Christian Life & Family Show

In order to save her life we had to make a decision – Madeline We had no choice. – Brian We don’t have a choice. – Madeline Getting into not so great things. – Blake Downward spiral – Brent Getting into bad things. – Ana Bad choice after bad choice. – Brian I was mad at them. I did not want to talk to them. – Ana To know Jesus as your Savior, but also as your friend. – Madeline This family story is really God’s hand through the tough times. - Brian “I [Jesus] tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents. Luke 15:10 Trusting God through the trials of life has taken Madeline and Brian through the loss of their first born, a prodigal's return, and a near death experience with Covid. With two biological and two adopted children, their faith has grown through the challenges and joys! Link to Part 1 https://vimeo.com/924155234?share=copy For shows and more subscribe at parentcompass.tv/subscribe or download the Parent Compass App

Fleeing the deadly racial war in Rhodesia Africa, Robert felt the strong call of God on his life. That call would take him to Australia, a marriage of racial reconciliation (Janet), and then to the U.S., leading a global radio ministry. Now, they watch son, Stephen, and daughter-in-law, Annaly, honor God with their gifts and raising the next generation of believers, Harmony and Elijah. We go to the hospital. Dad, what am I going to do? – Stephen They had a war between the blacks and the whites. – Janet There is going to be a riot here and someone is going to be beat up. – Robert God doesn’t want black people to marry white people. – Robert I lived in fear. I did not want to leave the house. – Annaly I let my kids down. – Stephen What about us? – Annaly As busy as my dad was, he did such a good job at making sure he was visible, he was there. – Stephen He was just my dad. He does go in his closet and prays a lot, but other than that he was just my dad. – Stephen I was born in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). I come from the royal family that the British took the kingdom from. I was prophesied over in my mother’s womb. These 10 American missionaries from Azusa street laid hands on her and said you are going to have a boy, name him Robert, because he is going to take the message of the Jesus Christ to the nations. – Robert I am from Australia. When I was 23, I felt like God was leading me to go to Bible school to be an instrument that God could use on the mission field. - Janet I wrote a letter to God, if these missionaries were sent by you, send me another person, not from this country, to confirm what the missionaries said was from you. – Robert God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things, if they just take God at his word. - Robert Truly, truly I say to you, the one who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; John 14:12a For shows and more subscribe at parentcompass.tv/subscribe or download the Parent Compass App.

We have walked quite a bit of hard together. - Madeline We weren’t sure even if my dad was going to make it. – Ana I need you to breathe into this as deeply as you can you are turning blue. – Brian It was very disheartening. – Brent Do you have a living will? – Brian And there was one point he was on the verge of death – Brent They wouldn’t let me in. – Madeline I need you to send angels to my hospital room to get rid of this. – Brian “But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one.” 2 Thessalonians 3:3 Trusting God through the trials of life has taken Madeline and Brian through the loss of their first born, a prodigal's return, and a near death experience with Covid. With two biological and two adopted children, their faith has grown through the challenges and joys! Link to Part 1 https://vimeo.com/924155234?share=copy For shows and more subscribe at parentcompass.tv/subscribe or download the Parent Compass App

This family story is really God’s hand through the tough times. – Brian We are on the other side. We have come through. Is God going to give us more? God calls our family to hard things. He may call us to more. We are real people. These are real stories. We don’t do fake. - Madeline For shows and more subscribe at parentcompass.tv/subscribe We weren’t sure even if my dad was going to make it. – Ana I need you to breathe into this as deeply as you can you are turning blue. – Brian I was mad at them. I did not want to talk to them. – Ana I need you to send angels to get rid of this. – Brian Grief comes in waves. – Madeline We were ecstatic. We were finally pregnant. – Brian Amelia is born. We could tell something was wrong. – Brian She was not gaining weight. Food hurt her. – Madeline We left the Mayo Clinic. She started to grow. – Brian Do you want to go to heaven and help the Lord pick out another baby for us? - Madeline “But now faith, hope and love remain, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” 1 Corinthians 13:13 Trusting God through the trials of life has taken Madeline and Brian through the loss of their first born, a prodigal's return, and a near death experience with Covid. With two biological and two adopted children, their faith has grown through the joys and challenges. For shows and more subscribe at parentcompass.tv/subscribe or download the Parent Compass App

