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A Force To Be Reckoned With — 256 episodes
256. Quiet Faithfulness - What If We Have "Impact" All Wrong? A Conversation with Gramma Rose
255. Feeling Alone in This Season of Parenting?
254. What Are You Living For? Lukewarm Christians and The Valley of Dry Bones
253. When Good Intentions Steal Summer Joy
252. What If Comfort Is The Real Threat - Are We Raising Weenies?
251. Find Your Thing, Run Your Race-Just Don't Be a Crab in a Bucket!
250. Success, Cancer, and Calling: Tim Timmons Gets Real
249. Enough With the Small Talk: A Convo About Life, Parenting, and Other Things Like Foul Shots
248. The Lies We Believed as Christian Parents (And What It Cost Us)
247. Why God Might Be Taking You The Long Way
246. The Little Things That Can Destroy (or Save) Your Marriage with Lindsey Maestas
245. THIS IS NOT MARRIAGE ADVICE: 14 Years, 14 Lessons on Marriage
244. Sorry Satan, We Scheduled Family Night
243. Cheers to "Dave": Fun Christians, Cliché Quotes, & Marriage Green Flags
242. What Makes a True Leader? with Dale and Brian Karmie Pt. 2
241. What Makes a True Leader? with Dale and Brian Karmie Pt. 1
240. Corey Did What?! Pruning, Pivots, and Good Things Ahead!
239. The Success You Never Knew You Wanted : Obedience Over Outcome
238. This One’s for the Boy Moms (and Dads): Reclaiming Boyhood in a World That Silences It with Rebekah Lovell
237. When Good Isn't Great: How Purpose Changes Everything with Elizabeth Dixon
236. The Bittersweet Season of Back to School
235. Summer is Over, Now What? Life and Debt Update
234. Summer’s Coming- Will Your Kids Want to Be Around? 5 Practical Ways to Prep Your House for Hosting Kids
233. Replay: Making your Home a Place of Mission with Victoria Duerstock
232. Debt, Marriage, and Morning Coffee: Small Acts, Big Impacts
231. When Motherhood Brings You to the End of Yourself with Whitney Newby
230. We Should Talk More - On Not Raising Socially Awkward Kids
229. On Suffering and Hard Things
228. Whatchu Doin’ With That Tax Return? - Debt Update
227. PGE: Peeing In The Shower (Spoiler Alert- We All Do It)
226. Why We Stepped Into Foster Care
225. Money and Marriage: Failure is Not an Option
224. Lies From the Enemy: I Can Walk This Road Alone
223. Life Update: Honest Feedback, Healthy Conflict, and Spiritual Warfare in Relationships
222. Healing Through Adversity: The Story Behind The Bohemian Mama
221. Money and Marriage
220. Lies From the Enemy: Did God REALLY Say That?
219. 2025 is Gonna ...SUCK!
