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We Are Family: A Conversation with Steve and Annie Chapman
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In this episode of Legacy Grandparenting, John Coulombe interviews his good friends Steve and Annie Chapman who have for some 50 years been performing and recording together, conducting parenting seminars and developing other resources focused on faith and family issues. You’ll learn how they got started with their ministry, what they have learned …
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How to Get a Grandparent Ministry Going in Your Church: A Conversation with Bill Parkinson
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Bill Parkinson is one of the founding pastors of Fellowship Bible Church in Little Rock, Arkansas, a mega-church that has been serving grandparents for many years. In this conversation with John Coulombe and Wayne Rice, Bill explains how the ministry got started and how it has managed to remain sustainable over time. He shares key principles for no…
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Grandparenting Difficult Grandchildren: A Conversation with Kim Botto
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Kim Botto has worked with children and youth for several decades at Crossroads Church – a multi-site megachurch with locations in Ohio and Kentucky and she has been uniquely gifted with a heart for children who have been neglected, bullied, abused, traumatized or have had trouble just “fitting in.” In this podcast she talks with Wayne Rice and John…
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Raising Passionate Jesus Followers: A Conversation with Phil Comer
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In this episode, podcast co-hosts Wayne Rice and John Coulombe have a conversation with Phil Comer, who—along with his wife Diane—started a ministry called Intentional Parents, teaching parents how to raise “passionate Jesus followers.” Phil shares his life journey, including his time as a drummer in a rock band, a worship leader for evangelist Lui…
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From Generation to Generation: A Conversation with Peter Menconi
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Our special guest on this podcast is Peter Menconi, a former pastor and author of the book The Intergenerational Church. He joins Wayne Rice and John Coulombe for a very informative conversation about the various generations that populate not only our churches but our families. How are they different? How are they alike? And what can we do as grand…
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How Spiritual Formation Impacts Resilience in Children featuring Holly Catterton Allen
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Dr. Holly Catterton Allen is a professor at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee and the author two recent books, Forming Resilient Children: The Role of Spiritual Formation in Healthy Development and Intergenerational Christian Formation: Bringing the Whole Church Together in Ministry, Community and Worship (2nd Edition). In this conversati…
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How to Think Young featuring John Fischer
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John Fischer is a pioneer of the Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) movement who has written some of the church's most familiar and beloved songs and choruses. He has also written dozens of books including Saint Ben, Fearless Faith and 12 Steps for the Recovering Pharisee. For years, he wrote daily devotions for Rick Warren's Purpose-Driven Life mi…
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The Power of Mentoring featuring Gordon MacDonald
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Gordon MacDonald is the former pastor of Grace Chapel in Lexington, Massachusetts and author of numerous best-selling books on leadership, marriage and the spiritual life. He has also served as president of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, president of World Relief, and Chancellor of Denver Theological Seminary. In this conversation with Wayne Ri…
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Student Revivals and Muscular Faith: A Conversation with Ben Patterson
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Ben Patterson is a popular author, speaker and former Campus Pastor at Westmont College in Montecito, California. In this conversation with co-hosts Wayne Rice and John Coulombe, he discusses his new book When God Showed Up: A Memoir of the Surprising Work of God at Hope College 1994-2000. A student revival broke out while Ben served as Dean of the…
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New Ways to Share Your Life Stories with Your Grandchildren featuring Special Guests Jeremy Bryant and Eric Simons
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“One of these days” is when most of us intend to write down (or video-record) our significant life stories and memories so that our grandchildren will have a permanent record of what God has done in our lives and what we’ve learned during our lifetimes. Now there are several high- and low-tech resources to help “one of these days” get here a lot so…
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Teaching Apologetics to Grandchildren featuring Dr. Frank Turek and Hanna Sims
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Dr. Frank Turek and Hanna Sims recently co-authored a curriculum called "Yes, God is Real" which is designed to teach apologetics to children between the ages of 7 and 12 years old. Dr. Turek is the best-selling author of I Don't Have Enough Faith to Become an Atheist and Hanna Sims is a children's ministry specialist. They believe that today's chi…
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"Understanding Gender Confusion" featuring Denise Shick
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Denise Shick is the founder and CEO of “Help 4 Families,” a ministry which provides resources and encouragement for families dealing with gender confusion among one or more family members. In this candid conversation with Wayne Rice and John Coulombe, she tells the story of how her father transitioned to become a woman when she (Denise) was only ni…
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"Milestone to Manhood: How to Help Your Grandson Make the Transition from Boyhood to Manhood" with Special Guest Steven Arms
