Abuse, Disintegration, Tech, and The Life We Need (Interview With Andy Crouch)

We all are leaving a legacy. The question is, what legacy will you leave behind? Parenting adult children and grandchildren can be tricky because it means you have to let go while still staying present and supportive. Today, Brook and Elizabeth interview Phil and Diane about what it means to be an intentional grandparent. Phil and Diane share a few key elements they have learned through the years. They share how their perspectives have changed as the world has changed and how humility, grace, and love can go a long way. Enjoy! Scripture:Proverbs 13v22Romans 14v13Romans 15v7 Watch on YouTube Follow us on Instagram:@intentional_parents @brook_mosser @Emosser @philmcomer @dianewcomer FREE TEXT Message Daily Devotional MERCH:Gear for the journey Grab a copy of our book:Raising Passionate Jesus Followers (Now available in audiobook!) Website: Join our Legacy Builders: Blog The Intentional Film Series

What are the lies you are believing? On today's show, we walk through three common lies that many of us are prone to believe. We explore where lies entered our story as humans and how we can combat them. So often, our enemy carefully crafted the lies we hear for each of us. We hope today's conversation brings hope and healing to a lie you believe. Enjoy! Three lies that we believe:1) Our worth is based on what we can produce2) I'm just a bad parent/human3) It's all up to me Scriptures:John 1John 8v442 corinthians 11v14 James 5v162 Chronicles 20 Psalm 139 Matthew 11v 28-30 Jeremiah 31v 3 Mark 14v5 Book Recommendations:Treasures in the Dark by Katherine WolfLive No Lies by John Mark Comer Watch on YouTube Follow us on Instagram:@intentional_parents @brook_mosser @Emosser @philmcomer @dianewcomer FREE TEXT Message Daily Devotional MERCH:Gear for the journey Grab a copy of our book:Raising Passionate Jesus Followers (Now available in audiobook!) Website: Join our Legacy Builders: Blog The Intentional Film Series

We have an incredible guest on the show today; Andy Crouch joins Brook for an insightful and rich conversation about technology and the family. You may know Andy Crouch from his books The Techwise Family or The Life We Were Looking For. In this episode, we ask Andy questions like, what is the family for? And what worked or didn’t work as Andy and his wife raised their two kids? Brook and Andy also explore the superpowers we are drawn to and rely on and how choosing to be happy now or happy later can either transform us in the way we want to go or the way we don’t want to go. Enjoy! Andy Crouch Books:The Tech-Wise FamilyThe Life We're Looking For Watch on YouTube Speaking events:Forest Home Family Camp June 23-29 Follow us on Instagram:@intentional_parents @brook_mosser @Emosser @philmcomer @dianewcomer FREE TEXT Message Daily Devotional MERCH:Gear for the journey Grab a copy of our book:Raising Passionate Jesus Followers (Now available in audiobook!) Website: Join our Legacy Builders: Blog The Intentional Film Series

Complaining is not new to the human experience. We all suffer on this side of heaven; some is circumstantial, and some is perspective. Thankfully, the Bible has a lot to share with us about complaining. We hope you will join us for our conversation today, where we talk about perspective in suffering, some sneaky ways the enemy likes to fuel the fire and a few helpful questions to ask amid your grumbling. We also talk about negative development and some essential tools to help you escape a cycle of complaining. Enjoy!  Scriptures mentioned:Philippians 2v14+15Exodus 162 Corinthians 5Psalm 1361 Peter Watch on YouTube Speaking events:Forest Home Family Camp June 23-29 Follow us on Instagram:@intentional_parents @brook_mosser @Emosser @philmcomer @dianewcomer FREE TEXT Message Daily Devotional MERCH:Gear for the journey Grab a copy of our book:Raising Passionate Jesus Followers (Now available in audiobook!) Website: Join our Legacy Builders: Blog The Intentional Film Series

Join us today for a Q+R where we respond to a few of your wonderfully, honest questions. This episode is for you if you are a highly sensitive person or are parenting one, if you struggle to connect with your child or they rub you the wrong way, and if you find yourself in a season of obscurity wondering when your life’s work will begin. We talk about all this and more and get down to the root of these questions to lend hope and encouragement for the season you find yourself in today. Enjoy! Scriptures mentioned:Romans 15Psalm 139James 1v123 John 4 Watch on YouTube Speaking events:Forest Home Family Camp June 23-29 Follow us on Instagram:@intentional_parents @brook_mosser @Emosser @philmcomer @dianewcomer FREE TEXT Message Daily Devotional MERCH:Gear for the journey Grab a copy of our book:Raising Passionate Jesus Followers (Now available in audiobook!) Website: Join our Legacy Builders: Blog The Intentional Film Series

