The Little Flock

How Do We Talk To Kids About Global Crisis Events?

Left Foot Media — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 02:01:04 +0000

In this episode we share our thoughts about Lent and how it’s going for each of us; we unpack a great moment of goodness, truth, and beauty from Breaking Bad actor Bob Odenkirk; and we talk about how we can best help kids navigate and make sense of global crisis events.

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27. Banning Social Media Under 16 and Making the Most of Pentecost

Left Foot Media — Wed, 14 May 2025 02:24:32 +0000

This month on The Little Flock, Katie and I discuss the proposed ban on social media for under 16’s; some recent mothering hacks we stumbled across; how to celebrate the feast of Pentecost well; AND LOTS MORE!

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26. How Can Families Make The Most of Easter? What Is A Woman?

Left Foot Media — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 03:18:48 +0000

This month on The Little Flock, Katie and I share our experiences of Lent 2025, and discuss the vexing question: what is a woman and does her vocation matter?

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25. How Can Families Do Lent Well & The New Netflix Show Adolescence

Left Foot Media — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 00:30:30 +0000

This month on The Little Flock, Katie and I discuss the major new hit Netflix TV series ‘Adolescence’, and explore the claim that caring for a pet is just as hard and important as being a mother. : How can families live the season of Lent well? What can families do to navigate the challenge of Christian indifference in the face of aggressive secularism? ✅ Support Left Foot Media at: www.Patreon.com/LeftFootMedia❤️ Send us your questions: www.TheLittleFlockPodcast.org or: www.lifenet.org.nz

24. ‘We Don’t Want To Move With The World’

Left Foot Media — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 16:33:00 +0000

In our final episode of The Little Flock for 2024, we sit down with our three eldest daughters to talk about being a teenager in the modern world, what young people want from the Church, navigating technology, what Christian parents can do to support their kids in these challenges, and lots more! This is one conversation that you don't want to miss! ✅ Support Left Foot Media at: www.Patreon.com/LeftFootMedia❤️ Send us your questions: www.TheLittleFlockPodcast.org or: www.lifenet.org.nz

23. Gaming Addiction & Dealing With Family Political Differences

Left Foot Media — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 00:04:15 +0000

This month on The Little Flock, Katie and I discuss the strange story about a New Zealand woman who claims to have married herself, and an important article about preventing gaming addiction in young people. : How can we handle differing and strongly held political views in a family? I find myself frustrated with the Church - what should I do? How do you handle end of year stress? ✅ Support Left Foot Media at: www.Patreon.com/LeftFootMedia❤️ Send us your questions: www.TheLittleFlockPodcast.org or: www.lifenet.org.nz

22. Should We Celebrate Bossiness In Girls?

Left Foot Media — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 03:27:00 +0000

This month on The Little Flock, Katie and I discuss a beautiful article about why our children are more important than our youthful dreams of fame and fortune. : How can we make our home a place which promotes the sacredness of God, and why is this important? How do you handle the issue of music in your family home? Should we be disciplining our girls for being bossy, or should we celebrate it as a leadership skill? ✅ Support Left Foot Media at: www.Patreon.com/LeftFootMedia❤️ Send us your questions: www.TheLittleFlockPodcast.org or: www.lifenet.org.nz

21. Building a Phone Free Future For Our Children

Left Foot Media — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 18:39:00 +0000

This month on The Little Flock, Katie and I discuss a new article which offers five practical tips for building a phone free future for our children. : How can we engage our school effectively if we have concerns about technology use? AND: Are there different roles for mothers and fathers to play when disciplining kids in the home? ✅ Support Left Foot Media at: www.Patreon.com/LeftFootMedia❤️ Send us your questions: www.TheLittleFlockPodcast.org or: www.lifenet.org.nz

20. Help! I feel like a bad mum who is always yelling and nagging my kids!

Left Foot Media — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 17:36:00 +0000

This month on The Little Flock, Katie and I discuss the importance of valuing domestic work in family life, practical tips for reducing children’s screen time, AND LOTS MORE. : Help! I feel like a bad mum who is always nagging and yelling at my kids! How can we disagree well in a marriage or any other relationship? ✅ Support Left Foot Media at: www.Patreon.com/LeftFootMedia❤️ Send us your questions: www.TheLittleFlockPodcast.org or: www.lifenet.org.nz

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19. How do we respond to the loss of faith in our Christian schools? What can we do if our kids lose their faith? Are there movies that families can watch together?

