Podcast Episodes

#247: Can Fear Be A Good Thing

Episode 247

Can fear actually be a good thing?

According to the Scriptures, there are two types of fear. The fear of the Lord and the spirit of fear.

Proverbs says the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. …

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

#246: Boiling Blood

Episode 246

At sea level, water boils at 212 degrees Fahrenheit. But it probably doesn’t take that much heat to make your blood boil. Does your son pretend not to hear you? Is he repeatedly ignoring your instruc…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

#245: The Tongue

Episode 245

Have you ever been to a circus or zoo where animals perform tricks? Maybe you’ve seen a seal balance a bright red ball on its nose. Or maybe you’ve seen a monkey ride a tiny bicycle.

Training animals …

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

#244: Be a Man

Episode 244

Perhaps you’ve heard the phrase, “Grow up. Be a man!”

The rebuke is usually directed toward a boy who is being whiny or acting childish. But being a man involves much more than simply reaching a certa…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

#243: Son Meetings

Episode 243

How about creating a regular meeting time with your son?

For years, every weekday morning, Pastor John Tyson and his son Nate would get up and do a devotional together. They called it their early mor…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

#242: Repetition

Episode 242

Ever wonder if your discipline and teaching is really resonating with your son? 

Mandy, the mom of a defiant 2-year-old, had been diligently trying to teach her son to clean with a broom and dustpan. …

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

#241: Inconvenience as Opportunities

Episode 241

Your son can learn from your inconveniences.

Jack and his son were driving to football practice when they got a flat tire. By the time they had put on the spare, driven to the mechanic, and replaced t…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

#240: Not Perfect But Right

Episode 240

You don’t have to get it perfect. But you do have to get it right. 

Raising a son can be one of the hardest experiences of your life. And it’s very easy to focus on all the ways you fall short. Althou…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

#239: The Man-ager

Episode 239

Are you raising a “man–ager”? 

Pastor Jon Tyson coined this phrase, which describes a man who is physically an adult but still living like a child– playing video games all night, living with his paren…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

#238: Facing Limitations

Episode 238

“What if you could be a better husband, father, and man without the use of your legs or hands?”

That was the question that Chad Hymas [hi-miss]’s father asked him,  as Chad lay in a hospital bed. He h…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago