COURAGEOUS PARENTING

Why We Are Suing ‘God Is Grey’ for Defamation & False Light

The Courageous Parenting ministry, our family’s reputation, and legacy have been unjustly attacked by the illegal slander and false accusations of Brenda Marie Davies and Stelle Jacobson and we need your help in order to keep Courageous Parenting going. We reveal the truth with evidence of their wrongdoing, raw conversations, and our daughters share powerful testimonies. Of course, we’ve tried to solve this amicably, but as you watch you will discover why we had to file a lawsuit. We are lead...

Why We Are Strategically Relocating

During uncertain times we must be strategic in our thought process if we are relocating. Tune in to hear the reasons that have prompted the Tolpin’s to move to a new US state, both spiritual and political. In uncertain times we have to be more flexible, keep our priorities straight, and be willing to sacrifice for our legacy and family health. The location of our family today will massively impact the next decade! We aren’t to act in fear, but we are to act in wisdom, just as many godly men b...

5 Vital Marriage Conversations For Uncertain Times

Leading your family so it thrives during uncertain times takes an increase in intentional marriage conversations. There’s so much that needs to be talked about in order to be a strong team in leading during changing times. So many parents get caught off guard because they fail to discuss deep topics. We cover five conversations every marriage must have right now.

How to Stop The Yelling In Your Home - Part 2

Teaching your children how to effectively communicate in the midst of handling conflict in a way that honors all kinds of people, regardless of if they are reserved and quiet or talkative verbal processors is crucial! In this episode, the strategies Isaac and Angie teach can be implemented in all relational situations, family, marriage, work, and ministry. Now more than ever there is a need for equipping children to be ready to do the hard thing and confront sin in a loving way, while also be...

How to Stop The Yelling In Your Home - Part 1

If you can’t handle conflict well, your kids will likely lack in this ability too. Get the practical wisdom on helping your kids, that will help you too. Tune into this powerful two-part series that will help you raise kids that diffuse conflict instead of being part of amplifying it.

How To Stay Motivated Parenting In An Uncertain World - Part 2

Parenting during end times has a unique set of challenges. It takes an extra level of purposeful intention to equip confident Christian kids during uncertain times and parents need consistent motivation. So, how do you stay motivated when it feels like so many things are changing around you? Tune into this two-part series to get the five keys!

How To Stay Motivated Parenting In An Uncertain World - Part 1

Are you finding it hard to stay motivated and to be the influence you know you need to be in your child’s life to equip them to be a confident Christian kid in their generation? Isaac and Angie share some raw and relatable stories in this episode. This is a must-listen two-part series for every parent as you will get five relevant keys to staying motivated and lead well.

5 Keys to Raising Independent Thinkers

Will your kids be able to discern between truth and false teaching? It’s vital to raise them up to be independent thinkers so they can decipher the rampant false messages that will be coming at them in the teenage years and beyond. It’s alarming to see so many young Christians siding with empty truths that lack sound doctrine in today’s world. Don’t let that be your kids.

Our 6 Week RV Trip During COVID, RIOTS & God’s Miracles: Part 2

Part two of this two-part series: You will be encouraged to take leaps of faith and truly live during these challenging times we are in. These trips are great signature experiences but there’s a deeper purpose with a long-term vision shared at the beginning of this episode. And of course, the finish to the cliff-hanging story about the drunk man on the dock stumbling into the water beside Isaac and Angie from part one. Get ready to be challenged to live out your faith even more and encouraged...

Ep 84

Our 6 Week RV Trip During COVID, RIOTS & God’s Miracles: Part 1

Part one of this two-part series: Get an inside view into our six-week trip as a family of 10 traveling through eight states during COVID, riots, and more. Lot’s of joy, challenge, RV drama, growing relationships, victories, and miracles happened on this trip. We share it all while giving you tips and insights for whatever adventures are in your future as a family.

No Perfect Parents Allowed; Reflections While On A 5 Week Trip

Tune into this raw and real conversation with Isaac and Angie as they share some parenting struggles, biblical reminders for parents, and ah-ha moments that God has impressed upon their hearts while on the road with their 8 kids for 6 weeks in an RV! In this episode, you will be reminded to put your relationships before non-eternal checklists and other temporary expectations of yourself and others. Listen to the end and take the Courageous Parenting Challenge!