Left Foot Media — Wed, 22 May 2024 17:58:00 +0000

This month on The Little Flock, Katie and I talk about what we’ve learned now that we’ve reached our 20 year wedding anniversary. We also talk about the crazy reaction to the Harrison Butker commencement address, women who are ‘de-centring’ from men, AND LOTS MORE. : How do we, as Christian parents, mitigate the more and more visible weakening of Christian character in Christian schools? What can we do if our young adult children lose their faith - how do we bring them back? What are some movies and TV shows that families can watch together? ✅ Support Left Foot Media at: www.Patreon.com/LeftFootMedia❤️ Send us your questions: www.TheLittleFlockPodcast.org or: www.lifenet.org.nz

Ethos Alliance document ‘Students and Social Transition’: https://bit.ly/3QUM62m

18. Do We Need to Be in Love to Stay Married? PLUS: How do we communicate with teenage boys? When should I take my kids out of church?

Left Foot Media — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 17:30:00 +0000

This month on The Little Flock, Katie and I talk about criticisms of modern dating coaches who are encouraging ‘gendered behaviours’, as well as another article arising concerns about people who think that falling out of love is not a good enough reason to end a marriage. : When should we take our children out of church? How do you communicate with teenage boys? How do we respond to teenagers who believe popular myths about overpopulation? ✅ Support Left Foot Media at: www.Patreon.com/LeftFootMedia❤️ Send us your questions: www.TheLittleFlockPodcast.org or: www.lifenet.org.nz ❤️Leave a one-off tip: www.ko-fi.com/leftfootmedia

17. The Important Secret History of Hot Cross Buns PLUS: Why aren’t Christians having big families? How do we discern properly? Why am I not supported by the Church when I experience persecution?

Left Foot Media — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 16:58:00 +0000

This month on The Little Flock, Katie and I talk about the beauty of the Good Friday Stations of the Cross prayer devotion, and the important forgotten symbolism of hot cross buns. : Why aren’t Christians having big families? How do we discern properly? Why am I not supported by the Church when I experience persecution? ✅ Support Left Foot Media at: www.Patreon.com/LeftFootMedia❤️ Send us your questions: www.TheLittleFlockPodcast.org or: www.lifenet.org.nz

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16. Why is Lent so important and how do we get the most out of it, PLUS: How do we get a routine back after the holidays?

Left Foot Media — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 16:29:00 +0000

This month on The Little Flock, Katie and I talk about why the Christian season of Lent is so important and what we can do to get the most out of it! : How do we get back into a good stable routine after the holidays? AND LOTS MORE!

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15. How To Have Challenging Conversations With Your Kids - A Conversation With Nikki Lysaght

Left Foot Media — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 16:27:00 +0000

This month on The Little Flock, we interview Australian mother, wife, Assistant Principal and Christian sexuality educator Nikki Lysaght about how to have challenging conversations with your kids. No, it’s not just the birds and the bees conversation, and it’s not just about having one important chat. Nikki shares practical advice for keeping our kids close, even when things get challenging and the hard conversations need to happen between us and them! ✅ ❤️ Support our important ministry work and send us your questions at: www.lifenet.org.nz

14. Parenting For Character And Faith - A Conversation With Dr. Andy Mullins

Left Foot Media — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 16:44:00 +0000

This month on The Little Flock, we interview Australian author, Notre Dame lecturer, public speaker, and former headmaster Dr. Andy Mullins about raising kids with character and faith. With lots of valuable insights and real world stories from an engaging expert in parenting, this is one conversation you won’t want to miss! ✅ ❤️ Support our important ministry work and send us your questions at: www.lifenet.org.nz

13. Why is sexual sin so serious? How do you grieve together in marriage? How am I supposed to find a Christian to marry when the Church does such a poor job in this area?

Left Foot Media — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 18:00:00 +0000

This month on The Little Flock, Katie and I talk about voting, politics, and family life during an election season, as well as the dangers of impatience and why this is one of the problems of our age! : Why is sexual sin so serious? How do you grieve together in marriage? How am I supposed to find a Christian to marry when the Church does such a poor job in this area? AND LOTS MORE!

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Article about ‘overwhelm’: https://bit.ly/3nzLow0

12. Why has the Christian Church lost relevance to our teenagers? How do we engage with schools about gender ideology? Should Christians be involved in politics?

Left Foot Media — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 17:54:00 +0000

This month on The Little Flock, Katie and I talk about the importance of awe and wonder for family life, and a list of great fantasy novels for kids. : Why has the Christian Church lost relevance to our teenagers? How do we engage with schools about gender ideology? Should Christians be involved in politics? AND LOTS MORE!

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11. How do you foster a joyful spirit in children and in the home? What is human flourishing? How can different personalities work well together in a marriage?

Left Foot Media — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 00:59:54 +0000

This month on The Little Flock, Katie and I talk about an ancient comedy manuscript which reveals a lot about a healthy community, as well as an article about how husbands can become better at loving their wives. We also answer the following questions: How do you foster a joyful spirit in children and in the home? What is human flourishing? How can different personalities work well together in a marriage? AND LOTS MORE!

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10. How can you remain true to your faith when you are around atheists and agnostics? How do you discipline children? How can we spiritually protect our homes and families?

