
COURAGEOUS PARENTING
A weekly podcast with Isaac & Angie Tolpin on Biblical parenting. The raw truth on how to equip confident Christian kids during these unprecedented times. We cover parenting topics on things such as: self-control, obedience, discipleship, purity, relationships, education, pornography, Bible-time, marriage, and family. We hold nothing back and give the Biblical truth on relevant topics parents need today. You can get extra episode footage and participate in Q&A with the Tolpins about each episode at the Be Courageous App (download it from your app store). You can also find scriptures used, notes, resources, and video of each episode at becourageousministry.org.
Latest episodes

May 21, 2024 • 47min
Defiant Heart or Crushed Spirit? How to Help Your Child
If you have children, then you’ve experienced the challenge of handling a defiant heart towards you at times. While there’s no quick fix, there are the right things to do that over time make a huge impact on your children and you must do so. Too often parents correct behavior but fail to respond to defiant heart attitudes. Be encouraged by this episode to be a more heart-focused parent. Also, get the list of scriptures in this episode to use with your children when they have a defiant heart. All show notes, scripture references, and resources mentioned are found at courageousparenting.com.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/courageous-parenting/donations

May 14, 2024 • 57min
Decision Making & Biblical Roles in Marriage
Biblical roles in marriage don’t have to be hard, and living it out well in your relationship is essential for a strong multi-generational legacy. It’s more important than ever to make good decisions as parents while being unified in marriage for effective teamwork. Often the best decisions will be in contrast to what most are doing and are harder to make, but important for thriving in unprecedented times. Isaac and Angie talk candidly about embracing biblical roles in marriage and how this impacts decision-making as a married couple. They take a deep look at what scripture says and give practical examples and insights into how to make sure both spouses feel respected and valued. All show notes, scripture references, and resources mentioned are found at courageousparenting.com.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/courageous-parenting/donations

May 7, 2024 • 50min
Setting Our Homes Apart in a Dark Culture | Jennifer Pepito
Jennifer Pepito, author of 'Habits for a Sacred Home,' shares insights on parenting fearlessly in today's chaotic culture. The discussion covers the importance of consistent spiritual practices, setting Christian homes apart, and fostering connection through biblical hospitality. The episode encourages mothers to mother courageously and consistently, not from a place of fear.

Apr 30, 2024 • 43min
Unsung Hero Mum of “For King & Country” and Rebecca St. James | Helen Smallbone
“If you want to change the world, go home and love your family.” If you are walking through a season of hardship or are struggling to see the light at the end of the tunnel, this episode is for you. If you are married and wondering how to encourage your husband and what NOT to do when they are overwhelmed or struggling to believe or knocked down by the harshness of this world, listen in. This week’s podcast episode is a special one with guest Helen Smallbone, who is the Mum of Joel and Luke of the Music group “For King and Country” as well as the Mum of Rebecca St.James as well. She was recently portrayed in the hit movie Unsung Hero and today we are talking about walking through life hardships, being transparent with your kids, and how that can massively impact your legacy. For all show notes, scriptures, and resources mentioned go to courageousparenting.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/courageous-parenting/donations

Apr 23, 2024 • 58min
Grieving Loss When Your Kids Are Watching
Loss, suffering, and earthly death are an inevitable reality for everyone, but faith in Jesus Christ changes the experience for the believer! In this very special episode, Angie shares some intimate realities of walking through grief and mourning at the recent passing of her Dad! If you have ever experienced loss, are walking through loss, or even if you haven’t yet, this episode will certainly equip you with a Biblical perspective on death, mourning, the comfort we have in Jesus, and the promise of eternal life! And in traditional Courageous Parenting style we will share scriptures that are essential for equipping your children in how to grieve in a godly way! All show notes, scripture references, and resources mentioned are found at courageousparenting.com.
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Apr 16, 2024 • 37min
Tending to The Heart of Your Marriage
Marriage strength largely determines the strength of your family and your ability to influence and lead your children. Isaac and Angie give four things you can do today and onward to tend to the heart of your marriage. If you do these four tips for the next thirty days you will dramatically improve the strength of your relationship and ability to work as a team too. Don’t let communication breakdown slowly over time in your marriage. If it’s not proactively worked on that’s exactly what happens. We are living in unprecedented times and it’s more important than ever to be proactive in strengthening your team. The world won’t get easier, but your marriage team can always get better. Take on this as a marriage challenge for the next thirty days, perhaps listen with your spouse too and do it together. All show notes, scripture references, and resources mentioned are found at courageousparenting.com.
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Apr 9, 2024 • 49min
Bad Behavior is a Symptom of a Heart Issue
If you want a more peaceful home don’t take the normal parenting short-term approach. Correcting your children’s behavior is important and it’s vital to be consistent, but if you don’t tend to their hearts while doing so, it will lead to frustration over time. It also misses an important opportunity for getting to the heart level of the issue with your children that should end by pointing them to Jesus. A biblically based approach to correcting your children. Remember, if you don’t have their heart in this season, you will likely lose it in the next. Just think about it, most Christian parents don’t have their children’s hearts in a strong enough way in today’s society, but it’s essential. All show notes, scripture references, and resources mentioned are found at courageousparenting.com.
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Apr 2, 2024 • 39min
Who’s Spiritually Leading Your Family?
We all must ask this question and be willing to be honest about it. With about 80% of the children raised in Christian homes leaving the church by age 18, we must do things differently than most Christian parents. So who is spiritually leading your family? As parents, I hope we all would want to say “We are”, but the truth is most aren’t. Not with the intentionality and frequency the bible talks about in Deuteronomy 6:6-9. While a church's influence is good and needed, if that’s where they get most of their Spiritual nourishment, then parents are failing in this area.
Isaac and Angie Tolpin dive into what the Bible says about gender roles in the family and the importance of both mom and dad having influence while respecting God’s plan for the family. They even go into what if your husband isn’t a Christian, and direction for single moms and dads too.
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5 snips
Mar 26, 2024 • 38min
Handling Disrespect: 4 Actionable Tips
Explore practical tips for handling disrespect within the family dynamic, including modeling respect, teaching obedience, and fostering healthy communication. Discover the importance of consistent discipline, parental self-reflection, and setting a positive example for children. Learn how to cultivate respectful relationships through biblical parenting and the power of prayer.

Mar 19, 2024 • 49min
A Divided House Falls: 4 Tips To Parenting As a Team
If your marriage isn’t unified on parenting, your family will struggle or worse. Unfortunately, most houses fall in one way or another. Sometimes it’s a big tragedy, but often it's a small slow division that grows over a long period of time amongst good people who are married. Isaac and Angie Tolpin give biblically sound advice in four areas that most Christian marriages have some level of struggle with. Tune in to see where your marriage is at with these four areas and get the encouragement you need. Your marriage team makes a profound impact on generations to come. Use this episode to identify where work needs to be done and do the hard work it takes to be a stronger unified team in marriage. All show notes, scripture references, and resources mentioned are found at courageousparenting.com.
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