In this conversation, Phil Waldrep shares his insights on parenting prodigals, discussing the emotional burden parents face, the importance of unconditional love, and the necessity of tough love. He emphasizes the need for parents to overcome guilt and offers six principles to guide them through the challenges of raising children who stray from their faith. Phil also highlights the significance of suffering in the growth process and the balance between letting go and holding on to hope for their children's return to faith.

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In this episode of the Leighann McCoy Podcast, Leighann shares her journey of parenting prodigals, detailing the challenges and heartaches faced as her children made choices that diverged from their family's faith. She reflects on the picture-perfect life they once had, the turning point when her daughter Mikel made life-altering decisions, and the ongoing journey of healing and redemption. Leighann emphasizes the importance of community and support for parents navigating similar struggles and introduces an online course aimed at helping others in their parenting journey.

We are giving you early access to the online course, Perfecting the Art of Parenting Your Prodigal. Follow this link here and type in the word PODCAST for 20% off

https://www.leighannmccoy.com/papp-early-access 

In this podcast you will meet Megan Jones. Megan is first a wife and mother; she’s enjoying farm life, and they don’t talk about it in the podcast but she and her husband have started Calvary Cattle Company where you can purchase beef from them! But she’s on the podcast today because of HER podcast, As for My House. This is the place where Megan shares her love for Jesus, for God’s Word and for women. Megan is passionate about discipleship, and a whole lot of fun.

https://www.calvarycattleco.com/ 

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Audra is a mom to 5 beautiful kids, 2 boys and 3 girls, and just last month she added a daughter in law. She’s a teacher, an encourager, a cancer survivor, and a griever. Several years ago, I would have introduced Audra as a pastor’s wife. But today, she is a pastor’s widow. That’s what she calls herself as she grieves honestly and faithFULLy on all her social media platforms in a way that is positive and Christ-honoring.

Be sure to check out the Author Spotlight page for more info on Audra and a special gift from Leighann

https://www.leighannmccoy.com/spotlight

In this week’s podcast episode I’m sharing an interview with one of them, Heather Teague. Heather is just a year older than my eldest child, and I had the privilege of teaching her in what we Southern Baptists call GA’s (Girls in Action). GA’s is a great missions education program many of our churches still offer to young girls.I like to think that GA’s had a big impact on Heather’s life. Today she leads a ministry called His Heart for Africa in Jinja, Uganda. She is also starting her own podcast, Faith on Dirt Roads (https://www.faithondirtroads.com/). You will LOVE learning about her ministry and her passion for Jesus in our conversation.

In today’s podcast you will meet Evelyn Sherwood. Evelyn is a pastor’s wife from Indiana who has written two beautiful books specifically for people who need to be encouraged by the goodness of God when their lives might be falling apart. You’re going to love hearing about what was going on in Evelyn’s life that led her to create these books. Then, just for you we’ve created a link on Leighann’s website where you can find a quick link to Evelyn’s books and a surprise for you!

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Fasting has been called the feast that frees. In this episode Leighann shares the spiritual benefit of fasting and reflections on her recent experience with a 40-day fast.

This is perhaps one of Leighann's most vulnerable episodes. She shares how she's making sense of her suffering, and how you can too!! Scripture you want to underline are these: Jeremiah 9:23-24 Romans 5:3-5

Join Leighann as she and Gayla Parker discuss how best to share the love of Jesus with people who are deconstructing their faith. Check out Gayla's book Active Compassion on Amazon

I met Casey in March 2024 at a webinar we were both invited to be a part of, hosted by Lifeway Christian Resources. I knew when we had our conversation on that webinar that I wanted to get to know Casey better. She is brilliant and I love this discussion we shared about deconstruction. I hope that it encourages you. Share this interview with anyone you know who is loving someone who is deconstructing their faith. Here are the resources she mentioned as well as information where you can get in touch with Casey. Casey Merrifield, PHD https://connextionworldwide.com/team/ https://doxaleaders.com/ The You Lead Webinar for Lifeway Christian Resources on Deconstruction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiL6gALwRt4&t=1907s Stand to Reason, Greg Koukl --link to his online store:https://store.str.org/home "On the other side of every conversation is an image bearer." Here is an article that expands on this:https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/help-loved-one-deconstructing/