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Anxiety is affecting more families than ever before—but what if fear doesn’t have to win?Adam and Chelsea sit down with author, Bible teacher, and spoken word artist Blair Linne to talk honestly about anxiety, panic attacks, fear, and how parents can help their children process worry in healthy, gospel-centered ways.Resources Mentioned:

• You Are the Brave and the Swirling Worry by Blair Linne
• Made to Tremble by Blair Linne
• The Family Worships with Shai and Blair Linne

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What if family devotions didn’t have to be perfect to be effective? Adam and Cassie sit down with Carl Laferton to talk about what family Bible time really looks like in a normal home—and why the ordinary, imperfect moments are often where God is doing the most. If you’ve ever thought:

• “We should be doing family devotions…”
• “We tried, but it didn’t go well…”
• “I don’t feel equipped to lead my kids spiritually…”

This episode is for you. Carl offers a refreshing, honest take:
Family devotions are necessary—but they’re not everything. They’re one part of a much bigger picture: a home where the gospel shows up in everyday life. “Family Bible time is not sufficient for discipleship… but it is a necessary foundation.” Let this Mother’s Day be a reminder that she deserves care, too. Head to cozyearth.com and use our code FDP for an exclusive 20% off, and if you see a post-purchase survey, be sure to mention you heard about Cozy Earth from us here at The Family Discipleship Podcast. Follow Us:
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Adam sits down with Dr. Esau McCauley—New Testament professor at Wheaton College and pastor of All Saints Anglican Church in Naperville—to talk about discipling kids in a divided world. They discuss Esau’s new children’s book God’s Colorful Kingdom, why kids need more than “Bible greatest hits,” and how parents can shape the way their children learn to value every person as made in God’s image. Let this Mother’s Day be a reminder that she deserves care, too. Head to cozyearth.com and use our code FDP for an exclusive 20% off, and if you see a post-purchase survey, be sure to mention you heard about Cozy Earth from us here at The Family Discipleship Podcast. Follow Us:
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Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant talk about why it is important for us to love God above all else, including our kids.Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Have you ever caught yourself more committed to your family than to God?
• How does placing your love for your kids above your relationship with God affect your relationship with God?
• How does having a vibrant relationship and love for God prevent idolatry?
• How does placing your love for your kids above your love for God affect your relationship with your kids?
• Can you love God and still have a huge love for your kids?
• How do we know if our kids have become idols? What would be some warning signs?
• What role can seeking happiness and success for our kids reveal idolatry in our hearts?
• How do we love our kids well without making them the center of our lives?
• What does the story of Isaac and Abraham tell us about God’s heart on this topic?
• What are some practical ways that parents can ensure they are prioritizing their relationship with God while still fulfilling their parental responsibilities?
• What would repentance look like for a parent who recognizes an idolatrous love for their family?

Helpful Definitions:

• Idolatry is the worship of anything other than God. It is the placing of something or someone before God in one's life, and it can take many forms, such as material possessions, power, fame, or relationships.

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Exodus 20, Genesis 22, Genesis 30
• “You are What You Love” by Jame K.A. Smith

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Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant are joined by Andy Crouch to talk about what family discipleship looked like in the Crouch household and how commitments around technology played a part in that.Questions Covered in This Episode:

• If I asked one of your family members to describe you, what kind of things do you think they would say, and, if it’s different, what kind of things would you hope they would say?
• What did following Christ as a family look like for y’all? What were the rhythms of discipleship for you as a dad?
• How did being a dad impact the way you view God as our Heavenly Father? 
• What scriptures did y’all lean into as you thought about what your hopes were for your family?
• Would you be willing to share about any times that were particularly difficult for you as you led your home toward Christ?
• Why is it so important for families to be conscientious about technology?
• Can you talk about how waking up before devices and going to bed before devices worked and why you recommend that?
• Were any of these commitments around technology ever points of contention for your kids or did they accept them easily?
• What are some ways that we can pray for you?

Guest Bio:Andy Crouch is partner for theology and culture at Praxis, an organization that works as a creative engine for redemptive entrepreneurship. His writing explores faith, culture, and the image of God in the domains of technology, power, leadership, and the arts. He is the author of five books: The Life We're Looking For: Reclaiming Relationship in a Technological World, The Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in Its Proper Place, Strong and Weak: Embracing a Life of Love, Risk and True Flourishing, Playing God: Redeeming the Gift of Power, and Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling. Andy serves on the governing board of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. He also serves as an advisor to The Repentance Project, The Pelican Project, and Revoice. Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• John 21:18
• “The Tech-wise Family” by Andy Crouch
• “My Tech-wise Life” by Amy & Andy Crouch

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Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant are joined by Zack Eswine to discuss what family discipleship looks like in the Eswine home.Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Could you tell us a little about your family and your ministry?
• What resources shape you in parenting?
• Being a pastor and a father, where do you see your roles of leadership overlapping?
• Would you share some of your favorite moments of Christian conversations in your home?
• What do you mean by “double love”?
• What was it like being a parent of a “prodigal child,” and where did you find comfort in the Lord?
• What scriptures do you lean on in your role as a father?
• How can parents fight that temptation to be great or acknowledged either by a spouse, their children, or other parents?
• What can you say to the discouraged parent who wants to lead well, but right now, Jesus just doesn’t seem lovely?
• Can you unpack the temptation for us to be everywhere for everybody all at once and how it connects to the temptation for parents to do everything right all the time?
• Can you think of times when things did not go “according to plan” in the Eswine home?
• What role has the church played in coming alongside your family as you’ve discipled them?
• How did your family navigate the anti-Christian culture around your family or prepare your kids for it?
• Where do you find or look for joy in leading your family to follow God?
• What are some ways that we can pray for you?