We have the whole crew here today, and we are diving into a great question that was submitted to us: How do you talk to your kids about alcohol in a culture that normalizes it? There are a lot of nuances to this topic and it’s not black and white. We discuss conviction versus preference, parenting out of relationship, and how easy it is to turn to external things rather than God. We hope you join us as we talk about what the Bible says about alcohol and how to live in a way that we can offer our bodies as a living sacrifice to Jesus. Enjoy! Scriptures mentioned:Ephesians 5v18Proverbs 23v301 corinthians 6v19Romans 14v231 Corinthians 10v23 Watch on YouTube Speaking events:Forest Home Family Camp June 23-29 Follow us on Instagram:@intentional_parents @brook_mosser @Emosser @philmcomer @dianewcomer FREE TEXT Message Daily Devotional MERCH:Gear for the journey Grab a copy of our book:Raising Passionate Jesus Followers (Now available in audiobook!) Website: Join our Legacy Builders: Blog The Intentional Film Series

How do we practically train our children to walk with Jesus and do what He did? On today’s show, we talk about a 4- step process that shows us how to bring our children on the journey with us. Just like Jesus involves us in His work, He wants us to do the same with our children. There are different stages in training our children and as you walk through each stage you give them the gift of leadership and equip them for their individual God-given callings. Enjoy! 4-step process1) I do- you watch2) I do- you help3) You do- I help4) You do- I watch Scriptures mentioned:Deuteronomy 6Luke 9v13-17Mark 6v7Mathew 28v19-20Hebrews 12v1 Watch on YouTube Speaking events:Forest Home Family Camp June 23-29 Follow us on Instagram:@intentional_parents @brook_mosser @Emosser @philmcomer @dianewcomer FREE TEXT Message Daily Devotional MERCH:Gear for the journey Grab a copy of our book:Raising Passionate Jesus Followers (Now available in audiobook!) Website: intentionalparents.org Join our Legacy Builders: Blog The Intentional Film Series

Our culture is highly individualistic, but is this the way of the Kingdom? When we look at the early church in Acts, there is a marked difference in how they lived beyond themselves. They lived for their community and God. In today’s show, Phil+Diane and Brook+Elizabeth talk about three key elements to living a life counter to our culture and our natural desires. Enjoy! Three Things to Live Beyond Ourselves:1) Hospitality2) Generosity3) Service Scriptures mentioned:Acts 2v42Romans 12Romans 15v7 Proverbs 212 Corinthians 9 Why go to church episode:So Why Go To Church Book recommendations:When Sorry Isn't Enough by Gary Chapman and Jennifer Thomas Watch on YouTube Speaking events:Forest Home Family Camp June 23-29 Follow us on Instagram:@intentional_parents @brook_mosser @Emosser @philmcomer @dianewcomer FREE TEXT Message Daily Devotional MERCH:Gear for the journey Grab a copy of our book:Raising Passionate Jesus Followers (Now available in audiobook!) Website: intentionalparents.org Join our Legacy Builders: Blog The Intentional Film Series

We probably all have experienced a poor apology or even given one. On today’s show Phil+Diane and Brook+Elizabeth all sit down to discuss what a good apology looks like. It is so much more than the words you say or don’t say, although they are important. They unpack God’s heart for forgiveness and how it goes hand in hand with apologies. They also go through the 5 steps to apologize from the book, When Sorry Isn’t Enough by Gary Chapman and Jennifer Thomas. Enjoy! 5 steps to an apology:1) Expressing Regret2) Accepting responsibility3) Making restitution4) Genuinely repenting5) Request forgiveness Book recommendations:When Sorry Isn't Enough by Gary Chapman and Jennifer Thomas Watch on YouTube Speaking events:Forest Home Family Camp June 23-29 Follow us on Instagram:@intentional_parents @brook_mosser @Emosser @philmcomer @dianewcomer FREE TEXT Message Daily Devotional MERCH:Gear for the journey Grab a copy of our book:Raising Passionate Jesus Followers (Now available in audiobook!) Website: intentionalparents.org Join our Legacy Builders: Blog The Intentional Film Series

A.J. Swoboda is back on the show today! A.J. and Brook sit down to talk and laugh about deep thoughts that are vulnerable and real. Their conversation gets into desires and how critical it is to live in a place of satisfaction in Christ. In this topic of desires, the conversation covers so many facets, from unwanted desires, practical desires, the balance of naming our desires and knowing when to die to them, how we bless our children, how we can learn from those closest to us to be transformed, and how we need to see Jesus in his humanity to relate to God. Enjoy! Book recommendations:The Gift of Thorns by AJ SwobodaSubversive Sabbath by AJ Swoboda Intentional Podcast:Subversive Sabbath interview with AJ Swoboda Watch on YouTube Speaking events:Forest Home Family Camp June 23-29 Follow us on Instagram:@intentional_parents @brook_mosser @Emosser @philmcomer @dianewcomer FREE TEXT Message Daily Devotional MERCH:Gear for the journey Grab a copy of our book:Raising Passionate Jesus Followers (Now available in audiobook!) Website: intentionalparents.org Join our Legacy Builders: Blog The Intentional Film Series