https://www.spreaker.com/show/pardon-the-mess-a-christian-parenting-poenReligion & SpiritualityCopyright Moses Goeiemanhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c5a9517dedb06b96a245e65f149dafc1.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/show/pardon-the-mess-a-christian-parenting-poMon, 06 Sep 2021 07:32:02 +0000Moses GoeiemanMoses Goeiemanfeeds@spreaker.comParenting is messy and we're not afraid to talk about it. Each week Cynthia Yanof has honest conversations with her guests about raising our kids in biblical truth in a fast-changing world. It's funny, it's relatable, it's honest, and it's going to...cleanepisodicMoses Goeiemanfeeds@spreaker.comParenting is messy and we're not afraid to talk about it. Each week Cynthia Yanof has honest conversations with her guests about raising our kids in biblical truth in a fast-changing world. It's funny, it's relatable, it's honest, and it's going to keep you coming back for more. Let's walk the parenting road together, because there are no perfect parents - just a perfect God who loves us in the middle of our mess.Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12314239/un-hurry-your-heart-and-life-with-jennife8584e7e-ff36-4cb5-9217-63f2ddebaaaeThu, 26 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0000Moses GoeiemanI don’t know about you, but it feels like now that school is back in session I can finally exhale and breathe a little bit knowing there’s going to be more routine in my days.  Maybe it was getting one ready for college, or mentally preparing for high...2453cleanfullMoses GoeiemanI don’t know about you, but it feels like now that school is back in session I can finally exhale and breathe a little bit knowing there’s going to be more routine in my days.  Maybe it was getting one ready for college, or mentally preparing for high school with my middle son, or the beginning of kindergarten with my youngest—but life has felt like a lot the last few months.  If you’re feeling this same way, today’s show with Jennifer Dukes Lee is for you. Jennifer shares with us a time when she was at a breaking point in her own life and realized the need to “un-hurry” her heart. She gave herself permission to slow down and wait for the better things that come only with slow growth and deeper connection with the Lord.  I love the practical advice she shares from her new book Growing Slow and how we can: stop living in hurriedness and instead rest in Jesus, trust the winter seasons in life to God even when we don’t see his hand moving, find rest knowing that the small, slow things we do in parenting often produce big fruit in our kids’ lives. I’ll leave you with my favorite parenting quote from Jennifer: “In my most insecure moments as a mom, the only thing that ever gave me hope and guidance was the gospel.”  Amen and amen!  Don’t miss this much-needed word for all of us taking a deep breath at the beginning of a new school year!Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12314239/are-you-really-ok-with-debra-fileta01930945-2a31-4b66-a9ff-e1b8f1ac9e5aThu, 05 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0000Moses GoeiemanSometimes we confuse spiritual health with mental health, assuming they are one in the same when that’s often far from the truth. Knowing this, it seems appropriate to take a little deeper dive into our emotional health with Licensed Professional...2050cleanfullMoses GoeiemanSometimes we confuse spiritual health with mental health, assuming they are one in the same when that’s often far from the truth. Knowing this, it seems appropriate to take a little deeper dive into our emotional health with Licensed Professional Counselor, Debra Fileta. We cover a lot of ground today with topics like: ways to take inventory of our mental health, when spiritual answers don’t address our mental health issues, the importance of modeling emotional health with our kids, training our kids to identify their emotions, recognizing our kids’ default emotion and investigating the deeper issue. And please don’t miss Debra’s advice on preparing our kids for dating relationships, the frequent pitfalls they may face, and resources we can use to navigate the dating years. Here’s to a show addressing the very important mental and emotional health issues facing all parents!Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12314239/7-traits-of-effective-parenting-with-dan25f060e1-406f-4809-801b-d78e2865089bThu, 22 Jul 2021 05:00:00 +0000Moses GoeiemanHere’s the thing about parenting—It’s really hard to evaluate how you are doing or identify areas of improvement when you’re in the thick of it every day. Because parenting comes with no performance evaluations or long-term guarantees of success, we...2245cleanfullMoses GoeiemanHere’s the thing about parenting—It’s really hard to evaluate how you are doing or identify areas of improvement when you’re in the thick of it every day. Because parenting comes with no performance evaluations or long-term guarantees of success, we often find ourselves simply trying to survive, not thrive (I speak from experience).   Danny Huerta from Focus on the Family joins us today with some valuable benchmarks to consider in our parenting journey. His new book, 7 Traits of Effective Parenting, very practically lists some of the most critical areas of our parenting and how to assess how we’re doing or where we need to make some tweaks.   