Guest Bio:Zack Eswine is the pastor at Riverside Church. He is the author of several books including but not limited to; The Imperfect Pastor, Recovering Eden, and Sensing Jesus. You can find more of his writing on sagechristianity.com. He received a B.S.W. from Ball State University, an M.Div. from Covenant Theological Seminary and a Ph.D. from Regent University. He is married to Jessica and they parent four kids.Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Psalm 71, Ephesians 5:1, 
•  “The Imperfect Pastor” by Zack Eswine

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Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant have a conversation about the role of a parent to disciple their family when it comes to school choices.Questions Covered in This Episode:

• What are the temptations and dangers of this conversation?
• What is your personal education story?
• Why is there so much tension around this choice for parents?
• What kind of questions would you ask on a school visit?
• How can we pay attention to our motivations when we make this decision? What scripture are you using in order to make your choice?
• What’s the importance of parent involvement regardless of school choice?
• How can this go well and how can this go poorly?
• Does my kid's peer group matter?

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Deuteronomy 6:4-9, John 17:1–26

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Adam Griffin is joined by Tim Challies to have a conversation about his book “Seasons of Sorrow: The Pain of Loss and the Comfort of God.” Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Could you tell us a little about your family and your ministry?
• How are you and your family doing in this season?
• What are some of your favorite memories of spiritual conversations with your son?
• Can you flesh out some of how your faith in God has blessed you in the circumstance where I think many parents might be tempted to blame God or despise him for what has happened in your family?
• How is it that a Christian can believe that there is good happening when everything seems so bad?
• For the parent who desperately wants to know “why”, can you offer a moment of compassion and empathy? How do you pastor the person who at that moment says, “I believe that, but help me in my unbelief.”?
• Do you think your theology of suffering has changed, evolved, or matured in the last couple of years?
• What would you say to the family who is not experiencing suffering about our attachments to our children and to our world?
• How does our trust in the life to come, impact our grief now?
• How have you navigated the leadership of helping your daughters and wife grieve in the midst of your own hurt?
• What are some ways that we can pray for you?

Guest Bio:Tim Challies is married to to Aileen, and a father to two girls (one of whom is married) and one son who is waiting for him in heaven. He worships and serves as an elder at Grace Fellowship Church in Toronto, Ontario. He is the author of several books including but not limited to; The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment, Do More Better, A Visual Theology Guide to the Bible, and Seasons of Sorrow. You can find his daily wiriting on his website. Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• “Seasons of Sorrow” by Tim Challies

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Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant celebrate the 50th episode of The Family Discipleship Podcast!Questions Covered in This Episode:

• When you meet a listener “in the wild” what kind of conversations do you have?
• Have you ever been surprised by who is listening?
• What are some reviews that have been posted online?
• Shout out to producer Brad!
• What is Training the Church?
• Who has been your favorite guest?
• What have been some of your favorite subjects?

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Culture Matters Podcast
• The Good Podcast Company
• Training the Church
• Knowing Faith
• Confronting Christianity
• Starting Place
• Family Discipleship Podcast Episodes
  • Talking With Your Kids About LGBTQ+
  • Intentional Fatherhood with Jon Tyson
  • In the Ortlund Home with Ray Ortlund
  • Talking to Kids About Heaven with Joni Eareckson Tada
  • Habits of the Household with Justin Whitmel Early
  • In the Wilkin Home with Jen Wilkin
  • In the Chandler Home with Matt Chandler
  • Raising Emotionally Strong Children with David Thomas
  • Parent Guilt
  • Teaching Theology, Not Moralism with Amy Gannett
  • Disability and Discovering God’s Image In Everyone with Laura Wifler
  • Is My Child Ready to be Baptized?
  • Countercultural Parenting

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Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant are joined by are joined by Laura Wifler to discuss how the Imago Dei shapes and forms how we view ourselves and those around us, including those with disabilities.Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Could you tell us a little about your family and your ministry?
• You’ve got a new kids book out “Like Me: A Story About Disability and Discovering God’s Image in Every Person.” Where did the idea for this book come from?
• You’ve already written a beautiful book for moms, Risen Motherhood, was this experience a lot different?
• How can parents help foster conversations about the differences our kids will see in themselves and others?
• Can you talk to us about how our theology around the “image of God” gets to be part of how we lead our kids to think about themselves and others?
• As a parent of a child with disabilities, what encouragement can you share with the multitude of other parents who have children with disabilities?
• How can we care well for families who are going through diagnosis while being sensitive to their unique situation?
• What do you wish that churches understood about families who are navigating raising kids with disabilities?
• How do you see “God made you, God loves you, God is kind to you” being something could be used by a Christian family who is trying to disciple well?
• How do you counsel a family who is struggling with a diagnosis or difficulty?
• Sometimes parents will ask us about leading family devotions and family discipleship with kids who have learning differences and disabilities, any advice or encouragement for them?
• Are there any scriptures that have been especially precious to you as you’ve parented?
• What are some ways that we can pray for you?

Guest Bio:Laura Wifler co-founded Risen Motherhood in 2016, a ministry that brings gospel-hope to moms around the world, and today she is the Executive Director of the nonprofit. She has written several books including but not limited to; Risen Motherhood, Any Time, Any Place, Any Prayer, Social Sanity In An Insta World, and To The Cross I Cling. Laura shares her writing through articles, essays, and poetry online. You can find her fairly regularly on Instagram and definitely through her newsletter.Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• John 9:3
• “Like Me” by Laura Wifler
• “Risen Motherhood” by Emily Jensen and Laura Wifler
• “Wonder” by R. J. Palacio

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