This family story is really God’s hand through the tough times. – Brian We are on the other side. We have come through. Is God going to give us more? God calls our family to hard things. He may call us to more. We are real people. These are real stories. We don’t do fake. - Madeline For shows and more subscribe at parentcompass.tv/subscribe We weren’t sure even if my dad was going to make it. – Ana I need you to breathe into this as deeply as you can you are turning blue. – Brian I was mad at them. I did not want to talk to them. – Ana I need you to send angels to get rid of this. – Brian Grief comes in waves. – Madeline We were ecstatic. We were finally pregnant. – Brian Amelia is born. We could tell something was wrong. – Brian She was not gaining weight. Food hurt her. – Madeline We left the Mayo Clinic. She started to grow. – Brian Do you want to go to heaven and help the Lord pick out another baby for us? - Madeline “But now faith, hope and love remain, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” 1 Corinthians 13:13 Trusting God through the trials of life has taken Madeline and Brian through the loss of their first born, a prodigal's return, and a near death experience with Covid. With two biological and two adopted children, their faith has grown through the joys and challenges. For shows and more subscribe at parentcompass.tv/subscribe or download the Parent Compass App

When Jeremy and Ashleigh met they were seeking God after failed marriages. With God in the center of their lives and marriage, they brought their children together in a blended family demonstrating Jesus' power to bring redemption in the most difficult circumstances. Keep on praising God no matter how bad you think it gets, things will get better. – Hunter The world is broken. – Ashleigh It was off to a rocky start. – Garrett I was the one getting annoyed. – Hunter I felt God pulling me and the devil pulling me. – Ashleigh I hear so many families talk about that is his kid or that is her daughter. You have to change that entire way of thinking. – Jeremy We foster an environment of communication. – Ashleigh “For I will turn their mourning into joy, and comfort them, and give them joy in their sorrow.” Jeremiah 31:13b For shows and more subscribe at parentcompass.tv/subscribe

When Jeremy and Ashleigh met they were seeking God after failed marriages. With God in the center of their lives and marriage, they brought their children together in a blended family demonstrating Jesus' power to bring redemption in the most difficult circumstances. Keep on praising God no matter how bad you think it gets, things will get better. – Hunter The world is broken. – Ashleigh It was off to a rocky start. – Garrett I was the one getting annoyed. – Hunter I felt God pulling me and the devil pulling me. – Ashleigh I hear so many families talk about that is his kid or that is her daughter. You have to change that entire way of thinking. – Jeremy We foster an environment of communication. – Ashleigh “For I will turn their mourning into joy, and comfort them, and give them joy in their sorrow.” Jeremiah 31:13b For shows and more subscribe at parentcompass.tv/subscribe

With three young daughters in dance or cheer, the Goertz family is a buzz with activity. While Justin has learned patience and leadership, Liz is constantly adjusting their parenting approach to not only their daughters' evolving personalities but practical threats like technology challenges. Most importantly, they spend time in God's Word, regardless of how busy life gets! I was a very angry kid. I spent a year on food stamps. – a lot of apartments – Justin I forgot who God was and who he wanted to be in my life. – Justin My parents divorced when I was 7. – Justin My parents divorced when I was 2. - Liz We were not prepared at all to raise children. – Liz The biggest threat to our children and our society is technology. – Liz We pray every night. – Bellamy (Age 6) For shows and more subscribe at parentcompass.tv/subscribe

While hospitalized with Covid and at death's door, Billy refused the ventilator and prayed. Lori and their daughter, Madelyn, banned from the hospital, rallied intercessors and prayed. A powerful vision of Angelic authority over Darkness changed everything! For shows and more subscribe at parentcompass.tv/subscribe To donate go to parentcompass.tv/donate

The Prewitt family is walking out the verse, “Consider it all joy… when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.” James 1:2-3 Death of a previous wife.. finding a spouse late in life.. infertility.. heart attack... Covid. Every trial we have been stronger. The previous trial prepared for the one that followed. – Lori For shows and more subscribe at parentcompass.tv/subscribe To donate go to parentcompass.tv/donate