Healthy Home Tips During Uncertain Times - Part Two

Would you like to be a fly on the wall in Angie’s home as she tends to the needs of her family’s health naturally and cleans without harsh chemicals? Tune into part-two of this series on the vital topic of keeping healthy homes in these uncertain times and get her tips.

Healthy Home Tips During Uncertain Times - Part One

Health matters, but how do you do it well enough while managing all the other aspects of life? Tune in to find out how Angie tends to the health needs of her home of eight kids and marriage of 20 years. In this episode, which is part one of a two-part series, she shares her tips and we encourage what it looks like to fully embrace the health of your family while also discussing the power and importance of nurturing your child's needs and how to utilize house plants.

God Has A Unique Plan For Your Family

There’s no family like yours, so never try to be just like someone else's. Get ready to be encouraged to embrace and further discover the unique plan God has for your family. Isaac and Angie share their 20-year marriage journey as they wrestled many times on whether to have another child or not, how they came to be a large family, and why they don’t believe everyone should have a large family.

Take Few Opinions, But Do Take The Right Few - Part Two

Often foolishness is disguised as wisdom today and there’s an unending number of people that will try and sway you one way or another. We must teach and model for our kids how to detect and only pursue Biblically sound wisdom. It can become so easy to embrace the wisdom that supports how we feel about something, but what happens when how we feel is wrong? We have to have good mentors in our lives that we can bounce things off of and know we will get sound advice.

Take Few Opinions, But Do Take The Right Few - Part One

Part-one of a two-part series: We live in a noisy world with too many people trying to influence us with their advice. That’s why it’s more important than ever to be careful about who we glean wisdom from. Often foolishness is disguised as wisdom, and we need to know how to detect it quickly. If you don’t know how to do this well, you won’t model or teach it to your kids. This is perhaps one of the most important things they learn from you.

6 Keys to Critical Thinking In An Uncertain World

If you want your kids to be wise decision-makers in the midst of increasing uncertainty, we must model and teach them critical skills in conjunction with how to seek God’s wisdom through the Scriptures. Check your decision-making and critical thinking skills and habits against these 6 biblical principles. Remember, all people naturally pursue the paths of least resistance, but if you make decisions that get you back to comfort as soon as possible, it’s likely not the best decision.

Freedom Of Speech & The Constitution In An Uncertain World

We live in the freest country in the world, with rights, but if you don’t know them, you won’t know when to stand strong in the face of persecution. Christians are warned in God’s word about the persecution that they will experience for following His ways. As we are all raising children for an uncertain world it is vital that we teach our children what their rights are as well as to give honor where honor is due by living in a way that brings honor to those who have sacrificed so much for our...

7 Keys To Equip Your Kids For An Uncertain World

In this episode, we give you seven practical tips to help equip your kids to stand strong in their faith in an uncertain world. We must model and teach assuming virtue in others, especially when in conflict. If our kids are going to be effective for the Gospel when they are older, they must experience loving others well in your home first. This is a must-listen for parents with kids of all ages.

8 Disciplines That Accelerate Learning - Part 2

In this episode, you will learn how to influence your children to become better students by adjusting to what provides an optimal learning environment. There’s a lot you can do to accelerate their learning. In this second part series, we give you the next four disciplines that can help accelerate learning. If you follow these eight disciplines in this two-part series it will have a dramatic impact on the pace your children will learn but also make the journey much more enjoyable and productive.

8 Disciplines That Accelerate Learning - Part 1

Whether you homeschool or not, you are your child’s most important teacher. In this two-part series, we teach eight disciplines that will forever boost your ability to educate them and fuel their lifelong love for learning. This is part one, where we talk about how to teach towards their interests, thoughts about curriculum, how to grow a love of learning, and the importance of experiential learning. Tune in for practical insights and ideas.

4 Marriage Conversations To Help With Loneliness

We believe loneliness is an epidemic right now and there are many deep reasons for it. The more digitally connected the world becomes, the lonelier people seem to be. As you listen to this episode you will likely discover areas of opportunity for yourself or your spouse to grow. If you have the four marriage conversations we encourage in this episode, it will catalyze your friendships, marriage, and help your kids in this area as well.