218. Lacking Peace?
217. Family Meetings
216. Thanksgiving Traditions: Connection Over Perfection
215. The Fight for Balance: Faith, Rest, and Family
214. Life Update: Your Coffee Goes Where?!
213. United We Stand, Divided We Fall
212. Jaliyah's Story Pt 2: This Is Just the Beginning
211. A Peek Behind the Curtain: Jaliyah’s Story - Part 1
210. This is Only The Beginning (and we need your help): Our Foster Care Journey Part 3
209. The Gut Wrenching Reality: Our Foster Care Journey - Part 2
208. Thank You For Your Support: Behind the Scenes of Our Foster Care Journey - Part 1
207. Struggling to Read Your Bible? Listen to This
206. Life Update: We Think We Might Like Each Other
205. When God Says ‘Go!’ with Wendi Cross
204. Mold, Wi-Fi, and EMFs, Oh My!
203. Practical Things You Can Do TODAY To Move Toward a Healthier Life
202. Is Convenience Killing Us?
201. Don’t Let This One Slip Through the Cracks
200. EPISODE 200! Peaks and Valleys
199. What Was It All For?
198. What Happens When the Dust Settles?
197. Habits of the Household
196. The Parable of the Kites
195. Let’s Catch Up: Is Anyone Else Feeling This Way?
194. Our Kids' Thoughts On Our Foster Care Journey
193. Overconnected World, Disconnected Families
192. Life Update: Has Our Foster Care Journey Ended?
191. PGE: Parents Google Everything
190. Christians, Kids, and Sports - Can They Coexist?
189. Handling Disagreements In Marriage
188. Life Update: How Will Foster Care Affect My Biological Kids?
187. We're Back!!! What We're Up to in 2024
186. Remember When Christmas Used to Feel Warm and Cozy?
185. 27 Summers with Ronald Olivier
184. Feel Like Your Story Is Over? Trust the Author with Lisa Robertson
183. Be Careful What You Pray For: Meet the Adkins Media Co. Team
182. This Is So Random...
181. God is Able
180. Going Out with a Bang
179. A Convo on Prayer: Does it Really Matter?
178. Where Does The American Dream Fit Into Today’s Culture?
177. Foster Care Trials & Triumphs: A Conversation with Kristen Andrus
176. Turning Chaos into Order: Navigating Back-to-School Season Successfully
175. Small Talk and Changing Seasons with the Adkins
174. Tired of Trying with Ashley Jackson
173. When Life Gets Heavy
172. Reinforcing the Awe of God’s Creation with Hannah Anderson
171. Proactive Parenting: Equipping Our Kids for Success
170. You Should Call Your Parents (Part 2)
169. You Should Call Your Parents (Part 1)
168. Let's Make it a Summer to Remember
167. When You’re Brought to the End of Yourself
166. Standing in the Gap for Families with Jillana Goble
165. Grace in Parenting with Judy McClintock
164. Caught Up in the Chaos: Ways to Automate Your Life
163. Take Charge of Your Health with Traci Zizza
162. Push Through the Static
161. Part 2: Welcome to A Force to Be Reckoned With
160. Part 1: Welcome to A Force to Be Reckoned With
A Force To Be Reckoned With - The Trailer
159. Get Back Up
158. Unexpected Part 5: The Unexpected Life After Abortion with Bettye Nicole
157. Unexpected Part 4: The Unexpected Road to Infertility and Foster Care with Lisa Robertson
156. Unexpected Part 3: The Unexpected Path into Foster Care Ministry with Nicole Bowman
155. Unexpected Part 2: Loving Women Facing Unplanned Pregnancy with Brooke Karmie
154. Unexpected Part 1: Our Story of Unexpected Pregnancy
153. Some of You Are Doing a Good Job, and Some of You Are Not
152. Don’t Underestimate the Power of Words
151. What Do You Do When You Need Rest?
150. All Good Things Must Come to an End
149. To Hell With This Podcast
148. “Lighten Up Bubs!” - Stop Taking Life So Ding Dang Seriously!
147. Letting go of the Lifejacket and Clinging to the Savior with Katy Weirich
146. The Mother of All Fights with Erin Soto
145. Makenna's Story - The Story Behind the "If Not Me Who" Shirt
144. Church, Arise! - with Brannon Marshall - Heart Behind the MM Collection
143. Wear the Word - The Heart Behind Reignn Outfitters with Kay Shaffer
142. Rooted Wrap Up - Living Life Intentionally
141. Rooted Pt. 4 - Rooted in Community - Choosing and Pursuing it
140. Rooted Part 3 - Rooted in Real Life - The Problem with Social Media Influencers
139. Rooted Part 2: Friendship- “Inconvenience is Often Worth It” with Alli Corley and Lisa Robertson
138. Rooted Part 1: Faith- “Be Willing To Say Yes” with Alli Corley and Lisa Robertson
137. Nothing is Wasted with Stephanie Byler from The French Rooster
136. What if it’s Actually Going to Be OK? with Nicole Zasowski
135. Cancel Culture and Censorship. Yikes.
134. Feeling Burned Out?
133. At Your Breaking Point?
132. Didn’t Make Resolutions for 2022?! Us Either!
131. Un-SUCK your Christmas Season: The Sequel + $300 Giveaway
130. Get your Crap Together with Weekly Resets
129. Obedience is Hard
128. Feeling like you’ve lost all hope?
127. Why we should talk about the things that no one wants to: A candid conversation on sin, trust, biblical marriage, and more with Lindsey Maestas
