Little Pieces Club
by Little Pieces Club Ministries
Welcome to Little Pieces Club Ministries. We sit at the convergence of trauma science and faith. At its heart LPCM applies Middle Eastern Christian context (rediscovering what years of western tradition may have missed) to the science of trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences(ACE’s). We walk along side children, teens, and parents who are recovering from relationship toxicity. The literature, art and spirit of the Bible points us toward the story of Jesus, The Good Shepherd. This story is a resilience factor in recovering from trauma large and small. Follow daily on instagram: @lpcministries
Episodes
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LPCM 077: Healing Journeys with Science and Scripture Part 20: Becoming a Tree of Life: Part 2 and Capstone
This is our final podcast in or Healing Journeys with Science and Scripture Series. We finish with some practical applications of the Tree of Life Concept. We define the “Trauma Healing Trinity” as the Alienated Parent/Good Shepherd/Tree of Life. We look a little closer at a parable that helps us...
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LPCM 076: Healing Journeys with Science and Scripture Part 19: Becoming a Tree of Life: Part 1
This week we dive into the final of our healing journeys as we contemplate becoming a tree of life. After a brief review, we spend a little bit of time reviewing the three characteristics of God that help trauma recovery. The first is The Alienated Parent the second is The Good Shepherd and the...
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LPCM 075: Healing Journeys with Science and Scripture Part 18: Lost Sheep to Good Shepherd: Part 8
Please note if you don’t already have one, this episode is best consumed with a journal to work on the solitude prompts. This week, after a brief review, we begin to look at the second of two special skills within the Good Shepherd concept. This week we look at the process of grief. This episode…
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LPCM 074: Healing Journeys with Science and Scripture Part 17: Lost Sheep to Good Shepherd: Part 7
After a brief review of previous material, we are spending time on the aspect of God’s character. That is the good Shepherd. This week we asked the question are humans to be good shepherds like Jesus. In order to answer this question, we look at the life and character arc of Peter the disciple.…
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LPCM 073: Healing Journeys with Science and Scripture Part 16: Lost Sheep to Good Shepherd: Part 6
This week we look at the concept of ezer kenegdo, the rescuing challenging helper. In the West we have been used to hearing that the female Eve was created as a suitable helper for Adam….there is deep context and wisdom that reveals just how bad, sad and dangerous this mistranslation has been....
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LPCM 072: Healing Journeys with Science and Scripture Part 15: Lost Sheep to Good Shepherd: Part 5
This week, we actually take a minor step back and take a deeper look into the idea of testing the spirits. We roll in the amazing work of Jim Wilder and his book called Renovated. Specifically, we look at the six negative emotions and how they map to the Greatest Blessing relationships that we…
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LPCM 071: Healing Journeys with Science and Scripture Part 13: Lost Sheep to Good Shepherd: Part 4
This week we tackle two skills for the backpack for our Healing Journey. First is Kabod (“Kavode). While most Western Bible interpretations translate Kabod as Glory, we need to make sure this word is read in a more full context. With the help of Good Shepherd author Kenneth Bailey we find out…
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LPCM 070: Healing Journeys with Science and Scripture Part 13: Lost Sheep to Good Shepherd: Part 3
In this episode we get back to the tools and skills needed for the healing journey. First we see that attachment is flexible. Think back to The Serpent’s Journey where you had the chance to test your attachment. Here we begin to see that not only is attachment flexible, but active discipleship is...
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LPCM 069: Healing Journeys with Science and Scripture Part 12: Lost Sheep to Good Shepherd: Part 2
Today in this episode, we meet the Good Shepherd for the first time. We take a brief break from reviewing the tools and skills needed for this journey to in essence, begin with the end in mind and meet the Good Shepherd. After a brief review of last week’s material, we take the work of Kenneth...
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LPCM 068: Healing Journeys with Science and Scripture Part 11: Lost Sheep to Good Shepherd: Part 1
Today we begin our next Journey: From Lost/Bad Sheep to Good Shepherd. We take a quick overview on the tools/skills that we will develop for this journey and focus on two: The first is our power to choose. Adam and Eve showed us the power our choices have. But the modern worlds (Father of Lies)...
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LPCM Episode 067: Healing Journeys with Science and Scripture Prt 10: The Serpent’s Deception Part 5
Today is our last episode on the Serpent’s Deception. We revisit the Parable of the Unmerciful Servant from the angle of unforgiveness. We talk about the prison we find ourselves in if we have not forgiven others. Again, God takes personal responsibility for the way His created world works. While...
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LPCM Episode 066: Healing Journeys with Science and Scripture Part 9: The Serpent’s Deception Part 4
Today we pivot to the scripture. We explore the Parable of the Unmerciful Servant (Matthew 18: 21-35) and The Parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15: 11-32). We look at God’s character in relationship to forgiveness, for adversity makes it easier for the Enemy to drive us far from God. We think we...
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LPCM Episode 065: Healing Journeys with Science and Scripture Part 8: The Serpent’s Deception Part 3
We continue our emphasis on the science of ACE’s. We highlight the long effects, but spend time on the fact that people in all walks of life can and often experience ACE’s. We can use this fact to divide people, OR the more “light” way is to see that as a multiethnic family we may experience...
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LPCM Episode 064: Healing Journeys with Science and Scripture Part 7: The Serpent’s Deception Part 2
After a brief review, We focus on the area of theory called “Attachment Theory.” A special Thanks to TCU’s Trust-Based Relational Intervention and Karyn Purvis Institute (https://child.tcu.edu/#sthash.cwraX9ba.dpbs) Their work is inspiring and is worth looking into. They provide the framework for...
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LPCM Episode 063: Healing Journeys with Science and Scripture Part 6: The Serpent’s Deception Part 1
After a brief review, we meet the first couple, Adam and Eve (The Dirt Creature/Humanity & Eve/Life) just after their famous sin. We, with the help of, BibleProjects Genesis Video (https://bibleproject.com/explore/video/genesis-1-11/?utm_source=web_social_share&medium=shared_video) We learn about...
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LPCM Episode 062: Healing Journeys with Science and Scripture Part 5: Final Tools for the Journey
Scripture for the Episode: Descendants of Noah Genesis 10 aka The Table of Nations. •“For you [Israel] are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession” (Deuteronomy 7:6)....
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LPCM Episode 061: Healing Journeys with Science and Scripture Part 4: Yet More Tools for the Journey
This week’s tools. Fearless Living: Fear equals lack of trust in God. When coming face to face with spiritual beings/concepts humanity is told to “fear not” between 300-400 times Fear drives the need to control which disrupts relationships (Not being patient and kind) City Walls vs Sheepfold Cain...
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LPCM Episode 060: Healing Journeys with Science and Scripture Part 3: More Tools for the Journey
Today we continue to review several themes notable to modern scholars in the Hebrew Bible. In our “Healing Journeys” series we are seeing what our destination looks like. Edenic concepts are both the starting point and destination. They represent God;s ultimate wish for his people. Each topic…
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LPCM Episode 059: Healing Journeys with Science and Scripture Part 2: Tools for the Journey
Today we will review several themes notable to modern scholars in the Hebrew Bible. For our journey concept this represents both the starting point and destination. They represent God’s ultimate wish for his people. Each topic could be a podcast unto itself, but BibleProject devotes much time on...
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LPCM Episode 058: Healing Journeys with Science and Scripture Part 1: Eden and Marriage
This is our first episode of a new series. We take a pivot and focus on expanding on our 3-hour Introductory course “Healing Journeys with Science and Scripture.” We see how modern Biblical scholarship and cutting edge science build a worldview that helps us grieve and heal from adversity and...
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LPCM Episode 057: Parental Alienation Capstone Episode
This week’s podcast brings Season 2 to a close as talk through Parental Alienation topics, summarize how to decide if it is there and what to do about it. I also bring the spiritual dimension to the discussion as we talk about God’s character with respect to the alienating parent idea. I also...
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LPCM Episode 056: Conversation with Parental Alienation Expert and Coach Amy J.L. Baker PhD.
This week’s podcast brings us a conversation with Amy Baker one of if not the most prominent Parental Alienation researcher for the past 20+ years. She has authored many books and research papers and works with many parents and children overcoming Parental Alienation. Join us as we focus on how…
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LPCM Episode 055: Conversation with Parental Alienation Attorney Ashish Joshi
This week we are excited to bring you our next expert interview in our series on Parental Alienation (PA). Chris sits down with attorney Ashish Joshi of Joshi attorneys + counselors in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He practices law both domestically across the United States and internationally…
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LPCM Episode 054: Conversation with Alan Blotcky PhD. Parental Alienation Expert
This week we are excited to bring you our first expert interview. Chris sits down with Alan Blotcky PhD. a clinical psychologist in private practice who has worked with Parental Alienation (PA) for 39 years. We review the definition and levels of severity, why there is controversy, why it is so...