6 Keys To Good Kid Attitudes

Are you having a hard time getting things done because your kids have poor attitudes? I’m sure you try to fix this problem, but there could be things you are not realizing that keep the bad behavior persistently coming back. We teach six keys to influencing good attitudes in your kids that you can implement right now. Sometimes it just takes a small change to your approach to see big changes in your kids.

What Trials Reveal About Friendships

If you are feeling lonely, wondering about your relationships, or just want to be refreshed during this challenging season this episode should help. We candidly discuss reasons for loneliness, how to nurture your relationships and lead your family with a Biblical response. Warning though, this episode may cause you to make some changes about how you re-enter life after quarantine.

Should You Stop Having Kids In Uncertain Times?

Most decisions made in fear will be inferior decisions to what’s best. This episode will be helpful as you wrestle with whether you should have more kids or not during uncertain times and it will encourage those of you about to deliver another baby into the world who might be struggling with fear. It doesn’t matter what we think, what matters is what God’s will is for our lives. We share many of God’s promises that will help you navigate these changing times confidently.

Redeeming Quarantine: Resilience, Resourcefulness & The Resurrection

Our kids learn the most from what they see us do during challenging situations. Let’s let them see our faith in God versus worries about the present. Resurrection Sunday is upon us, yet if we aren’t careful it could be overshadowed by what’s happening in the world. Let’s redeem this quarantine by filling our homes with spiritual protection, love, Biblical wisdom, and keep our focus on the Lord who is our hope and salvation. Angie will share practical tools for teaching your children about the...

Parenting 24/7: Homeschooling, Work, Church & More

How to manage your home is different when everyone is there 24/7! Many people are trying to figure out how to homeschool, work from home, and even lead their families spiritually. This episode dives into the realities we are all facing right now globally and how to do it well. You will get valuable homeschooling, marriage, and home management tips in this timely episode.

Coronavirus: Be Wise, But Don’t Fear

Why Positive Disruptions Help Your Marriage

Proactively creating positive disruptions helps your marriage thrive. Transitions are inevitable in life, but how you handle them makes all the difference. How you make decisions can alter the course of your family legacy. Isaac and Angie share this secret for the first time that has led to an incredible marriage of twenty years through the most challenging and fruitful times alike. They will share four strategies with you that will lead to greater fruitfulness in your family.

Raising Kids Who Are Resourceful & Take Initiative

Regardless of what your children choose to do as a vocation in their future, they need to be equipped in how to take initiative and be resourceful. In this episode, we discuss many things you can do practically to equip your children. Knowledge is inferior to resourcefulness and a “get it done no matter what” attitude. Entitlement attitudes are cultivated from childhood and are destructive to their contributions to society.

Wisdom on Suffering Through Miscarriage

If you or anyone you know has suffered a miscarriage, this episode will be insightful, equipping, and encouraging. We share about our recent loss of our 10th baby to miscarriage and explain why we announced the pregnancy right away, didn’t hide the loss from our kids, and what we named our baby. This is a raw but biblical perspective on loss, suffering, and grief. You don’t want to miss it.

Your Kids Will Never Learn From What You Hide From Them

If you over-protect your kids by hiding seasons of challenge from them, you may be paralyzing your child’s faith. It’s in all the moments we experience God helping us when we are weak, that fortify a strong faith that can’t be broken. If we’re honest, what we may call shielding our children from burdens and worry could be better explained as pride and a desire for our children to view us as having it all together. Do you lead with humility? Find out in this episode.

10 Tips For Parenting 6-11 Year-Olds Biblically - Part 2

If you aren’t intentional in the right ways during ages 6-11, you will miss a vital opportunity to grow your influence into the teenage years where it matters most. In this episode we cover the other 5 tips to do with your kids which include: How to grow your relationship with them, helping them discover “Their thing”, purity issues, education, and their identity in Christ. Thanks for being part of the 1 million legacies movement!

10 Tips For Parenting 6-11 Year-Olds Biblically: Part 1

While you have the most influence during the years 6-11, you want to make the largest impact you can. This is a vital season for equipping confident Christian kids who are ready for tomorrow's uncertain world. In this episode, you will get 5 things you’ll want to make sure are part of your parenting. You will get the next 5 in episode 61!

Being One In Marriage Is About More Than Sex

Is your marriage trending towards increasing unity, alignment, and teamwork or gradually moving apart because of an independent spirit? This is a must-listen as Isaac and Angie give personal insights into their independent nature before marriage, and tips on how to consistently grow stronger as you grow older.

