What if the solution to our addiction problems is not fighting porn but outgrowing it? 

Author and addiction recovery coach, Drew Boa, thinks so, and he’s got the research and stories of his own and his clients to back it up.

Next Steps:

• His book here.

It’s time for another round of your questions! Today we are responding to:

• “My son talks to me about his prom struggles instead of his dad. Is this okay?”

• “What if we send out kids to a school with a trans teacher?”

• “My kid was inappropriately touched on the playground. What do I do?”

• “How do you talk about your stories with your kids?”

Let’s go!

Next Steps:

• That link I told you about to evaluate if what you are seeing is normal behavior or not? here.

• The Raising Kids curriculum here.

• Ask me a Q on IG here.

• Watch this on YouTube here.

While many people exit the public school system, two women are staying (Laurie’s sisters!). 

Not are not only staying but are shining the light.

How?

Through Bible Clubs.

Toss out any image of old-timey flannel-graphs (bless ‘em) and pop in images of two imperfect moms who love Jesus, love their communities, and are bringing the gospel to the public schools.

But how in the world did they get to do that? How is it going? What are they seeing?

Let’s talk about it.

Next Steps:

• Luke’s art here.

• Names of God here.

• Promises of God here.

• Jesus Storybook Bible here.

• Kingdom of God Bible Storybook here.

• Join the HIMH Pod FB group here.

• Ask Laurie a Q on IG here.

You ever felt stuck in your relationship to God because it felt…just too hard?

The season now doesn’t look like 10 years ago.

Your friend’s faith seems better than yours.

You’re too busy. Too frustrated. Too…disconnected.

What if trying harder wasn’t the goal but trying…less complicated?

Bestselling author and teacher Hosanna Wong is here to help us do exactly that: Uncomplicate our relationship to God so we can reconnect in a new way or connect for the first time.

Next Step:

• Her site here. 

• Her IG here. 

• This book here.

• Join the HIMH Pod FB group here.

• Ask Laurie a Q on IG here.

• Watch it here.

You ever feel like you’re still figuring out how to become a person?

Yeah, us, too.

Bestselling author, therapist, and speaker, Debra Fileta, is here to help us learn some people skills we might not even know we are missing.

Together we talk about many things including:

What are “people skills” and why do we need the more than ever?

What are the levels of relational depth?

How do we confront well?

How do we navigate our own social anxiety?

This conversation was a blessing.

Next Steps:

• Her book here.

It’s time to talk about AI! We sit down with AI expert Christopher Lind and ask:

What even is AI?

• How can we have a gospel lens when it comes to engage it? (Is that possible?)

Next Steps:

• His site here.

We know there is not *a formula* for parenting and discipleship, but is there at least a “Christian” way to do it? 

Author Kelsey Kramer McGinnis says, “That’s talk about that.”

Okay! Let's do it. With her book, The Myth of Good Christian Parenting, as our guide, today on the podcast we explore how Christians started to believe there was *a right way* to do “Christian parenting,” and how we can parent in a Christlike way without feeling like we are walking on a tightrope.

Next Steps:

Watch it here.

Find her book here.

Kelsey’s IG here.

Join the HIMH Pod FB group here.

Read the Krieg’s latest book here.

It’s our first ever Hole in My Heart Podcast LIVE, and we are taking your questions as they relate to raising wise kids in a sexually broken world:

Next Steps:

• Find Raising Wise Kids here.

We are reflecting today on the last 10 years of the sexuality conversation with ministry leader Kristen Miele. We explore changes over the last 10 years as well as:

How has fear of the conversation morphed in the last 10 years?

How have disciple-makers in this convo changed for the better?

What can we learn from our past mistakes?

Next Steps:

• Kristen’s site here.  

• Her IG here.

• Join the HIMH Pod FB group here.

• Ask Laurie a Q on IG here.

• Read the Krieg’s book here.

We always love conversations with people who truly understand the complexities of human sexuality, and today’s guest is no exception. Author and podcaster Greta Eskridge joins us to help parents and caregivers navigate one of the most challenging discipleship conversations of our time: pornography.

Together, we explore how to thoughtfully and faithfully engage the topic of porn while leading the younger disciples in our lives with wisdom, clarity, and compassion.

In this episode, we discuss:

What to do when we feel unequipped to talk with our kids about pornography

Why these conversations need to start earlier than most of us expect

The specific words that are helpful before and after a child encounters porn

Whether punishment is ever the right response when a child watches porn repeatedly

How heart needs—not just curiosity—can drive teens toward pornography

How to engage a culture that celebrates porn while forming resilient, Christ-shaped kids

This conversation is practical, honest, and deeply hopeful for anyone raising or discipling kids in a sexually broken world.

Next Steps:

• Greta’s book here.

• Her site here.

• Her IG here.

• Join the HIMH Pod FB group here.

• Ask Laurie a Q on IG here.

• Our book here.

• Watch it here.