Habit Helps

John and Jeff talk about sloth and laziness. Topics include:

- What's so dangerous about being lazy?

- How to tell if you're a sluggard

- How to grow in diligence

and more...

John and Jeff talk about greed. Topics include:

- What is greed?

- How does greed relate to idolatry? 

- The differences between prosperity theology, poverty theology, and stewardship theology.

- Diagnosing greed in our own hearts.

- Disciplines for killing greed. 

- and more.

Title: Dirty Deeds (Part 2): Anger
John and Jeff talk about sinful anger. Topics include:
What is God's anger? What is good anger? 
- The many faces of anger.
- The danger of anger.
- Channeling anger towards constructive ends. 
- The necessity of forgiveness. 
- and much more. 

In their first installment of a new series on putting to death the "deeds of the body" (Romans 8:13), John and Jeff talk about...

- The nature of sin, and how it takes up residence in our fallen bodies.

- Why we must not only build good habits but put to death bad habits.  

- The nature of pride, and why it's the root sin.

- Modern notions of self-esteem.

- Manifestations of pride.

- Ways to kill pride. 

- and much more...

In the fifth and final installment of this series, Creeksiders Deb and Dan join Jeff to talk about the challenges of navigating tech with our kids. Dan and Deb have served in campus ministry for nearly two decades, and have witnessed firsthand the impact of tech on emerging generations. In this episode, they discuss...

- Changes between the average college student in 2002 and 2022.

- The impact of ubiquitous tech on children and young adults.

- The spiritual impact of tech.

- Principles for managing our kids' use of tech.

- and much more...

Habits of Biblical Parenting (Part 4): Gentleness

In the fourth installment of this series, Greg and Jeff talk about the importance of gentleness in parenting. They discuss:

- The biblical definition of gentleness.

- The difference between meekness and weakness.

- Rejection as the opposite of gentleness, and different ways parents can reject their kids.

- The difference between gentleness and permissibility.

- The gentleness of Jesus.

- and much more...

In the third installment of this series, Greg and Jeff talk about diligently teaching our kids to follow Jesus. In this episode they discuss:

- The difference between learning in a classroom and learning as an apprentice.

- The importance of internalizing the word.

- Capturing teachable moments.

- Ways to teach the faith to our kids.

- and much more...

In the second installment of this series, Greg, John and Jeff discuss winning the hearts of our children. In this episode they discuss:

- Why our kids must be won.

- Avoiding both domineering and codependent styles of parenting.

- Pursuing our kids the way Christ pursues us.

- How to win our kids' hearts.

- and much more..

In the first installment of this new series, Greg Arthur (Creekside's Pastor to Families) joins John and Jeff to discuss the habits of biblical parenting. In this episode they discuss:

- The foundational importance of parents.

- How God uses parents to pass on the faith.

- The connection between parenting and discipleship.

- and much more...