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Brief pause to podcast
Hey everyone! Just letting you know I am taking an intentional pause in the podcast as I wrap up work on two book! I’m very excited about them. They are marriage preparation and marriage rescue books that I will be sharing more about soon!
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LPCM Episode 053: Parent FAQ’s Part 5
This week we continue a miniseries on parent FAQ's. We take a deep dive into practical aspects of Sabbath-keeping in relation to setting up new routines in the family. We also link this discussion to the science of exercise as written about by John Ratey MD. Finally, we see how all this can be...
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LPCM Episode 052: Parent FAQ’s Part 4
This week we continue a miniseries on parent FAQ's. We are tackling the fact that some think Parental Alienation Syndrome has been debunked. We review some of the history, but mainly discuss the difficulties in diagnosing it and more importantly managing it. Links to the articles referenced are…
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LPCM Episode 051: Parent FAQ’s Part 3
This week we continue a miniseries on parent FAQ's. We are tackling the case of a violent 13-year-old. He was caught in the anger of an acute divorce setting. We discuss how mixing current connection-based parenting skills and ancient wisdom help a parent "be Jesus for their child." Feel free to...
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LPCM Episode 050: Parent FAQ’s Part 2
This week we start continue a miniseries on parent FAQ's. We are tackling what to do if Parental Alienation Syndrome or PAS has already happened. Why it is biblically inconsistent for churches to ostracize people getting a divorce. We also look at factors that predict how children will do long...
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LPCM Episode 049: Parent FAQ’s Part 1
This week we start a miniseries on parent FAQ's. We are tackling ideal parenting strategies, how to approach situations where children are acting out and finally what to do when your children are turning your back on you. The risk in this situation is Parental Alienation Syndrome or PAS. Feel…
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LPCM Episode 048: The Tree of Life
Today we unpack the design pattern of The Tree of Life. Remember this is the second of the design patterns that Jesus mentions in His “I AM” statements. There is a very rich depth to this metaphor that we use to organize the LPC curriculum and suggest helps form a parenting philosophy. Just like...
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LPCM Episode 047: The Good Shepherd
Today we unpack the design pattern of The Good Shepherd with the help of renowned scholar Kenneth Bailey (His book is The Good Shepherd: The Thousand-Year Journey from Psalm 23 to the New Testament). Recall this is in the context of attachment and parenting before, during and after divorce. The...
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LPCM Episode 046: Attachment
Today we tackle the idea of attachment and Attachment Theory. We review the 4 basic attachment patterns, Secure, Anxious-Avoidant, Anxious-Ambivalent, and Fearful-Avoidant. With the help of www.attachmentproject.com we review the traits of adults of each pattern and the basic parenting style that...
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LPCM Episode 045: Divorce 101 for Parents Part 3: LPC Principles at Home
The is Part 3 in our Divorce 101 series. Today we deconstruct how Little Pieces Club principles fit with at home routines. We cover sabbath, and two types of prayer routines. We link what we do in small groups to the Greatest Blessings and the concepts the ancient Hebrews encircled this primary...
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LPCM Episode 044: Divorce 101 for Parents Part 1: ACE’s and Do’s and Don’ts
The is Part 2 in our Divorce 101 series. We are still focusing on the science behind understanding the impact divorce has on children. We start our looking at the concept of Adverse Childhood Experiences or ACE's. It is interesting that on some lists divorce is left off. But that being said for…
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LPC Podcast Season 2 Episode 043: Divorce 101 for Parents Part 1
Season 2 is directed at parent education about divorce; it’s impacts and what can be done. This is an encore and more theologically complete version of a Continuing Medical Education Lecture Chris gave a few years ago. We look at the data gathered about divorced children over the last 40 years.…
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LPC Podcast Season 2 Episode 042:The TEDx Talk That Got Away (Biblical Design Patterns that Heal)
Chris, founder of Little Pieces Club Ministries, recently applied to give a TEDx talk for the TEDxMSU community. After making the first cut, the student organizers decided this was not a talk they wanted. This video makes the argument that meditating on 1000's of years old biblical design…
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Small Group Episode 40: Helping Other Trees Grow/Telling Others About Jesus.
WE MADE IT!!! The final lesson in our (Public and Private) Christian Journey Series. Of course this is just the start of the journey! Today, in Part 14 in our series: The Public Christian Journey. We focus on how to tell others about Jesus. But we do it through understanding the Tree of Life...
