Pairadocs
254 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 184 ratingsPairadocs is a podcast with a Christian take on life, family, and culture. Jimmy and Josh will provide marriage and parenting insight, to be sure; however, don't be surprised if other topics emerge, such as sports, entertainment, politics, or the latest episode of Pioneer Woman!
The Pairadocs have two formats: interview and content. One episode a week focuses on interviewing some of the greatest Christian minds around. For the other episode Jimmy and Josh discuss a cultural or familial topic you're sure to enjoy!
Grab your spouse and listen Pairadocs together! It's like having two free therapists in your pocket!
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Self_Esteem_&_Your_Child
April 22, 2019 05:30 - 22 minutes - 31.4 MBSelf-esteem. What is it? How do we acquire it? And how do we build it within our child? Is self-esteem even important? Tune in this week as the guys talk all things self-esteem and your child. ----- Little Shop of Horrors A Few Good Men How we build self-esteem in our children: - We can't just tell them how good and special they are all the time - Make sure we allow for failure - They need to be told they have sinned and that's why we need Jesus - Work. Allow them...
Plank and Spec
April 15, 2019 05:30 - 20 minutes - 28.8 MBSo, a Sequoia Redwood and a nanoparticle of dust walk into a bar… What do they have in common? It’s no joke, it’s your marriage, of course! The Bible is stuffed full of powerful and famous verses that relate to our marriage relationships. And this week, the guys dig into Matthew 7:3-5, one of the least known and most powerful of those snippets from God’ Word concerning marital bliss. Just to give you a heads up. Jesus doesn’t call folks hypocrites very often… ----- Anthony ...
Good Enough Parenting
April 08, 2019 05:30 - 18 minutes - 26.1 MBAre you sick and tired of all the books, speakers, and podcasts (present company excluded) telling you how to parent? This week, the guys kick off 2019, we our new goal…how to be a “good enough” parent. It’s not that hard, and it’s the fastest way to remove the guilt that you’re feeling for how much your kids will have to pay in counseling later in life! ----- Sam Ehlinger Wild At Heart by John Eldredge Texas WINS the NIT! Spoiler Alert: Josh is now losing all...
Protection vs Preparation
January 29, 2019 19:45 - 19 minutes - 26.6 MBSo how should we parent? Should we parent based on trying to protect our kids? Or should we try to prepare them? Or both? Listen in as the guys discuss. ----- Howard Payne New Braunfels Fearless Parenting Homeschooling vs Public School Focus on the Family: Preparing vs Protection Age of Opportunity ----- Dr. Jimmy Myers on Twitter: @docjimmymyers, Instagram: @jmyersfam, and Facebook: @docjimmymyers Dr. Josh Myers on Twitter: @docjoshmyers, Instagram: @docj...
Toxic Masculinity
January 15, 2019 02:53 - 18 minutes - 26.3 MBDoes the term Toxic Masculinity ring a bell? It’s become the new “woke” issue in psychological circles. But the Pairadocs are here to tell you that the term is in fact, poppy cock! Poppy cock I say! Listen in as the guys debunk the latest in political psycho-babble. Not only is masculinity not toxic, it is essential to our families and our society. ----- Cowboys Outcome American Psychological Association Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Men and Boys Af...
The Schmidgalls
January 15, 2019 02:53 - 24 minutes - 34.4 MBMany of you have read and loved the run-away best seller, Circle Maker by Mark Batterson, well join the guys, this week, as they visit with Joel and Nina Schmidgall who co-authored the new book, Praying Circles Around Your Marriage. Have you ever wanted to pray more affectively for your marriage? Joel and Nina will provide you with several amazing, yet practical, steps to actually bring that about. Links to information discussed in the show: National Community Church Mark...
When God Doesn't Make Sense
January 07, 2019 19:46 - 20 minutes - 28.5 MBSo what do we do with the pain and suffering that we experience in life? Especially, when it happens to good people, that trying hard to life their lives according to the Word of God? We want life, and what happens to us in life to make sense, right? But what do we tell ourselves and our children when it doesn’t? When life isn’t fair. When God doesn’t make sense? Listen in, this might be just for you… ----- When God Doesn't Make Sense by James Dobson Pain is OK, God d...