Even when Demetrious' first wife left with his young daughter, he continued to trust in Jesus. Stephanie was a never before married orthopedic surgeon that Demetrious met as a health care representative. He was everything Stephanie had dreamed of in a husband, and his faith influenced her to solidify her faith. Joy now fills their world as a they parent Micah (from Demetrious' previous marriage) and Stephen. The divorce was like death. We didn't know how to resolve conflict. - Demetrious We did not have enough money. I was scraping. - Demetrious. I met my stepmom when I was 9. - Micah It is not a traditional blended family, because I did not have children. - Stephanie A strong bond between all of us. - Stephen Unless God puts something together, it's going to fall apart - Demetrious I think the best way is to teach by example. When they see how...we invite God into our lives, they will be able to do the same. - Stephanie For shows and more subscribe at parentcompass.tv/subscribe

Alexcia and Shamoir meet carpooling with the theater director 45 minutes to play practice. They discussed every major topic and were on opposite sides of them all. In this episode hear: I can no longer have this little girl watch me cry. – Alexcia The things I used to love doing; drinking, women, weed, started to just weigh on me so heavy. A really bad downward spiral for me. – Shamoir This Jesus that I am hearing about. I need Him. – Shamoir We would get into these discussions about things. Every topic you could think of ranging from politics, religion, history, everything. We would discuss on these long rides to the rehearsal. Me and Alexcia were on just totally opposite sides of every spectrum you can think of. – Shamoir We just kind of sat in the back seat together. Never looked at each other once. I got out of the car as if he wasn’t even there. That is kinda how we met. - Alexcia That is where the story starts to collide. – Alexcia I was told Christianity was a white man’s religion. - Alexcia Little puzzle pieces starting to at least come on to the board. They weren’t connecting, but they were on the board. – Alexcia Stop trying to create God in your image, and understand, accept and believe that you are made in His. – Shamoir While growing up comfortably, Alexcia's religion was her skin color. Shamoir grew up surrounded by drugs and gangs. Now ministering to others and raising three daughters, their journey has been filled with life altering miracles. For Parent Compass shows and more, subscribe at parentcompass.tv/subscribe or download the Parent Compass App #christianfamily #christianparenting #parentcompass #parentcompasstv #parents #ParentSupport #jesus #christian

Fleeing two different wars in Iraq and religious persecution, Jalil and Sundus seperately found their way to America and each other! Their two American born daughters now share their faith as Middle Eastern Christians while their parents aid other refugees from around the world with the hope of Christ. Subscribe at parentcompass.tv/subscribe In Escape from Iraq! - Stop killing of Christians. Stop discriminating against Christians. - Jalil Sadam didn't let anyone leave. - Sundus If you get caught, they can hang you. - Jalil Secret Service slapped them around. We are going to kill you all. - Jalil We were crying the whole time. - Sundus I was in turmoil. You created me in a place that has turmoil. Why didn't you create me somewhere else? Why do we have to go through this? I was really scared. Struggled to be alive... - Jalil For shows and more subscribe at parentcompass.tv/subscribe To donate go to parentcompass.tv/donate

Fleeing two different wars in Iraq and religious persecution, Jalil and Sundus separately found their way to America and each other! Their two American born daughters now share their faith as Middle Eastern Christians while their parents aid other refugees from around the world with the hope of Christ. We made it here as refugees.- Jalil A lot of persecution, displacement - Farrah Persecution and killing. - Jalil Always sirens, there's bombing. - Sundus They used to shout, "Cursed be the Christ!" - Jalil We were considered infidels. Unclean. I am going to put the cross on. I believe in Jesus. - Jalil I was scared. I was very afraid. - Sundus My father was crying. - Jalil For shows and more subscribe at parentcompass.tv/subscribe To donate go to parentcompass.tv/donate

Jean Thomason was one of the four women in the Women of Faith worship team that presented in its lifetime to over 5 million women. Each event packed 10,000 to 20,000 women to powerfully hear about incorporating God into their daily lives. During that time Jean saw the need to minister to children ages 6 and under and Miss PattyCake was born. Through song, the music and character of Miss PattyCake plants biblical truths, in toddler-size pieces, while helping equip parents lay a spiritual foundation. For more than 20 years, “Miss PattyCake” has given Jean opportunities to share God’s BIG love with LITTLE lives! Find out more at misspattycake.com for resources. Coordinate Miss PattyCake to come to your church! For Parent Compass shows and more subscribe at parentcompass.tv/subscribe or download the Parent Compass App

