COURAGEOUS PARENTING

Isaac & Angie Tolpin - CourageousParenting.com
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Feb 3, 2026 • 54min

The Hidden Habit That Will Cripple Your Legacy

Distractions have always been enemies of a thriving marriage and family, but the temptations today are far greater, and your children’s futures will be even harder with the future integration of AI into so many facets of life. The relationship you have with your phone will largely impact your relationships in life. It takes a great level of discipline to make sure your phone isn’t taking your eyes off the prize. The more social media captivates you, the more future challenges you are sowing in your family. Your undivided attention and influence are needed more than ever in your home. We share some great disciplines to infuse you can adopt, encouragement, and it may be an important episode to also share with your spouse to help you get aligned in this vital area.You can also subscribe to the podcast on Spotify, Apple, and of course right here on Youtube as well.Get the FREE Workshop with the Tolpins “Cultivating an Unshakable Family”CTC Math https://ctcmath.com/REDEEM™ HealthShare from Samaritan Ministries: https://redeemhealthshare.org/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/courageous-parenting/donations
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Jan 27, 2026 • 55min

Choosing Hard in this time of Ease

Have you experienced discouragement in the progress of your family or change you would like to see in your family or marriage? Do you tend to struggle with thinking you can take on more? The current state of reality in Western Culture is one of ease in comparison to what will likely come and what we all experienced just five years ago in 2020. What we do now is important! We must be raising our children up and modeling for them what it looks like to choose to work hard now, to grow in learning new things now! Join Isaac and Angie as they discuss the importance of making hard choices, not choosing the easy path, and seeing that all our lives have incredible purpose for this time. If you are in a season of trial or suffering, be encouraged in the midst of hard circumstances to continue persevering! Get the FREE Workshop with the Tolpins “Cultivating an Unshakable Family”CTC Math https://ctcmath.com/REDEEM™ HealthShare from Samaritan Ministries: https://redeemhealthshare.org/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/courageous-parenting/donations
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Jan 20, 2026 • 46min

Why Your Kids Have Attitude Issues & 6 Things You can Do

You will learn six ways to improve the attitudes of your children in this Courageous Parenting episode. If you want more peace in your home, this episode will help. Children’s attitudes are reflective of deeper heart issues and there’s a lot you can do to help them. We also give you four helpful scriptures you can use as you help your children have stronger attitudes as well. If you want a different legacy and know you are doing everything you can to equip your children to be strong in unprecedented times, subscribe to the Courageous Parenting show here or wherever you listen to podcasts. New episodes come out every Tuesday.Get the FREE Workshop with the Tolpins “Cultivating an Unshakable Family”CTC Math https://ctcmath.com/REDEEM™ HealthShare from Samaritan Ministries: https://redeemhealthshare.org/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/courageous-parenting/donations
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Jan 13, 2026 • 52min

Behind The Scenes with the Tolpin Boys: home life, peers, faith, fears

Get a fresh look inside our large family through the eyes of our 10 and 15 year old sons. Isaac has a candid conversation with Ethan and Solomon about what helps them listen to their parents, how impactful serving others has been, fears they are overcoming, challenges of peer influences, dinner conversations, why they are excited to be alive during these times and so much more. From Solomon’s tender responses to overcoming fear, to how Ethan is overcoming his fear of putting his voice out into the world, to why they like family bible time, and what propels Ethan to want to learn from his parents. You will see examples of what intentional biblical parenting can do to influence boys to grow into strong men of God. This is sure to encourage while giving practical insights you can start implementing right away.Be sure to subscribe to the show to be notified every Tuesday of a new episode!Get the FREE Workshop with the Tolpins “Cultivating an Unshakable Family”CTC Math https://ctcmath.com/REDEEM™ HealthShare from Samaritan Ministries: https://redeemhealthshare.org/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/courageous-parenting/donations
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Jan 6, 2026 • 54min