Jeff Huxford
January 07, 2019 19:45 - 23 minutes - 32.4 MBThis week, the guys sit down for a lively discussion with Jeff Huxford. He had a great career as a physician, a great family, what could possibly go wrong? How about a car accident that caused a traumatic brain injury? His life, their life, changed in that instant. You’ll love his story told in his new book, Finding Normal: An Uninvited Change; An Unexpected Outcome. Links to information discussed in the show: Jeff's First Book: Finding Normal ---- Website: www.jeff...
Mindful Living
January 02, 2019 03:51 - 17 minutes - 23.6 MBWhen we say “mindfulness” many of you, especially guys, tend to nod off. Mindfulness, you assume, is about meditation, yoga, and saying, “Namaste” while struggling to get off the floor. But that is NOT what we mean by being mindful. We mean, living your life intentionally, and with purpose. If you want a better marriage, a better family, a better walk with God, then you have to make a choice to make that happen. Listen in as the boys do their best impersonation of personal fitness train...
Brent Crowe
January 02, 2019 03:50 - 19 minutes - 27.6 MBThe guys sit down with Brent Crowe this week. He speaks about his new book Moments 'til Midnight. Links to information discussed in the show: Student Leadership University Brent's Latest Book: Moments 'Til Midnight ---- Website: www.momentstilmidnight.com Facebook: @brent.crowe.9 Instagram: @brentacrowe Twitter: @brentacrowe ----- Dr. Jimmy Myers on Twitter: @docjimmymyers, Instagram: @jmyersfam, and Facebook: @docjimmymyers Dr. Josh Myers on Twit...
Choosing Marital Battles
December 25, 2018 03:08 - 18 minutes - 26.2 MBWe talk all the time about how we need to choose which battles are worth having with our kids, but the same is true in our marriages. There’s a difference between an irritant and a “deal breaker.” So where is that line drawn? How do we know when to let an issue go with our spouse? Better yet, CAN we let an issue go? Listen in as the guys get out their sidewalk chalk and show us where to draw healthy conflict boundaries. ----- Steve Martin John Gottman Research Philippi...
Russell Moore
December 25, 2018 03:08 - 24 minutes - 33.8 MBThis week, Josh has a visit with Dr. Russell Moore. Dr. Moore is President of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention…in other words, he’s a big wig…no, actually, he’s a huge wig! In fact, if you add an “h” to wig, as in whig, he’s the biggest Whig since Daniel Webster…just a tip o’ the hat to history buffs. Josh talks with Dr. Moore about his brand-new book, The Storm-Tossed Family: How the Cross Reshapes the Home. Links to information discus...
You're Not Who I Married
December 18, 2018 03:30 - 15 minutes - 21 MBIt sounds crazy, but it is one of the most normal thoughts one can have in marriage, "Who is this person I married?" Sometimes our spouse seems completely different than the person we married years ago. What do we do? Is this an excuse to just give up? Is change that bad? It it inevitable? Listen in as the guys discuss what to do when our spouse changes. Spoiler alter - ALL SPOUSES CHANGE! :) Links to information discussed in the show: Baby It's Cold Outside Controversy Jeff Hu...
Dan Thomas
December 18, 2018 03:29 - 23 minutes - 31.9 MBThis week the boys visit with Dan Thomas. Dan is the Director of Timberline Lodge in Winter Park, CO, which is part of a larger ministry called Torchbearers International. These ministries focus on discipling young adults and impacting the next generation. Dan and the boys discuss infusing Christ into your kids and the impact that has on them when they leave our homes. Links to information discussed in the show: Timberline Lodge Torchbearer's International Timberline Blog ...