Is it possible to parent well in today’s culture? - with kids spending over six hours on technology, with depression and suicide skyrocketing and disrespect for parents and values seemingly promoted all around us. Steve Hines, author of the book, Salt, Light and Kids tells us how we CAN parent well in today’s culture. For Parent Compass shows and more subscribe at parentcompass.tv/subscribe or download the Parent Compass App Topics from the book that are discussed: • The perils of modern technology. • Drugs / fentanyl crisis / alcohol. • Friendships. • Dating and marriage. • Youth mental health. • Importance of ongoing, healthy communication. • Biblical applications for parenting. Book Summary Salt, Light and Kids How to Parent Well in Today’s Culture ARE YOU PARENTING OR ARE YOU PARENTING WELL? Raising kids today is more challenging than it has ever been. Technology, social media, and the ever-shifting standards of what is right and wrong can make parenting in modern-day culture difficult to navigate. If we want to win the battle as parents, we need to have the desire to truly parent well. If we want to parent well, we must resolve to make parenting more important than almost anything else and give it the effort and attention that’s required. With all the outside influences that kids are facing every single day, parenting well requires a heightened sense of commitment and discernment, as well as a willingness to lead by example. Most parents want to do the best job they can, and with much focus and effort can succeed in this very noble desire and responsibility. In Salt, Light, and Kids, Steve Hines helps parents train up their children to become the salt of the earth and the light of the world and to hear God’s voice above all the competing voices vying for their attention. "Whether you're expecting your first child or in the frontlines of the teen years, you will discover Salt, Light, & Kids to be an invaluable resource for your parenting journey."--CHRIS HODGES, NY Times bestselling author and Senior Pastor of Church of the Highlands, Birmingham, AL For Parent Compass shows and more subscribe at parentcompass.tv/subscribe or download the Parent Compass App

The Actual People Who Found the 10th Red Heifer - Is It a Sign of the End Times? Hear God’s miracle story of finding an unblemished red heifer after searching through hundreds of cattle. What does a red heifer have to do with the end times and with us today? Could it be a miracle of Biblical proportions? Bryan Davenport, a gem dealer; his brother, Ty Davenport, a rancher and veterinarian; join with Dr. Robert Mawire, Author, Speaker, Teacher, Advisor to World Leaders and WRNO global Shortwave broadcaster. Hear how God has woven together the lives of these three men, who have dedicated their lives to God, and caused a startling sequence of events.

Before Jonathan's father was a pastor he was a Colombian guerrilla rebel fighter hired to assassinate an evangelist. As a young adult, Jonathan seriously contemplated suicide that ended with a major moment with God. Today, Jonathan leads worship at his father's church, assisted by his wife, Rebecca. They have three young children and want to live to serve God. In this true story: We did not have enough money for groceries. – Jonathan Perfection is pressure. You have this pressure to be the perfect parent, the perfect mother, the perfect dad. I am going to try to be the best mom that I can be. But I’m not perfect. I’m human. I fail sometimes. But I do want them to take away that we love them. Sometimes you have to forgive yourself for the mistakes that don’t look as perfect as you would expect them to be. Have faith that God will finish the good work in your life. – Rebecca God’s word says “His perfect love cast out all fear.” Jonathan “You [Lord] came near on the day I called You. You said, ‘Do not fear.’’ Lamentations 3:57 In the middle of my anger, I have to ask God help me to communicate.’’ Jonathan I have messed up sometimes…by ignoring. I have learned I do need to communicate and I need to learn to communicate in a wise way. – Jonathan With kids you need to be patient, but not patient as the world teaches by doing nothing. Be purposeful in your patience. – Jonathan My parents - we lived in Columbia. My dad was a guerrilla going to assassinate an evangelist. The evangelist said, ‘I believe there is someone here that is here to kill me.” My dad’s testimony is that he went up and everyone freaked out because he came and put his gun down and gave his life to the Lord. From then on his life turned completely around. His decision kind of paved the way for me and my whole family. Knowing all that background of my family made me realize, God can break barriers wherever we go with the priority of his presence. – Jonathan We have all had that calling. We are passionate to share who God is and what God can do in your life if you just let Him. – Rebecca For more Parent Compass shows and other encouragement and inspiration subscribe at parentcompass.tv/subscribe #faith #family #jesus #christ #jesuschrist #autism #god #worship #worshipsongs #worshipsong #church #christian #christianity #families

