Podcast: FAMILY

#3: Addressing the Elephant (uh um, iPhone) in Your Marriage

Do screens come between you and your spouse? Are you cuddling with your phone in bed more than one another? We answered yes to these. So, we decided to take some very practical steps to make sure the phone did not get in the way of our affection for on…

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#2: How Working Parents Can Balance Ministry, Marriage & Parenthood with Eric + Kaye Geiger

Our first podcast guests are Eric and Kaye Geiger. Why? Because they’re awesome! Eric is vice president of LifeWay Christian Resources and pastor, and his wife, Kaye, is a full-time school teacher. This podcast episode goes behind the scenes of two wor…

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#1: Meet Josh + Christi: The Heart Behind the Podcast

Welcome! In our first episode, we introduce our heart behind it. We also tell the backstory behind why our passion is raising kids who live, love, and lead well–and having marriages we’d wish on our children.

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RAR #57: How Stories Shaped an Out-of-the-Box Kid, Sally & Nathan Clarkson

Nathan Clarkson grew up as an out-of-the-box kid living with ADHD, mental illness, and (thankfully) a very loving mother, Sally. The two have recently published their story in the book Different, which details how stories helped to shape Nathan,

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RAR Bonus Episode: Some of the Best Books by Living Authors

If you are unsure which books being published today are worth your time (or if they’re worth your time at all)… then this brand new episode of the Read-Aloud Revival podcast- all about some of the best books by living authors- is for you.

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How to Make Meaningful Connections with Your Kids in the Coming Year

If you want to make more meaningful and lasting connections with your kids through books in the coming year, then I have a tip for you: Don’t try to read aloud every day. Not what you thought I would say? Well, then. You’d better listen to the rest.

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RAR #56: What’s at Stake and Why Stories Matter, Jonathan Auxier

Jonathan Auxier has been a writer for a very long time, but he says he never really felt like he had found his place until he began writing children’s literature. Thank goodness he did! The New York Times best-selling author of what he calls “strange s…

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Episode 123 – Parenting: Chronic Anger or Chronic Appeasement? Part II

Emerson and Jonathan continue this important topic in part 2 this week, including adding a third component of apathy. What is the Issue? Children need to honor parents and show this in their respectful attitude and obedient actions.  However, many parents do not always feel respected nor obeyed so they seek methods that will motivate the child…

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RAR #55: Best Thanksgiving Books – Cultivating a Spirit of Gratitude

What happens when you get three book-loving ladies together to chat gratitude and the best Thanksgiving books? In this episode, you’ll hear: there’s just a bit of excitement so Sarah orders a book on air! (We love it when she does that!

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Episode 122 – Parenting: Chronic Anger or Chronic Appeasement? Part I

What is the Issue? Children need to honor parents and show this in their respectful attitude and obedient actions.  However, many parents do not always feel respected nor obeyed so they seek methods that will motivate the child to be respectful and obedient. How do we deal with this Issue? There are right ways of dealing with this…

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