Viva La Difference
December 11, 2018 21:41 - 18 minutes - 26.1 MBSpiritually and theoretically, we would all say that we want our lives, our marriages, and our children to be different from “the world.” Yet, if one takes, even a casual glance, its easy to see that we are not very different at all. In fact, we seem to be working overtime, LITERALLY, to make sure that we’re not different from our lost culture in the slightest way…except for maybe where we go on Sunday mornings…occasionally. Listen in as the guys discuss how we can learn to Viva La Differ...
Hayley Morgan
December 11, 2018 21:40 - 25 minutes - 35.5 MBYour going to love the interview this week, as the guys visit with Hayley Morgan. Hayley is a writer, speaker, a social entrepreneur, owner of the online boutique, Nellie Taft, and in all her free time, authored the new book, Preach to Yourself: When Your Inner Critic Comes Calling, Talk Back with Truth. If I was Hayley’s inner critic, I’d be saying, “For the love! Stop doing so many things! You’re wearing me out!” Links to information discussed in the show: Nellie Taft ...
LBGTQ Culture
December 03, 2018 21:43 - 23 minutes - 32.2 MBHow can we teach our child to tell the truth, when culture is screaming at us every day that objective truth doesn’t exist? There is no greater example of this than the politically generated Transgender insanity that is currently sweeping the nation. How do you respond when your 5-year-old kindergartener is being taught, in their school, that not all boys are really boys and not all girls are really girls? They are being force fed the insidious doctrine that objective reality isn’t real af...
Ellie Holcomb
December 03, 2018 21:41 - 22 minutes - 31.8 MBThis week, Josh, has a great conversation with Ellie Holcomb. You know her as a singer/songwriter out of Nashville, Tennessee. But today, the conversation is all about her very first book, Who Sang the First Song? And no, you cannot simply google the answer, you must read this amazing debut children’s book from an amazing young artist. Links to information discussed in the show: Ellie's music Ellie's Latest Book: Who Sang the First Song? ---- Website: www.ellie...
Gluttony
November 26, 2018 07:00 - 16 minutes - 22.4 MBThe week after Thanksgiving is the perfect time to discuss gluttony don’t you think? The week after Black Friday is even a better time to talk about another type of gluttony. Spending too much on things that we hope will make us happy. Research and Scripture are in lockstep agreement, money and the things that you can buy with it , do not, I repeat, do not bring us any more joy, contentment, or happiness. Yet, we keep spending that it will. Why is that? Links to information discussed i...
Bryan Loritts
November 26, 2018 06:30 - 23 minutes - 32.5 MBThis week the guys sit down with Bryan Loritts about the new book that he co-authored with John Ortberg, Insider Outsider: My Journey as a Stranger in White Evangelicalism and My Hope for Us All. Can anything lessen the polarization of today’s culture? Is there any hope for racial reconciliation? Listen in and learn the answers to these and many more questions from one of the Pairadocs most amazing guests! Links to information discussed in the show: Abundant Life Christian Fellow...
Update News
November 21, 2018 03:18 - 17 minutes - 23.7 MBFor all the news that’s fit to cast on a pod! This week Jimmy and Josh look at the latest news and journal articles that will catch you up on the latest in arena of marriage and parenting. Don’t be the last on your block to be IN THE KNOW!! Don’t be ignorant! Don’t be a know-nothing, out-of-touch, brain dead, nincompoop! Listen in!! Links to information discussed in the show: Holland Man Identifies as 20 Years Younger Half of Teens are Sleep Deprived Negative Impact of Too Mu...
Case Keenum
November 21, 2018 03:16 - 16 minutes - 22.5 MBThis week Jimmy sits down with an ol' buddy of this Case Keenum. Yes, THAT Case Keenum, The starting quarterback of the Denver Broncos. Well, it not really like Jimmy KNOWS him personally, but they did grow up in west Texas near Abilene, They both played Texas high school football, and Jimmy won honorable all district linebacker, and Case took the Minnesota Vikings to the NFC Championship game... They discuss their mutual athletic prowess and Case’s new book, Playing for More: Trust Beyond...