“Kelsey Grammer (aka Frazier) said it was the most powerful thing he has ever been a part of.” – Andy Erwin, producer of the Jesus Revolution movie Andy Ervin, top producer of #1 grossing independent film, I Can Only Imagine, has now come out with the Jesus Revolution movie that is taking the box office by storm. In this life and family chat, see clips of the movie. Hear Andy Erwin's thoughts on whether revival could be spreading across the United States and the world. The producers have prayed, worked and planned for years hoping this movie would spur a new Jesus Revolution in our time. A Jesus Revolution we can all be a part of. The Jesus Revolution movie is the true story of a national spiritual awakening in the early 1970s and its origins within a community of teenage hippies in Southern California. In the 1970s, young Greg Laurie (Joel Courtney) is searching for all the right things in all the wrong places: until he meets Lonnie Frisbee (Jonathan Roumie, Jesus from The Chosen), a charismatic hippie-street-preacher. Together with Pastor Chuck Smith (Kelsey Grammer aka Frazier), they open the doors of Smith’s languishing church to an unexpected revival of radical and newfound love, leading to what TIME Magazine dubbed a JESUS REVOLUTION. See the movie at jesusrevolution.movie #jesusrevolution

Freedom is found in many areas of life. With her parent's marriage struggling, Jihong felt she could not find real love and fell into a deep depression. She developed a long-time, life-threatening eating disorder that is very hard to cure called Bolemia. Her husband was told of her Bolemia on their third day of marriage. See his reaction. How did they find freedom? (For shows and more subscribe at parentcompass.tv/subscribe) “Cast your burden on the Lord and He will sustain you” Psalm 55:22a In Part 2 you will hear: I looked around to make sure no one was there. – Jihong My teenage years was pretty intense. Deep inside there was such a void, I had to pretend to be this model kid. - Jihong They hand out gospel tract with very simple cartoon pictures on it. – Jihong That night I try to give God a chance. – Jihong Probably three days after we got married, she woke me up and told me about a strange word, Bolemia. Maybe for a couple of days I don’t think that is a big deal. - Kaibin Doctor told me, you could have died, because I was pretty severe type of Bolemia. - Jihong He (Kaibin) said - We’re going to face this together. No matter how hard it is. - Jihong I was told - If something is burden to you, ask for God’s help. - Kaibin He was told - How about you live life for 30 days just like Christ is coming. - Jihong So we lived those 30 days like Christ was coming back. We read the Bible. We prayed. We tried to trust in God everyday. Tried asking for strength. Unbelievable. The reason I could be cured was all because of God. - Jihong Pretty much every day, we told each other that this is the last day to live. - Kaibin Parental authority from God they respect, but whenever we abuse it, we apologize for it. - Kaibin My objective for my children would be that I want them to be a genuine person. I want them to know Christianity is true in every area. So our family life is genuine. We can have genuine discussion. How I genuinely love her, how she respects and loves me that is observable to my children. - Kaibin I think the biggest impact on my life for Christ is watching other people do so much and their passion. If these people are this devoted, then who is this God that they are searching after? I challenge my own faith and explore and that comes to my own conclusion that Christ is Savior. - Daniel The number one that teenagers hate about their parents is hypocrisy. Be genuine. Let them see we are also human being. We try to be holy and that we are in the process. - Kaibin From Part 1 – Watch on parentcompass.tv Knowing nothing but Communism, Kaiben and Jihong both grew up in different parts of China. When they came to the U.S. separately to attend college, neither had any idea their lives would be so radically changed by a guy they had never heard about named Jesus! Now pastoring a Chinese congregation in America and raising four children, their journey is paved with miracles, including victory over a deadly eating disorder.