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When Steven Arms turned 13, his father and grandfather surprised him by taking him away for a weekend retreat which changed his life forever. He was welcomed into manhood by not only his father and Bobo, his grandfather, but by several other significant men in his life who taught him the true meaning of manhood. In this episode of Legacy Grandparen…
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"Great Reads for You and Your Grandkids" with special guest Tim Robertson
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Tim Robertson is Director of Global Partnerships for the Legacy Coalition and in this lively conversation with Wayne Rice and John Coulombe he shares some of his favorite books for reading with grandchildren. He also discusses his role with the Legacy Coalition and how intentional Christian grandparenting is spreading all around the world. You will…
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"How Grandparents Can Help Their Grandchildren Become Resilient, Responsible, Confident and Brave" featuring Dr. Kathy Koch
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Dr. Kathy Koch discusses with Wayne Rice and John Coulombe some of the main ideas found in her books about how to raise capable, confident children in today's world. She talks about the "Eight Great Smarts" that every child needs to cultivate with the help of parents and grandparents. She talks about how to motivate children to become more compassi…
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The Power of the Blessing featuring John Trent and Kari Trent Stageberg
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John Trent and his daughter Kari are guests on the first podcast of Season Three. They talk with Wayne Rice and John Coulombe about The Blessing and how grandparents can include this simple but powerful act of love, kindness and generosity into their grandparenting toolbox. During the conversation, Kari describes the difference that The Blessing ha…
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"Confessions of an Unintentional Grandparent" featuring Ken Davis
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If you have ever felt like you are far from being the perfect grandparent, this episode is for you. Our good friend and popular speaker and comedian Ken Davis talks with Wayne Rice and John Coulombe about how grandparents can overcome their imperfections by doing the little things that matter most to our grandkids. Ken also gives grandparents some …
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How Grandparents Can Understand Today's Youth Culture featuring Walt Mueller
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Walt Mueller is one of the leading experts on youth culture and in this conversation with Wayne Rice and John Coulombe, he offers grandparents helpful and practical advice on how to have engaging conversations with grandchildren about the world they are living in right now. "Things are happening so fast in our culture that we aren't sure how to res…
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Six (Seven Actually) Essentials for Finishing Well featuring Hal Habecker
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Hal Habecker is a former pastor who is the founder and president of Finishing Well Ministries. In this episode of Legacy Grandparenting, Hal talks with Wayne Rice and John Coulombe about his ministry history and his passion for helping older adults reclaim their biblical role as mentors and models for the younger generations and grandchildren in pa…
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Grandparenting as a Ministry featuring Larry McCall
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Larry McCall is a pastor, speaker and author of the book Grandparenting with Grace: Living the Gospel with the Next Generation. Larry and his wife Gladine live in Winona Lake, Indiana and they have seven grandchildren. In this podcast, Larry talks with co-hosts Wayne Rice and John Coulombe about grandparenting as a ministry, not only to grandchildr…
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Intergenerational Churches and Grandparents Raising Grandchildren featuring Cavin Harper
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Cavin Harper is the founder and director of Elderquest Ministries and the pioneering founder of the Christian Grandparenting Network. In this interview with Wayne Rice and John Coulombe, Cavin talks about the early days of the Christian grandparenting movement and shares his passion for helping the church become more intergenerational. He also disc…
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Helping Grandchildren Develop a Biblical Worldview featuring Josh Mulvihill
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Dr. Josh Mulvihill is a Executive Director for Church and Family Ministry for Renewanation, a ministry dedicated to helping children develop a biblical worldview. Josh is also one of the founding fathers of Legacy Coalition and author of the book Biblical Grandparenting. In this conversation with co-hosts John Coulombe and Wayne Rice, Josh describe…
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Addressing Trauma and Crisis in our Grandkids' Lives featuring Dr. Ken Canfield
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Dr. Ken Canfield is a nationally-known speaker and author and founder of The National Center for Fathering (fathers.com) as well as the National Association for Grandparenting (grandkidsmatter.org). In this episode, Ken talks with co-hosts Wayne Rice and John Coulombe about recent research he has conducted on grandparenting and also how to help gra…
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"No Regrets Grandparenting" featuring Rhonda Stoppe
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Rhonda Stoppe is an author, speaker and unbelievably a grandmother of 15 children all under the age of 12. She has been married to her husband Steve who pastors a church in Patterson, California and they live on an 80 acre farm where their grandchildren come to play. Rhonda is known as the "No Regrets Woman" and in this interview with co-hosts Wayn…
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Connecting with Your Grandchildren Through Prayer featuring Tony Souder
