Legacy Grandparenting

Dr. Rob Rienow is a former pastor and co-founder with his wife Amy of Visionary Family Ministries, an organization that equips parents and grandparents with resources and teaching for making disciples of their children and grandchildren. In this spirited conversation with Wayne Rice and John Coulombe, Rob provides help, encouragement and ideas for parents and grandparents who have prodigal children—adult children who have walked away from their faith. He discusses sensitive topics such as how to navigate when children “divorce” their parents and how to protect family harmony when one or more children choose to distance themselves from their family’s faith and values. Rob also discusses his newly released “Never Too Late: A Powerful Video Bible Study for Parents of Adult Children” and offers a generous discount on this product to Legacy Grandparenting listeners. Listen to this podcast and you will receive renewed hope in God’s power to heal and restore family relationships. 

SHOW NOTES:

Order Rob's video series at www.VisionaryFam.com/NeverTooLate. Use the promo code LEGACY50 to get a 50% discount.

Let There Be Fish: Becoming a Fisherman of Faith (Devotional) by Rob Rienow. Order it here: https://visionaryfam.com/shop/let-there-be-fish-become-a-fisherman-of-faith-full-color-edition/ or from Amazon: https://amzn.to/4hncY93.

Dennis Agajanian is an award-winning country musician who has traveled the world with Franklin Graham performing at evangelistic crusades and working closely with Samaritan’s Purse. Izabella McMillan grew up in communist Romania and at age 13 received an Operation Christmas Child shoebox from Samaritan’s Purse, changing her life forever. She later emigrated to the USA and now serves as a spokesperson for Operation Christmas Child. In this conversation with John Coulombe and Wayne Rice, Dennis and Izabella describe how Samaritan’s Purse shares the gospel around the world one shoebox at a time. If you have been looking for a way to get your grandchildren involved in a service project during the upcoming holiday season, give this podcast a listen.

Website mentioned during this podcast:

SamaritansPurse.org/OCC

Bill Butterworth is a well-known and well-traveled speaker and writer who is the author of Postcards from Pop Pop: Life Lessons from the Road, a collection of short stories addressed to his grandchildren about his travels to all fifty U.S. states plus the District of Columbia. In this light-hearted conversation with Wayne Rice and John Coulombe, Bill shares some of his favorite stories and offers advice to grandparents who want to tell stories to their grandchildren as well. A prolific ghost-writer, Bill also talks candidly about his experience writing a soon-to-be-published memoir by pastor Chuck Swindoll. 

Books mentioned in this podcast:

Growing Up by Russell Baker

Postcards from PopPop: Life Lessons from the Road by Bill Butterworth

In a Legacy Grandparenting first, Wayne Rice and John Coulombe turn over the microphone to guest co-host Janet Hellige who interviews author and speaker Rhonda Stoppe on the general topic of grandmothering. Rhonda and Janet discuss the unique role that grandmothers play in the lives of grandchildren, how to share the gospel with grandchildren, how to live with “no regrets” as a grandmother and much more. Rhonda also offers a few words of advice for grandfathers!

Resources mentioned on this podcast:

Moms of the Bible by Rhonda Stoppe: https://a.co/d/0lGu31V

Great Wolf Lodge https://www.greatwolf.com/

Lori Wildenberg is a speaker, podcaster and author who has written several books about parenting and family issues, her latest being Grandparents Make Grand Partners (D6 Publishing). In this enlightening conversation with Wayne Rice and John Coulombe, Lori discusses various grandparent “personalities,” grandparent “hot spots,” “the grandma wars” and much more. She also addresses a strategy for teaching our grandkids holiness not with behavior modification but with “replacement prayer.”

Books mentioned during this podcast:

Lori Wilderberg - Grandparents Make Grand Partners: How to Have and Eternal Impact on Your Grandchild's Life (D6 Publishing)

Corrie Ten Boom - The Hiding Place (Chosen Books)

Bill Breakey is the author of a new book for grandfathers called Legacy in Real Time: A Grandfather’s Guide to Showing Up. In this conversation with Wayne Rice and John Coulombe, he talks about the important role that grandfathers play in the lives of grandchildren and how today’s grandfathers can leverage their influence in creative and practical ways. Having run in three Boston marathons, Bill says, “When the grandkids started coming, I decided to run less, grandpa more.” Whether you are a grandfather or grandmother, you’ll enjoy spending some time with Bill Breakey on this podcast.