Freedom is found in many areas of life. With her parent's marriage struggling, Jihong felt she could not find real love and fell into a deep depression. She developed a long-time, life-threatening eating disorder that is very hard to cure called Bolemia. Her husband was told of her Bolemia on their third day of marriage. See his reaction. How did they find freedom? (For shows and more subscribe at parentcompass.tv/subscribe) “Cast your burden on the Lord and He will sustain you” Psalm 55:22a In Part 2 you will hear: I looked around to make sure no one was there. – Jihong My teenage years was pretty intense. Deep inside there was such a void, I had to pretend to be this model kid. - Jihong They hand out gospel tract with very simple cartoon pictures on it. – JihongThat night I try to give God a chance. – Jihong Probably three days after we got married, she woke me up and told me about a strange word, Bolemia. Maybe for a couple of days I don’t think that is a big deal. - Kaibin Doctor told me, you could have died, because I was pretty severe type of Bolemia. - Jihong He (Kaibin) said - We’re going to face this together. No matter how hard it is. - Jihong I was told - If something is burden to you, ask for God’s help. - Kaibin He was told - How about you live life for 30 days just like Christ is coming. - Jihong So we lived those 30 days like Christ was coming back. We read the Bible. We prayed. We tried to trust in God everyday. Tried asking for strength. Unbelievable. The reason I could be cured was all because of God. - Jihong Pretty much every day, we told each other that this is the last day to live. - Kaibin Parental authority from God they respect, but whenever we abuse it, we apologize for it. - Kaibin My objective for my children would be that I want them to be a genuine person. I want them to know Christianity is true in every area. So our family life is genuine. We can have genuine discussion. How I genuinely love her, how she respects and loves me that is observable to my children. - Kaibin I think the biggest impact on my life for Christ is watching other people do so much and their passion. If these people are this devoted, then who is this God that they are searching after? I challenge my own faith and explore and that comes to my own conclusion that Christ is Savior. - Daniel The number one that teenagers hate about their parents is hypocrisy. Be genuine. Let them see we are also human being. We try to be holy and that we are in the process. - Kaibin From Part 1 – Watch on parentcompass.tv Knowing nothing but Communism, Kaiben and Jihong both grew up in different parts of China. When they came to the U.S. separately to attend college, neither had any idea their lives would be so radically changed by a guy they had never heard about named Jesus! Now pastoring a Chinese congregation in America and raising four children, their journey is paved with miracles, including victory over a deadly eating disorder.

Knowing nothing but Communism, Kaiben and Jihong both grew up in different parts of China. When they came to the U.S. separately to attend college, neither had any idea their lives would be so radically changed by a guy they had never heard about named Jesus! Now pastoring a Chinese congregation in America and raising four children, their journey is paved with miracles, including victory over a deadly eating disorder. Subscribe for shows and more at parentcompass.tv/subscribe.

I almost died, 100 different times probably. - Lawson Miracle times 3!!! All THREE PRODIGALS RETURN Hear of a miraculous God and the power of prayer with a new book for the rest of us to bring our prodigals home. Steve and Laine Craft's marriage was over...until a miraculous intervention of God. (See it When Prodigals Return Part 1) BUT was it too late for their children? A modern prodigal story, all three of their children fell away into destructive lifestyles. But over time, God lovingly restored each child and a renewed Craft family now tells how. (Subscribe for shows and more at parentcompass.tv/subscribe) I remember having my first drink. - Kaylee I am living in a penthouse. Party king now. - Steven We were angry. - Laine My wife would get scared if the phone rang. - Steve Sr. It was living hell. - Laine At sixteen, I spent 3 days in jail in solitary confinement. - Lawson I always wanted to be one of the cool kids. Was trying to figure out how to fit in with this crowd. I had been relying on things of this world to fill me. I knew I wasn’t living right. - Kaylee All you need is Jesus. - Lawson A life in Christ is way better then something Satan offers you. - Steven Jr. These are spiritual battles. - Steve Sr. Even in the loss of this world, God has been there for us. - Laine Keep fighting, keep praying. God will take care of everything you need. - Steve Sr. Don’t ever give up. - Laine Watch Part 2 of When Prodigals Return (Subscribe for shows and more at parentcompass.tv/subscribe) Laine Lawson Craft is an award-winning author, popular media host, and in-demand speaker. The founder and publisher of WHOAwomen magazine (2010-2018), she regularly hosts online challenges and masterclasses as well as Facebook Live events that reach thousands. Her Livin' Lively with Laine podcast encourages women around the world, and her Warfare Parenting podcast encourages parents of adult children. Learn more at lainelawsoncraft.com Purchase Laine's new book, The Parent's Battle Plan - Laine Lawson Craft here. https://lainelawsoncraft.com/the-parents-battle-plan/ Watch When Prodigals Return Part 1 Our Marriage Miracle For Laine and Steve's book on marriage go to: https://lainelawsoncraft.com/product/start-again-from-scratch/

