Numbers: Finding a Way in the Wilderness

What does Numbers have to do with everyday family discipleship?

In this week’s episode of The Wholehearted Households Podcast, host Alex Blount introduces us to the book of Numbers, relating to the ways we might find ourselves in our own proverbial wilderness.

Our Bible spotlight focuses on the priestly blessing given to Moses, then Aaron, and what this blessing means for us as people of God.

Then, our discipleship nugget equips your family to share high and low moments with one another in the presence of God. Just as the Israelites call out to God through their range of experiences and emotions, we too can share our highs and lows with God.

Finally, our spiritual practice invites you to reflect on your own experiences of being in the wilderness and to offer your worries and burdens to God through the prayer of Compline.

Wherever you listen, may you and your family be blessed by this episode as you seek to follow Jesus with your whole heart.

The Wholehearted Households Podcast is a production of InterVarsity Press (IVP) and made possible by the generous support of the Lilly Endowment. Discover more great listens from IVP on our website or on YouTube.

Resources from the episode

This week’s Bible spotlight is adapted from Bearing God’s Name: Why Sinai Still Matters by Carmen Jones Imes.

This week’s discipleship nugget is adapted from The Spiritually Vibrant Home: The Power of Messy Prayers, Loud Tables, and Open Doors by Don Everts.

This week’s spiritual practice is adapted from Prayer in the Night: For Those Who Work or Watch or Weep by Tish Harrison Warren.

Compline Prayer: Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work, or watch, or weep this night, and give your angels charge over those who sleep. Tend the sick, Lord Christ; give rest to the weary, bless the dying, soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted, shield the joyous; and all for your love’s sake. Amen.

Credits

✅ Special offer: Visit ivpress.com and use the code IVPWHP for 40% off and free US shipping on any IVP resource mentioned in this episode.

✅ Producers: Kaitlin Borek, Abby Lee, Karen Savella Stallard, and Travis Albritton

✅ Assistant Producer: Christine Pelliccio Melo

✅ Hosts: Alex Blount and Helen Lee

✅ Narrators: Kaitlin Borek, Jack Reece, and Karen Savella Stallard

✅ Sound Engineering: Honest Podcasts

✅ Social Media Manager: Makayla Payne

✅ Podcast Art: Amy Cerra

✅ Theme Song: “Elegant Flight” by Sounds Like Sanders and “Birdhouse” by EVOE

Disclaimer: The comments, views, and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the hosts/authors featured on the podcast and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of InterVarsity Press or InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.

What does Leviticus have to do with everyday family discipleship?

In this week’s episode of The Wholehearted Households Podcast, host Helen Lee introduces us to the book of Leviticus, reflecting on how rules and regulations can actually be tools for loving God and our neighbor.

Our Bible spotlight focuses on two key verses repeated several times throughout Leviticus. We learn why these verses are significant to God’s Law, how they relate to God’s character, and what implications they have for the Israelite people.

Then, our discipleship nugget highlights the law of loving your neighbor as yourself, equipping you to identify who your neighbors are and practical ways you can love them well.

Finally, our spiritual practice invites you to into a moment of intercessory prayer. Through Christ, we have become members of the royal priesthood ourselves, and through the practice of intercession, we model the tradition of the Levitical priests in offering prayers to God on behalf of others.

Wherever you listen, may you and your family be blessed by this episode as you seek to follow Jesus with your whole heart.

The Wholehearted Households Podcast is a production of InterVarsity Press (IVP) and made possible by the generous support of the Lilly Endowment. Discover more great listens from IVP on our website or on YouTube.

Resources from the episode

This week’s Bible spotlight is adapted from Holiness: A Biblical, Historical, and Systematic Theology by Matt Ayars, Christopher T. Bounds, and Caleb T. Friedeman.

This week’s spiritual practice is adapted from Spiritual Disciplines Handbook: Practices That Transform Us by Adele Ahlberg Calhoun.

Credits

✅ Special offer: Visit ivpress.com and use the code IVPWHP for 40% off and free US shipping on any IVP resource mentioned in this episode.

✅ Producers: Kaitlin Borek, Abby Lee, Karen Savella Stallard, and Travis Albritton

✅ Assistant Producer: Christine Pelliccio Melo

✅ Hosts: Alex Blount and Helen Lee

✅ Narrators: Kaitlin Borek, Jack Reece, and Karen Savella Stallard

✅ Sound Engineering: Honest Podcasts

✅ Social Media Manager: Makayla Payne

✅ Podcast Art: Amy Cerra

✅ Theme Song: “Elegant Flight” by Sounds Like Sanders and “Birdhouse” by EVOE

Disclaimer: The comments, views, and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the hosts/authors featured on the podcast and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of InterVarsity Press or InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.

What does Exodus have to do with everyday family discipleship?

In this week’s episode of The Wholehearted Households Podcast, host Alex Blount introduces us to the book of Exodus, connecting his own early days of parenting to the Israelites’ faltering steps as a new nation.

Our Bible spotlight focuses on God’s compassionate and personal relationship with Moses, the leader of God’s chosen people, and the significance of God’s personal name.

Then, our discipleship nugget equips you and your family to pray honestly to God in moments of uncertainty, with practical suggestions on how to model this kind of prayer for kids just learning how to pray.

