In this episode, Graham interviews David Vroon, the leader of the Reallife men's ministry of Stonebridge Church Community in Charlotte, NC. David shares how we as men are called to be not only providers but protectors, priests, and presiders over our homes & families. In this interview, David:shares about his own family, including his four children and what life was like in the Vroon home when their kids were young'discusses his experience with a fantastic ministry called Radical Mentoring (https://radicalmentoring.com)'notes how young men can get wrapped up in their careers, but to count the cost of "climbing the corporate ladder"'about a life hack of putting on a different hat (literally) before walking in the door after work'encourages dads/husbands to be involved in family life and appreciative of their wives, especially in front of the kids;encourages guys to get wise counsel around them;shares how wives can call their husbands UP into the responsibilities God has given them.Scripture referenced:Proverbs 3:5-6If this podcast been a blessing to you, please consider subscribing, leaving us a review and/or donating to our Patreon account. Thank you!

This episode features an interview with Amy Wray Frank, an awesome woman of God and homeschool mom, with five kids, who has a ton to teach us about how to create a beautiful home environment that is not only a respite for our souls but a place where real ministry can and should happen.In this episode, Amy:shares about why she turned down a very lucrative opportunity early in her marriage.encourages us to see our children in the home as fellow worshipers & workers as we treat out homes as monasteries for the service of others -- and what she means by the term "monastery."shares how to appropriately handle technology in our homes.explains why beauty is important, but also the two dangers that we can fall into with trying to make our homes beautiful.Keeping your family tuned in with the Christian calendar.Book References: Celebrating the Christian Year by Martha ZimmermanAuthor Arnold Ytreeide -- many different excellent booksThe Tech-Wise Family by Andy CrouchIf this podcast been a blessing to you, please consider subscribing, leaving us a review and/or donating to our Patreon account. Thank you!

In this episode, Graham interviews homeschool dad Jeff Greene, a homeschool dad who with his wife Diana, are so intentional and purposeful with their family, which includes four kids. They have an awesome set of core values, based on Scripture, that they have posted in their home and strive to live by. Jeff also shares about:family adventureshaving their own family daybeing intentional as familieshow they've worked travel into their liveshaving a regular date night / meeting with your wife to talk about family goalsserving through a ministry called Safe Families -- check them out at safe-families.orgYou will be blessed and encouraged by what Jeff has to share!Scriptures Jeff references:Deuteronomy 6:4Proverbs 13:13Galatians 5:131 John 3:181 Corinthians 6:19James 5:121 Peter 4:10Ephesians 2:8If this podcast been a blessing to you, please consider subscribing, leaving us a review and/or donating to our Patreon account. Thank you!

Former pastor Dan Martin is part of the exclusive "3 Daughters Club" (of which your host is a card-carrying member) and has so much to teach us young parents. In this episode, Dan shares:What his ultimate desires were for his daughters, and how he wanted them to desire something beyond themselves.His one primary regret (Editor's note: this is worth the price of admission; when a faithful man of God like Dan Martin says he has a regret, the rest of us will do well to listen up!).That as important as family is, we have to be careful not to make it the ultimate thing (such wisdom!).How when he pastored a church, his daughters were an important part of the ministry of the church -- and he challenges us to incorporate our children into our ministry activities.What it's like for him and his wife, Jennifer, to be "empty-nesters" and how he has developed a deep respect for his daughters.How and why he desperately wanted to win his daughters' hearts.What he said to one of his daughter's suitors when he asked for his blessing -- and how God brought that to a beautiful fruition.About blessings in the Bible.Scriptures referenced: Proverbs 23:6Proverbs 26If this podcast been a blessing to you, please consider subscribing, leaving us a review and/or donating to our Patreon account. Thank you!