Some of the traits of effective parenting we discuss include adaptability, respect, and intentionality—and believe you me, there’s some truth spoken today that I needed to hear and I bet you will feel the same way, too.   Danny also shares with us the areas of our culture he believes will most challenge our kids' faith and gives us his thoughts on how to prepare them to live biblically.   I hope you’re having a wonderful summer, and I’m so grateful you’re joining me on this parenting journey! Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12314239/all-about-boys-with-david-thomas3150d253-3526-4f5e-ab94-a07bb349db44Thu, 15 Jul 2021 05:00:00 +0000Moses GoeiemanImagine this: You’re picking up your son from the first day of school after waiting to hear all about his day. Even as he’s closing the car door you begin asking the most critical of questions like... How is your teacher? What friends are in your...2810cleanfullMoses GoeiemanImagine this: You’re picking up your son from the first day of school after waiting to hear all about his day. Even as he’s closing the car door you begin asking the most critical of questions like... How is your teacher? What friends are in your class? Who did you meet? Did you talk to any girls? What did you have for lunch? Are you tired? Why are you so quiet? Were the kids mean to you?   Apparently unaware of the millions of questions swirling in your mind, your son simply responds that his day was “good.”   I feel your pain (like really feel your pain), and David Thomas from Daystar Counseling in Nashville does, too. He’s joining us today to talk all about the boys in our lives, including their developmental stages: Explorer (0-4) Lover (5-8) Individual (9-12) Wanderer (13-17) Warrior (18-23).   We also discuss the best ways to communicate and connect with our boys, which apparently does not involve barraging them with questions the second they get into the car (my bad).   If you have a boy in your life, please don’t miss this episode with David Thomas. He’s an expert on all things boys, and your son will thank you (probably without using words) for listening! Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12314239/a-podcast-for-every-dad-and-those-marrie228b4c6d-ae95-4c3c-bd50-504d09419b7fThu, 17 Jun 2021 05:00:00 +0000Moses GoeiemanIn honor of Father’s Day this weekend, Pardon the Mess is dedicating our whole show today to the dads we love!   Former NFL quarterback Jeff Kemp speaks all over the country, championing fatherhood by speaking into God’s design for dads as...2313football,dads,fathers,fathersday,jeffkempcleanfullMoses GoeiemanIn honor of Father’s Day this weekend, Pardon the Mess is dedicating our whole show today to the dads we love!   Former NFL quarterback Jeff Kemp speaks all over the country, championing fatherhood by speaking into God’s design for dads as difference-makers in their families. Today we’re blessed to have him speaking into our own families by sharing his passion behind building up men, encouraging them to be strong leaders both in our homes and in the world.   Here are just a few of the powerful topics we cover: dads building healthy relationships with their kids, needs our kids have that are best filled by their dads, healing from our own dad wounds, ways to evaluate your fathering, a reminder for imperfect fathers to run toward their perfect father, and a month long challenge for wives to support and build up their husbands.   Not only do the dads around us need to hear this word today, there’s also great encouragement for moms that I can’t wait for you to hear. Join me in celebrating our dads with a great message from Jeff Kemp as we head into Father’s Day weekend.   Learn more about the Fatherhood Comission and Jeff Kemp. Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12314239/praying-for-our-kids-marked-by-mission456388a8-3ccc-4dec-8081-e9b27b067fdcMon, 17 May 2021 05:00:00 +0000Moses GoeiemanIt’s officially here, the last week of our prayer journal!   I have mixed emotions as we wrap up the 2020–2021school year, especially as the mom of a graduating senior. Yet I’m so thankful that even as we’ve braved the hard places of a pandemic, we’ve...1068cleanfullMoses GoeiemanIt’s officially here, the last week of our prayer journal!   I have mixed emotions as we wrap up the 2020–2021school year, especially as the mom of a graduating senior. Yet I’m so thankful that even as we’ve braved the hard places of a pandemic, we’ve come together each week (okay, most weeks) to faithfully pray that our kids are marked by the things of God.   We’ve prayed that our kids are marked with integrity, confidence, generosity, endurance, and much more. But these are nothing more than admirable qualities if they aren’t used for God’s kingdom purposes.   Before Jesus ascended to heaven, he gave us our mission. He told us to go and make disciples, sharing the story of his grace and love (Matthew 28). The Great Commission is our central mission. The same is true for our kids.   But it all starts at home. It happens in the seemingly insignificant moments of reading Bible stories to our toddlers and the really hard places of pointing them to Jesus on the heels of their biggest mistakes and greatest obstacles. Please let us never underestimate the significance of our jobs as moms and dads, discipling our kids to share the gospel to the next generation.   