Rod Handley joins the podcast to talk about character, integrity, and accountability.  He has been in FCA ministry for many years and has devoted his life to the Kingdom. He has had many decades of faithful service and we can learn a lot from his faith and wisdom.  The word of the day is accountability. Rob talks about it in depth. Through his own journey with purity, he shares the supernatural power of God and how He uses accountability to bring believers together and pursue righteousness.  Here is what we discuss in today's episode: Definition of BIBLICAL accountability. How ..read more

Big Milestone this week! Today's episode is all about...  Celebration! Let's Celebrate! It's Episode #250 and we are so thankful for all the listeners who have stuck with us through 6 seasons and hopefully a lot of encouragement!  Today's topic is celebration. We believe celebration is BIBLICAL and so worth it for your family. When you choose to celebrate, your family feels valuable and learns more about their individual identity AND your family's culture.  "Celebration is tied to theology. People in the Bible celebrated the goodness of God. Celebration is stopping and seeing ho ..read more

Are you looking for something more? Tired of living in complacency?  Shiraz is passionate about helping people thrive in work and ministry. His focus is on helping people balance serving the local church and being passionate about the Kingdom of God. We were not made to be comfortable living in the middle – we are called to be passionate about the purpose God has given us.   Shiraz talks about the heart behind helping people be kingdom minded AND thrive in the business spheres. If you feel like there is more to life than this podcast is designed to inspire and equip you to ..read more

Are you winning at family? We have a BONUS podcast today with our friend, Cory Carlson. He is a life coach, father, husband, and passionate man of God. He loves helping people deepen relationships and accomplish life goals.   Things we talk about in the podcast:   How do you know if you’re winning or losing at work and at home?   Valuing one on one time with each person in your family  Intensity awareness within family   The value of intentionality with family relationships   The power of think time – what is it and how do you start benefiting from it today  ..read more

We are back with the Littles, Middles, and Bigs conversation and the topic we are breaking down is – waiting!   There are so many scriptures that help us show our kids God’s way to wait. If your child struggles with patience or waiting well – then start by reading through these scriptures to equip yourself with TRUTH to teach your kids from.   Ephesians 4:32  Psalm 21:14  Isaiah 40:31  Psalm 37:7   Galatians 6:9  “Waiting with God is a good thing and teaching our kids to wait is essential.” - Suz  How do you teach your Littles, Middles ..read more

What do you do if your child does not know God?   Today we are unpacking the Kid-God line and as parents, we get the first and deepest opportunity to show our kids Jesus BUT it is not up to us to make the decision for them.   “What we want is for our kids to KNOW God, not just know about him - but really really know Him for themselves.” - Suz  Main things we discuss:  A child’s faith timeline  Create space for child to build their own relationship with God   How God uses the fear of our kids not knowing Him  Selling Jesus to our kids – we MUST!  “God w ..read more

New to motherhood? Suz is joined by McKenzie and Macy (daughters #3 and #4) to talk about becoming a mom. They both recently had baby girls and are fresh in the motherhood journey. If you are planning to have a family, pregnant, or recently had a child, this podcast will encourage and challenge you.  Here are main points from today's episode: How to grasp time when entering motherhood  How to thrive after pregnancy and birth  The value of community when building a family Inner healing for births and how to do it Celebrating a baby's development and soaking it all up  Simil ..read more

Are you looking for a way to invest in your marriage?  When marriages are neglected they often affect the entire family. Is your marriage okay but not thriving?  Join Don as he interviews Bruce McCracken, a family pastor and marriage coach. He loves the American family and felt called to reach families when he was 19 years old.  Don and Bruce discuss marriage intensives and coaching opportunities for marriages at any stage or season.  If you are looking for a way to invest in your marriage- this podcast is for you!  Podcast Resources:  The Marriage Hub  Join ..read more

Need creative ways to get your kids to like each other? Don, Suz, and Madeline talk about relationships- specifically the sibling relational line. Madeline is a product of Don and Suz taking this value seriously because she can truly say her siblings are some of her very best friends.   Here are a few gold nuggets from the podcast:   How we (the Mannings) valued siblings as best friends  Evaluate each sibling relationship and see where more investment is needed  Siblings love each other, even when they don’t like each other  How to keep kindness within the sibling rel ..read more

Single? Dating? Engaged? Married? STARTING TO HAVE KIDS?  No matter where you are on your marriage relational journey, this podcast is for you!  Nick and Haley Teixeria have seen God restore and build so many things within their marriage relationship. God placed in their hearts to start their podcast, Thriving Relationships for His Kingdom, to help people see the fruit in relationships – especially the ones God gave us to steward.   Nick and Haley are helping people kick off their marriage right!   Don, Haley, and Nick discuss the raw truths about marriage and how you can p ..read more