We want our kids to have a deep authentic relationship with Creator of the Universe. How do we get there? How do we get the Jesus we so love to be the Jesus they so love?

Dave Rahn, co-author of Grit & Joy: Help For Bewildered Families of Teens joins us with insights from decades of experience co-mingling with Youth for Christ and as a professor at Huntington University to speak into helping our young people come alive to Jesus.

We talk about moving from getting our kids to be good kids, to getting them into a relationship with the God who loves them; what we can do as parent to create and on-ramp for our kids to experience the living God.

Also, is there a place in our kids’ faith for grit? If so, what does that look like? How can we see our teenagers be transformed by God’s love now. And Dave shares how modeling a vibrant loving relationship with God, full of honesty and vulnerability, creates a path into Jesus for our kids.

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Change is hard. Shawna and Perry share a massive change that’s happening for them and how that will affect you, if you love this podcast.

And last, Perry shares what he learned at Mamertine Prison in Rome where Paul likely spent his last days before he was beheaded for his faith. It was like Paul was saying to Perry, “Join me here!”

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When we have unfulfilled longings it’s hard to trust God for His timing. But even with all our questions and heartache we’re reminded in scripture that we can trust that God’s timing is perfect!

Perry and his bride Teresa were just on their 40th anniversary trip to Italy and Ireland. And on a sunshiny morning in St. Peter’s Square in Rome they met Jorge. Jorge asked Perry to take his picture with St. Peter’s Basilica in the background. Then Perry’s asked Jorge, “What does Jesus mean to you?” It was a stunning God moment.

Shawna’s pet peeve is being interrupted. But there was one time she was grateful for it. God interrupted her freak out with a message of correction and love.

Perry had gone in to get some blood work. Get in, get out, move on with the day. But then there was this really troubled woman in the hospital lobby. He’d gotten his blood work and had left the hospital when the Holy Spirit said, “Go back and see if you can help this woman.”

Our love for God leads us to surrender. Shawna has a situation in her life that she cannot control, no matter how hard she tries. So she: 1) freaked out, 2) got mad, and 3) told God the truth—that she was scared. He met her in unexpected ways in her honesty, and it led her to love Him even more, and ultimately, to surrender.

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Are you weary and frustrated with your kids…with yourself?

In a moment of anger, Amber was yelling at her kids when she realized the neighbor had come over to drop something off. “Oh no! Did she hear my outburst?” she wondered. That was the moment she knew she needed to address the anger that often undermined her mothering.

Amber Lia is a best-selling author. Her newest book is the devotional - Untriggered: 60 Days of Transformation for Moms Who Struggle with Anger.

In an honest conversation with Perry & Shawna about the moments as parents that we didn’t reflect the character of God to our children, Amber shares real life ways we can find our way back to living out the fruit of the Spirit in our homes, with our kids.

Perry was at the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland on his trip of a lifetime with his bride. He went off the official trail and was yelled at by a park worker. He was offended and treated the worker unkindly. That’s when the Holy Spirit said, “Go back and apologize.”

Sometimes Shawna feels like God’s not doing His job. She believes that God should fix her problems. Instead of asking, “God, what are you doing?” she’s learning to ask, “God what are you doing in me?” and to trust His grace is enough.

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