The MAVEN Parent Podcast

Recently, the Kunkle family sent their youngest kid to summer camp. When he got home and debriefed Mom and Dad on all of the conversations and encounters, it was a good reminder of the immense social pressure our kids...

Ever since God rescued Christopher Yuan from a gay lifestyle, he has used his story to point people back to God’s design for sexuality. In this podcast interview, Christopher provides a gospel-centered view of sex and...

The son of Chinese immigrants, Christopher Yuan, discovered at a young age that he was different. In this podcast interview, he describes his journey from same-sex attraction into a gay lifestyle and then into God’s...

Many parents and church leaders over-emphasize our need for practical steps in raising and discipling children and students. However, if we don’t first THINK carefully, we may actually short-circuit the impact of our...

There’s a lot of good advice out there for building strong marriages and families. But how often are we encouraged to serve in God’s Kingdom work to strengthen family relationships? In this episode, Brett & Erin...

Culture often portrays fathers negatively. They’re inept. They’re irresponsible. They’re bumbling idiots. As a result, dads can become more passive in their parenting duties. In this podcast, Brett and Erin challenge...

The culture’s individualistic emphasis on personal fulfillment at the expense of our obligations to others runs counter to the truth of scripture. A marriage in the Kunkle family illustrates how our children can...

Controversy has erupted around the Target Corporation, as their celebration of LGBTQ+ pride has reached new heights. Carrying products like chest binders and tuck-friendly bathing suits has seemed to push consumers...

Can a boy be “trapped” in a girl’s body or vice versa? Are there any good reasons to detach our biological sex from our gender identity? How does transgender ideology hurt people? How do we best love those who are...

Parents today complain of fragmented relationships with their kids. What parents yearn for--and their kids, too--is deep, heart-to-heart connections. But how can parents compete with all the other noise fighting for...

In a technological world, our kids don’t have to go looking for porn…it’s looking for them. So can we even protect our children and students from pornography? If so, how? And how do we demonstrate God’s love, grace,...

The word love is over-used. It’s under-valued. It has become a subjective concept. And therefore, love has lost a lot of its significance and meaning. In this episode, Brett and Erin discuss whether love is objective...