Making Hesstory

• Ep 35 | Do people project their father's character onto God?

  Everything in our lives has the potential to influence what we think about God and the quality of His character. Everybody faces their own set of circumstances in life, and the challenge for us is to develop an unwavering belief that God is good, even when life is not.While our beliefs about God are formed throughout our lifetime, there's a subconscious tendency that people who believe in the existence of God have to project the quality of their earthly father's character onto God as their Heavenly Father.It's important to bring this to light, because who you believe God to be will determine how you approach Him, and it may play a role in determining the quality of your parenting.Join Brian and Katie as they begin to unpack the idea that you may be projecting the image of your father onto God, and why that could be problematic.Want to connect with us? Use the links below to find us on social media, send us an email, buy our books, or subscribe to our weekly newsletter!Order our books: https://makinghesstory.com/shopInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/makinghesstory/Send us an email: [email protected]: http://www.makinghesstory.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550195135910Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@MakingHesstory

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• Ep 34 | Avoiding the extremes of authoritarian and permissive parenting styles

  Have you ever wondered why you parent the way you do?Sometimes we do what our parents did because it's all we know and we turned out okay. But sometimes we do the opposite of what our parents did because, well, our experience wasn't ideal.In this episode Brian and Katie talked about how neither of the two extremes of the parenting pendulum (authoritarian and permissive) are ideal, and some ways to think about what a healthy balance might look like.Want to connect with us? Use the links below to find us on social media, send us an email, buy our books, or subscribe to our weekly newsletter!Order our books: https://makinghesstory.com/shopInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/makinghesstory/Send us an email: [email protected]: http://www.makinghesstory.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550195135910Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@MakingHesstory

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• Ep 33 | The lies we believe: "Violence is power"

  The third lie in this mini-series is that violence is power.The world we live in is training us to demand comfort, convenience, ease, and the instant gratification of our desires.It's no surprise that this has crept its way into our parenting. Often when parents want to see a behavioral shift in their kids, they'll do whatever they deem necessary to achieve that goal, including fear, intimidation, and violence.Join Brian and Katie as they dismantle the fallacy that violence is power, and how connection is a superior goal to parenting than compliance.Here's the sermon on apathy mentioned by Brian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1C0Kf09a0kWant to connect with us? Use the links below to find us on social media, send us an email, buy our books, or subscribe to our weekly newsletter!Order our books: https://makinghesstory.com/shopInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/makinghesstory/Send us an email: [email protected]: http://www.makinghesstory.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550195135910Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@MakingHesstory

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• Ep 32 | The lies we believe: "Anger is power"

  The second lie in this mini-series that is so easy to believe with regard to our relationships with others (especially our kids) is that anger is power.Our kids won't always do what we want them to. In fact, professional "limit tester" and "boundary pusher" would be on their business cards if they had them.As parents this has potential to be anger inducing, because we can feel disrespected when our kids don't do what we want them to when we want them to do it.Join Brian and Katie as they discuss the fallacy that anger gives us more power in our relationship with our kids, and why the key to teaching self control is modeling self control.Want to connect? Use the links below to find us on social media, send us an email, buy our books, or subscribe to our weekly newsletter!Order our books: https://makinghesstory.com/shopSend us an email: [email protected]: https://www.instagram.com/makinghesstory/Website: http://www.makinghesstory.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550195135910Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@MakingHesstory

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• Ep 31 | The lies we believe: "It's my job to control my kids"

  If something you believe is untrue, would you want to know?In our relationships with others, and most likely with our kids, there are a few lies that we can easily fall into the trap of believing. It may not happen on a conscious level, but our beliefs have a way of showing up in the way we behave.So, if you have the fruit, you have the root.Join Brian and Katie as they discuss the commonly believed lie that "it's our job to control our kids," why this isn't true, and how to live in the balance of freedom and boundaries.

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