In this episode, Graham interviews Lynn Wray, who has faithfully raised five awesome children, who have given her 18 amazing grandchildren. Lynn Wray shares about the four basic needs of all humans (aside from the obvious physical needs): Love, Acceptance, Worth & Security and how important this is in our parenting and how our job is to point them to God, who is the only One who can truly fill these needs.In this interview, Lynn:helps us see the danger we can fall into with our discipline if we're not careful.draws our attention to the destructive philosophy of "self-esteem" -- and instead focusing on helping our kids find confidence in the LORDencourages us to help our kids understand that God has good plans for them.discusses the challenges we can face in getting this message through as our kids get older and the comparison trap they can fall into.emphasizes the importance of us as parents being grounded in our identity in Christ.reminds us that we have an enemy who wants to wreak havoc in our kids -- but that our God is way stronger, in charge and always at work!!If this podcast been a blessing to you, please consider subscribing, leaving us a review and/or donating to our Patreon account. Thank you!

In this episode, Graham interviews awesome, faithful woman of God, Lynn Wray, who has raised five amazing children, who have given her 19 amazing grandchildren. This will be an especially encouraging episode to any young families who may have come to faith later than many others, as this often happens in the middle school or high school years. Lynn and Bruce were in their early 30s and had two small children when the LORD intervened and radically changed their life and their family's trajectory.Lynn shares:her own testimony of coming to the LORD and her upbringinghow children are a blessing and not a burden (as they're sometimes viewed) and that when we see our kids frustrating us, it says more about us than it does our kidswhy prayer is so important to our parenting and how helpful it is to have a prayer partner about the parenting/family curriculum she developed called Charting a Course for Your Family's Future and the tie to strategic planningthe moment she and her husband Bruce dropped their oldest child off for college and what that helped them realizeScriptures that have influenced her parenting -- Proverbs 10:22, 3 John 4, Proverbs 3:5-6, Psalm 127:3, Matthew 6:33, Ephesians 3:20, John 17:4.What it means to take her parenting advice to "Step Away, Step In and Step Up".If this podcast been a blessing to you, please consider subscribing, leaving us a review and/or donating to our Patreon account. Thank you!

In this episode with Dan Wray, business owner and faithful Christian father and husband, we explore:How to make your own time for reading & valuing the Scriptures, including his own entertaining story of how he first started to get serious about God's Word.How to bring God's Word into the daily rhythms of life.Not just teaching the Word to our children, but helping them see the importance of God's Word regarding what you face in life.Why it's so important to spend the time and energy to help our kids know the Scriptures.If this podcast been a blessing to you, please consider subscribing, leaving us a review and/or donating to our Patreon account. Thank you!

Bruce Wray is a retired businessman and faithful follower of Christ who has "walked the walk" of excellent parenting (and grandparenting) for decades. In this interview, Bruce looks back at when his kids were young and and how he and his wife, Lynn Wray, brought the business principles of strategic planning to bear on family life. Bruce teaches us:How strategic planning can prevent guilt, regrets and missed opportunities in our parenting.The importance of your kids knowing the Scriptures.A how-to plan for committing to paper what God has shown you, and the value of accountability. (You might want to have a pen & paper to take notes on this episode!)Thinking in advance about what you want your kids to know when they leave the nest.Why it's so valuable for couples to have a mentor.If this podcast been a blessing to you, please consider subscribing, leaving us a review and/or donating to our Patreon account. Thank you!

As a parent, do you feel overwhelmed at the task? Like you're failing? Guilty you're not doing more? Constantly comparing yourself to others? Checked out? We can drop all of that and embrace the lifegiving freedom and peace for parenting that are found only in Jesus Christ.In this episode, we discuss the key principles to having a strategic family. Begin with the end in mind (thank you, Stephen Covey!) -- think about what you want God to accomplish in your family by the time your kids leave your home. Work backwards from there.We must be INTENTIONAL with our families.Wherever you are in the journey, start now!Understand and embrace the fact that if you're a parent, God has called you to this.We can do this and we can do it together! By His grace and for His glory.If this podcast been a blessing to you, please consider subscribing, leaving us a review and/or donating to our Patreon account. Thank you!