as we press podcast
encouragement to press into Jesus as we press on in life
ep 28 “off to college we go: the girls” with shelby miller and emma grace stewart
In this first episode, I am sitting down with my oldest child, Emma Grace, and her friend, Shelby Miller, who are both headed off to college this fall. We are discussing how they are preparing for this next season, both in being on their own as well as remaining grounded in the truth of God’s Word. They also have some encouragement for those parents who are in the throes of parenting small children…these days matter, and the seeds you are planting continue to reap dividends.
What thoughts come to mind as you think of heading off to college in a few weeks? As you reflect on the past 18 years, what practices have deepened or cultivated your relationship with Jesus? How do you keep your eyes and hearts fixed on Christ in a world filled with noise, distractions, and spiritual warfare? What do you think it will look like to take all the tools you have learned over the years and apply them to “go and make disciples?”
I hope this conversation brings great encouragement!
ep 18 “gospel-centered parenting: empty nest years” with steve and julie lane
Today's episode is focusing on the empty nest years and how God can work and use this season of our lives for continued eternal impact. How does the Lord prepare us prior to “officially” entering these years? How can we know what he would have for us? What about the concerns we hear voiced such as becoming "reacquainted with our spouse" or feeling like we have lost our “purpose” with our children gone? For those of us with kids still in the home, how can we set up safeguards in these areas of understandable concern? How might this season allow us to embrace the call of mentorship found in Titus 2 and 2 Timothy 2?