The Intentional Parents Podcast

Join us today as Brook, Phil, and Diane discuss their best daily habits. Spoiler alert: it’s reading their Bibles each day. Some stories and reflections are shared today about how God has transformed each of them over the years by reading the scriptures daily. Reading the Bible is not meant to be legalistic; God’s heart is an invitation, wanting to bless, meet, and help you. To keep it simple, they break it down into five different ways to read the scriptures. Enjoy!

5 different ways to read the scriptures:

*First, find a place you like to be in where you won't be interrupted. You may have to wake up earlier for this, so don’t forget your journal.

1) Read Prayerfully 

2) Read Carefully

3) Read Humbly

4) Read Expectantly 

5) Read Joyfully

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Today is all about marriage. Join Brook and Elizabeth as they share from a place of humble transparency how God has taught them to love one another. Brook and Elizabeth share crucial elements that have shifted their relationship, like care before criticism, being aware of the little foxes, and finding ways to encourage one another. They also discuss four things to try in your marriage to bring more care and life to your relationship. You are not alone if you find marriage hard, but it is worth the fight. Enjoy!

4 things to try:

1) Beware of the little foxes

2) Believe in your spouse’s goodwill

3) Find what you can encourage

4) Breath prayers

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Today, we talk all about time! We cover different topics like letting our dreams die. What does that process look like? How do we accept the pain of life effectively and fruitfully? What do we do in the waiting when one season has not yet come but one season has already passed? What’s the right time to let something painful go? When is it time to conquer the next mountain? We cover many questions like this and even more. Enjoy!

4 Movements to help

1. A time of waiting 
2. A time to turn 
3. A time to set out 
4. A time to take possession 

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We welcome Jay Kim as our guest on the show today! Jay is a pastor, author, speaker, husband, and father. Jay has dedicated so much of his work to the topic of examination in the areas of technology, Christianity, and family. This delightful conversation dives into the Ignatian practices and how we can incorporate them into our daily lives, especially with our children. There are genuine moments and examples in this conversation that are refreshingly humble and helpful as Jay shares his passion for the truth that we were made for face-to-face, embodied experiences and points out how that is precisely how God meets us through Jesus. Enjoy!

5 movements to help you slow down with God

1) Invite God to make you aware of His presence

2) Gratitude- thank Him for one thing

3) Reflect on your day and offer one hard thing to Him

4) Confess and repent from one thing that day

5) Offer one thing you need help with tomorrow

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Where to find Jay Kim:

Books:

Analog Church 

Analog Christian 

Listen Listen Speak

Learn More about Jay

Jay Thinks

Westgate church in Silicon Valley

Jay’s Podcast

The Digital Examen Podcast

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Today, we’re joined by Darren Whitehead to discuss his book, The Digital Fast. He highlights the crucial role of community in helping us break free from excessive phone use and invites us on a 40-day journey toward less digital noise and more spiritual peace. The average person spends 7 to 9 hours a day on their phone, and while we know it’s not a healthy habit, changing it can feel incredibly challenging—especially when we try to do it alone. In this conversation, we’ll explore the four key movements of the digital fast and how to rediscover joy and balance. Enjoy!

The 4 Movements:

1. Detach

2. Discover

3. Delight

4. Determine

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You are in for a special treat; we did our first-ever live Q+R recording from the Motherhood retreat! We had hundreds of women send in questions from the weekend that touch on many deep topics like giving care before criticism, how to encourage your husband, is anything off-limits when you are lamenting with God, how to cut the deadly loop of envy, how to offer help to your friends in a way they can say yes and so much more. We hope you join us today for a tiny taste of our 2024 Intentional Motherhood retreat. Enjoy!

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Get ready to take some notes with this conversation! We have Justin Whitmel Earley on the show today. Justin is a full-time lawyer, writer, speaker, husband, and father to four boys. Justin’s books, especially Habits of the Household, center around habit formation, how our habits affect our family and personal well-being, and the idea that things can change when we bring those habits into the light of the gospel. Join our conversation as we talk about tickle blessings, bedtime liturgy, new habit-forming tips, and how reconciliation is a gift God gives us, and we give to each other. Enjoy!

Connect with Justin

Justin’s Books

Habits of the Household

The Common Rule

Made for People

Ronald Rolheiser

Against the Infinite Horizon

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We have a guest on our show today who is going to help you lower your defenses when it comes to the topic of technology use while at the same time giving you tools and encouragement to build a healthy relationship with it. We are so pleased to have Joey Odom on the show. This conversation is rich, deep, intelligent, and packed with practical help. Get ready to laugh at some great stories, connect with relatable examples, and encourage you to take a step closer to a healthy relationship with technology for yourself and your kids.

3 things you can do today

1. Spend one hour physically distance from your phone a day (it’s a muscle to build)

2. In your home establish sacred times/places where you do not have your phones (either dinner table or kid's room)

3. Search for moments of connection with kids and spouse

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On today’s show, Brook + Elizabeth and Phil + Diane respond to three questions that were sent in. This episode may be helpful to you if you have kids that express their emotions in big ways, if you want to understand your parent’s culture of Christianity to understand how it affected your upbringing, and if you have a neurodivergent child or grandchild and you want to cultivate hope and learn ways to support your child, your spouse and your grown kids. Enjoy!

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What does it look like to not only follow Jesus but also share Jesus in our time? We welcome the one and only Josh White back to the podcast today. Josh White is the pastor at Door of Hope in Portland, Oregon. He’s also an author, speaker, and musician. Join us for this deep and helpful conversation as Josh speaks the truth in love. We explore how sharing our faith is an excellent medium for sanctification and how our faith is communal, confessional, and personal. We also sit in the beautiful truth of grace and the depth of Jesus’ love for us. Enjoy!

Josh White’s Book:

Stumbling Toward Eternity by Josh White

Episode with Josh White:

Fatherlessness Interview with Josh White

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