Newborn Promise Podcast

Most new parents long to be intentional with their children, but it can be hard to know where to begin. How do we convey large spiritual concepts to the little faces covered in applesauce and washable marker streaks. What’s the starting day to teach tiny hearts about our big God?In this episode, Dr. Mary Manz Simon pours over new moms and dads with her wealth of professional experience from her PhD in early childhood education, her personal wisdom, and compassion for moms and dads in the thick of it.

Songwriter, recording artist, and worship leader Matt Maher shares the heart and inspiration behind his latest album "Echoes". Influenced by both his children and the sudden loss of his father while recording, Matt explains how both the generation before and the generation coming behind shaped the message of his music. Matt also tells new parents about the greatest lessons he's learned about fatherhood and how it has profoundly impacted his faith.

Sometimes our own children bring out the worst in us, especially when they in an age and stage of constant need for discipline. But who wants to be the heavy all the time? Enter Karis Kimmel Murray with a light touch of humor and an arsenal of proactive strategies for you.   Join Karis on a two-part Newborn Promise Podcast as she discusses topics in her book "Grace Based Discipline: How to Be at Your Best When Your Kids are at Their Worst," which leans heavily on biblical wisdom and her own practical experience growing up with parents Tim and Darcy Kimmel, founders of Family Matters and Grace Based Parenting.

In this episode, author Karis Kimmel Murray continues the discussion about her book Grace Based Discipline. With practical ideas and exercises to help families set healthy boundaries, examine appropriate consequences, and understand loved ones a little better--Karis equips parents to be calm and prepared "first responders" to the discipline issues in their home.

Join our conversation with Dove Award winner Ellie Holcomb as she shares about the inspiration behind her recent album “Red Sea Road”–and how a season of suffering, trials, and busy motherhood has brought her closer to Jesus.

Do you come from a broken family? If you are a living, breathing human, the answer is "yes." Listen as Dave Brandolini, the executive pastor of Austin Ridge Bible Church, in Austin, TX talks about his early life growing up with divorce and how the Gospel matured him into a Dad who could lead a thriving, faithful family. Dave gives practical advice for moms and dads that will break the cycle of despair, benefitting generations to come.

Great parents want the best for their children. From the very start, we are constantly looking for ways to protect and nourish their physical world, social development, and cognitive growth. But, how prepared are we to invest into a human heart? Dr. Tedd Tripp gives the Biblically sound teaching about the importance of the child’s heart and how to lead and shepherd the lives God entrusts to parents for a short time.

Dr. Tedd Tripp expands on his teachings about the heart of our children and how the world around them has defining and shaping influences. Dr. Tripp also shares about the importance for parents to check their own heart motivations and how to make sure they are setting godly goals for the time we have with them in our homes.

Dr. Tim Kimmel, founder of the non-profit ministry Family Matters, shares the heart behind his book "Grace Based Parenting" and why the gospel of Jesus Christ should compel our everyday parenting and help us meet our child's deepest core needs.

Amy Ezell became a Christian in college and was the first in her family to come to faith in Jesus. As she went on to start her own family, Amy had questions about how to share her faith with the next generation. Although starting from scratch, Amy embraced a life of voracious seeking and decided to learn alongside her children. Today, she shares tips and encouragement for families new to the faith and ideas to help them flourish, despite any background.

When new babies are born, new parents are born--and new grandparents too! In this episode, Margy Tripp, wife of Dr. Tedd Tripp and co-founder of Shepherding the Heart Ministries, shares encouraging and challenging advice for grandparents. Pulling from her experience with her nine grandchildren, Margy leaves grandparents with the assurance that their role is valuable and their influence immense.

Can you find true joy, contentment, and purpose in the trenches of everyday parenting? Can you see past the months of exhaustion and piles of diapers to see the beauty of it all? Rachel Jankovic, the mother of seven children ranging from two years old to pre-teen, is the author of “Loving the Little Years” and encourages parents that a little change in perspective might be all it takes.

It’s true that with children the days drag on slowly and the years pass quickly. How do we make the most of the time we are given with our children? In this episode, Carlos Whittaker, a dynamic speaker, writer and hope-dealer, shares about his book “Moment Maker” and how fathers can turn mere minutes into lasting moments.

Grow in your prayer life as a parent by growing your understanding of what prayer means to God. As the author of Praying the Scriptures for Your Children, Praying the Scriptures for Your Teens, and Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Children, Jodie Berndt has learned that, "Each age and stage lets me know I'm not finished praying. We say, 'You never stop being a parent and you never stop praying.'" Through her personal experiences and her travels speaking nationwide, Jodie has assembled vital biblical knowledge about prayer, which she tenderly—and often humorously—shares in love with others. This is our most foundational Newborn Promise Podcast episode.

Bluebonnets are radiant wildflowers that grow from the poorest of soil. Hear Meg Calvin describe how she came up with the analogy for the children she serves who come from troubled homes. Meg offers practical steps that anyone can take to help such children, and shares how the local church can be a supplemental family that showers them with God's grace as they grow.