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LPC Podcast Season 2 Episode 041: Power Struggles
Season 2 of Little Pieces Club Podcasts will be geared toward parent frequently asked questions. We start off with a big one. "What do I do about awful behavior?" The answer might surprise you! We review the anatomy of a power struggle. We review the American Academy of Pediatrics' document on 3...
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Small Group Episode 39: Choosing Safe Friends with Integrity Who Help Us Grow.
This is Part 13 in our series: The Public Christian Journey. After forgiveness we focus on defining integrity so that kids can better choose their friends, and label what is happening around them. Proverbs helps us see crooked and foolish people contracted with wisdom and integrity. Series…
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Small Group Episode 38: Speaking Forgiveness Always
This is Part 12 in our series: The Public Christian Journey. Here we take a hard look at forgiveness and the pain of unforgiveness. This is a crucial issue for parents to understand to bring forth optimal emotional health for their children. It is a long episode, so it can be broken up as needed....
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Small Group Episode 37: Balancing Power and Justice
This is Part 11 in our series: The Public Christian Journey. We look at how to balance power (or social influence) and justice. Our Biblical anchor is Romans 8:18 as we look for hope when injustices occur. Series Summary: Week 1: We built our theology of loving others from Mark 12:29-31 and then...
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Small Group Episode 36: Making Good and Wise Rules Together
Small Group Episode 36: Making Good and Wise Rules Together This is Part 10 in our series: The Public Christian Journey. We apply the Ezer Kenegdo concept to making VALID EXPECTATIONS (wise rules for relationships). We look at the Book of Esther and how Mordecai and Esther live this out better…
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Small Group Episode 35: Finding Wisdom Together.
This is Part 9 in our series: The Public Christian Journey. We take our last look at the ezer kenegdo concept and define "synergy." We combine the words wisdom, submission and synergy and consider the wisdom in Ecclesiastes 3:1-8. Series Summary: Week 1: We built our theology of loving others…
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Small Group Episode 34: Helping Others to Understand Us
This is Part 8 in our series: The Public Christian Journey. Deeply diving into "Win-Win-Win Thinking," we focus on expressing (patiently and kindly) what is a “win” for us. We fully review the concept of ezer kenegdo (iron sharpens iron). Seeing that ideal relationships happen when both people...
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Small Group Episode 33: What is a win to someone else?
This is Part 7 in our series: The Public Christian Journey. We continue with "Win-Win-Win Thinking." Today we focus on figuring out what is a “win” for other people and how we go about figuring that out. Do we guess or ask? We also get to have fun playing the fool or the wise person when faced…
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Small Group Episode 32: Win-win-win thinking.
This is Part 6 in our series: The Public Christian Journey. "Win-win-win Thinking." As part of the PCJ, we hear echoes of Stephen Covey, but here we include God as the third win. We see the wisdom of the Greatest Blessings as finding the win-win-win. When anyone "loses" God is saddened. We even…
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Small Group Episode 31: Apologizing with Our Whole Hearts
This is Part 5 in our series: The Public Christian Journey. "Apologizing with All of Our Hearts." As part of the PCJ, we will hurt people and they will hurt us. The apology is how we live out humbleness and submission (listening deeply to know) to others. We look at intentional and unintentional...
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Small Group Episode 30: Doing Sabbath in Community
This is Part 4 in our series: The Public Christian Journey. "Doing Sabbath in Community" This week we focus on the scriptures supporting Sabbath. We take a brief look back at the Parable of the Lost son. But this time we discuss the celebration dinner and link it to Sabbath celebration. We…
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Small Group Episode 29: Public Christian Journey Part 3: What Does Forgiveness Really Look Like?
This is Part 3 in our series: The Public Christian Journey. "What Does Forgiveness Look Like?" This week we focus on the Parable of the Lost Son found in Luke 15:11-32. We deconstruct much of the Hebrew context of this parable to expose a deeper level of forgiveness expressed by the father (God)....
About this show
Welcome to Little Pieces Club Ministries. We sit at the convergence of trauma science and faith. At its heart LPCM applies Middle Eastern Christian context (rediscovering what years of western tradition may have missed) to the science of trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences(ACE’s). We walk along side children, teens, and parents who are recovering from relationship toxicity. The literature, art and spirit of the Bible points us toward the story of Jesus, The Good Shepherd. This story is a resilience factor in recovering from trauma large and small. Follow daily on instagram: @lpcministries
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