COURAGEOUS PARENTING

The enemy has used Halloween to create confusion, division, and even desensitize God’s people from evil! Hear me out, it’s something many churches don’t take a hard stance on. We understand that taking a stance against participating in Halloween in the traditional sense will likely cause you to experience persecution. 

In fact, you may be fearful of causing division in your marriage, in your family, with your friends, and even in your church community! We get it because we have been there. There was a time over 23 years ago when we walked through this exact s...

“Homeschooling is not an experiment, like many like to call it; historically homeschooling has been one of the oldest forms of education.” Whether you homeschool and have been for many years or are in the process of deciding if you want to, this episode is sure to be an encouragement from two homeschool veterans, Angie Tolpin and Jennifer Pepito. Jennifer has homeschooled her 7 children over the past 30 years and Angie has been homeschooling her 9 children! 

There are so many lies and struggles that homeschool parents face, especially as they are just getting started. 

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Do you really trust God? Are you allowing Him to guide your decisions? Are you willing to obey Him even if it’s a riskier path? 

Too many Christians crave and pursue safety, but that’s not the example our children need to see. You could train them up in all the right things, but if your example doesn’t shout loudly in support of the words you teach, wisdom will likely be discarded in their futures.

Be inspired to fully hear from the Lord and obey His guidance for your most importa...

How much better could your marriage be? In this episode, the Tolpins reveal two things most marriages miss, even the good ones, and each share an area they've been personally working on to strengthen their own marriage of 27 years.

Isaac and Angie know this firsthand. They have nine children, three of whom are launched, thriving, and married with children of their own. They're authors, podcasters, and Isaac is a pastor while also running Be Courageous Ministry. They live on a homestead in the mountains of Idaho, and after 27 years, their marriage is thriving stronger than ever, with...

While Isaac and Angie are celebrating their 27th Wedding Anniversary they have spent some time reflecting and auditing their legacy and family culture and have some insights to share with you that might make you think and evaluate the power of legacy beyond habits on a more simple level of practicality that can influence even the way you decorate your home and what you prioritize in meditating on. You can learn a lot by walking through antique shops, when you are willing to ask yourself the good, hard questions and even ask questions about the current generations, their stance...

We sat down with Alex Kendrick, the storyteller behind Facing the Giants, Courageous, War Room, Forge, and the upcoming Flywheel movie, for a conversation that goes far beyond moviemaking. Alex opens up about what his parents did to encourage their direction and sibling teamwork. He shares the testimony behind his calling, writing scripts rooted in biblical truth, and the difference between a good idea and a God idea when discerning direction for movies.

He shares a powerful story from their teenage years, when he and his brothers shifted toward encouragement and teamwork with one another, living at...

Isaac and Angie have been married for 26 years, raised nine children together, and have a marriage that's thriving, not by accident, but on purpose. In this episode, they share four principles for proactively protecting and strengthening your marriage during unprecedented times, along with candid stories from their own journey.

If you don't proactively protect your marriage, you'll end up reacting to problems that never needed to happen in the first place. The enemy is actively working to destroy Christian marriages, but the Lord has given us the responsibility to nourish and guard what He's given us.

Your kids are growing up in an unbelief epidemic, and you can't save them, but you can disciple them. In this first episode of a new series inside the Resolute Man Podcast, I lay out why fatherhood today is unprecedented (juggling multiple income sources, an accelerating pace of change, a culture that's beating down masculinity) and why home discipleship matters more than ever.

I introduce the plan: a daily, Monday through Thursday walk through Proverbs, giving you practical tips and clear teaching on small sections of Scripture your family can actually use, plus a father in unprecedented...

Don't let overwhelm rob your home of peace, productivity, and joy. In this episode of Courageous Parenting, Isaac and Angie Tolpin share two simple, biblical steps to recalibrate your family with clarity — and build the rhythms that actually last.

Barna's 2026 research found that only 1% of Gen Z holds a biblical worldview — proof that "normal" Christian parenting rhythms aren't working. Don't let your family conform to what's normal. Think clearly about what's best.