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Tony Souder is the founder of the Pray for Me Campaign which helps young people enter into intergenerational relationships with members of their church families built upon the foundation of prayer. He has also developed a Pray for Me Grandparent Campaign which he outlines for co-hosts Wayne Rice and John Coulombe. He also explains why he loves his …
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Helping Your Grandchildren Enjoy the Bible featuring Keith Ferrin
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Keith Ferrin is a speaker, storyteller and author whose mission is to help people realize that the Bible is not only God's Word, but it's also engaging, enjoyable and even entertaining! In this conversation with podcast co-hosts Wayne Rice and John Coulombe, Keith explains how he came to love God's Word so much that he has memorized entire books of…
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Healing Family Relationships (the interview) with special guest Rob Rienow
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In the words of Rob Rienow, with tongue planted firmly in cheek, this episode is only for families with problems, Rob is the co-founder, with his wife Amy, of Visionary Families, a ministry to help parents and grandparents make disciples of their children and grandchildren. Rob discusses with Wayne Rice and John Coulombe some of the big ideas found…
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Faith@Home Grandparenting featuring Mark Holmen
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In this episode, Wayne Rice and John Coulombe have a conversation with pastor Mark Holmen, a pioneer in the “Faith@Home” movement. They discuss how churches can encourage and equip families to successfully nurture the faith of children and grandchildren at home. Mark also speaks directly to grandparents about their influence and the incredible powe…
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Our special guest on this episode of Legacy Grandparenting is Dr. Jim Burns, whose latest book is titled Have Serious Fun and 12 Other Principles to Make Each Day Count. Co-hosts Wayne Rice and John Coulombe discuss with Jim some of the principles in his book such as "Practice Thank Therapy," "Communicate with AWE" and "Find Replenishing Relationsh…
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A Conversation with Tim Kimmel about Grace-Based Grandparenting, Sticky Situations and Bull Riding
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Tim Kimmel’s message on Grace-Based Grandparenting in Season One was our most popular podcast and so we wanted to talk more with Tim about how we as grandparents can become more grace-filled and especially how we can apply grace to the sticky situations of grandparenting such as when you don’t agree with a grandchild’s lifestyle choices. And in a L…
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A Brief History of the Legacy Coalition and Beyond featuring Larry Fowler
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For the first time, our special guest is the founder and CEO of the Legacy Coalition, Larry Fowler, who takes a few questions from Wayne Rice and John Coulombe about the past, present and future of the Legacy Coalition. Plus, Larry, John and Wayne each take the Legacy Grandparenting Podcast Poll revealing some of their favorite memories and persona…
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How to Help Grandkids Who Are Hurting featuring Dr. Marv Penner
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Dr. Marv Penner is a veteran Canadian youth worker, founder of the National Center for Excellence in Youth Ministry and the author of many books on youth ministry and parenting including Help! My Kids Are Hurting. He is also a licensed marriage and family counselor who specializes in parent-youth relationships, sexual abuse recovery, eating disorde…
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Reflections on a Lifetime of Children's Ministry featuring Jim Wideman
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Jim Wideman is a pioneer in the children's ministry movement and was awarded the first ever Lifetime Achievement Award in Children's Ministry by the International Network of Children's Ministry (INCM). He is also a grandparent and in this interview with Wayne Rice, Jim shares what he's learned about the role of grandparents and how to stay fresh du…
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Grandparenting Teenagers featuring Mark Gregston
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This podcast kicks off season two of Legacy Grandparenting following a very successful Legacy Grandparenting Summit conference in Birmingham in October. Our special guest on this podcast is Mark Gregston, the founder of Heartlight, a residential counseling facility for teenagers in Longview, Texas and the author of Grandparenting Teenagers. He chat…
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"Grace-Based Grandparenting" with Tim Kimmel
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In this episode of Legacy Grandparenting, we hear from Tim Kimmel who along with his wife Darcy has written a new book and video series called Grace-Based Grandparenting. Tim delivers a stirring overview of this approach to grandparenting which includes ways for grandparents to grow old gracefully and to become torch-bearers of hope and encourageme…
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"Praying for What God Wants" featuring Ben Patterson
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In this episode, author and Campus Pastor Ben Patterson speaks on the topic of prayer. He passionately calls for Christian grandparents to pray not for what they want but for what God wants, which is not always the same thing. Co-hosts Wayne Rice, Larry Fowler and John Coulombe introduce Ben and then respond to some of his main points.…
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"Doing Life with Your Adult Children" with Jim Burns
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Grandparents often have difficulty establishing and maintaining good relationships with their adult children which can be problematic because those same adult children become the gatekeepers to present and future grandchildren. In this episode of Legacy Grandparenting, Dr. Jim Burns provides a number of principles for reinventing the relationship y…
