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Raise Kids Who Love Their Neighbors: Gospel Witness Starts at Home

Who is my neighbor? When a man asked Jesus this question in Luke 10:29, Jesus responded with the parable of […]

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Discipling the Disciplers: Why Your Job Isn't Just the Kids

Episode Summary In this episode, Mike Handler sits down with Sam Luce to challenge a default assumption in children’s ministry: […]

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Defining the Discipleship Stalemate

Episode Summary In this episode of the Child Discipleship Podcast, Matt Markins and Mike Handler tackle one of the most […]

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Make This Summer Meaningful: Establish a Family Summer Discipleship Rhythm

Ah, summer. Just the word evokes the sensations of warm days playing games in the yard, evenings spent roasting marshmallows […]

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The Love of The Father

On this special Father’s Day episode, co-hosts Matt Markins and Mike Handler explore the complicated emotions the holiday can stir […]

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Belong, Believe, Become at Home

Every parent hits a point where they realize—this isn’t just harder than before, it’s an entirely different world. Our children […]

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Discipling Kids on Mars

Episode Summary In this episode, Matt Markins and Mike Handler explore what it means to raise children and disciple the […]

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Why Child Discipleship Matters

I started playing basketball when I was nine years old. We were taught the basics: dribbling, passing and shooting. The […]

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New Creation Hope for Us and the Next Generation

“Why would anyone want to bring children into this horrid world?” I imagine many of us have heard someone pose […]

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Why You Should Bring Your Kids to Funerals

As a pastor, I went to more funerals than most people. As a result, my kids go to more funerals […]

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Making Holy Week a Family Event

Let’s start with a scenario. Your daughter’s softball team has a tournament this weekend, and her uniform is currently lying […]

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Tolkien, Friendship, and the Power of Ordinary Faithfulness

Episode snapshot Guest: Dr. Bill Fliss (Curator, J.R.R. Tolkien Collection at Marquette University) Big idea: Tolkien’s stories don’t just feature […]