💍I DON'T KNOW WHO NEEDS TO HEAR THIS, BUT YOUR MARRIAGE IS IMPORTANT #familyvision #visionaryfamily
This week's video podcast discusses the ministry of St. Valentine, who believed in the Christian value of marriage so much that he was willing to die for it.
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The Battle for Our Kids Hearts
Sometimes parenting feels like a battle, because it is. But it is not primarily a battle over discipline and behavior, but rather a battle for hearts our children. The Bible gives us a vision of the hearts of parents turned to their children, and the hearts of children turned to their parents. It is a vision of “heart connection.” Therefore, if God wants heart connected relationships, we can be sure that Satan wants to break any and all heart connections between parents and their children.
In today’s episode, Dr. Rob and Amy Rienow share their parenting journey and talk about this biblical principle of heart connection.
Learn more about how you can build a heart connected relationship with your child through Amy’s book, “Not So Perfect Mom” and Rob & Amy’s book “Visionary Parenting”:
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The Power of Family Worship - Rob Rienow
Does your family pray and read the Bible together? Nothing is more important for the spiritual health of your home. Learn more at www.VisionaryFam.com
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Are Video Games Out of Control at Home? Part 1
Is your child a gamer?
Are they making good choices with the amount of time they play as well as the games they choose?
Are you aware of who your child is connecting with online?
Can video games be a positive influence?
In today’s episode, Dr. Rob Rienow interviews Drew Dixon, the author of Know Thy Gamer and the founder of the ministry Love Thy Nerd.
Learn more about Drew’s book and ministry at: lovethynerd.com
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Essential Ingredients for “The Talk”
Did you get “the talk” from your parents? Most adults today had zero (or only one) intentional conversations with their parents about sexuality.
God created sexuality as a beautiful gift for one man and one woman within the bounds of covenant marriage.
Join Dr. Rob and Amy Rienow as they continue sharing essential “talking points” for having “the talk” with your son or daughter. Did you miss part 1 of this series? Listen HERE.
Capture a Christian vision for your parenting through Rob and Amy’s book, Visionary Parenting: https://visionaryfam.com/shop/visionary-parenting
Learn new ways to connect with a teenager who may be cold and distant through Rob and Amy’s book, Five Reasons For Spiritual Apathy in Teens: https://visionaryfam.com/shop/five-reasons-for-spiritual-apathy-in-teens/
Helping Families Navigate the World of Sexuality: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5213ToFkONg
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Doing Life with Your Adult Kids, Featuring Jim Burns, Part 2
How do we do life with our adult kids? Parenting adult children is radically different than parenting younger children.
Is it possible to do too much for our adult children and end up hurting them and their future?
Are we helping or enabling our adult child?
What if we don’t like our child’s spouse or the spouse’s family?
How should parents respond when they experience rejection from their adult kids?
In this episode, Dr. Rob Rienow continues with part 2 of his interview with Jim Burns (www.homeword.com) about his new book “Doing Life with Your Adult Children.” We love the subtitle of Jim’s book. “Keep your mouth shut and the welcome mat out.”
If you missed part 1 with Jim Burns, catch up here:
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Do you have an adult child who is struggling in their faith? What does it take to reach a prodigal child? Find hope and help in Dr. Rienow’s book, Never Too Late: Encouraging Faith in Your Adult Child: https://visionaryfam.com/parenting/nevertoolate
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Talking Points for “The Talk”
Did you get “the talk” from your parents? Most adults today had zero (or only one) intentional conversations with their parents about sexuality.
God created sexuality as a beautiful gift for one man and one woman within the bounds of covenant marriage.
Join Dr. Rob and Amy Rienow as they share essential “talking points” for having “the talk” with your son or daughter.
Capture a Christian vision for your parenting through Rob and Amy’s book, Visionary Parenting: https://visionaryfam.com/shop/visionary-parenting
Learn new ways to connect with a teenager who may be cold and distant through Rob and Amy’s book, Five Reasons For Spiritual Apathy in Teens: https://visionaryfam.com/shop/five-reasons-for-spiritual-apathy-in-teens/
Helping Families Navigate the World of Sexuality: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5213ToFkONg
Read Barrett Johnson’s book, The Talks: https://a.co/d/9CqSegR
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Experience is a better teacher than advice #familyvision #visionaryfamily #parenting
When it comes to parenting adult children or even older teens, experience is a better teacher than our advice.
