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Do you know how to defend your Faith with wisdom, clarity, and truth? These six powerful videos are tailored to help you experience a bold confidence in the reliability of Scripture and encourage friends and family who are struggling to trust in Jesus.
Bo Stern is an author, a public speaker and a teaching pastor at Westside Church in Bend, Ore. Her books include Beautiful Battlefields, Ruthless and When Holidays Hurt. Bo is passionately involved in raising awareness and funding to research ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease), an illness her husband, Steve, succumbed to in July, 2015. The couple has four children and two grandchildren. Learn more about Bo by visiting her website.
Counselor Debra Fileta explores the levels of communication that shape our relationships. From body language and forgiveness to understanding your triggers, you’ll learn how to better love others by improving your skills at communicating.
In a follow-up to our episode “Surprise Your Kids With Unforgettable Faith Lessons,” Tim Shoemaker shares more creative and practical suggestions for how parents can make their family devotions more engaging, memorable, and meaningful, especially for their children.
Lisa Steven shares her inspiring story of developing a powerful ministry dedicated to helping teen moms that was borne out of her own experience of wrestling with the difficulties of being a teenage girl facing an unplanned pregnancy.
Jay Milbrandt shares his research about the Pilgrims’ journey from England to North America as they fled religious persecution. As a descendant of two early immigrants on the Mayflower, Milbrandt was curious about what the true story was behind their ocean voyage. He describes the harsh conditions that the Pilgrims and Puritans endured, as they barely survived the first couple of years, with the help of an Indian named Squanto and the native Wampanoag tribe, explaining how festivals in Plymouth, Massachusetts became connected to our modern-day Thanksgiving. He also shares about the significance of the Mayflower Compact, which in some ways laid a foundation for the U.S. Constitution.
Jodie Berndt explores what it means to “abide in Christ” from John 15. She also discusses the importance of praying for your marriage, your children, for forgiveness, for being a good friend, and why waiting on God to answer our prayers is actually a good thing.
Heidi St. John offers encouragement to you as a mom, especially if you feel afraid, overwhelmed, and discouraged by everyday tasks. With humor, Heidi recalls some of her “mom fails” and other embarrassing, challenging, and wonderful moments every mom faces.