Let’s wrap up this school year by praying that our kids are marked by the mission of Jesus, doing it with truth, discipline, purity, and every other characteristic of God we’ve prayed over them this year.   I’m so grateful for your investment in praying for your kids, and I hope you’ve seen God’s hand move in remarkable ways in their lives.   Have a wonderful summer and keep listening to Pardon the Mess on Thursdays as we have lots of great shows coming your way. Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12314239/praying-for-our-kids-marked-by-rememberic9d45b64-59f9-4bbd-8ecf-b0917256cd53Mon, 10 May 2021 05:00:00 +0000Moses GoeiemanIt’s almost unbelievable that we’re down to our last two weeks of praying through the 2020–2021 prayer journal. As we’re beginning to wrap it up, I’m just so thankful that you’ve been doing this together with me.    As we pray this week for our kids...681cleanfullMoses GoeiemanIt’s almost unbelievable that we’re down to our last two weeks of praying through the 2020–2021 prayer journal. As we’re beginning to wrap it up, I’m just so thankful that you’ve been doing this together with me.    As we pray this week for our kids to be marked by “remembering,” we’re praying they will trust God’s faithfulness in their present circumstances because they have seen his goodness in the past.    I love the reference to an Ebenezer stone in 1 Samuel 7. After experiencing a huge battle victory, Samuel grabbed a stone as a memorial and named it Ebenezer, translated as “the Lord has helped us to this point.” Samuel knew the Israelites’ battle win was significant from a tactical perspective, but he also knew the more significant win was the reminder that God had protected them in the past and he’d just done it again.    Our kids need the same reminder today that Samuel gave way back then: The God who has taken care of us up to this point will do it again. He is faithful and trustworthy.     What are the Ebenezers in your family? Let’s talk about it on today’s podcast and pray together that our kids are marked by remembering that God will protect all of their days when they are surrendered to him. Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12314239/grace-draws-everyone-in-with-bob-goff-an821c6709-0aa3-4208-928c-dd4fb65feb2eThu, 15 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +0000Moses GoeiemanIt’s cool enough to have one opportunity to chat with Bob Goff, but then to get a second shot that includes his daughter, Lindsey Viducich?   Well, that’s the makings of a podcast packed with laughter and endless nuggets of truth.   Lindsey and Bob...2223cleanfullMoses GoeiemanIt’s cool enough to have one opportunity to chat with Bob Goff, but then to get a second shot that includes his daughter, Lindsey Viducich?   Well, that’s the makings of a podcast packed with laughter and endless nuggets of truth.   Lindsey and Bob co-wrote Everybody, Always for Kids, and they describe it as a book of stories demonstrating how to live out our faith as expressed in love.   Take that in for a hot minute and consider how different our lives, our parenting, and our relationships would be if our primary focus was to express our faith through the lens of love.   As you might expect, there are lots of great stories coming your way on growing up in the Goff household and their crazy antics.   But I was especially challenged by their family goal of picking the meaningful over the practical in life and intentionally drawing others into our circle through the grace of Jesus.   Sit back and enjoy a few minutes of encouragement from Bob Goff and Lindsey Viducich—and then grab a copy of their new book so you can remind your kids that around every corner lies the opportunity to live bigger than ourselves, when we love “everybody, always.”Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12314239/bonus-praying-refinement-over-our-kidsff1b2d80-904a-4e78-994c-9e38b7418a30Mon, 08 Mar 2021 08:05:00 +0000Moses GoeiemanAs we begin a new week of praying for our kids, it may seem that praying they are marked by “refinement” is a bit odd; however, we’re asking the Lord to sift out any impurities that keep them from God’s best in their lives.       Refinement is the...623cleanfullMoses GoeiemanAs we begin a new week of praying for our kids, it may seem that praying they are marked by “refinement” is a bit odd; however, we’re asking the Lord to sift out any impurities that keep them from God’s best in their lives.       Refinement is the process of using heat to remove impurities from metal. Only after the gold is refined do the most valuable qualities remain because the impurities and lesser qualities have been eliminated.    God is in the constant process of refining all of us. Even though we’re created in his image, we are free-willed human beings riddled with impurities that don’t line up with who we were created to be. This refinement is best accomplished through trials in our lives, which may be uncomfortable in the moment but are important nonetheless.       As we’re praying for our kids to be marked by refinement, let’s not ask God to remove our kids’ obstacles but rather to remove their impurities. Let’s pray that when the heat intensifies, our kids learn to trust that the One who allows the fire will also bring them through it.   