Why Every Kid Needs a Godly Hero with Joshua Cooley

What heroes do your kids look up to?  Boys and girls need better examples than secular YouTube celebrities and pop music stars. They need real heroes that will inspire courage, truth, charity, and perseverance.  The popularity of the Odyssey shows us how we long for moral heroes. The ultimate pla…

Praying in Pain: What to Do When God Doesn't Heal You Yet with Glenna Marshall

Why does God allow us to suffer?  Glenna Marshall spent six years chasing a diagnosis and sixteen years living with a painful autoimmune disease before writing Praying in Pain. In this conversation, she explores this question and walks us through what God has taught her through it all. Glenna talk…

The Inspired Homeschool: Rethinking the Way Your Child Learns with Jennifer Pepito

What if the secret to raising a confident, faith-filled learner has been sitting in history books all along?  Jennifer Pepito, host of Restoration Home and author of The Inspired Homeschool, joins Arlene to explore how homeschooled figures from history — including Leonardo da Vinci, C.S. Lewis, an…

When Technology Doesn’t Hurt Your Child with Jess Wolstenholm

It seems like technology is always bad, especially when it comes to impacting the hearts of kids. But is there a way to use technology to strengthen your family values?  Jess Wolstenholm, VP of Education and Research at Minno, joins Arlene to talk about how parents can use media intentionally duri…

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…