Episodes

  • The Spiritual and Emotional Influence of Parental Fear

    The Spiritual and Emotional Influence of Parental Fear
    Feb 18 2026
    The stats of anxiety, depression, and stress on Gen Z (ages 14-28) are scary and higher than ever before. That’s not hyperbole.

    What have been the cultural, familial, and individual influences at work, and what can parents of Gen Alpha (ages 0-13) learn from where we find ourselves?

    We believe that parents hold the keys to influencing the next generation. And there is much more hope than might appear at the surface.

    But the way through is by first addressing what may be our greatest adversary: Our own parental fears.

    In this episode, we ask the question, “Why are we doing what we’re doing as families?” We address issues like the self-fulfilling prophecy, the role of epigenetics in child outcomes, and the spiritual laws that influence our decisions.

    Time Stamps:
    0:00 Introduction
    1:03 Christi and Josh introduce a NEW season
    5:40 The mental health of Gen Z
    9:57 Parenting and mental health
    16:20 The effects of the decisions we make as parents and addressing parental fears
    25:30 Spiritual laws that influence our parenting
    31:00 Running into our fears and the hope of being a parent today
    35:25 Conscious and unconscious choices we make as parents
    40:00 How fear-based narratives influence our parenting
    44:34 What is God’s role in how you parent?

    Show Notes:
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    51 mins
  • Kids, Fear, and Helping Your Adult Children with Max Lucado

    Kids, Fear, and Helping Your Adult Children with Max Lucado
    Jan 28 2026
    Epigenetics is real. In other words, there’s a trickle down effect onto our kids based on our beliefs, feelings, and the environment in which we raise them.

    In this episode, Pastor Max Lucado joins the show to talk about helping parents meet children in their anxious thoughts. Having written multiple books on anxiety, Pastor Lucado has a new 90-day devotional called Calm Thoughts for Kids, and joins the show to talk about what he’s seeing as a grandparent and how parents today can help their kids with their anxious days.

    Having just become a grandparent for the sixth time, and about to be the seventh time, Pastor Lucado also talks about how grandparents can come alongside their adult children in raising their grandchildren.

    Time Stamps:
    0:00 Introduction
    3:51 Max Lucado talks about fear and kids
    9:50 How raising kids has changed
    13:40 How grandparents can support their adult kids in raising their grandkids
    19:00 How parents can disciple their kids and meet them in fear
    23:45 The power of story to help kids grow
    28:07 What is your strategy?

    Show Notes:
    Get Calm Thoughts for Kids: 90 Devotions for Anxious Days by Pastor Max Lucado by clicking here: https://amzn.to/3Maf13l

    Get Traveling Light: Releasing the Burdens You Were Never Intended to Bear by Pastor Lucado: https://amzn.to/49YHtgp

    Get What Do I Do With Worry by Dr. Josh and Christi: https://amzn.to/4k3UGJD

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    32 mins
  • The Love Language That Matters Most with Dr. Gary Chapman

    The Love Language That Matters Most with Dr. Gary Chapman
    Jan 21 2026
    What is the love language that matters most?!

    That’s the focus of this week’s episode, as our friend, Dr. Gary Chapman, author of The Five Love Languages, joins us to talk about his new book by the same name, The Love Language That Matters Most.

    In this episode, Dr. Chapman drops some serious one-liners to teach us how to practically identify and love our spouse in their own dialect. Sound intriguing to you? The insights are profound.

    Here are some of the gold nuggets Dr. Chapman shares:
    • Why our agenda takes precedence over our values
    • How to know what your spouse needs to really feel loved
    • Why the misbehavior of both children AND adults grows out of an empty love tank
    • How to be a great listener
    • The three ways to help your children feel loved
    • And the most sobering question Dr. Chapman asked of himself while raising his kids
    As he stated, “The question is not, ‘Do you love your children.’ The question is, ‘Do your children feel loved?’”

