When the Holidays Feel Tender: Connecting With A Child Who's Chosen A Different Path {Eps. 115}
The Bridge Between Us: A Guide For Christian Parents Navigating the LGBTQ Conversation
Release Date: 12/11/2025
Still Faithful: What Faith Looks Like Moving Forward {Eps 129}
The Bridge Between Us: A Guide For Christian Parents Navigating the LGBTQ Conversation
After walking through pain, courage, renewal, and joy, many parents find themselves asking a new question: What does faith look like now? Not before the hardship. Not once everything is resolved. But here — in the middle of an unfinished story. In this episode of the Still Faithful series, we explore what it means to live out your faith in real, daily ways when life still feels uncertain. This conversation reframes faith as something active and present — not something we pause until circumstances improve. If you’ve been waiting for clarity before moving forward, this episode will gently...
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Still Faithful: Rebuilding Joy Without Betraying the Pain {Eps 128}
The Bridge Between Us: A Guide For Christian Parents Navigating the LGBTQ Conversation
After a long season of grief, uncertainty, and emotional weight, joy can feel complicated. Many parents find that when moments of lightness or happiness begin to return, they are quickly followed by guilt. It can feel wrong to experience joy when your child’s story is still unresolved. In this episode of the Still Faithful series, we talk about what it means to rebuild joy without betraying the pain. This conversation offers permission to experience joy again — not as a replacement for grief, but alongside it. If you’ve been hesitant to receive joy, or unsure how to hold both sorrow and...
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Still Faithful: Courage When The Story Isn't Finished {Eps 127}
The Bridge Between Us: A Guide For Christian Parents Navigating the LGBTQ Conversation
When a parenting story remains unresolved, courage can feel difficult to define. Many parents believe courage means having answers, confidence, or certainty about the future. But faith often asks something different. In this episode, we explore what courage looks like when the outcome is still unknown. Rather than dramatic strength, courage in these seasons is often quiet — choosing to stay open, continuing to trust God one step at a time, and showing up in love without guarantees. If you are navigating uncertainty in your relationship with your child, this conversation offers reassurance...
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Still Faithful: When God Invites You To Rise Again {Eps 126}
The Bridge Between Us: A Guide For Christian Parents Navigating the LGBTQ Conversation
After long seasons of grief, uncertainty, and emotional exhaustion, many parents find themselves in a kind of spiritual winter. Life has been focused on carrying, praying, waiting, and holding tension. But sometimes, quietly, something begins to change. In this episode of the Still Faithful series, we talk about what it looks like when God begins inviting you back into life again. Not with pressure or urgency, but with gentle renewal. This conversation explores spiritual winter seasons, the slow timing of renewal, and how to notice the small stirrings of life that God may be awakening in you....
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Still Faithful: Caring for the Parent Who’s Been Carrying So Much {Eps 125}
The Bridge Between Us: A Guide For Christian Parents Navigating the LGBTQ Conversation
In difficult parenting seasons, it’s easy to focus entirely on your child’s needs while quietly neglecting your own. Over time, the emotional weight can become heavy — even if you appear steady on the outside. In this episode of the Still Faithful series, we turn the focus gently toward the parent who has been carrying so much. This conversation explores what it means to care for yourself without guilt, to rest without abandoning hope, and to remember that you are not only a steward in this story — you are also deeply loved by God. If you’ve felt depleted, spiritually tired, or...
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Still Faithful: Letting Go of Control Without Letting Go of Love {eps 124}
The Bridge Between Us: A Guide For Christian Parents Navigating the LGBTQ Conversation
When parenting feels uncertain or painful, the desire to control outcomes can quietly take over. Not because we are manipulative — but because we care deeply. In this episode of the Still Faithful series, we explore what it truly means to let go of control without letting go of love. This conversation gently separates responsibility from outcome, and invites parents into a posture of surrender that is steady rather than anxious. If you’ve found yourself rehearsing conversations, managing reactions, or carrying the weight of your child’s choices, this episode offers reassurance: control...