This episode gives you a clear two-step plan the Tolpins use to keep thriving as a family whenever overwhelm creeps in. Stop letting over...

Dustin Garrett was addicted to heroin, nearly took his life in prison, and is now a strong Christian husband and father. Episode 413 of Courageous Parenting.

He shares what he believes his parents could have done better when the early signs of waywardness first appeared — and what his father eventually did that was exactly what he needed, even though he hated it at the time.

You'll hear why tough love becomes necessary once a child is fully in a prodigal season, and how well-meaning help can actually prolong the problem instead of solving it.

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Get a candid behind-the-scenes look at what God's doing with the Tolpin's large family — full of powerful takeaways you can apply in your own. Do you want your family to be even more intentional about serving the Lord together?

Is there anything God wants you to obey Him...

Are you making decisions within God's will — or just your own? It's one of the biggest questions people wrestle with, and if adults struggle to answer it, how do we disciple our children to walk confidently in God's will?

In this episode, Isaac and Angie share insights from two chapters of their new book, Courageous Parenting: Biblical Parenting in Unprecedented Times, unpacking what Scripture says God's will IS — and isn't. Romans 12:2 reminds us that discerning His will requires a renewed mind through the washing of the Word, which changes how we approach decision-making with our kids.

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Living in a Tent Through a Northern Idaho Winter: Elisha & Katie Voetberg on Sacrifice, Homeschooling, and Building a Dream

How does a family live in a tent while homeschooling six children and building a business? In this episode, Elisha and Katie Voetberg join the Courageous Parenting podcast to share their story of radical sacrifice for a worthy vision.

After buying land in northern Idaho, the Voetbergs made the bold decision to live in a tent through a brutal winter — all while homeschooling their six children, building their online music academy, and running their own top-rated po...

How does a family live in a tent while homeschooling six children and building a business? In this episode, Elisha and Katie Voetberg join the Courageous Parenting podcast to share their story of radical sacrifice for a worthy vision.

After buying land in northern Idaho, the Voetbergs made the bold decision to live in a tent through a brutal winter — all while homeschooling their six children, building their online music academy, and running their own top-rated podcast. This is a conversation full of grit, faith, and hard-won wisdom for any family willing to count the cost of pu...

What's the dominant message your children are hearing about their future?

It's vital that your kids have a balanced perspective on what's ahead — one that lets them navigate life with strength and optimism instead of fear. In this episode, we share three things every parent should be telling their children right now to give them real, lasting hope for the future, no matter what's coming.

This matters in every season of parenting. The sooner you can upgrade the words your children hear about their future, the better — but it's never too late to start shifting the...

Is it realistic to raise kids with the kind of grit America's founders had? We believe it's not just realistic — it's necessary. Today's intentional parenting culture often falls short of preparing kids for real resilience, and our children are heading into a future far more demanding than the one we grew up in.

In this episode, you'll get three practical answers for instilling grit in your children, drawn from real stories and quotes from America's founding fathers. This isn't nostalgia — it's a blueprint for raising kids who can endure hardship, stand firm in conviction, and lead the next...

What does the Bible actually say about women's roles in the church and gender roles in the home? It's one of today's most debated topics — which is exactly why your kids need more than your opinion, they need to see it in Scripture. In this episode, we walk through the key texts on church leadership and lay out what we believe is God's clear design for elders and pastors, so you can teach your children with confidence and biblical grounding. This isn't about preference — it's about handling God's Word carefully on a question your kids will face whether you addr...

Regret is a treadmill — you're exhausted but going nowhere.

Every parent has mistakes in the rearview. The question isn't whether you've fallen short — it's whether guilt is still running your parenting today. If your head is stuck in the past, your influence in the present takes the hit.

It's never too late to make a real difference. But that requires decisive change — not just good intentions. You can't expect different outcomes when your responses, habits, and influence stay the same.

This isn't about getting up to speed with normal Christian parenting — it has to be st...

You can say you are intentional parents, but is your intentionality actually encouraging real faith, or performance-based faith that doesn't last? Conservative intentionality can still lead children down the deadly trough of performance-based religiosity. Listen to this with an open mind as you reflect on your own parenting and family rhythms and see if you discover opportunities to dismantle performance-based faith and encourage real faith in your children.

