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Is it possible to really enjoy our kids? Does it feel like you are having to discipline and correct them all the time? Is there always an argument happening? Kyle and Amy talk about how to experience real joy with your kids.

Kyle and Amy discuss the hot topic, "Do I make my kids go to church?" It always feels like a fight. Does it really matter? I want my kids to want to go to church> This question is asked often and it really matters how we answer. Join in the conversation.

Pew Forum on decline of church attendance

Relating to your adult kids is one of the most unique transitions in parenting and family life. Kyle and Amy talk about what they are learning and how a new book has been helpful in their parenting. 
 

Doing Life With Adult Children

Does someone you love struggle with addiction? Join Kyle and Amy around the table as they talk with Adam and Katie Comer about how the Gospel defeated addiction and saved their marriage. Adam is the president of Spring to Life Ministries (S2L) where they boldly proclaim freedom in Christ.

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S2L - Spring to Life Addiction Recovery

Kyle and Amy discuss season 1 of FamilyCast and how to be intentional with your family time, your children and your spiritual walk during the summer break.

Life transitions with children can be difficult. Transitions and letting go are hard - whether it's kindergarten graduation, 8th grade crossover to high school, that first school dance or graduating high school and moving away. But, they can also be exciting as you look forward to all the new your child will experience and how they are designed to grow mature. Kyle and Amy discuss practical steps for making these transitions easier.

Raising girls can be a difficult task. Kyle and Amy have a conversation with their adult daughter, Jordan, about growing up in the post-modern and social media driven culture today. They discuss modesty, discipleship, marriage and being a strong godly female leader today. ong godly female leader today.
Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters - Dr. Meg Meeker
Do Hard Things - Alex Harris and Brett Harris
Preparing Your Daughter for Every Woman's Battle - Shannon Ethridge

Kyle and Amy talk with Greg and Tracey Fields about fostering children and how their lives have been forever blessed by the Gospel implications of opening their home. A list of recommended resources are below.

1. Nearly Normal by Tracey Fields
2. The Shepherd's Closet of Rutherford County
3. The Whole Brain Child
4. The Connected Child
5. Tapestry Conference
6. Empowered to Connect
7. The Gospel Comes with a House Key

"This is not how I planned it." All of us have had this thought before. You imagined it different than it turned out. You reacted badly. You said something you didn't mean. The kids aren't doing what you taught them or wanted them to do. Kyle and Amy talk candidly about a season in their marriage when they dealt with difficult situations and it wasn't how they planned it. But God.

In a world of extended adolescence, raising young men can be difficult. Kyle and Amy interview their young adult son, Evan, about "growing up Goen". They talk about manhood language and rites of passage for young men. They discuss books that were helpful in their journey.

Robert Lewis, Raising a Modern Day Knight

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Shepherding a Child's Heart - Ted Tripp

As parents, we all struggle with disciplining our children. In this episode Kyle and Amy talk about controlling, coaching and cheerleading as a means of raising followers of Christ.

Parenting is hard work in every family. Parenting a child with physical challenges takes a team. Kyle and Amy discuss with Brad and Alison Bynum the blessing of loving and parenting a child with unique physical challenges.

Kyle and Amy talk with Jenny Sessoms about singleness, the church, boarding school in Africa and discipleship. Jenny discuss how she views her singleness with purpose for the Glory of God.

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What does it mean to "live sent" as a family? How can your family live missional where you have been placed? Kyle and Amy discuss living on mission with kids and the practical ways they found to live out the gospel with their neighbors and community.

Marriages are failing everywhere you turn. Husbands and wives never start out to have an affair, but "small compromises" will lead to large destruction. Kyle and Amy talk about some of the safeguards they have placed in their marriage through out the years. They discuss some of the strategies they have used to help guard against infidelity.

Have you ever thought, "What does it look like to disciple your kids at home?" Brian and Tara Dembowczyk talk with Kyle and Amy about their journey of discipling kids at home. Brian is the Managing Editor for the Gospel Project Bible Study Curriculum for Lifeway Christian Resources and the author of Cornerstones, 200 Questions and Answers to Learn Truth & Cornerstones Parent Guide.

Public, Private, Home and International. Kyle and Amy talk about the different venues their kids where educated in and help you think through what's best for your family situation.

Kyle and Amy discuss growing spiritually as a couple. They lay out simple ways you and your spouse can begin practicing habits that will transform your marriage and your personal walk with Jesus. For the single person they talk about "being the person" you want to one day marry.

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and everything else in the world of social media can be overwhelming. Kyle and Amy discuss the use of social media in their family life and how they made decisions concerning it's use. They also talk about their personal involvement with their kids on social media.

In this episode, Kyle and Amy explain their vision for FamilyCast. You will learn about the role their children and their children's families play in FamilyCast. Kyle and Amy discuss how they view marriage being a physical picture of a greater reality. They also encourage single parents and married adults that it is possible to have a thriving family life today.