Teen Dating
November 12, 2018 22:38 - 21 minutes - 30.2 MBI know it’s hard to believe, but one day, in the very near future, your child is going to leave to go on a date. Yep, that was a rush of adrenaline that you just felt. It’s a shock, but true. This week, the guys discuss the ins and outs of dating. All your questions will be answered, who, what, where, when, and sometimes Y and W. It’s never too early to prepare for that day when your little girl walks out of your house alone with a testosterone enflamed young man. Links to inform...
Brett Kunkle
November 12, 2018 22:36 - 25 minutes - 35.3 MBThis week the docs sit down with Brett Kunkle to discuss his new book, A Practical Guide to Culture: Helping the Next Generation Navigate Today’s World. If you’re worried about this culture’s impact on your child as they head off to school every day, this discussion is for you. Your kids can be prepared to take on all this secular society has to throw at them, and Brett’s books show you how you can be the instrument in God’s hand’s to bring that about. Links to information discussed...
America's Second Civil War
November 06, 2018 20:20 - 21 minutes - 30.1 MBIs the current, toxic political environment making you anxious? Scared? Angry? A recent radio show asked if it was possible that we are heading for another great American Civil War. And they were serious! If this political vitriol and violence is perplexing you and your family, tune in this week as the guys discuss how your family can survive these political times of turmoil. ----- Links to information discussed in the show: Kavanaugh Hearings ----- Dr. Jimmy Myers on ...
Sandi Patty
November 06, 2018 19:55 - 23 minutes - 31.9 MBOk, ok, ok. We know this is a big week. You can't lead a season with just anyone, that is why we are dropping our interview with none other than Sandy Patty this week. Say what? Yes, we said it - Sandi Patty! Listen in as Jimmy and Josh discuss Sandi's latest book. Links to information discussed in the show: I've Got Confidence (Sound of Music) Was it a Morning Like This? MUST LISTEN Sandi's latest book: The Voice ---- Website: www.sandipatty.com Twitter: @San...
Four Horsemen
October 29, 2018 05:30 - 20 minutes - 28.3 MBTune in as the guys kick around Gottman’s Four Horsemen of the Marriage Apocalypse. Watch Josh treat Jimmy with Contempt, Criticism, Stonewalling, and Defensiveness! Links to information discussed in the show: Pairadocs on YouTube! John Gottman The Four Horsemen: Criticism - Complain about a person's behavior while attacking the person Contempt - Overall vindictive and hateful attitude toward the person Defensiveness - Self protection through righteous indignati...
Risenmotherhood
October 22, 2018 06:00 - 26 minutes - 36.6 MBThis week the guys talk to the gals behind the podcast Risen Motherhood. If you’re a parent, especially a mom, their story is going to move and motivate you. Links to information discussed in the show: Risen Motherhood Risen Motherhood Equipping Loving the Difficult Mom Website: www.risenmotherhood.com Facebook: @risenmotherhood Twitter: @risenmotherhood Instagram: @risenmotherhood Dr. Jimmy Myers on Twitter: @docjimmymyers, Instagram: @jmyersfam, and ...
Contentment Part 1
October 15, 2018 05:30 - 19 minutes - 27.4 MBWe are so passionate about our nation’s, church’s, and family’s lack of contentment, that we filled two shows. This week is part one. We were going to leave it just one show, but then there was all this other info that we felt had to be added. I mean we couldn’t just leave it like that unfinished, could we? It had to be better, in fact this show on contentment could never be good enough, right? We have to keep working to get it just right. I’m not sure we can get it done in just two sh...
Marital Myths Week Two
October 01, 2018 06:00 - 13 minutes - 18.5 MBThis week Josh and Jimmy plow into their second week of exposing Marital Myths. This week they confront Myth #3, Common Interests Keep Us Together and Myth #4, Never Go to Bed Angry. Dumber words have never been spoken…other than, “Love is never having to say you’re sorry.” Now, THAT was really dumb, but these two are really dumb as well. ----- Links to information discussed in the show: Marriage Myth #3: Common Interests Keep Us Together You grow and change, so grow and chang...