There's nothing as important as where your children will spend eternity, and while you can't save your children and are to trust God with them, He's also trusting you...

What do you do when your child hurts someone they love — and doesn't seem to get it? This episode gives you a biblical framework for coaching your kids through sin in real time, not just correcting behavior but shaping their heart toward repentance, restoration, and genuine change.

Isaac and Angie walk you through how to have the hard conversations that actually disciple your children in the moments that matter most — when emotions are high, relationships are strained, and your child needs more than a timeout.

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Are you becoming more intentional as a parent but struggling to find a strong biblical community? Perhaps you're not meant to find it — you're meant to cultivate it.

In this episode, Isaac and Angie share four practical tips for building biblical community right where you are, and show you how to use the new Courageous Parenting book as a tool to do it alongside other families.

Churches often struggle to teach biblical parenting — but you could be the catalyst for change in your own community. You weren't meant to parent alone, and there are families arou...

Do you ever feel like your parenting just isn't working — no matter how hard you try?

For Christian parents today, conviction erodes quietly. Consistency breaks down across the areas that matter most: discipline, discipleship, screen time, peer and family influences, reaching your kids' hearts, and handling bad attitudes. And the pressure of an increasingly hostile culture only makes it harder.

In this episode, Isaac and Angie Tolpin identify the 3 core mistakes fueling discouragement in Christian parents right now — and give practical wisdom and personal stories on how to overcome them. They also share content from thei...

Humility about your parenting is the beginning of a catalyst to new growth and fruitfulness in your mission at home. When you model humility, long term you will see it help your family stay united despite conflict or disagreements. They must see it while they are young to be it in their own relationship when they get older. Isaac and Angie just returned from giving 12 messages at two conferences to parents over the last couple of weeks and while none of those messages were about Church, they made small comments within some of them about the importance of biblical...

A candid conversation from the Tolpins hotel room after giving six messages at the Teach Them Diligently Conference packed full of practical wisdom. Isaac gives an unprecedented times warning to fathers he calls the three W’s. Angie pours into a topic that struck a deep chord with women putting many in tears during one of her sessions. Get fresh wisdom on being Courageous Parents that you can apply today. What does it mean when you hear Christian parenting? It can mean all kinds of things that don’t align with scripture today; Courageous parenting is all about biblical pare...

The younger years of parenting can reveal disunity and disagreements on specific issues within a marriage; and not only that, all first time parents are learning and growing and constantly experiencing the realities of being sanctified as they wrestle with the decisions they need to make. Isaac and Angie share biblical truths that warn us about where we should and should not be getting parenting advice while also sharing part of their personal story of the first 5 years of parenting and trying to navigate hard decisions and be biblical in the midst of opposing advice and experiences. Some decisions...

All parents have had to deal with the reality that their children are sinners. After all, all humans sin. But the perspective we have when they sin makes all the difference. Within the Christian community over the years we have seen and heard discipline and discipleship taught as if they were different aspects of parenting, but we share our biblical reasoning, with scripture, on why we believe discipline is actually just another aspect of discipleship, and why this is so crucial in our parenting. Everything we do as parents is essentially an opportunity for discipleship, because discipleship according to...

You may have heard the term, The Bible is the guide book or instruction manual for life. But understanding the scriptures and applying them to every day experiences, circumstances, and using them to disciple children in the way they should go is not always super clear or cookie cutter. Join Isaac and Angie for this clear and encouraging episode on how to utilize the Bible in these five foundational areas of parenting: decision making, discipleship, encouraging family members in walking in Christ, influencing convictions and beliefs, and discipline. There are so many decisions we have to make as parents...

What are you doing differently than most Christians to influence your children to have a strong identity in Christ? It’s vital to have concrete answers on this as over 75% of children raised in Christian homes are leaving the church by age 18. Get the practical insights you need to encourage a strong faith in your children and have your spouse listen to this too to fuel the marriage discussion that all marriages should be having. This Courageous Parenting podcast episode’s topic is from chapter 7 of the new book coming soon; “Christian Parenting” 31 Keys to Equipping Children for Unprecedented Times. I...

