Sparking Everyday Discipleship
A Podcast about Discipleship in the 21st Century providing tools for Everyday Discipleship Every Day
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 20 minutes
- Episodes
- 261
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Episode 140: Pastor Dave Brown and Opening the Word of God with Our Children
In this episode of "Books that Spark," Pastor Dave Brown visits with us discussing how to open up the word of God correctly with our children, equipping them to understand the Bible.
Episode 139: Celebrating Easter with Books from Our Friends
In this episode of "Books that Spark," we look at some great Easter books written by our friends who have been on our show in the past. We share books for our youngest little ones to our older elemen…
Episode 138 - Sara Chinakwe Interview and Celebrating Our Heritage
In this episode of "Books that Spark," we talk with writer/teacher Sara Chinakwe about her new book You Come from Greatness and about building a heritage through the stories we tell our children.
Episode 137 - Celebrating Irish American Heritage and Women's History Month
In this episode of "Books that Spark," we look at some books celebrating Irish Heritage and many books with great women heroines. We share some silly books, some serious books, and several books with…
Episode 136-Biographies and the Power of Testimony
In this episode of "Books that Spark," we look at picture book biographies to help encourage and challenge our children to do amazing, world-changing things. Biographies are basically testimonies of …
Episode 135 - Avoiding New Age and Progressive Picture Books and Parenting Books
In this episode we look at some new picture books and books for parents that teach New Age and Progressive theology. Picture books reflect the culture in which they are written, and we need to know w…
Episode 134-Glenys Nellist Interview and Helping Our Children Know God Is Always with Them
This week we talk with our long-time friend, author Glenys Nellist. I believe this is her fourth interview with us. Glenys is a prolific writer and has books coming out regularly. She loves sharing G…
Episode 133-Laura Sassi Interview and Helping Children Delight in God's Word
In this episode we talk with Laura Sassi about her newest book My Tender Heart Bible and her other books that help children delight in the truths of God's word. You can read the show notes and find l…
Episode 132: Dennis Conrad Interview and the Importance of "In God We Trust"
In this episode we talk with Dennis Conrad, author of the new "In God We Trust" Series of books. His first book is a great story of faith from the Civil War era about the Two Cent Piece coin. For tra…
Episode 131-Teaching Our Children to Pray
In this episode we look at three fantastic books on prayer for children and my favorite book on prayer for adults. For the transcript and links, go to terriehellardbrown.com
Episode 130-Interview with Harold Senkbeil
In this episode we continue interviewing the writers of the Fat Cat Series of children's books. This week we talk with pastor and author Harold Senkbeil and discuss discipling the next generation and…
Episode 129-Interview with Natasha Kennedy and the Beauty of the Gospel
This week we interview author/illustrator Natasha Kennedy. She's the illustrator for the Fat Cat series of books we discussed last week. Her focus and hope is that the beauty of the Gospel is seen in…
Episode 128-Interview with Todd R. Rains and Discipling Children
We are back! We took a bit of a break, and then we took a bit of a COVID break beyond our planned vacation, but we are back now with some great interviews for you. This week we talk with Todd R. Ha…
Episode 127-Interview with Jean Matthew Hall and Announcing StarLight Magazine
In this episode we interview Jean Matthew Hall about her new adventure in publishing StarLight Magazine - a new magazine for children and families. For more information, show notes, and links go to …
Episode 126: Advent and Christmas Kick-Off: Reading Together through the Holidays
In this episode we talk about all things Advent and how to make this a special time with our families as we celebrate the birth of Christ. In order to prepare for Advent, we are sharing this early i…
Episode 125-Marianne Hering Interview and Helping History Come Alive
In this episode we talk with Marianne Hering and her fun books that make history come to life for older elementary children. For show notes and links go to terriehellardbrown.com
Episode 124-Bonnie Rose Interview and Praying for the Persecuted Church with Our Children
In this episode we interview Bonnie Rose and discuss her wonderful home school curriculum she provides. We also discuss how to pray for and talk about Christian persecution with our children. The fi…
Episode 123-Interview with Valerie Fentress and Helping Children Understand Their Identity in Christ
In this episode we visit with Valerie Fentress about her books and helping our children embrace and understand their identity in Christ, the power of fairy tales, and finding good books for boys to …
Episode 122-Interview with Amanda Siebert about Mama Sing My Song
In this episode we talk with Amanda Siebert about her new book and ministry of writing special songs specific for each child.
Episode 121-Interview with Davy Liu and Creating a Thirst for God's Word
In this episode we talk with Davy Liu, former Disney animator, about his books, films and dreams for the future and his desire to create a thirst for God's word in children's lives. For transcript a…