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Lessons from Joseph's Last Days featuring Alistair Begg
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In this episode, Pastor Alistair Begg delivers a powerful message to grandparents attending the 2019 Legacy Grandparenting Summit. He draws from the life and legacy of Joseph, who at the end of this life gave specific instructions to his family on how he wanted to be remembered, providing a relevant template for us to follow today. Wayne Rice, Larr…
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"The Time is Ripe for Spiritual Grandparenting" with Michelle Anthony
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Our special guest for this episode is Dr. Michelle Anthony, a leading voice in the children's and family ministry movements and author of Spiritual Parenting and several other books. She voices her concern about how grandparents have been marginalized in the church when so many young people need the wisdom and knowledge they are able to provide. Co…
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"Helping Your Grandkids Manage Their Digital Screens" featuring Walt Mueller
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It can be frustrating when the grandkids come to visit and they remain glued to their phones or other digital devices the whole time they are there. In this episode, youth culture expert Walt Mueller helps grandparents understand the new digital frontier and what it means for us and for our grandkids. This podcast will encourage you to stay connect…
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Characteristics of a Disciple-Making Grandparent by Josh Mulvihill
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Josh Mulvihill is a former family pastor from Minnesota who was one of the founding members of the Legacy Coalition. He is currently on the staff of Renewanation and serves as President of the Christian Grandparenting Network. In this podcast, Wayne Rice and Larry Fowler introduce Josh's message from the 2019 Legacy Grandparenting Summit and discus…
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Healing Family Relationships with Rob Rienow
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Our guest speaker for this episode is Rob Rienow, author of the book Healing Family Relationships: A Guide to Peace and Reconciliation. During this podcast, Rob emphasizes the power of forgiveness and the virtue of patience in the process of healing and restoration. There are no perfect families but there is hope and healing for every family when r…
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Confidence in the Moment: A Message of Hope from John Stonestreet
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John Stonestreet, President of the Colson Center, is our guest on this week's episode of Legacy Grandparenting. Speaking on the subject of Christian hope, John provides us with four pillars upon which we can live securely in the moment, knowing that our hope in Christ is not wishful thinking or mere optimism, but unwavering confidence in what we kn…
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In this episode, author and speaker Ken Davis talks to grandparents about the importance of leaving a legacy of joy for our grandchildren. Co-hosts Wayne Rice, Larry Fowler and John Coulombe set up Ken's talk with a conversation about the use of humor in communication and then de-brief Ken's message by discussing some of his key points.…
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Jay Kesler speaks on Grandparenting: The Agony and the Ecstasy
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Jay Kesler was a pioneer in the field of Intentional Christian Grandparenting. He wrote the first book on the subject and in 1999, presented a stirring message on grandparenting at a Focus on the Family conference in Colorado Springs. In this podcast, Wayne Rice and John Coulombe share that message and discuss the influence of Jay Kesler has had on…
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The Multi-Generational Mandate of Psalm 128 from Dr. Tony Evans
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In this episode of Legacy Grandparenting, co-hosts Wayne Rice, John Coulombe and Larry Fowler respond to Dr. Tony Evans as he teaches on Psalm 128 at the 2017 Legacy Grandparenting Summit. Dr. Evans highlights the role grandparents play in the in the program and plan of God for the salvation of the world.…
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Seven A+ Principles for Grandparents from Josh McDowell
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Josh McDowell has spoken to more than 45 million people in over 125 countries but in 2016, he spoke to an audience of mainly grandparents for the very first time. Wayne Rice, John Coulombe and Larry Fowler share that message in this podcast and discuss Josh's seven principles for effective grandparenting.…
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How Grandparents Can Have Thriving Marriages with Dr. Gary Chapman
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Dr. Gary Chapman is the best-selling author of The Five Love Languages and co-author of Married and Still Loving It. During this podcast, Dr. Chapman shares five ways couples can keep their marriages thriving in the second half of their lives for the sake of their grandchildren. John Coloumbe, Larry Fowler and Wayne Rice respond and share their tho…
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"For a Time We Cannot See" featuring Dr. Crawford Loritts
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Crawford Loritts delivered a passionate yet practical teaching on Psalm 78 to the grandparents who attended the 2016 Legacy Grandparenting Summit in Frisco, Texas. He addressed questions such as these: What is our primary reason for existence? What do we hope to accomplish as grandparents? What should be the desired outcome of intentional Christian…
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Larry Fowler Reveals his Declaration for Intentional Christian Grandparenting
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Legacy Coalition founder Larry Fowler discusses with Wayne Rice and John Coulombe his stirring keynote address given at the 2016 Legacy Grandparenting Summit, including the reveal of his Declaration on Intentional Christian Grandparenting.By Wayne
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