Don’t buy into “Let kids be kids” or the warnings of “Don’t let children grow up too fast”. As Christian parents you do want your children to mature faster than the people around them in the right ways. We believe it’s important that Christian children are ready to lead in righteousness versus falling to waywardness. When they mature faster, it’s easier for them to lead. We cover eight benefits to helping your children mature faster and give you practice examples in how to do it with personal stories. Why more responsibility earlier is vital, the positive impact...

Are you worried about one of your children, maybe a teenager, or are you feeling like there are subtle sins impacting the atmosphere of your home? Today’s podcast episode is for you! We are talking about matters of the heart; frankly, what God cares about most–repentance and reconciliation with Him! With Resurrection Sunday a week away and being in the midst of Holy Week, we are looking at the concept of spring cleaning and the metaphorical symbolism of cleaning out our hearts and minds through repentance. In addition, if you have struggled with remembering that first love you...

Don’t let others and the media be the first to teach your children about UFO’s, Aliens, and the Nephilim mentioned in the bible. When you’re first to give biblical perspectives to your children, you are staying in a strong source of wisdom as one of their most important teachers. It’s vital to stay in that seat during these unprecedented times. The United States Government are in process of releasing all files related to UFOs and Aliens. We believe it’s important to be proactive parents versus reactive. This means paying attention to the likely conversations they will...

AI is creating seismic societal shifts and can’t be ignored by Christian parents. If you stick your head in the sand and do nothing to prepare your children for a vastly different future, you’re hurting their ability to thrive in it. Everyone is already using AI in one form or another, it’s unavoidable. Instead of fearing it, teach your children how to use it responsibly and be ready to not get swayed by its power to influence away from biblical perspectives down the road. We give you concrete things to do with their children, biblical perspectives, and sh...

False teachers are dangerous but so is calling someone one who doesn’t fit the definition. We discuss what a false teacher is and isn’t. You will get specifics on what the red and yellow flags are in determining if someone is a false teacher. It’s vital to teach your children this so that when they're older they don’t get swept up in false doctrine. Get a list of scriptures you can teach your children and three things you can do to equip them to discern when someone is a false teacher. It’s a big charge aga...

What is the biblical perspective to share with your children about the Iran war? We answer this question and more to help you be the first to share with your children on this important topic. We are living through historical events biblical in proportion. You’ll want to be the ones who guide your children on how to look at them. This is a spiritual battle, therefore an opportunity to teach your children about the unseen battle that’s always happening around us. Make sure to hear the end as we give a final tip that’s vital anytime you ar...

Have your kids struggled with anxiety, fear, impulsive behavior, anger, temper tantrums, digestive issues, restlessness at night, struggles sleeping, irritability, rage, sadness, fatigue, brain fog? The list could go on and on. Many of these issues COULD potentially be related to your child’s nervous system. Join Angie and a special guest, Dr. Rosie Main, who is a Dr of Chiropractic, Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner, and Certified Chiropractic of Neurology, as we discuss how God created our Nervous System, the importance of understanding how our bodies work and how subluxation can actually have a profound effect on our moods, ou...

A behind the scenes view into a large family of nine with ages four to twenty five who discuss their humbling journey parenting which is full of tips and encouragement. You will hear lively discussion on comparison challenges with other moms, lifestyle choice divisions, the challenge in finding good mentors, the lid to growing caused by pride, and why younger people aren’t learning from older people anymore. Isaac and Angie get really personal with their own struggles and what they’ve learned on their parenting journey so far. 

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Let valentines week be an opportunity to deeply grow your marriage. If you want a thriving marriage you have to be willing to do what most won’t. Go beyond the valentines day gift. We give you three things to do daily during the valentines day week that could change everything for your marriage. In fact these principles are so powerful and helpful that you should continue them onward too. Perhaps you have a struggling marriage, or a boring marriage, or maybe it’s going well, regardless your children need to see a thriving marriage. If you're in the stru...

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 y...

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...

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...