Major Announcement & Obeying God Even When It’s Counter-Cultural

This gets personal and raw quickly as Isaac and Angie make an important announcement for the first time anywhere, in this episode. They are honest about their struggles and share about one of their most challenging times in their 20 years of marriage. God DOES give us more than we can handle, otherwise, we would be able to do everything in our own strength. This episode will help you in those areas in life where your own strength will never be enough.

5 Signs You Might Be A Fear Based Parent

Fear-based parenting is highly destructive to launching confident Christian kids in an uncertain world. No one wants to admit they are, but it’s so easy to increasingly parent in fear. Take a look at your parenting as you reflect on these 5 points and get valuable insights that will help you become more fruitful in your parenting approach.

A Crucial Concept To Cultivating An Incredible Marriage

The #1 key to parenting is to work on your marriage, and these four tips in this episode will help you do it whether your marriage is struggling or thriving. We share some of our struggles in our own journey and teach you the concepts we used that only made us a stronger team. If your mission isn’t aligned your marriage will struggle behind. This should be the most important focus for any family.

How To Prevent Your Past From Hurting Your Parenting

How you handle your past, will largely determine whether you create a new future for your family. Too often the motivation to create new change as a parent gives way to the path already paved for them from their past. That’s why good intentions to create a new legacy will likely fall flat if you don’t do this one thing we share in this episode.

A Special Christmas Episode For The Whole Family

Do you want your kids more focused on the meaning of Christmas? This episode will help as Isaac and Angie teach from the book of Luke about the incredible events leading up to Jesus birth. You can play this for the whole family or use it as a tool to share the scriptures yourself during Christmas.

Raw Interview With Our Daughter Home From College

Our oldest child, upon returning from college, answers a tough question: “How we could have been better parents?” I think you will find her response encouraging. Kelsey shares her thoughts about her generation after being at college with 15,000 other students, the impact of her homeschooling, tips for other parents, and why she chose to go to college.

Why Dads Struggle with Passivity & How Moms can Help

Many men are failing to lead their families spiritually. The temptation of passivity is causing many men to miss the mark. Good intentions reap no reward unless acted upon but the passive man is reluctant to act for fear of failure and lack of conviction among other reasons. Join our conversation as we discuss the six main reasons why many men struggle with passivity and how to overcome it.

Chores, Teamwork, & Why we don’t Give Allowances

Allowance in combination with a lack of responsibilities during childhood will impact the character and work ethic of an individual, cultivating a heart condition of entitlement and a socialistic mindset. Tune in as we share why we don’t give allowance to our children and how to spark a culture of teamwork through teaching the biblical principle of stewardship.

Instilling Work Ethic in an Entitled World

Our culture has increasingly become welcoming of entitlement attitudes, provoking many to become lazy and diminish the reward of hard work and effort. They believe that they deserve the same as others even when their efforts and performance aren’t worthy of the same prize. But this isn’t God's will. Join us as we discuss keys to instilling work ethic in your kids in an entitled world. For notes, scriptures and resources mentioned go to https://courageousparenting.com/

Where are the Titus Two Men & Women?

God's design for His Body is that the older Titus 2 men and women teach the younger, but sadly this call to discipleship is massively falling short in the church today. Where are the Titus 2 Men and Women? And what can the church do to change the lacking? Join Isaac and Angie as they discuss these crucial issues that massively impact the church today and future generations.

Should Christians Celebrate Christmas?

Who has your child’s heart during Christmas, Santa or Jesus? Join us as we share our Christmas traditions and discuss tips on how to keep Christ the center of it all. For more resources go to CourageousParenting.com

5 Ways Your Marriage Might be a Bad Example for Your Kids

Is your marriage a good example for your children? What kind of legacy are you leaving regarding marriage and relationships? Join Isaac and Angie as they discuss five ways your marriage might be a bad example for your kids.

Don’t Grow Weary in Doing Good

Parenting Biblically is a long game and with it comes many challenges. God places challenges in our lives so that we can grow but without seeing the big picture it can be difficult to finish the race. join us as we discuss standing strong through trials and not growing weary.

How to Impact the Heart & Change Behavior

When children misbehave it can be easy to place all our focus on the behavior instead of the real problem, which is a heart condition. Join us as we discuss how to impact the heart and change behavior.