Finally, our spiritual practice will center you in God’s identity as Redeemer: the One who rescues us and guides us to our sacred home.

Wherever you listen, may you and your family be blessed by this episode as you seek to follow Jesus with your whole heart.

The Wholehearted Households Podcast is a production of InterVarsity Press (IVP) and made possible by the generous support of the Lilly Endowment. Discover more great listens from IVP on our website or on YouTube.

Resources from the episode

This week’s Bible spotlight is adapted from the expanded edition of Beginning with God: A Basic Introduction to the Christian Faith by James W. Sire.

This week’s discipleship nugget is adapted from Bearing God’s Name: Why Sinai Still Matters by Carmen Joy Imes.

This week’s spiritual practice is adapted from Spiritual Disciplines Handbook: Practices That Transform Us by Adele Ahlberg Calhoun.

Credits

✅ Special offer: Visit ivpress.com and use the code IVPWHP for 40% off and free US shipping on any IVP resource mentioned in this episode.

✅ Producers: Kaitlin Borek, Abby Lee, Karen Savella Stallard, and Travis Albritton

✅ Assistant Producer: Christine Pelliccio Melo

✅ Hosts: Alex Blount and Helen Lee

✅ Narrators: Kaitlin Borek, Jack Reece, and Karen Savella Stallard

✅ Sound Engineering: Honest Podcasts

✅ Social Media Manager: Makayla Payne

✅ Podcast Art: Amy Cerra

✅ Theme Song: “Elegant Flight” by Sounds Like Sanders and “Birdhouse” by EVOE

Disclaimer: The comments, views, and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the hosts/authors featured on the podcast and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of InterVarsity Press or InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.

How can the book of Genesis guide us in everyday family discipleship?  

In this week’s episode of The Wholehearted Households Podcast, host Helen Lee introduces us to this foundational book of origins through her own fascination with origin stories. 

Our Bible spotlight focuses on the opening verses of Genesis and what they reveal about God’s character and what he has created. Then, our discipleship nugget introduces the idea of “beauty hunting” as a way for your family to engage with God’s good creation. Finally, our spiritual practice invites you to rest and reflect on God’s identity as Creator. 

Wherever you listen, may you and your family be blessed by this episode as you seek to follow Jesus with your whole heart. 

The Wholehearted Households Podcast is a production of InterVarsity Press (IVP) and made possible by the generous support of the Lilly Endowment. Discover more great listens from IVP on our website or on YouTube. 

Resources from the episode 

This week’s Bible spotlight is adapted from How to Read Genesis by Tremper Longman III. 

This week’s discipleship nugget is adapted from Little Prayers for Ordinary Days by Tish Harrison Warren, Flo Paris Oakes, and Katy Bowser Hutson. 

This week’s spiritual practice is adapted from Spiritual Disciplines Handbook by Adele Ahlberg Calhoun. 

Credits 

✅ Special offer: Visit ivpress.com and use the code IVPWHP for 40% off and free US shipping on any IVP resource mentioned in this episode. 

✅ Producers: Kaitlin Borek, Abby Lee, Karen Savella Stallard, and Travis Albritton 

✅ Assistant Producer: Christine Pelliccio Melo 

✅ Hosts: Alex Blount and Helen Lee 

✅ Narrators: Kaitlin Borek, Jack Reece, and Karen Savella Stallard 

✅ Sound Engineering: Honest Podcasts 

✅ Social Media Manager: Makayla Payne 

✅ Podcast Art: Amy Cerra 

✅ Theme Songs: “Elegant Flight” by Sounds Like Sanders and "Birdhouse" by EVOE.

Disclaimer: The comments, views, and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the hosts/authors featured on the podcast and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of InterVarsity Press or InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. 

Meet the hosts of The Wholehearted Households Podcast! Helen Lee and Alex Blount introduce themselves, talk parenting in different stages, and give listeners a sneak peek at what they’re most excited about in the pod. Subscribe to get notified when the first episode drops on October 13, 2025! 

Credits: 

✅ Producers: Karen Savella Stallard, Kaitlin Borek, Abby Lee, and Travis Albritton

✅ Sound Engineering: Honest Podcasts

✅ Social Media Manager: Makayla Payne

✅ Podcast Art: Amy Cerra 

✅ Theme Song: Elegant Flight by Sounds Like Sanders 

Disclaimer: The comments, views, and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the hosts/authors featured on the podcast and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of InterVarsity Press or InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. 

Staying connected to God as a parent isn't always easy. The Wholehearted Households Podcast is designed to make it just a little easier. Every week, we'll spotlight a passage of the Bible, offer practical tips for family discipleship, and guide you through an in-the-moment spiritual practice–all in 15 minutes or less! The Wholehearted Households Podcast launches October 13, 2025, so be sure to subscribe to get notified when new episodes drop!

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Credits:

✅ Producers: Karen Savella Stallard, Kaitlin Borek, Abby Lee, and Travis Albritton

✅ Sound Engineering: Honest Podcasts

✅ Social Media Manager: Makayla Payne

✅ Podcast Art: Amy Cerra 

✅ Theme Song: Elegant Flight by Sounds Like Sanders 

Disclaimer: The comments, views, and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the hosts/authors featured on the podcast and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of InterVarsity Press or InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.