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In this week's podcast, Rob Reinow interviews Jim Burns of www.homeword.com about his new book “Doing Life with Your Adult Children.” Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcweFlddSdo&t=157s
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Family Ministry in the Heart of Africa, Part 1
Imagine raising your family, in the heart of Africa, with no electricity or running water. In this episode, Rob Rienow interviews his friend Pastor Jean Claude from Burundi, Africa.
Jean Claude and his wife have nine children and God is using them to bless, equip, and transform families in his village.
This is part 1 of Rob and Jean Claude’s conversation where you will learn about Jean Claude’s family and about life in his village. You will also be touched as you hear as we talk about birthday celebrations here in the US as compared with his village in Africa.
Learn more about the global family ministry reformation in Dr. Rienow’s book Visionary Church: How Your Church Can Strengthen Families
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Are You Kind to Your Kids?
We teach our kids the importance of kindness. But as parents are we kind to our kids? God tells us in 1 Corinthians 13 that love is kind. Therefore, in order to show love to our children we need show them kindness. Join Dr. Rob and Amy Rienow as they share key biblical principles and practical ways to increase your love for your children through kindness. Learn more about Christian parenting in Rob and Amy's book, Visionary Parenting.
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The Demanding Child, College Choices & Story Bibles
We have four children, ages 13 to 2, and our second child, our ten-year-old son, is out of control. He makes any situation chaotic. He takes all of our parenting energy. We feel like our other children are being neglected and paying the price for his behavior. What can we do to turn this around?
Our oldest child is a junior in high school and we are starting the college search process. We are considering both Christian and secular colleges. What are some pros and cons of each?
What are your favorite story Bibles? How do you use them during family worship and with different age children?
On this special Q&A edition of Family Vision, Dr. Rob and Amy Rienow respond to listener’s questions from a biblical perspective.
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Help your family discover the power – and fun – of family worship through these two resources:
Family Worship: Genesis: https://visionaryfam.com/shop/family-worship-genesis
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Honor & Friendship Between Mother & Daughter
Can mothers and daughters become true friends? What does that look like? What role does honor play in the mother daughter relationship?
In this episode, Amy Rienow and her daughter Lissy Bailey share the ups and downs of their relationship over the years, and key biblical principles to building a strong mother daughter connection.
Check out these two resources from Lissy Bailey:
The Heart of Your Teen: https://visionaryfam.com/shop/the-heart-of-your-teen
Living For Christ at Home: https://visionaryfam.com/shop/living-for-christ-at-home-ebook
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Obstacles to Spiritual Impact at Home
What are the obstacles to spiritually leading our children? Passing our faith to our kids is our most important mission. Because of this, the parent child relationship comes under tremendous spiritual attack.
In this episode, Dr. Rob Rienow shares two areas of his parenting where he is struggling, along with key Scriptures which are giving him strength to grow.
Grow in your vision and strategy as a Christian parent with Rob and Amy’s book Visionary Parenting: https://visionaryfam.com/shop/visionary-parenting
Moms, find encouragement in Amy’s book, Not So Perfect Mom: https://visionaryfam.com/shop/notsoperfectmom
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Planning a Christ-Centered Christmas
It is easy to have a Christmas without Christ. There can be food, fun, family, and lots of presents … but no expressions of worship and love for Jesus.
In this episode, Dr. Rob and Amy Rienow will encourage you to plan ahead with practical and meaningful ways to help your entire family grow in your love for Jesus this Christmas season.
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Battle for our Kids Hearts, Part 2
As parents, we focus our attention on our kids’ academics, sports, and activities. But how much attention do we give to our “heart connection” with them? How much attention do we give to building our relationship? Heart connection is essential for influence.