Instilling REAL FAITH Beyond Attending Church

Parents are called to be intentional in their children's discipleship, especially with the rise of AI complicating the notion of truth. The hosts emphasize that church attendance alone isn’t enough for salvation and stress hands-on involvement in faith. They reveal that children need purpose, time with parents, and meaningful relationships. By engaging kids in real ministry and prayer, families can foster deeper faith, ensuring children experience God's presence and answers. It’s all about moving from spectators to active participants in the faith journey.
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Dec 30, 2025 • 50min

Overcoming Hangups to Creating Family Vision

Explore the significance of family vision and the common hurdles parents face in cultivating it. Discover insights on fear and leadership roles within the family dynamic. Learn how personality traits, like perfectionism, can obstruct vision-creating efforts. Delve into the importance of aligning marriage goals and how to seek God’s guidance for a clear family vision. Gain practical tips on evaluating key areas of life, and hear inspiring stories of vision in action that strengthen family bonds.
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Dec 23, 2025 • 43min

CHRISTmas when your celebrating with unbelievers

What does Christmas mean to your children? Discover insights on keeping Christ at the center during family gatherings with non-believers. Learn to reflect on holiday traditions and shift from dread to a mission mindset. Explore how to handle sensitive topics like Santa with grace while nurturing relationships. With practical ideas and encouragement, this discussion empowers families to boldly proclaim their faith, create Christ-centered traditions, and engage children in understanding the true meaning of Christmas.
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Dec 16, 2025 • 1h 9min

Parenting In the Age of Division & Deception

Your children must learn from you how to navigate division, confusion, and deception in the world. For example,  where are you landing with the Candace Owens and TPUSA conflict? What do you make of Kirk Cameron’s belief in Annihilationism? Is Mark Driscoll a false teacher? Should we trust our Government? Do you want your children, too? Isaac and Angie Tolpin discuss these things through a biblical lens from 2 Timothy. Additionally, they discuss two areas they see the enemy’s strategy is right now in leveraging technology for his destructive goals, and the dangers of Christian celebrities erring who aren’t part of a local church with a pastor willing to hold them accountable. They give huge encouragements and warnings from the bible as they journey through deep waters in this important episode.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/courageous-parenting/donations
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Dec 9, 2025 • 51min

Home Discipleship, Gender Roles, & Families Working Together

This is a rare discussion between two homeschool Dads, who both are intentional with home discipleship, have families working as a team for God’s glory, with strong legacies of faith, giving a powerful glimpse into what’s vital to get right. David Nunnery, the founder of Teach Them Diligently homeschool conferences, joins Isaac Tolpin to have a discussion on what truly matters in raising your family. They discuss their own experiences with home discipleship, biblical gender roles in marriage, doing huge projects as a family together, working as a team in marriage, and homeschooling too. This is an insightful episode for both men and women who want to work well together in their marriage to influence a faith-filled legacy.Be sure to subscribe to the show to be notified every Tuesday of a new episode!Get the FREE Workshop with the Tolpins “Cultivating an Unshakable Family”Companies we love who sponsor the show:CTC Math https://ctcmath.com/REDEEM™ HealthShare from Samaritan Ministries: https://redeemhealthshare.org/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/courageous-parenting/donations
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Dec 2, 2025 • 47min

Less Pressure & More Christ In Christmas

Do you want your children to fully grasp what Christmas is all about? How fruitful was the last Christmas season for your family? Too often for parents there’s a lot of pressure coming at them from different directions that hurts their ability to keep Christmas focused on Christ; for it to be a season rich in family discipleship. Angie shares the great number of pressures on moms and gets transparent on challenges she’s experienced and Isaac shares a few as well. In the second half of this episode they give three practical keys to experiencing less pressure and encouraging a greater focus on Christ during Christmas. A powerful episode to help both the husband and wife work as a team to recalibrate the Christmas season.Be sure to subscribe to the show to be notified every Tuesday of a new episode!Get the FREE Workshop with the Tolpins “Cultivating an Unshakable Family”Companies we love who sponsor the show:CTC Math https://ctcmath.com/REDEEM™ HealthShare from Samaritan Ministries: https://redeemhealthshare.org/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/courageous-parenting/donations

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