Rare but Real

Audrey gives a Christian perspective on bridging generational divides, honoring older and younger believers, and weighing the voices that shape us. She uses Scripture, family experience, and examples from church life to argue that no generation is flawless, and that wisdom grows through mutual respect and faithful relationships.

🚨 Join Audrey for the 2026-27 season of Woman’s Life as she study's the Women of the Bible and discover what God wants to teach us through their lives. Come be encouraged in His Word, and bring a friend!
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📚Chapters
00:00 Why generational conflict deserves another look
02:24 A biblical vision for passing faith between generations
04:40 What generation labels can and cannot tell us
07:53 How history shaped parents, children, and technology
13:19 Respect across generations in church and family
16:09 Good-natured teasing versus contempt
20:19 Honoring older people without assuming they are always right
23:11 Social media voices and discernment rooted in Scripture
28:46 Choosing mentors by character, not popularity
32:08 Rehoboam's costly choice to reject older counsel
35:06 Honor, adult responsibility, and learning from experience
39:21 How younger and older women can invest in one another

🗒️ Show Notes
Would You Like To Know God As Your Friend?⁠

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Audrey answers a listener’s question about how Christian parents can pursue reconciliation when adult children distance themselves over political or religious disagreements. She offers biblical guidance for grieving without losing faith, maintaining loving contact without compromising convictions, and resisting contempt between generations.

📚 CHAPTERS

00:00 A mother’s question about family estrangement
05:06 Grieving, trusting God, and examining yourself
08:26 Seeing people beyond generational labels
15:47 Honoring parents and respecting younger generations
21:57 Speaking truth without starting arguments
26:49 Keeping the door open and pursuing peace
31:21 Loving distant grandchildren and guarding your heart

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Would You Like To Know God As Your Friend?⁠

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What should you pray for your children and how should those prayers shape your own life?
In this second and final episode on praying for your children, Audrey continues her teaching on praying for your children with 12 prayer priorities drawn from Scripture.
Whether your children are young or grown, this episode offers encouragement to keep praying, examine your own heart, and depend on the Holy Spirit.

📖 Chapters
00:00 Keep Praying Without Losing Heart
10:01 Jesus’ Prayer in John 17
17:51 Salvation, Godly Character, and Protection
28:18 Praying for Godly Friendships
32:11 Marriage, Purity, and Drawing Near to God
38:58 Wholehearted Faith and Protective Boundaries
46:39 Building a Yearlong Prayer Rhythm
53:24 Loving God and Responding to His Grace

🗒️ Show Notes
Friends of Women Series
Would You Like To Know God As Your Friend?⁠

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Audrey answers a first-time mother’s question about responding to her 15-month-old’s desire to have her own way. She recommends calm, consistent limits and age-appropriate redirection, while emphasizing enjoyment, affection, patience, and seeking biblical guidance.

📚 CHAPTERS
00:00 The question: how to handle a 15-month-old wanting her own way
02:22 Discipline as teaching and training
04:09 Relax, seek wise guidance, and account for development
06:44 Build connection through play, affection, and attention
11:25 Audrey’s Biblical Mothering Bible Study plans
15:30 Use a firm voice and follow through calmly
18:54 Correct, redirect, and set steady limits
21:20 Lessons in calm follow-through from family
26:26 Consider hunger, tiredness, and overstimulation
28:44 Enjoy your child, repeat the lessons, and keep perspective
30:12 Encouragement for mothers at every stage
32:03 Who can join the January study and community activities

Audrey draws on decades of motherhood and Scripture to explain how parents can pray for their children while cultivating their own obedience, persistence, and attentiveness to God’s Word. Through examples from Jesus’ prayer life and memories from raising her children, she encourages parents to model prayer, include children in it, and keep trusting God through exhausting seasons and life’s storms.

🚨 Join Audrey for the 2026-27 season of Woman’s Life as she study's the Women of the Bible and discover what God wants to teach us through their lives. Come be encouraged in His Word, and bring a friend!
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📖 Chapters
00:00 Intro
03:16 A prayer guide Audrey still uses for her adult children
09:20 How Jesus made prayer a regular practice
13:02 Turning sleepless nights with children into prayer
17:20 Jesus prayed while training his disciples
19:10 Parents shape faith while seeking wise counsel
24:16 Praying with children in everyday situations
26:42 Prayer as conversation, listening, and Scripture
31:10 Jesus’ command to pray and not lose heart

🗒️ Show Notes
Praying For Your Children Blog Post
⁠⁠Would You Like To Know God As Your Friend?⁠⁠⁠

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