The Bible gives us a vision of the hearts of parents turned to their children, and the hearts of children turned to their parents. It is a vision of “heart connection.” Therefore, if God wants heart connected relationships, we can be sure that Satan wants to break any and all heart connections between parents and their children.
In today’s episode, Dr. Rob and Amy Rienow share their parenting journey and talk about this biblical principle of heart connection.
Listen to Part 1 of this conversation: visionaryfam.com/s02e109
Learn more about how you can build a heart connected relationship with your child:
Not So Perfect Mom: visionaryfam.com/notsoperfectmom
The Heart of Your Teen: visionaryfam.com/theheartofyourteen
Five Reasons for Spiritual Apathy in Teens: visionaryfam.com/fivereasons
Never Too Late: visionaryfam.com/nevertoolate/
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What Is the Meaning of the Christian Fish?
Have you ever seen the “Christian fish?” Perhaps you saw it on a bumper sticker or a water bottle. But what does it mean? Is there a connection between faith and fishing?
Four of Jesus’ disciples were professional fishermen, and today calls all His followers to become “fishers of men.”
The Christian fish was a “secret sign” that the early Christians used to identify themselves. “Inside” the fish was a code that they used to share the truth about Jesus’ identity.
In this special summer edition, Rob Rienow continues his conversation with Joe Simonds from SaltStrong.com and the Salt Strong Unchurched Podcast.
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I Found Drugs in My Kid’s Room, Part 2
I found drugs in my teen’s room. What do I do? This can be a terrifying moment for a parent. How do we respond?
In the previous episode (#115), Dr. Rob and Amy Rienow shared essential ingredients for the first conversation to have with your son or daughter after drug or alcohol use has been discovered. Here in part 2, they provide four crucial parts of a parental and family action plan to help bring freedom to your teen and healing for your family.
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Get equipped for parenting through the difficult teen years with these resources from Visionary Family Ministries:
Five Reasons for Spiritual Apathy in Teens: https://visionaryfam.com/shop/five-reasons-for-spiritual-apathy-in-teens
The Heart of Your Teen: https://visionaryfam.com/shop/the-heart-of-your-teen
Help your family discover the power – and fun – of family worship through these two resources:
Family Worship: Genesis: https://visionaryfam.com/shop/family-worship-genesis
Family Worship: Exodus – Deuteronomy: https://visionaryfam.com/shop/family-worship-exodus-deuteronomy
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Why Bother Getting Married?
Many teens and 20-somethings are asking these questions. Why bother getting married? What is the point of marriage? Why not just live together? Why should I stop having fun?
Dr. Rob Rienow joined Chris Brooks – host ofEquipped with Chris Brookson Moody Radio – to explore some of these questions. They also talked about practical ways that families can grow in faith together, and begin the practice of family worship.
Learn more about Chris Brooks at https://www.moodyradio.org/programs/equipped-with-chris-brooks/
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Can Your Child Stand Alone?
The day is coming, if it has not already come, when your child will need to stand alone for Christ and for the truth. It is wonderful to have a Christian family, Christian friends, and a Christian church around you. But sometimes, our faith requires us to stand firm for Jesus all by ourselves.
In this episode, Dr. Rob and Amy Rienow talk about the important parenting principle of learning to stand alone for Christ.
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The Nuclear Blast of Cancer with Barrett & Jen Johnson (Part 2)
A cancer diagnosis is a nuclear blast for any family. In today’s episode, Dr. Rienow continues a conversation with special guests Barrett and Jen Johnson.
The Johnson family was rocked with Barrett’s cancer diagnosis in December of 2022. In this candid conversation, they share how their faith and family have been affected by the diagnosis, challenging treatment, and an uncertain future. If you missed part 1 of the conversation, listen here: https://visionaryfam.com/s02e139/
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Are Video Games Out of Control at Home? Part 2
Is your son or daughter into video games? Are video games having a positive or negative influence on your child and on your family?
How do we determine what games are appropriate?
How can parents set appropriate rules and guidelines around video games?
How can parents use video games to build relationships with our kids?
In today’s episode, Dr. Rob Rienow continues his conversation with Drew Dixon, the author of Know Thy Gamer and the founder of the ministry Love Thy Nerd.