126. Navigating the Tension Between Patience and Persistence with Ken Coleman
125. Making your Home a Place of Mission with Victoria Duerstock
124. How am I supposed to show up in the world?
123. Unplanned Grace: Tackling the Topic of Unplanned Pregnancy with Natasha Smith
122. Feeling Unseen? This One is for You.
121. Want to discover your True Purpose? with Stephanie Shackelford and Bill Denzel
120. 8 Things we are Doing Right Now to Live a Life of Purpose
119. Make your Life Easier by Having These Notes in your Phone
118. Stop Living for the Weekends and Start Living Your Purpose With Jeff Ragan from KiZE Concepts
117. Putting it all on the Line with Jesse Johnson-Brower
116. Communication is Key-Stop Having a Surface Level Marriage
114. Faith Over Feelings with Lenya Heitzig
113. Life Hacks from the Adkins
112. 5 Questions to Spark Conversation with your Kids
111. Raising Boys to be Men on Mission with John Eldredge
110. Are your Weeks Chaos?! 5 Ways to Set Your Week up for Success
109. What are you Waiting For? with Jonathan Evans
108. What are we Even Doing with our Lives???
107. No Screens for 30 Days is Over, Did We Even Learn Anything?
106. Parenting with Purpose with Jimmy and Kristin Scroggins
105. Plant the Seeds and Follow the Gentle Nudges with Natasha Rohr
104. Do You Struggle with Hard Conversations? with Nicole Unice
103. Blinders On and Blinds Down!
102. Why We Fail When We Count on Our Own Strength with Jeannie Cunnion
101. Will What You Do Have a Lasting Impact? with Dale and Brian Karmie
100. We Got Rid of Our Kids’ Screen Time and Here’s What Happened
99. Unshakable Mindset in the Face of Fear
98. Life Update: New Baby, Waiting Seasons, and What's Next for Us
97. Do You Have the Mindset of a Leader? with Dan Owolabi
96. Do You Have a Mission in Your Marriage? with Aaron and Jamie Ivey
95. Mindset Fuels Your Mission
94. Topic Recap: Is There a Place for Health and Fitness in Christianity? with Clare Smith
93. Mentorship… Is it Really that Important? with Kelsey Chapman
92. Fitness and Purpose... Are They Intertwined? with Kim Wagler
91. What Can You Do to Make Their Day? With Karen Ehman
90. Is Health Really Just About Eating the Right Foods?! With Michelle and Brad Smith from the Whole Smiths
89. Who Says You Have to Choose? Combining Two Passions into One with Kelly Stumpe, The Car Mom
88. Should Mission Driven People Be Concerned About Their Health?
87. How Often Should You Change Your Underwear?
86. Topic Recap: Turning Your Trials into a Victory Story with Larry Rose
85. Here’s to Nine Years: All the Dirty Deets on our Last Nine Years of Marriage
84. Use Your Trials to Live Life to The Fullest with Rachel Awtrey
83. It's not the big things, but the little things: The Importance of being Intentional in Parenthood with Carter and Liberty Adkins