Looking forward to praying God’s refinement over our kids this week.Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12314239/faith-fitness-and-full-house-my-conversad94eb021-ddd0-496f-a676-e63e8e0a5c32Thu, 04 Mar 2021 08:05:00 +0000Moses GoeiemanCandace Cameron Bure is on the show today! It’s as if nothing else matters having just reached a new Pardon the Mess podcasting pinnacle. 😀 💕 🙌    To say I love Candace is an understatement of epic proportions.    First of all, she’s Hallmark royalty,...2287cleanfullMoses GoeiemanCandace Cameron Bure is on the show today! It’s as if nothing else matters having just reached a new Pardon the Mess podcasting pinnacle. 😀 💕 🙌    To say I love Candace is an understatement of epic proportions.    First of all, she’s Hallmark royalty, and there’s not a one of us that hasn’t needed movies with predictability and a happy ending after the year we’ve weathered. And don’t even get me started with her Full House greatness that marked all of our childhoods.    But then hearing about her life growing up in show business and how her faith has played into her career... well, it’s almost too much.    Candace (which is what I call her now because we’re best friends) very vulnerably shares the struggles she’s recently faced with social media critics and her best parenting advice having raised three kids. She also talks about how she came to know Christ and the impact it has on all facets of her life today.    Check out her new children’s book, Candace’s Playful Puppy, based on the fruit of the spirit, faithfulness. You’ll definitely want to grab it for the younger kids in your life.    Yes, I’m all over the place, and yes I’m giddy!    Please just take a few minutes today and enjoy our conversation with Candace Cameron Bure. Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12314239/bonus-praying-surrender-over-our-kidsa6c7bd3c-a189-42d1-8b97-891e4d6057beMon, 01 Mar 2021 08:05:00 +0000Moses GoeiemanThis week we’re praying for our kids to live each day surrendered to the Lord.     The idea of living a “surrendered” life may be one of those confusing concepts we hear about at church but don’t know how to practically implement. It’s the antithesis...651cleanfullMoses GoeiemanThis week we’re praying for our kids to live each day surrendered to the Lord.     The idea of living a “surrendered” life may be one of those confusing concepts we hear about at church but don’t know how to practically implement. It’s the antithesis of trying to “work” our way into a right relationship with God—instead, it’s allowing the Spirit of God to enter into us, shaping us into something greater than we could be on our own.     The first and most significant act of surrender we can pray over our kids is their choice to surrender to the lordship of Christ by accepting Jesus as their Savior.    But, even after our kids have accepted Christ, we can pray that they surrender their words, plans, dreams, finances, and relationships to the Lord.     W. Tozer reminds us of the great benefit of living surrendered to God: “The man or woman who is wholly or joyously surrendered to Christ can’t make a wrong decision—any choice will be the right one.”    Join me in praying that our kids live each day in a way that’s pleasing to God and brings him glory.  Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12314239/the-life-you-long-for-with-christy-nocke40f96160-7bcb-4886-91e5-6251ec56be12Thu, 25 Feb 2021 08:05:00 +0000Moses GoeiemanHave you ever had a conversation with someone who inspired you to do the very thing that deep down you knew God was calling you to do? That happened to me with today’s conversation with Christy Nockels.    She gave the most grace-filled,...2769cleanfullMoses GoeiemanHave you ever had a conversation with someone who inspired you to do the very thing that deep down you knew God was calling you to do? That happened to me with today’s conversation with Christy Nockels.    She gave the most grace-filled, permission-giving reminder of the need for rest in our lives. As parents, that’s something that’s so easily neglected in the busyness of raising kids.    Christy is a singer, songwriter, author, and host of the podcast Glorious in the Mundane. She shares with us how God taught her to begin living from a heart of rest during a season where he called her to leave a busy touring schedule to stay home with her family.    In the quiet moments, God taught Christy to seek him in the deep places she had been neglecting so that she might live from the inside out instead of the outside in. (So convicting, but soooo good.)    I walked away with so many truths for my own life, but I think these will resonate with all of us: We need rest. Rest comes from surrendering to our creator. Our tendency to “hustle” prevents God’s supernatural work in our lives. It’s critical we learn to guard our time in order to prioritize physical and spiritual rest. Living from the inside out comes from resting in our Savior.    Join me today for a powerful conversation on rest. I have a feeling you’re going to walk away with the encouragement you didn’t know you needed. Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12314239/bonus-praying-gods-certainty-over-our-kid1fbce6d-4f4f-4cc1-98a0-559e996b00e6Mon, 22 Feb 2021 08:05:00 +0000Moses GoeiemanIf 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that we don’t know what’s coming our way at any given time.    One year ago this week, the World Health Organization confirmed an additional twenty cases of COVID-19 in the United States, bringing the total number...716cleanfullMoses GoeiemanIf 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that we don’t know what’s coming our way at any given time.    One year ago this week, the World Health Organization confirmed an additional twenty cases of COVID-19 in the United States, bringing the total number of cases in our country to thirty-five. Even though the number was seemingly small at the time, it was unsettling not knowing what the future held with this virus at hand (and thank goodness we didn’t know).     The one thing we can be certain of this side of heaven is that our lives are going to be uncertain.     Yet even in the middle of uncertainty for Joshua, God reminded him that “every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given to you” (Joshua 1:3 ESV).    The message to Joshua is the same message for us: with God directing our steps, not even one is unexpected or without purpose to the One who authors them all.    This week, we’re praying for our kids to understand that what’s uncertain to them is anything but unexpected or unplanned to God. Knowing that, we can put our trust in the One who not only knows the future but also writes it.    Join me in praying for our kids to be marked by God’s certainty through all of life’s unknown roads.  Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12314239/single-parenting-interior-design-and-godc61f116b-1757-4a35-bd13-b1af8808d618Thu, 18 Feb 2021 08:05:00 +0000Moses GoeiemanI come to you today in the midst of Texas’ 2021 polar vortex.     With great anticipation, we southerners were awaiting our first big snow in years. It was going to be sledding, hot chocolate bars, game nights, and family bonding. Until... we had an...2055cleanfullMoses GoeiemanI come to you today in the midst of Texas’ 2021 polar vortex.     With great anticipation, we southerners were awaiting our first big snow in years. It was going to be sledding, hot chocolate bars, game nights, and family bonding. Until... we had an electricity crisis.     My house has been running a temp of around 46 degrees INSIDE, and there’s been more family bonding than I care to share with you. That said, we’re grateful to be safe and to have food, and we’re looking forward to some fun memories to share one day.       Nonetheless, we’ve got a great podcast for you today.    I’ll keep it short and just say YOU NEED to listen to my conversation with Susie Robb. She’s an interior designer, single mom, and has a great word on God’s redemption in our lives.     Besides giving us encouragement for single parents, she also shares design tips and even her favorite paint colors. Talk about full service!    So thankful for each of you and praying you’re safe and warm. Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12314239/bonus-praying-self-discipline-over-our-ke35429bf-afe3-417d-abbf-2dfa4ee15781Mon, 15 Feb 2021 08:05:00 +0000Moses Goeieman“For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it” (Hebrews 12:11 ESV).    Raise your hand if you feel like you check the box well when it...705cleanfullMoses Goeieman“For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it” (Hebrews 12:11 ESV).    Raise your hand if you feel like you check the box well when it comes to being marked by self-discipline.    Me neither.   That’s why I’m glad we’re praying it over our kids this week.    Self-discipline (or lack thereof) will impact every part of their lives, including dating relationships, finances, online accountability, marriage, physical health, and even their occupations.    The author of Hebrews (in perhaps the biggest understatement ever) reminds us that discipline isn’t fun in the moment, but it’s a key step on the pathway to righteousness.    The good news is that self-discipline isn’t just a matter of mustering up enough willpower. Rather, it's a God-given perspective that the greater reward in waiting is better than the immediate temptation we’re facing.    Let’s ask God to give our kids the self-discipline to look away, walk away, or find a way to pass by anything that interferes with God’s highest goals in their lives.    Can’t wait to pray with you this week!Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12314239/raising-kids-with-special-needs-support-88560004-6504-4152-bb9d-fbffc820f17fThu, 11 Feb 2021 08:05:00 +0000Moses GoeiemanAs we focus this month on loving what God loves, I’m so excited to shine some much-deserved light on our precious families raising children with special needs.    Nichole Huggins, Director of Special Needs at Prestonwood Church in Dallas, Texas, joins...2314cleanfullMoses GoeiemanAs we focus this month on loving what God loves, I’m so excited to shine some much-deserved light on our precious families raising children with special needs.    Nichole Huggins, Director of Special Needs at Prestonwood Church in Dallas, Texas, joins us as both a mom to a son with special needs as well as one directly engaged in church ministry in this area.    