For more information:

www.billbreakey.com

Legacy in Real Time: A Grandfather’s Guide to Showing Up by Bill Breakey (available in the Legacy Coalition Store)

J. P. Moreland is the Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Talbot School of Theology and author of numerous books including Finding Quiet: My Story of Overcoming Anxiety and the Practices that Brought Peace. In this very candid conversation with Wayne Rice and John Coulombe, J.P talks openly about how his struggle with anxiety, depression, cancer and other health issues have shaped his faith, the relationship he has with his family, and his view of death and dying. He also offers a glimpse into the life of his colleague, mentor and friend, the late Dallas Willard.

Resources mentioned during this podcast:

Renovation of the Heart by Dallas Willard

Imagine Heaven: Near-Death Experiences, God's Promises, and the Exhilarating Future That Awaits You – A Spiritual Exploration of Life, Purpose, and Eternal Hope in the Face of Death and Grief by John Burke

“Stand to Reason” (podcast) with Greg Koukl and others

“Reasonable Faith” (podcast) with William Lane Craig

A Reason for God by Tim Keller

Finding Quiet: My Story of Overcoming Anxiety and the Practices that Brought Peace by J. P. Moreland

Dallas Willard Ministries (website) dwillard.org

Kingdom Apprenticeship: Dallas Willard’s Formational Theology and Missional Vision by Keas Keasler (InterVarsity Press)

More Than a Carpenter by Josh McDowell

MetaEthics by Dave Horner and J.P. Moreland

Larry Fowler, founder of the Legacy Coalition, engages in a wide-ranging conversation with Wayne Rice and John Coulombe, reflecting on his past ten years of ministry, the recent leadership changes at the Legacy Coalition and key takeaways from the Legacy Grandparent Summit in Frisco, Texas. He also shares excerpts from the recently released seminar curriculum “Grandparenting Influence” as well as thoughts from his first book “Raising a Modern-Day Joseph.” There’s lots to learn from Larry in this very informative podcast.

Books and Resources mentioned in this podcast:

• Awana Clubs International (clubs.awana.org)
• Raising a Modern-Day Joseph by Larry Fowler (David C. Cook) https://amzn.to/4enqxE8
• Grandparenting Influence Curriculum https://store.legacycoalition.com/grandparenting-influence-study/?inf_contact_key=426017558bc068abe42165a1b49edb77

Patti Garibay is a former Girl Scout leader who founded an alternative scouting program called American Heritage Girls which now has more than 70,000 girls involved in all fifty states.  In this conversation with Wayne Rice and John Coulombe, Patti explains how AHG began, what it does and how it provides a strategic way for grandparents to help raise godly granddaughters and pass on their Christian faith.

Books and Resources mentioned during this podcast:

• Why Curse the Darkness When You Can Light a Candle by Patti Garibay
• Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
• American Heritage Girls website: https://americanheritagegirls.org/
• Trail Life USA website: traillifeuse.com

So what does a grandparent do when the grandkids visit and spend all of their time staring at their phone or tablet? This question and many others are answered during this podcast by Arlene Pellicane, a parenting expert, author and podcaster who will be speaking at the Legacy Grandparenting Summit in March. In this lively conversation with John Coulombe and Wayne Rice, Arlene warns parents and grandparents about the inherent dangers and risks of AI on our children and grandchildren, and offers some tips on how to spend quality time with our kids without the use of screens. She also discusses her new book Making Marriage Easier and offers encouragement for grandparents who want to keep their marriages vibrant and strong.

Books and resources mentioned:

Grandparenting Screen Kids: How to Help, What to Say and How to Begin by Arlene Pellicane and Dr. Gary Chapman

The Happy Home Podcast with Arlene Pellicane (visit ArlenePellicane.com)

Making Marriage Easier: How to Love and Like Your Spouse for Life by Arlene Pellicane

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear 

The Power of Bad: How the Negativity Effect Rules Us and How We Can Rule It by John Tierney and Roy Baumeister