• Marriage and Schedules
    Jan 6 2025

    In our first episode of 2025, Andre and Morgan sit down with Citybridge Elder, Johnathan Collins and his wife Summer to chat all things busyness, prioritization, and how we can hold high the value of marriage. Don't miss it!

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    Episode Overview

    00:00 Intro

    2:10 Why this Conversation Matters

    6:48 What has Prioritizing Marriage looked like for your Family?

    14:07 Pursuing your Spouse & Feeling Connected

    17:00 Unity in Every Stage of Life

    20:56 Thinking Rightly about Date Night

    27:07 Setting Boundaries

    36:32 Saying “No” to Good Things

    43:51 Next Faithful Steps

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    47 mins
  • Family Christmas Q&A
    Dec 9 2024

    It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

    We surveyed members of our CityBridge church body to learn what traditions and fun things you do around Christmas, and how we can intentionally keep Christ at the center of this season. We loved hearing from you all and are excited to share the responses! Listen in and get inspired. 😀🎄

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    Episode Overview

    00:00 Intro

    4:00 Christmas Activities & Traditions

    16:06 How can families keep Christ at the center of Christmas?

    23:51 Preparing our hearts as parents

    31:03 Final encouragements

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    33 mins
  • Navigating Extended Family
    Nov 4 2024

    Extended family members are a blessing and a challenge, all to various degrees. Where do we need to draw boundaries? When do we have hard conversations? What does it look like to love and accept others where they are while also standing firm on Biblical truth and personal convictions? The Samsons and Bucheks will talk about these things and more in this episode of Aiming Arrows

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    Episode Overview

    00:00 Intro

    3:15 Why This Conversation Matters

    7:07 Principles to Navigate Emotions

    9:37 Tripod: Truth, Humility, & Hope

    13:22 Age spectrum: When should these convos start?

    19:02 Drawing Boundaries

    25:34 Pillars in Scripture

    28:36 Spouse Alignment

    32:53 Equipping kids to develop convictions

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    41 mins
  • Raising Boys
    Oct 7 2024

    How can we celebrate the wonder of boys? How do we guide boys to be men in this day and age? In this episode with guests Todd Tramonte and Lisa Ricketts, we’ll dig into what God’s word says about raising REAL men (teaser: there’s an acronym there) and give you some memorable phrases and scriptures to use at home.

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    Episode Overview

    00:00 Intro

    1:40 Why this Conversation Matters

    3:40 Things to be Mindful of

    8:28 Encouragement for Single Parents

    11:38 What does God’s Word say?

    16:50 Helpful Language/Phrases

    19:12 The Importance of Gender Differences

    23:50 Practical Ways to Celebrate your Boys

    39:12 “Whole picture” of Biblical Manhood

    45:53 Where Have You Missed the Mark?

    50:07 Additional Resources

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    56 mins
  • Raising Girls
    Oct 7 2024

    Lisa Ricketts and Randi Wideman are BACK! In this episode, we’re discussing what it looks like to raise godly women. We’ve got another REAL acronym to help us get a handle around what God’s word says specifically about raising girls to be godly women.

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    Episode Overview

    00:00 Intro

    2:30 Why This Conversation Matters

    4:10 Why Is There Tension Around Biblical Womanhood?

    8:05 Where Do We Start To Help Our Girls?

    11:27 Fighting the Lie: If I’m Not This Way, Then I’m Less Than A Woman

    17:20 How Does Sin Try To Keep Us From Living Out Biblical Womanhood?

    24:37 R.E.A.L. Overview

    26:00 R – Rooted In Christ

    35:04 E – Encourage With Strong Help

    47:15 A – Adorned With A Gentle & Quiet Spirit

    54:10 L - Lifegiver

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Elevating God's Word
    Sep 2 2024

    We agree that reading the Bible is important, but how do we practically raise the value of God’s word in our homes? CityBridge elder Scott Harper and his wife Cara join Morgan and Andre to discuss how to prayerfully help our kids value and treasure the word of God for themselves.

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    Episode Overview

    00:00 - Intro

    2:42 - Why Does Elevating God's Word Matter?

    6:07 - How Does It Fit Into Daily Life?

    7:52 - It Starts with Prayer

    11:58 - And It Starts with Leading Yourself

    12:49 - Scripture Memory to Music

    14:28 - Quoting Scripture Out Loud to Yourself

    15:30 - Practical for Older Kids

    17:15 - Practical for Younger Years

    17:51 - Give Them Structure and Space

    21:50 - What to Do When They Just Don't Want to Read the Bible?

    25:30 - Thoughts on Bribery

    26:15 - The Memory Verse Helicopter

    27:30 - For the Parent Who Doesn't Know The Bible

    29:45 - For the Parent Who Doesn't Have Time

    31:54 - Can't I Just Connect With God in Other Ways?

    33:56 - Bible First, Bible Most

    35:43 - Final Exhortations

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    38 mins
  • Building Up The Body - Part 3
    Aug 21 2024

    In the third installment of our 3-part series on how we view children, Katherine Smith and Randi Wideman share some deep thoughts on how we can elevate or tear down God’s gift of parenting by the way we talk about our kids to one another within the church.

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    Episode Overview

    00:00 – Intro

    2:50 – Why This Conversation Matters

    7:23 – Reality: Parenting Is Hard

    10:26 – There’s Power in the Tongue

    16:00 – What Do We Do When We Only See the Hard?

    22:46 – Our Sin Doesn’t Define Us or Our Kids

    27:52 – Hard & Holy: How Do We Speak About Our Kids to Others?

    30:45 – Hard & Hope: How Do I Help Others When Parenting is Hard?

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    35 mins
  • Tone Of The Home - Part 2
    Aug 21 2024

    CityBridge members Jordan and Kyla Bryan sit with Morgan and Andre to talk about why the way we talk to our family within the walls of our own home really matters. This is the second in our 3-part series on living out a Biblical perspective of parenting.

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    Episode Overview

    00:00 - Intro

    2:46 - Why does the tone of your home matter?

    5:49 - Where do we start?

    9:10 - Where have you found success?

    13:40 - Where have you struggled?

    17:58 - Remember the purpose

    19:15 - Preparing your heart before getting home

    23:40 - Anchors of truth in scripture

    27:15 - How do tone and discipline overlap?

    30:23 - Grace for yourself

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    32 mins