committee for the Texas Alliance For Life.

Order SURVIVOR today! In bookstores and online April 27th! 
http://www.claireculwell.com/

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David grew up in a Christian home, with Godly parents - he even professed faith as a small child. During college and his time as a professional tennis player, he realized that his profession of faith did not equal a possession of Christ Jesus. Tune in not only to hear more about David's inspiring journey, but to hear exactly what the Christian worldview is and why it is essential for Christians to not only profess faith but to possess faith and a Christian worldview.

David's website, radio show, podcast and work can be found at: https://www.thechristianworldview.org/

You can read more of David’s story, including his time at Stanford University and early years on the tennis tour, in his first book, University of Destruction—Your Game Plan for Spiritual Victory on Campus. Or you can read about the latter years of David’s tennis career, his family, and what David discovered through the journey with a special yellow Lab in his latest book, My Boy, Ben—A Story of Love, Loss and Grace.

Join the Freedom Families community to talk with our host, E.J., and others who listen to this show! freedomfamilies.locals.com