    Time Stamps:
    0:00 Introduction
    1:19 What’s coming up with Famous at Home
    4:02 Dr. Gary Chapman joins the show
    10:13 What is the love language that matters most?
    18:30 The dialects of each love language
    23:02 The emotional love tank
    27:40 The qualities of being a great listener
    35:00 How to help your children feel loved
    42:57 The most sobering question Dr. Chapman would ask of himself raising kids

    Show Notes:
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    46 mins
  • Being a Victim of Parenthood & Bringing Order to Chaos

    Being a Victim of Parenthood & Bringing Order to Chaos
    Jan 14 2026
    Quick note: If you haven't yet downloaded the Famous at Home app, see show notes below to download. Be sure to turn notifications on for the latest encouragement from Famous at Home.

    Welcome to a brand new season called Loving Well!

    In this episode, Josh and Christi talk about bringing order to all of the things in your home and life that might feel disordered. Why order? Because love gets smothered where chaos reigns. When we're in survival, we have a limited ability to look outward and love well.

    Josh and Christi share what we need to love well, talk about being victims of parenthood, and discuss very practical ways to move from "survival mode" to order and love.

    Time Stamps:
    0:00 Introduction to a new season
    2:43 Calling back to order that which feels disordered
    9:00 Upcoming guests on Season 7 of “Loving Well”
    10:11 The foundation of loving well
    16:56 Are we victims of parenthood?
    27:42 We are what we focus on
    33:00 Ways to work through “survival mode” and lead your family into order and love
    40:45 Ways to love your spouse well

    Show Notes:
    To download the Famous at Home app from Apple, click here.
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    46 mins
  • A Christmas Message From Josh + Christi

    A Christmas Message From Josh + Christi
    Dec 21 2025
    What does the star have to do with your soul? What does it mean to "make room" in your heart?

    In this episode, Josh and Christi each offer a personal Christmas reflection and message to you, our Famous at Home family.

    May this Christmas be filled with wonder and awe for you and your family.

    Merry Christmas from Famous at Home!

    Show Notes:
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    10 mins
  • Helping Kids Think Critically with Tuttle Twins Show Creator Daniel Harmon

    Helping Kids Think Critically with Tuttle Twins Show Creator Daniel Harmon
    Dec 17 2025
    We have three special guests this week to share with you content and a TV series that has created such helpful, engaging, and at times, challenging dialogue between us as parents and our children.

    In the episode, Josh and Christi’s kids, Landon and Kennedy, join the show to interview Daniel Harmon, the creator of the Tuttle Twins TV show. The Tuttle Twins book series and TV show tackles topics we often don’t know how to address with our kids.

    If you’re looking for family friendly content you can engage with your kids, check out Tuttle Twins on Angel Studios. Seasons 1-3 are free. See link in show notes.

    Time Stamps:

    0:00 Introduction
    0:59 Daniel Harmon describes behind the scenes of Tuttle Twins TV show
    8:00 Teaching kids to think critically 14:06 How topics, like entrepreneurship, are chosen and developed for the TV show
    18:20 Inflation, bitcoin, college, personal responsibility, civil disobedience, and other favorite topics 20:33 How rhymes keep kids remembering lessons
    24:23 Other behind-the-scenes questions related to Tuttle Twins TV
    35:20 Disagree does not mean enemy

    Show Notes:
    Check out the Tuttle Twins Show on Angel Studios: http://www.angel.com/tuttletwins

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    43 mins
  • 5 Ways to Find "the Good" for Your Family This Christmas

    5 Ways to Find "the Good" for Your Family This Christmas
    Dec 3 2025
    Why does it feel like stress always has the loudest voice during “busy” seasons? We want everyone in our family to get along, enjoy the holidays, and be truly present. Yet, it seems we all too often end up bickering, overwhelmed, and somehow wishing it could be different.

    Good news! Your family doesn’t have to succumb to the stress. You can find “the good!” In this episode, we walk through 5 ways to find “the good,” not just at Christmastime, but in any busy season you find yourself in.

    Time Stamps:
    0:00 Introduction
    1:22 “Experiencing” Advent as a family
    5:42 Make quick decisions
    11:20 Get off screens
    15:00 Say yes, to the hard, but good thing
    18:50 Say no to what feels disconnecting
    22:02 pursue relationships
    24:47 The faces of those under your roof

    Show Notes:
    Get 25 Days of the Christmas Story! https://amzn.to/49kHiO1

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    28 mins