Today’s podcast is not just for the families in the trenches each day raising children with special needs, but it’s also a much-needed word for those of us who are called to walk alongside and support these families.    There’s so much in this podcast that I can’t wait for you to hear, but here are a few takeaways you can’t miss:    Even on the hardest days, you have hope, and you are not alone The importance of seizing the God-moments in our parenting Conversations every parent needs to have concerning kids with special needs It’s okay not to be okay   Please take time to listen to this important conversation, and then share it with your friends who need this encouragement today.Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12314239/bonus-praying-gods-presence-over-our-kid57500d19-a32e-47e2-829e-49cea82fc5e2Mon, 08 Feb 2021 08:05:00 +0000Moses GoeiemanThe entire theme of this year’s prayer journal is built around the notion of being “marked” by the things of God.   In a culture that threatens to mark our kids with anxiety, depression, and social media inundation (and in the midst of a pandemic),...716cleanfullMoses GoeiemanThe entire theme of this year’s prayer journal is built around the notion of being “marked” by the things of God.   In a culture that threatens to mark our kids with anxiety, depression, and social media inundation (and in the midst of a pandemic), we’re praying that our kids will be supernaturally marked only by the things of God.   This week we’re praying for arguably the most significant “marking” in our kids’ lives: that they will be marked by God’s presence.   The presence of God is a core message from Genesis, with Adam and Eve in the garden, all the way to Revelation and the promise of all eternity with God. Living in God’s presence is significant for our kids because it’s assurance that they are never overlooked, unseen, or insignificant.    We can find joy no matter what we’re facing in this world because of the presence of Jesus in our lives.   Join me in praying this over our kids this week.Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12314239/loving-what-god-loves-with-lisa-harper38307bf7-4245-4469-9e9f-024debdbcdb6Thu, 04 Feb 2021 08:05:00 +0000Moses GoeiemanWe spent the month of January considering the different areas in our lives that might need some adjustments in a new year. We talked about our parenting, finances, and our physical and spiritual lives in the context of our faith.   Now as we move into...3028cleanfullMoses GoeiemanWe spent the month of January considering the different areas in our lives that might need some adjustments in a new year. We talked about our parenting, finances, and our physical and spiritual lives in the context of our faith.   Now as we move into February, we’ve got a month-long focus on love. More specifically, we’re considering how we might better love the things God loves.   You’re in for a big treat today because Lisa Harper is with us, and she’s amazing. If you haven’t run across her before, suffice it to say she’s hilarious, honest, real, and she really, really loves Jesus.   There are so many reasons to listen to Pardon the Mess today, but here are just a few topics you don’t want to miss:   Three traps women fall into with their faith. Is the gospel really good news this side of heaven? How do we experience abundant life in a turbulent world? Why we need to step into someone else’s story. Adoption being God’s megaphone for grace.   Oh, and I won’t lie—we covered a few other really important topics like Spanx, bathing suits, and chips and queso. 😜   Drop what you’re doing and join us as we lean into a month of loving the things God loves!   Check out Lisa Harper’s new devotional! Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12314239/bonus-praying-purity-over-our-kids0c9f3866-40cc-4462-b691-35d08d36fd04Mon, 01 Feb 2021 07:00:00 +0000Moses Goeieman“How can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to your word” (Psalm 119:9 NIV).   This week we’re praying that our kids are marked by purity in their lives.    The idea of raising pure kids in an impure culture can feel like...1023cleanfullMoses Goeieman“How can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to your word” (Psalm 119:9 NIV).   This week we’re praying that our kids are marked by purity in their lives.    The idea of raising pure kids in an impure culture can feel like an impossibly tall order as parents. We sometimes mistakenly make purity a goal our kids must achieve, staying away from certain things or even keeping on a prescribed path until the finish line of marriage.   But purity is not an accomplishment—it’s a relationship, as Dan Martin of Pure Hope Ministries shares with us on today’s podcast.    It’s a relationship with Jesus, who comes to redeem us from the sin of this world and purify us to himself (Titus 2:14). He cleanses us and makes us new creations. He gives hope that is everlasting and brings healing when we fall short.   Join me in praying for our kids to have purity in their physical relationships, in the way they dress, in the motivation behind their actions, in their pursuit of Jesus, and in the music and media that fill their minds.    Let’s also pray that when they fall short, they know that the Lord stands ready to forgive them and give them a new beginning. No