Aiming Arrows Family Podcast
When it comes to parenting, what are you aiming for? More quality time? Respect and obedience? Getting your child to finally put away their dishes? No matter what your current goals are, Aiming Arrows is here to help you hit the most important target – a fruitful life set forth by God. So draw your string, listen in, and take aim!
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Marriage and Schedules
01/06/2025
Marriage and Schedules
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! Enjoyed the episode? Rate us ⭐⭐⭐⭐️⭐ and leave a review on or Podcasts. Want more information about CityBridge Community Church? DM us or email us at . Make sure you’re subscribed to Aiming Arrows wherever you get your podcasts! Don’t miss out and follow us on Instagram and TikTok @citybridgecc for all the best moments from the pod. 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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Family Christmas Q&A
12/09/2024
Family Christmas Q&A
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. 😀🎄 Enjoyed the episode? Rate us ⭐⭐⭐⭐️⭐ and leave a review on or Podcasts. Want more information about CityBridge Community Church? DM us or email us at . Make sure you’re subscribed to Aiming Arrows wherever you get your podcasts! Don’t miss out and follow us on Instagram and TikTok @citybridgecc for all the best moments from the pod. 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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Navigating Extended Family
11/04/2024
Navigating Extended Family
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 Enjoyed the episode? Rate us ⭐⭐⭐⭐️⭐ and leave a review on or Podcasts. Want more information about CityBridge Community Church? DM us or email us at . Make sure you’re subscribed to Aiming Arrows wherever you get your podcasts! Don’t miss out and follow us on Instagram and TikTok @citybridgecc for all the best moments from the pod. 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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Raising Boys
10/07/2024
Raising Boys
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. Enjoyed the episode? Rate us ⭐⭐⭐⭐️⭐ and leave a review on or Podcasts. Want more information about CityBridge Community Church? DM us or email us at . Make sure you’re subscribed to Aiming Arrows wherever you get your podcasts! Don’t miss out and follow us on Instagram and TikTok @citybridgecc for all the best moments from the pod. 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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Raising Girls
10/07/2024
Raising Girls
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. Enjoyed the episode? Rate us ⭐⭐⭐⭐️⭐ and leave a review on or Podcasts. Want more information about CityBridge Community Church? DM us or email us at . Make sure you’re subscribed to Aiming Arrows wherever you get your podcasts! Don’t miss out and follow us on Instagram and TikTok @citybridgecc for all the best moments from the pod. 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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Elevating God's Word
09/02/2024
Elevating God's Word
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. Enjoyed the episode? Rate us ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on or Podcasts. Want more information about CityBridge Community Church? DM us or email us at . Make sure you’re subscribed to Aiming Arrows wherever you get your podcasts! Don’t miss out and follow us on Instagram and TikTok @citybridgecc for all the best moments from the pod. 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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Building Up The Body - Part 3
08/21/2024
Building Up The Body - Part 3
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. Enjoyed the episode? Rate us ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on or Podcasts. Want more information about CityBridge Community Church? DM us or email us at . Make sure you’re subscribed to Aiming Arrows wherever you get your podcasts! Don’t miss out and follow us on Instagram and TikTok @citybridgecc for all the best moments from the pod. 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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Tone Of The Home - Part 2
08/21/2024
Tone Of The Home - Part 2
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. Enjoyed the episode? Rate us ⭐⭐⭐⭐️⭐ and leave a review on or Podcasts. Want more information about CityBridge Community Church? DM us or email us at . Make sure you’re subscribed to Aiming Arrows wherever you get your podcasts! Don’t miss out and follow us on Instagram and TikTok @citybridgecc for all the best moments from the pod. 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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Start With The Heart - Part 1
08/21/2024
Start With The Heart - Part 1
Andre and Morgan chat with Family Director Daniel Smith on the Biblical perspective of parenting. The Bible says children are a blessing, but in between tantrums, bedtime struggles, teenage emotions, and bad attitudes, can we really trust that? This is the first in a 3-part series on a Biblical parenting perspective. Enjoyed the episode? Rate us ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on or Podcasts. Want more information about CityBridge Community Church? DM us or email us at . Make sure you’re subscribed to Aiming Arrows wherever you get your podcasts! Don’t miss out and follow us on Instagram and TikTok @citybridgecc for all the best moments from the pod. Episode Overview 0:00-2:00 Where are we going with the podcast. 2:00- 3:00 Introductions 3:00- 4:00 Why start with the heart 4:00-9:00 Shifting the target of parenting 9:00- 15:00 Reframe the "burden" of kids 15:00- 18:00 Cultivate conversations and wonder 18:00- 25:00 Investing in my relationship with God first 25:00- 29:10 How do you slow down and shift your perspective 29:10- 33:15 Next faithful step
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What Does Aiming Arrows Mean Anyway?
08/21/2024
What Does Aiming Arrows Mean Anyway?
What's in a name? CityBridge elder Matt Wideman launches the Aiming Arrows podcast with an introduction that will get you FIRED UP about what Psalm 127 has to say about children: “Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are the children of one’s youth.” Enjoyed the episode? Rate us ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on or Podcasts. Want more information about CityBridge Community Church? DM us or email us at . Make sure you’re subscribed to Aiming Arrows wherever you get your podcasts! Don’t miss out and follow us on Instagram and TikTok @citybridgecc for all the best moments from the pod.
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