Learn more about Drew’s book and ministry at: lovethynerd.com
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Bitterness with Dad
Learn more at: visionaryfam.com Now, it's not that easy though. My biggest struggle with forgiveness in my life had to do with my dad. My parents got divorced when I was 15 years old and the straws that broke the camel's back after 18 years of marriage is my dad had extra relationships outside the marriage that he was unrepentant over and so that blew things up and my parents got divorced and I had some well meaning Christian friends who encouraged me at the time, well Rob, you just need to forgive them. You need to forgive your dad for what he's done.
Now, is that good advice or bad advice? That's good advice. It's truth. Good biblical Christian advice. You need to forgive him. The problem was that I felt like, felt like it was very superficial. I also felt it was very pat-answery. I don't know if that's a word, but it just… What it felt to me like they were saying, is you see down in your heart you've got these little light switches: anger, bitterness, hatred, resentment. And you see what you do as a Christian is you just go down there wherever there is and you just turn those off. You see, I'm just not going to be angry anymore. Not gonna be bitter. Not gonna be resentful. Just give it to Jesus and there we go. Now, I know that nobody was saying that to me, it just felt like that's what I was was supposed to do.
Turns out, that I mean, I had my pastor, who had to walk me through what I want to walk you through this morning. It’s going to be a very brief crash course on a biblical process of forgiveness. No superficial things here. No pat answers here. People get confused about what forgiveness means. Sometimes people will say to me, you know, Rob I think I can try to forgive this person, but I can never trust them again. That's okay. That makes sense. You can completely forgive someone without ever trusting them again. You can completely forgive someone, ask God to heal you of all the anger and bitterness and resentment in your life and have boundaries up in your life to keep a toxic person out. You can forgive an employee who embezzled money and still fire them.
You see that? God can set you free of anger bitterness and resentment in your life toward them, but you can still have boundaries and consequences in your life. I can forgive my son or daughter for disobeying me and I can still give them a consequence. Also forgiving someone doesn't mean having warm fuzzies for them. It doesn't mean you just because you forgive somebody doesn't mean you're going to like them. Did you know there's no commandment in the Bible that says you have to like anybody? Not a single one. “Like” are warm feelings you have for nice people. If you're nice to me, I will like you. If I'm nice to you, you’ll like me. If you're mean to me, I won't like you. Now, unfortunately, I have to love you. Grr! Let me patient and kind — that I am commanded to do.
That's why love is so hard. God says you have to love people you don't like. But He never commands you to “like” anybody because you're not going to have warm feelings for toxic, abusive people in your life.
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Doing Life with Your Adult Kids, Featuring Jim Burns, Part 1
How do we do life with our adult kids?
What does it mean to parent adult children?
How can parents rebuild broken relationships with their adult kids?
What should we do if we disagree with the choices our children are making?
When do we set boundaries in difficult situations?
In this episode, Dr. Rob Rienow interviews Jim Burns (www.homeword.com) about his new book “Doing Life with Your Adult Children.” We love the subtitle of Jim’s book. “Keep your mouth shut and the welcome mat out.”
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Your Family: A Lighthouse
Jesus is the light of the world. When we repent of our sins and put our faith in Him, His spirit comes to live in our hearts. Jesus says to His followers, “You are the light or the world.” He calls us to shine His light to everyone around us. Our families become “lighthouses!”
God has put your family in a specific, strategic place to shine the light of Jesus to your neighbors and community. In this episode, Dr. Rob and Amy Rienow will encourage your family to shine for Jesus. Ordinary families can make an extraordinary impact.
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Hope for Prodigals & Their Parents, Part 1
Many young people grow up in church but leave it behind when they become adults. Why does this happen? What can parents do to help?
Perhaps you have a “prodigal” teen or adult child. The world tells you that there is nothing you can do for them. That is a lie!
In this episode, Dr. Rob Rienow will help you understand why so many young people drift away from God, and more importantly what you can do, as parents and grandparents, to spiritually encourage them. It is never too late for God to use you!
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