Ed Drew has a chat with Marty Machowski, the expert on how to disciple your kids and host good family Bible times. We have been thinking on the podcast recently about how we can rely on, Jesus, God with us in the mess and chaos of lockdown and doing homeschool. How to keep this message strong within our families is often a struggle, if ever it's been tricky, it certainly is in lockdown. We hear some stories, advice and encouragement from Marty. He shares this gem - "The bottom line is that you can't do parenting alone. That's the Bible's message. The Lord is offering to help you. When I find that parents are most discouraged, I find parents who have forgotten that the Lord wants to partner with them. I'll ask them, "Have you tried everything?"  They say, "Yes, I've tried everything." I say, "How much have you prayed?"If this podcast encourages you as you disciple your kids, please do send this episode on to a parent you think would appreciate it - maybe drop it into a WhatsApp group for your churches mums/dads/carers group with something you found encouraging from the episode.This new book Meals with Jesus from Faith in Kids in partnership with The Good Book Company can be ordered here.  We'll be troubleshooting your honest questions about hosting family Bible times over the next few months so we invite you to have a go now as we struggle on through lockdown while supporting the Faith in Kids ministry.If you missed our 'Christmas Bake Along' video, it's not too late to watch it or send it to a friend, godchild, neighbour, church WhatsApp group or small alien you have met someplace. The video with Martha Collison and Ed Drew making a gingerbread nativity and talking about 'God with Us' can be found on the Faith in Kids Youtube channel here.If you have any questions or comments, please get in touch with us at [email protected]. We won't read out your emails on the podcast if you don't want us to, but we'd love to hear your stories and feedback. Particularly any questions you have about family Bible times, let us know how you get on or what's not working for you and we will endeavour to answer your questions!Genuinely, we love hearing from folks and helps us feel less like we are posting into the void - do send us a friendly hello, it might just make our day!Please prayerfully consider making a donation to the ministry of Faith in Kids.  For more information on Faith in Kids, go to Faithinkids.org Support the show (http://www.faithinkids.org)Explore the Christmas Build-Up here:christmasbuildup.faithinkids.orgSound Effect by Krzysztof Szymanski from PixabaySupport the show

Released on 10 Feb 2021