Podcast: FAMILY

The Heart of Meaningful Connection with Bill Lokey (Part 2 of 4)

In loving memory of our friend, mentor, and father figure, Bill Lokey, we’re releasing this four-part series, recorded in 2020, to share with you again Bill’s insights on leadership, connection, and trauma.

Bill joins Josh for part 2 of our 4-part…

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The Heart of Leadership with Bill Lokey (Part 1 of 4)

This past year we lost one of our dearest friends and mentors, Bill Lokey. As we close out the year, we were listening back to some of his wisdom and gold nuggets and thought it would be a tremendous gift to re-release a series we did together in…

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Best of RAR: Your New Favorite Tradition – Jolabokaflod

Today we’re airing one of my favorite episodes from last year, all about Jolabokaflod, which is a Christmas “book flood,” in the Icelandic tradition. What if I told you this tradition makes your life easier, not harder?  During Jolabokaflod, you gift members of your family with new books, and everyone drinks hot cocoa and spends…

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Simplifying an Overwhelmed Schedule: Moving from Priorities to Priority

Did you know that the English word “priority,” when it came into the English language, stayed singular for 500 years? Not until the 1900’s did we make it plural. As https://amzn.to/3RxfjjJ suggests, the result is quite dangerous. When everything is…

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Authenticity, Contentment, and Finding Significance: An Interview with Christi Straub

In honor of Christi’s birthday, Josh talks to her about what this milestone means and how she’s processing the feeling of entering a new decade of life. Christi shares valuable lessons she’s learned over the last several years, what she plans on…

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Living From a Whole Heart with Matt Redman

Grammy Award-winning singer / songwriter, worship leader, author, and all around incredible human being, https://mattredman.com/, joins us to talk about living a wholehearted life. Matt is one of those rare souls, a man who not only lives…

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What Christmas Really Means to our Kids

*Warning: In this wholesome conversation with our children, we talk about Santa Claus. The phrase in our home is, “Santa is pretend, and in our home, we pretend.” For that reason, and that reason alone, you may want to guard little listening ears.

In…

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A Conversation About Grief, Loss, and Serious Illness with Jane Butler

Sickness, grief, and loss are inevitable. All of us will experience or walk with close loved ones through sudden loss, or the complexities of a serious or life-threatening illness.

Jane Butler, our dear friend, graphic designer for…

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RAR #235: How to Give Feedback on Your Child’s Creative Writing (Even If You Aren’t a Writer!)

I know that if you’re an RAR Family, you are raising kids who love to read, because that’s what we do around here! And with a love of reading often comes the inspiration to write. And those young writers will come to you looking for feedback on their stories. But what if we, as parents,…

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Discerning God’s Voice for Today: Straub Family Adventure Part II

Have you ever worried that you might have missed what God was trying to tell you? Maybe you didn’t hear Him correctly? Maybe you even wonder if there’s too much noise around you to hear His still, small voice? In this episode, we give an update on our…

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