82. Grief, Infant Loss, and Making an Impact through Unexpected Tragedy With Ashley Opliger
81. Finding Hope After Suicide with Kayla Stoecklein
80. Stop Pretending to Have the Perfect Life: Your Struggles Are Your Victory Story
79. Does Studying the Bible Feel Overwhelming to You? With Kristy Cambron
78. It's Time for us to RISE UP
77. Debt Update: Is it FINALLY time to move out of the Apartment?!
76. Millennials: The Good, The Bad, And the Ugly
75. Let’s Stop Avoiding the Hard Things with our Kids
74. How to ‘Confront the Labels that Limit Us’ with Arden Bevere
73. Thursdays are About to Make us ALL a Whole Lot Better--Listen to Find Out Why!
72. Stop Romanticizing Your Dreams and Get to Work with Allison Fallon
71. What’s Holding you Back?! with Hannah Brencher
70. If You Had to do 2020 All Over Again, Would You?
69. Three Ways to Un-SUCK Your Christmas Season
68. Want to Know the True Key to Happiness?
67. Do you Know your Values or do you Live Based on the Opinions of Others? with Shawna Scafe
66. PARENTING: Are You Disciplining Your Kids All Wrong? With Wendy Snyder
65. Paying Off Over $90,000 of Debt in 1 YEAR with Trevor Oldham
64. PARENTING: Does Praying For Our Kids Truly Make a Difference? with Jodie Berndt
63. Your Life is Never Too Messy For Redemption with Trafficking Survivor Holly Christine Hayes
62. PARENTING: What it Actually Takes to Be The "Perfect Parent" with Cynthia Yanof
61. Failure Does Not Define You with Lindsey Maestas
60. PARENTING: We MIGHT Have A Solution For ALLLLLL Those Questions Your Kids Ask!
59. Finances and Financial Stewardship: Our Debt Journey
58. PARENTING: Our Family Pledge
57. These Six Things Changed the Trajectory of Our Lives
56. PARENTING: Is Pursuing Our Passions During Parenthood Selfish?
55. Feeling Like You Lack a Sense of Community? Learn How to Find Connection with Emily Siegel
54. PARENTING: Why We Don't Make Our Kids Do Chores
53. If You're a Millennial, You're Probably Missing This One Thing
52. PARENTING: We Wanted to Hear From YOU--Listener Thoughts on 'Why I Didn't Rebel' by Rebecca Lindenbach
51. How Can I Be Sure I am Pursuing the Right Plan for my Life? with Pastor Ryan Sharp
50. PARENTING: The Importance of a Family Name
49. "Standing Strong" in Who God has Called You to Be with Alli Worthington
48. How to Be A Purpose Driven Millennial in Your Marriage, Job, and Life
47. PARENTING: We Should Be Letting Our Kids Face Rejection Early On
46. September Debt Update!
45. A Conversation About Grief After Unexpected Loss with the Adkins Brothers
44. Miscarriage Update + Ways to Support Someone Walking This Journey
43. Some Random Thoughts on Pursuing Your Passions Even in the Midst of Parenthood
42. Trusting God with the Unknown with Lisa Robertson
41. How to Own Your Finances So They Don't Own You
40. Should I Homeschool This Year? Q&A on School Options
39. Finding Purpose and Joy on the Other Side of Postpartum Depression with Stephanie Clarisse
38. Your Limitations Are Just An Excuse with Aaron Golub
37. How Do I Encourage My Kids to Step into Their Purpose? with Rebecca Lindenbach, Author of Why I Didn't Rebel
36. End of June Debt Update + Staying Disciplined When Your Budget isn't as Tight
35. An Open Conversation About Current Events and Black Lives with Rennie Curran
34. Your Purpose is Bigger than You with Rennie Curran
33. Finding the Confidence to Pursue Your Purpose with Ashley Spriggs
32. How Can I Build My Credit Score without Getting into Debt?
31. Learning to Adapt to Transitions and Let God Lead with Nichole Criss
30. Learning to Make Your Negative Attributes Work to Your Advantage with Jaime McLaughlin
29. Giving Up on Millennials is Not the Answer with Author and Speaker Grant Skeldon
28. Debt Update During the Pandemic + Where Did Our Stimulus Money Go?!
27. We're Back! + The Millennial Mission Explained
26. I'll take my Coronavirus with a little lime!
25. Are You a Person of Integrity?
24. How to Include Your Kids in Your Debt Journey
23. Bringing Light to Miscarriage and Loss
22. Damon West - The Coffee Bean
21. Why am I Even Here?
20. Clare Smith - Purpose is Something Bigger Than Yourself
19. Ezra Gentle - Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable
18. Keeping the Main Thing the Main Thing
17. You Shared Your Biggest Struggles and We Responded
16. Epic on a Budget
15. Whitney Fenimore - Trust the Process
14. Random Thoughts and Keeping it REAL
13. Sarah Brooks - YOU Have a Purpose in Every Season
12. Marriage Problems
11. Sarah Sliman - From Victim to Victor in the Making
10. Life Update: Patience, Perseverance, and Trust
9. Do We All Have a Purpose?
8. Keisha: Sometimes Struggle can be the Catalyst to Your Purpose
7. Lorie Karmie - Purpose Does Not Always Equal Happiness
6. The Truth About Millennials
5. Life Lessons and $47 in Our Bank Account
4. Goal Setting
3. Corey Adkins - From Zero to Zero Still on the Journey
2. Bethany Adkins - The Beginning
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