Hope, Chronic Illness, and Trusting God with Your Kids with Sarah Walton

When faced with parenting crises, special-needs challenges, fear, and exhaustion, how do you keep moving forward? Today's guest Sarah Walton is an author, wife, and mom of four whose family has faced chronic illness, a son with severe behavioral episodes, and years of uncertainty without answers. …

Selfless Kids in a Self-Centered World: Dave Stone on Raising Kids Who Care

Life isn't all about us. But have you tried teaching that to your kids?! Pastor, author, and super dad Dave Stone will help you raise kids who are humble, generous, and others-focused. He's raised three kids and can walk alongside us, guiding us through stages of parenting, from discipline to frie…

How Your Marriage Can Go the Distance with Larry McCall

Larry McCall has been married to his high school sweetheart for more than 50 years and pastored the same church for over 40. He knows firsthand what it takes to enjoy a marriage that lasts. He's also seen the bad things that happen to marriages in the middle and later years. In his book A Seasoned…

Less Control, More Connection: Parenting Adult Children Well with Dr. Kathy Koch

Guest favorite Dr. Kathy Koch joins Arlene to explain the changes that happen when your kids grow up. Dr. Kathy's book Resolve Conflict and Find Peace and Hope with Adult Children walks parents through the hard work of releasing control, grieving unmet expectations, and learning to communicate in w…

How to Talk to Your Kids About Sex and Purity with Dannah Gresh

There's a lot being said and shown about sex in our culture. Algorithms aren't delivering messages of sexual purity, freedom and health to teenagers. Quite the opposite. Yet purity is not an outdated idea, but it has been misunderstood.  Dannah Gresh, founder of True Girl, is back to help us commu…

The Rekindled Heart: Reviving the Faith of Your Family with Mark Yarbrough

Dallas Theological Seminary President, Dr. Mark Yarbrough, shares about keeping faith alive in the family. What does faith on fire look like?  What if your faith is waning?  Dr. Yarbrough talks about his new book The Rekindled Heart: 6 Essentials for Reviving Your Faith. He shares how humility sha…

Help, I'm Ruining My Kids - A Gospel Guide with Abbey Wedgeworth

How can you pursue change as a mom without being crushed by guilt or shame?  Abbey Wedgeworth brings a needed message: We don't need more willpower.  We need the power of the Gospel.  Sharing from her book, Help, I'm Ruining My Kids, Abbey talks about her own experience with poor postpartum menta…

You Don't Have to Do it All: A Special Message for Moms

Moms carry a lot on their shoulders from meal planning to sports shuttling, boo-boo kissing to homework prodding. What would happen in the home if mom didn't do all the things?  In this Mother's Day episode, Arlene brings a message to make moms laugh and hopefully make them feel wildly appreciated…

Safe, Smart, and Confident Girls in a Porn-Saturated World with Kristen Jenson

Kristen Jenson, founder of Defend Young Minds and author of the bestselling Good Pictures, Bad Pictures series, joins Arlene to talk about her newest book written specifically for girls. She unpacks why girls are more vulnerable to pornography than most parents realize and how early, calm conversat…

Raising Kids Who Give and the Impact of Samaritan's Purse

Kristy Graham (Billy Graham's granddaughter-in-law) has a front row seat to what God is doing around the world. She's the podcast host of On the Ground with Samaritan's Purse. Maybe you've packed a shoebox with Operation Christmas Child to send the Gospel and gifts to children around the world. How…