Annie Downs
October 01, 2018 05:30 - 20 minutes - 28.5 MBThe docs are so excited to sit down this week with none other than Annie Downs. Annie is host of the very popular That Sound Fun Podcast, and author of the new book, Remember God. You know her, you love her, and your going to love her even more after hearing her what she has to say about this book that she never wanted to write. ----- Links to information discussed in the show: That Sounds Fun Podcast When God Doesn't Make Sense By James Dobson Annie's latest book: ...
Marriage Myths First Week
September 26, 2018 01:30 - 18 minutes - 26.3 MBFor the past few weeks the boys have discussed several parenting myths, now it's time to take a swing at the spouses. This is the first installment of marriage myths. Listen in as Jimmy and Josh dispel the myths that happy couples don't argue and marital sex is boring sex. Links to information discussed in the show: Marriage Myth #1: Happy Couples Don't Argue Happy couples... argue within limits and just about the issue at hand. can agree to disagree solve problems pu...
Parenting Myths Second Episode
September 17, 2018 06:00 - 20 minutes - 28.2 MBThis week Jimmy and Josh discuss two more parenting myths that so many of us fall victim to. Myth #3- We as parents must treat all our children exactly the same. And Myth #4- If you become angry in front of your kids, you’re a bad parent. Listen in as the guys de-bunk the bunk!
Parenting Myths First Episode
September 11, 2018 02:24 - 18 minutes - 25.6 MBThis week is the first week in a two-part series on Parenting Myths! Beliefs about parenting that are generally held to be true, yet are as wrong as wrong can be…and wrong can be pretty wrong! Listen in as the guys discuss Myth #1- Kids should never see their parents argue, and Myth #2- The kids always come first. How can these two be so wrong, when they feel so right? Let’s discuss.
Sam Collier
September 11, 2018 01:59 - 24 minutes - 33.4 MBThis week the podcast features none other than Sam Collier who is a speaker, social change agent, and host of a national TV show that highlights conversations with the greatest names in Christianity today. Today, Sam gets to add the Pairadocs to that list…
Sacrificing Marriage for Career
September 03, 2018 21:28 - 18 minutes - 25.1 MBAre you and/or your spouse guilty of putting other things before your marriage? If we're not careful, our careers can easily come before our marriage. But this only serves to splinter our home. So what are we to do? Listen in this week as the guys talk through ways to always keep your marriage first.
David Vanderpool
September 03, 2018 21:26 - 25 minutes - 34.7 MBToday, Jimmy and Josh talk to the real deal. If you ever wanted to mold your Christian faith after a modern-day disciple of Jesus, Dr. David Vanderpool would be THE MAN. A successful surgeon in Dallas, Texas, left his practice and moved his family to Haiti, to change lives for the Kingdom, one broken dream at a time.
To Spank or Not to Spank
August 28, 2018 12:56 - 16 minutes - 22.7 MBThe guys talk through whether or not you should spank your kids? Is it ok? Why are so many countries outlawing it? Listen in.
Dana Bowman
August 28, 2018 12:55 - 24 minutes - 34.5 MBThe guys sit down with Dana Bowman today, mom, author, blogger. You will love her! She talks about how to be perfect, like her! Enjoy.
Is the Bible True
August 21, 2018 02:40 - 24 minutes - 33.4 MBThe boys discuss Is the Bible True with Andy Bannister
Autumn Miles
August 21, 2018 02:21 - 24 minutes - 33.9 MBThis week the fellas sit down with, (she could have actually been standing, I don’t remember) Autumn Miles about her new book, I Am Rahab: Touched by God, Fully Restored. Autumn talks about her revelation that, just like her, most of the great heroes of the Bible were ordinary people who sinned, but God's love, mercy, and truth proved greater. Listen to her story and see if its not your story as well.
