Sparking Everyday Discipleship

In this episode we talk with Elizabeth Urbanowicz, founder and CEO of Foundation Worldview, about her new book and teaching our children to discern truth. 

Kristin Wynalda from "Big Books, Little Ears" visits with us today as we share our top picks for books from 2023.

In this episode we talk with Trent Talbot, founder and CEO of Brave Books. We talk about the power of books in a child's life and their books and book club. 

In this episode we discuss how to help our children set goals and talk about some fun and funny books about this topic. 

This week we talk with Sandra Kay Chambers about her new book Fingerprints Devotions, about prayer, and about giving books to fostered and adopted children through Seven Homes. We also talk about oth…

This week we are replaying Episode 80 which first aired January, 2022. We discuss how to set goals and some books to help inspire us all. We cover some great books for starting the New Year. 

This week we are replaying our talk with Todd R. Hains who is a writer and editor and dad. He’s got some great pointers and ideas for truly discipling our children well.

In this episode we talk about more Christmas books and ways to prepare for an awesome Christmas and Advent Season. This episode first aired in December 2021, but we thought you'd enjoy another listen…

In this episode we talk about making Christmas meaningful by creating special family memories. This first aired in December of 2020, but we thought you might enjoy listening again as we plan to make …

In this episode, we continue the discussion where we left off last week. This time we discuss some Christmas controversy and suggest some gift ideas. Plus, I share about a book I just found out about…

In this episode we talk with Kristin Wynalda about everything Christmas. This is part 1 of 2. Next week we'll conclude with part 2 of the conversation. Find out what our favorite Christmas books are …

In this episode we chat with Betsy Childs Howard about her books, her work with the Gospel Coalition, and discipleship. Why and how can we use stories with our kids? Why and how does God use waiting …

In this episode we interview Dennis Conrad about his second book in the In God We Trust series and discuss how stories can help open up the most important conversations with our children, especially …

In this episode we visit with our old friend Glenys Nellist about some of her newest books which just happen to be about Thanksgiving and Christmas. Come listen in to the conversation. For links and …

In this episode of "Books that Spark," we talk with Chris Landry, author and homeschool dad, about his books in the Cajun Kids series of novels for kids. For show notes and links, go to terriehellard…

In this episode we chat with author Millie Florence on the launch day of her newest book! She's so much fun to talk with. We had some technical problems, so the interview was cut short; however, we h…

In this episode, Kristin Wynalda and Terrie talk about witches, goblins, and ghosts in children's literature and whether we should take part in Halloween or not. Where does your family land on this i…

This week we "flip the script" a bit as my daughter interviews me about my new book Building Character through Picture Books. We also try something new by offering a video version of the interview. C…

In this episode of “Books that Spark,” we interview Courtney Siebring whose book Little Spark of Life just launched in September. She shares about the importance of understanding and teaching our ch…

In this episode we talk about the types of irony and some fun picture books to help make them clear. Even if you're not teaching irony, we share some fun books you'll want to check out! Find the link…