My father-in-law was out in the front yard asking me, "How bad is it really, Steve??" (Subscribe for shows and more at parentcompass.tv/subscribe) "I'd rather live with Satan, himself, then go back in there with your daughter." - Steve 17 years into our marriage, we were done. - Steve We don't love each other. We are not acting like we love each other. We were actually living on opposite ends of the house - Laine It was getting harder and harder and harder. It was not getting easier. It was getting harder. And I yelled at God with tears. - Steve Our lives were unraveling. - Laine Could we pay the bills? How are we going to pay the bills? - Steve Very stressful life. - Laine Satan had basically taken everything from me - Steve I’m not living a lie anymore. - Laine Stephen was 13, Lawson was 11 and Kaylee was 10. - Laine Forgiveness was the key to moving forward in our marriage. - Steve We had said a lot of mean things to one another. We had done a lot of mean things. - Laine We chose good over evil - Steve It might have been the first true miracle that I ever witnessed in my life. - Steve We knew we were taking the right next step. - Laine Steve and Laine Craft's marriage was over...until a miraculous intervention of God. Watch When Prodigals Return Part 1 Our Marriage Miracle BUT was it too late for their children? A modern prodigal story, all three of their children fell away into destructive lifestyles. Is there any hope? Watch Part 2 of When Prodigals Return (Subscribe for shows and more at parentcompass.tv/subscribe) For Laine and Steve's book on marriage go to: https://lainelawsoncraft.com/product/start-again-from-scratch/ Laine Lawson Craft is an award-winning author, popular media host, and in-demand speaker. The founder and publisher of WHOAwomen magazine (2010-2018), she regularly hosts online challenges and masterclasses as well as Facebook Live events that reach thousands. Her Livin' Lively with Laine podcast encourages women around the world, and her Warfare Parenting podcast encourages parents of adult children. Learn more at lainelawsoncraft.com Purchase Laine's new book, The Parent's Battle Plan - Laine Lawson Craft here. https://lainelawsoncraft.com/the-parents-battle-plan/

Fatherless? Not this family, as they know God as Father! (For shows and more subscribe at parentcompass.tv/subscribe.) "Although my father and my mother have forsaken me, then the Lord will take me up [adopt me as His child]." Psalm 27:10 AMPC "Yet to all who did receive him (Jesus), to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God." John 1:12 NIV "See what great love the Father (God) has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are!" 1 John 3:1 NIV Abandoned by her husband during the pandemic, Rita was left with 9 kids. When an electrical issue burned down their house, they ended up homeless and with no transportation. Calling out to God with no one else to help, they are getting their life back as God has brought provision through His church and individuals. At the end of my mom's marriage, nobody would wake me up on Sunday. So I would wake myself up and I would go to church. A car came and it hit me, it just appeared.- I was dead and I heard a voice, ‘Is this what you want?' I got into the world, drinking. Lost everything, lost my car, my apartment. I was going shelter to shelter. One of the shelters I was in gave me a lot of resources. I got my life back. When I walked out of my home, there was an explosion. The electrical exploded and my house catches on fire. I can forgive him. I love him. I can not hold a grudge. - Rita God has always been there, He’s like a Father to us.’’ - Joshua Start off with love, it’s the way Jesus overcome the world. Get up in the name of Jesus. You are a son or daughter of the Most High. - Rita Ministry that helped Rita and serves the homeless globally - Operation Care International (OPI) operationcare.org #fatherless #GodasFather #fatherGod #jesus #christ #jesuschrist #abandoned #operationcare #family #faith #christian