Marital Gender Differences
August 13, 2018 20:54 - 21 minutes - 29.5 MBListen, we hate to be the ones to break this to you, but here goes…you and your spouse are different. And not just you and your spouse, ALL men and women are different. Despite the growing drumbeat of voices trying to convince us otherwise, males and females are physically, genetically, mentally, and emotionally different. So, when you are at your breakfast table and are staring incomprehensively at the person that is the source of so much frustration in your life. It might not be that t...
Universalism
August 13, 2018 20:53 - 22 minutes - 31 MBThe week, the boys bring you Part 2 in their 3-part series, on the big stumbling blocks that can lead believers to lose their faith. They sit down, once again, with Dr. Andy Bannister, author of the new book, The Atheist Who Didn’t Exist, and explore the issue of Universalism. Or in simpler terms…do all faiths lead to heaven. As Oprah was famous for saying, “Do you really think God cares if you call his son Jesus or not?” Well, does He? Listen in and let’s find out.
Pairadocs Podcast Update News
August 07, 2018 03:53 - 19 minutes - 27.5 MBThis week, Jimmy and Josh discuss some of the latest parenting and family news articles found floating through the interwebs. Join them and get caught up on all the pertinent information you need to know to be a fully informed and engaged parent.
Sovereignty of God
August 07, 2018 03:52 - 23 minutes - 32.1 MBSo, your neighbor leans back on your couch and says, “I appreciate you inviting me to church, but I’m not really into the God thing. I guess I would believe in God, but with all the evil and suffering in the world…I don’t know. I just don’t think a God that is all loving and all powerful would allow that, so I’ve concluded there is no God.” And your response would be? What? Come on! Think of something! There’s no need to fear, the Pairadocs are here! Listen in as we talk with Andy Ban...
The Privilege Problem
July 30, 2018 06:00 - 22 minutes - 31.8 MBListen in as Jimmy and Josh discuss Dr. Madeline Levine’s new book, The Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage are Creating a Generation of Disconnected and Unhappy Kids. You would think that it would be great for a kid to grow up in a home where all his needs are met, parents are focused and involved, and he’s provided with the best educational experience out there…but apparently, you’d be wrong. We’re learning that the more a child is given in life, the more tox...
Emerson Eggerichs
July 30, 2018 05:30 - 25 minutes - 34.7 MBEmerson Eggerichs, sits down with the guys this week to discuss his new book, The 4 Wills of God: The Way He Directs Our Steps and Frees Us to Direct Our Own. Most of us know Emerson from his best-selling book Love and Respect, but in his latest book, he delves into the mystery of knowing God’s will for your life. BTW, it ain’t as mysterious as you may think!
Relax! You’re not going to screw up your kids!
July 24, 2018 22:39 - 17 minutes - 24.7 MBIf Josh and Jimmy could share one thing with struggling anxious parents it would be, “Relax! You’re not going to screw up your kids!” You know why grandparents make such great parents now? They tend not to sweat the small stuff, and a lifetime of parenting has taught them that most things are small stuff. If you love your kids and try to be the best parent you can be…take a deep breath and chill. They’re going to be okay. This whole parenting thing may kill you, but your kids are going...
Johnny Baker
July 24, 2018 22:37 - 29 minutes - 40.9 MBThis week, Josh sits down with Johnny Baker who is the Celebrate Recovery pastor at Saddleback church in California (where CR got started BTW) and national director of Celebrate Recovery about his brand-new book, The Road to Freedom. So if you struggle with any type of hurt, hang-up, or habit…this interview is for you.
Rigorous Honesty
July 16, 2018 06:00 - 20 minutes - 28.9 MBThis week Jimmy and Josh discuss their road to success, including how they recently were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize…oh, okay. So that’s actually not what they are discussing. Instead, they will probe the topic of Rigorous Honesty within the family. They will unpack this issue and emphasize just how important honesty is in all our relationships. BUT, when it comes to honesty, is it possible to have too much of a good thing? Listen in to find out.