Left Foot Media — Tue, 09 May 2023 00:55:32 +0000

This month on The Little Flock, Katie and I talk about society becoming increasingly intolerant of babies. We also talk about the modern curse of ‘overwhelm’, and what we can do to fight back against it. We also answer the following questions: How can you remain true to your faith when you are around atheists and agnostics? How do you discipline children? How can we spiritually protect our homes and families? AND LOTS MORE!

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Article about ‘overwhelm’: https://bit.ly/3nzLow0

9. How do families make a big deal of Easter? How do deal with conflict? The benefits of abstinence in a marriage

Left Foot Media — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 01:58:02 +0000

This month on The Little Flock, Katie and I talk about a great little article which offers some simple practical ideas to help make the most out of Easter celebration in the family home. We also talk about women’s rights, plus the benefits of chastity and abstinence in a marriage. We also answer the following questions: How do you address marital intimacy issues when only one spouse is Christian? How do you deal with arguments in family life? How do you navigate discipline roles in the family home?

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8. Why is monogamy better than polygamy? Is it okay to discipline other people’s kids? How do we parent if we disagree about sex?

Left Foot Media — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 01:37:19 +0000

This month on The Little Flock, Katie and I talk about actor Seth Rogan’s claim that life is happier and better without children, and an Australian academic who is proposing that people have an obligation to ask questions about climate change before having babies. We also answer the following questions: Why is monogamy better than polygamy? How do we parent if we have different views on sexuality? Is it okay to discipline other people’s kids? AND LOTS MORE!

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7. What does it mean to parent with love? How you support a partner through mental health issues?

Left Foot Media — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 18:30:00 +0000

This month on The Little Flock, Katie and I talk about the suggestion that a lack of sex would be enough of a reason to end a marriage, as well as tips for making your food budget stretch further during these financially challenging times. We also answer the following questions: Why does it mean to parent with love? How do you promote a healthy vision of freedom in the family? How do we support a partner through mental health issues? AND LOTS MORE!

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6. How to talk to girls about porn, Should you make an 8 year old pay for a lost uniform? Who chooses the godparents?

Left Foot Media — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 18:30:00 +0000

In this episode, Katie and I talk about a recent article listing reasons people give for not wanting to have any more children. We also answer the following questions: How do we talk to girls about porn? Should you make an 8 year old pay for a lost school uniform? Should you get involved if your adult daughter has an affair? What should you do if your parents want to choose the godparents for your baby? AND LOTS MORE!

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5. Discussing Tough Moral Issues with Non-Practicing Children, How to Talk to Boys About Porn, How do you Remain in Love?

Left Foot Media — Thu, 19 May 2022 18:33:00 +0000

In this episode we talk about an article claiming that pets are now the new children for couples, and another one highlighting the importance of fathers in shaping a robust and longterm faith in children. We also answer the following listener questions: How do you discuss controversial moral issues with non-practicing adult children? How do you begin to talk about pornography with your boys? How do you remain and grow in love throughout the years of marriage? AND LOTS MORE!

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4. A Spouse Stops Coming to Church, How to Start a Relationship, Technology and Family Life

Left Foot Media — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 02:38:00 +0000

In this episode we talk talk about why Matthew McConaughey and his wife moved their family to Texas, a family dispute over a deceased estate, and a great new resource for kids who love graphic novels. We also answer the following listener questions: How do you manage things when your spouse stops attending Church? What are Children for, and who do they Belong To? How do you personally juggle the use of technology in marriage and family life? What’s the best way to enter into a relationship as a Christian? AND LOTS MORE!

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3. A loving God & Suffering, The Right Dating Age, Living with a Nuerodiverse Spouse

Left Foot Media — Wed, 16 Mar 2022 01:15:00 +0000

In this episode we talk about a woman unwilling to adopt her nieces and nephews from her dying sister. We also answer the following listener questions: How do I explain a loving God who allows suffering to my teenage kids? What age is right to start dating? How do you talk to your pre-pubescent son about sex? What should I do after discovering my spouse is neurodiverse? AND LOTS MORE!

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2. Abusive Spouses, Couples in Ministry, Defiant Children, and Christmas!

Left Foot Media — Thu, 16 Dec 2021 17:00:00 +0000

In this episode we answer the following questions: What should I do if I am in an abusive marriage? Can Christian couples do ministry work and raise kids? What can we do if older children are defiant? Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? AND LOTS MORE!

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1. Sex, Babies, Christian Cliques and The Pandemic!

Left Foot Media — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 08:17:00 +0000

In this episode we talk about navigating the COVID-19 pandemic without losing your sanity and we answer the following questions: What if husbands and wives have different expectations about sex? Why do Christians have cliques? What should you do when one spouse wants another child but the other doesn’t? AND LOTS MORE!

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