The MAVEN Parent Podcast

The MAVEN Parent Podcast

Hosted by: Brett and Erin Kunkle

Brett and Erin Kunkle guide you through Christian parenting in a secular culture, with wisdom and a bunch of practical help.

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Cutting Through The Noise Of Online Parenting Advice

Parents, do you need to "do better?" Popular parenting influencer BillyVSCO thinks so, ending each of his parenting videos with this mantra. He's one of hundreds of prominent social media voices offering parenting...
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3 Scriptures That Reveal The Relationship Between Faith And Knowledge

How does Scripture define faith? Last week, we discussed some of the mistaken views of faith that are popular in the church today. In this episode, Brett and Erin explore 3 key Scriptures that help us accurately...
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Is Faith All In Your Head? Don't Separate Faith From Fact.

How would you define faith? Does it depend on how many Bible facts we know or is faith just a feeling? Unfortunately, many Christians hold a mistaken view of faith and don't even know it. We hear the word "faith" used...
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The Slow and Steady Road to Evangelizing Your Kids w/ Greg Koukl

When our kids have questions or hang-ups about faith, is there a strategic way to approach those conversations? How can we equip our kids well so that one day they are ripe to become ambassadors for Christ? In this...
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3 MAVEN Resources To Help You Plan Your New Year

Happy New Year to the MAVEN Parent Podcast community! Are you ready for 2024? At MAVEN, we want to come alongside and support you in the discipleship of you and your kids in the year ahead. In this episode, Brett and...
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Back When Films Reflected the Christian Worldview w/ Dr. Onalee McGraw

Is it just us or has it been a long time since a solid film with solid values rocked our culture? So many of the classic films seem to be aware of right and wrong in a way that's painfully absent in Hollywood today....
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10 Lessons Learned This Year

Humility is a Christian virtue, and it often manifests itself in our teachability. And as adults trying to disciple the next generation through some unprecedented cultural waters, we need to remain teachable in order...
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Teach Kids to Give at Christmas

Philippians chapter two describes one of the most significant moments in human history and provides us the reason why we worship during Christmas: God became man. The Incarnation is the supreme act of God’s selfless...
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What a Desperate Housewife Will Do for Her Kids

Should parents break the law to secure their kid's future? Desperate Housewife actress Felicity Huffman made news for her recent comments offering this justification for her role in the explosive 2019 college...
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An Invitation to Wonder w/ Ross Inman

Philosophy has a major public relations problem. The word conjures up images of dusty books and ivory towers, far removed from the realities of normal life. But what if philosophy is actually one of the most practical...
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Celebrate Advent w/ Rebecca Zipp

Advent, the first season of the Christian church year, is a wonderful opportunity to deepen our kids’ understanding of the Incarnation and help lead them into a more thoughtful season of worshipping Christ our King....
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Parents, Are You Teachable?

As parents, we’re properly concerned about our kids being teachable. But even as adults, we must also remain teachable so that we can continue to grow in our knowledge and wisdom as parents and the spiritual leaders...
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