Culture

Medical Freedom & Parental Rights: This Former Disney Star Speaks Out 

✨ What happens when the values of Hollywood collide with biblical convictions and a mother’s fight for her children’s well-being? 💔 How do we respond when the powerful institutions shaping our kids seem set against the values we hold most dear? In today’s world, parents face unprecedented challenges: ⚠️ Controversial health directives that limit medical freedom📺 A relentless media […]

Ordinary Saturdays, Extraordinary Impact: How One Family Project Is Changing the World 

If you’re like me, you want your kids to grow up with generous hearts—hearts that notice the needs around them and feel a responsibility to respond. But in a culture where the loudest message is “look out for number one,” that’s no easy task. So how do we raise kids who see beyond themselves?How do we build […]

My Conversation with the Newsboys—And What the Church Needs to Hear 

⏱️ Just 3½ hours. That’s all the time that passed between the end of my interview with two members of one of the most iconic bands in Christian music—and the breaking of a scandal that has since rocked the Christian world. I had just wrapped a conversation with Adam Agee and Jeff Frankenstein of the Newsboys. […]

How Ancient Signs Explain Today’s Headlines: A Powerful Tool for Christian Families

What if the unraveling of America’s spiritual and cultural fabric isn’t as random as it seems? What if today’s headlines— moral drift, political chaos, national crises—were actually foretold nearly 2,700 years ago? That’s the provocative question we’re diving into in this week’s episode of CHRISTIAN PARENT/CRAZY WORLD… and it might just change how you see everything. 👀 One of the most powerful […]

The 5 Biggest Obstacles Facing Gen Z and How Parents Can Help

There are days when I look at what our kids are facing and feel like I’m swimming upstream—sometimes barely treading water. 🏊‍♀️ Parenting in today’s culture isn’t just challenging; it’s a whole new world. 🌍 The topics our kids encounter—from what’s “true”, to the pressure of social media, to serious questions about gender and faith ✝️—are a far cry from anything we experienced […]

Bridging the Generation Gap: 5 Keys to Reaching the Next Generation

How do we reach a generation that speaks an entirely different language—one shaped by screens, skepticism, and seismic cultural shifts? 🌐 For Christian parents, grandparents, and youth leaders, this is more than a challenge. It’s an opportunity. If we want to effectively disciple Gen Z and Gen Alpha, we must understand how they think, what they value, and […]

Is the Church on Life Support? Nick Vujicic’s Wake-Up Call to American Christians

I have to be honest—this week’s episode of Christian Parent/Crazy World is like nothing I’ve ever released before. What started out as a planned discussion about cancel culture with none other than Nick Vujicic (which was Episode 146), turned into something much deeper and far more urgent—a Spirit-led, unfiltered warning that every Christian parent and believer needs to […]

Is the Way You Share Your Faith Building a Bridge—or a Wall?

Every Christian parent aches to see their prodigal child—or any lost loved one—come back to faith. We long to see hearts healed, eyes opened, and lives restored. But in that longing, we should wrestle with a difficult and sobering question: 👉 Could my well-meaning efforts to speak truth actually be pushing them further from God? It’s a question […]

Engaging Kids in Meaningful Prayer: A Parent’s Guide

Can I ask you something kind of big? When was the last time you prayed with your child—not just for them? I know, I know. That question might sting a little. Believe me, I’ve felt it too. Prayer is one of the most powerful tools we have as believers… and yet, when it comes to teaching our kids how to use it, most […]

A Loaded Weapon and a Bag of Chips: Rethinking How We Drive

Let me paint a picture for you. Imagine walking into a room filled with your loved ones—your children, your spouse, your best friends. Now imagine you’re casually holding a loaded gun in one hand… and a bag of chips in the other. Sounds unthinkable, right? And yet, that’s exactly what many of us are doing […]