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How to let. This is one of the fine arts of parenting.How do we let our kids be who they are without imposing who we are and who we want them to be?Steen Hudson joins us to talk about how this art is encouraged in us as parents, and what this encourages in our kids.

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Our good friend and former pastor of Church of The Open Door in California, Ed Underwood talks with us about his recenteredgroup.com and the power of grace in parenting at any age.

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Truth that is not trusted does not transform, no matter how valuable that truth is. Today we talk about the difference between giving our children information and earning their trust so that we can influence them.

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This week our friend Matt Matlock of Wisdom Works joins us to talk about some questions that parents rarely ask themselves about their view of failure and how it might influence family relationships.

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This week we read one of the most powerful interactions from The Cure and Parents, where Jim tries to strong arm his daughter into trusting him. This will not go well for Jim. We talk about what it takes to earn the trust of your family and friends.

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We read one of our stories of pain, bitterness, and the miracle of forgiveness. It reminds us how real the pain can be and how real the redemption is that is waiting for us.

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Few experiences as a parent are more gratifying than being trusted to walk with your children through real forgiveness and real repentance.So how do we earn the right to be trusted in that?

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What is the real remedy for when my child is hurt or something unfair happens? How do our best attempts at making them feel better sometimes rob them of real healing? We talk about false forgiveness and strange expectations we have of our children when things don't go the way we think they should.

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Objectivity is at the center of healthy parenting. It is gained through resolving your life issues. Objectivity allows you to respond to your child and give love and direction, instead of overreacting. We talk about what this looks like.

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This week we have two friends joining us on the podcast who were inspired by the Two Roads message. They are beginning to write a book on how grace changes how we prepare and invest for retirement. They realized they only want to read a book if tells a story, so they only want to write this book if they can have story carry the truth. Sounds good to us.

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