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Still Faithful — Boundaries That Protect Love (Not Punish It) {123}
The Bridge Between Us: A Guide For Christian Parents Navigating the LGBTQ Conversation
Setting boundaries as a parent can feel confusing — especially in painful or estranged relationships. Many parents worry that boundaries mean rejection, distance, or giving up on their child. In this episode of the Still Faithful series, we talk about healthy, faith-aligned boundaries that protect love rather than punish it. This conversation reframes boundaries as stewardship — not withdrawal — and offers permission to care for your heart without guilt. This episode is especially for parents who feel emotionally drained, reactive, or consumed after interactions with their child, and who...
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Still Faithful - Loving Well Without Losing Yourself {Eps 122}
The Bridge Between Us: A Guide For Christian Parents Navigating the LGBTQ Conversation
If January was about stabilizing the heart, February invites us to reimagine love — not as fixing or chasing, but as something steady, humble, and true. In this episode, we talk about what it means to love well when relationships are strained, distant, or uncertain. Together, we’ll explore: Why love is not the same as control or agreement How to love without losing yourself What it looks like to respond instead of react How to anchor your heart in truth — even when outcomes are unclear You’ll also find space to reflect on questions like: Where have I confused love with...
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Still Faithful — Faithfulness When Nothing Is Resolved {Eps 121}
The Bridge Between Us: A Guide For Christian Parents Navigating the LGBTQ Conversation
Some parenting stories don’t resolve neatly. Relationships remain strained. Questions remain unanswered. And the waiting can feel exhausting. In Episode 5 of the Still Faithful series, we talk about what faithfulness looks like when nothing is resolved — when there is no closure, no clear outcome, and no timeline for change. This episode invites parents to consider how to live fully, love well, and stay faithful even when the story is still unfinished. In this episode, we talk about: The emotional weight of unresolved parenting seasons Why faithfulness is not waiting for resolution...
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Still Faithful: Staying Rooted When Trust Feels Fragile {Eps 120}
The Bridge Between Us: A Guide For Christian Parents Navigating the LGBTQ Conversation
Trusting God can feel especially fragile in painful parenting seasons. For many parents, faith doesn’t feel confident or clear — it feels cautious, tender, and uncertain. In Episode 4 of the Still Faithful series, we talk honestly about what it means to stay rooted in Christ when trust feels shaky. This episode offers reassurance that fragile trust is still real trust — and that staying connected to God does not require certainty, clarity, or emotional confidence. This conversation is for parents who are still showing up, still listening, still praying — even when faith feels quiet or...
info_outlineThe holidays can feel especially heavy when your child is walking a path that doesn’t reflect the way you raised them — spiritually, morally, or emotionally. If you’ve ever felt that quiet ache, this episode is meant to bring comfort, clarity, and hope.
In today’s conversation, we explore gentle, grace-filled ways to reconnect with your child during the holiday season without pressure, panic, or preaching. You’ll hear why your presence matters more than “getting the words right,” how to ask open, life-giving questions, and why small moments of warmth can rebuild trust over time.
This is an episode for Christian parents who love deeply, hurt quietly, and want to keep the door open — even when the relationship feels complicated.
What We Cover in This Episode:
❤️ Naming the Heartache
Why the holidays magnify the distance, the grief, and the unspoken worries many parents carry.
🧠 Understanding Your Child’s Internal World
They may be navigating more fear, shame, or uncertainty than you think — even if they don’t show it.
🌿 Five Gentle Ways to Reconnect This Season
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Leading with presence over correction
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Asking questions without hidden agendas
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Sharing warm memories instead of disappointment
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Releasing the pressure for holiday moments to “go somewhere”
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Praying quietly, loving loudly
Simple interactions become the first seeds of reconnection.
A Gentle Reminder:
You’re not failing.
You’re navigating something complicated with love and courage.
And God still moves in the places you can’t reach.
For Parents Who Need This Today:
Save this episode for the tender moments… and feel free to share it with someone who is walking the same road.
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