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Raising Boys & Girls

Episode 179: The Legacy of Prayer & Faith on Family with Helen & Luke Smallbone

Raising Boys & Girls

That Sounds Fun Network

Parenting, Kids & Family, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

51.6K Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Have you gotten your tickets for the Unsung Hero movie yet?! If not, you certainly will after listening in on this rich conversation with Luke Smallbone of for King & Country and his mom, Helen Smallbone. We have never had a mother and son on together and it was every bit as inspiring as you would imagine from these two. Their story will make you laugh and cry, and we would HIGHLY recommend you take your family to watch it in movie form. We’re so grateful for their honesty and wisdom in both spaces and can’t wait for you to listen in on this delightful conversation AND GO SEE UNSUNG HERO as soon as you can! . . . . . For a deeper dive, we've now got the Ages and Stages Discussion Guides up on our website - with Try it Out sections and devotionals for each day of the week. Go to raisingboysandgirls.com/shop and scroll down to the bottom! Raising Boys and Girls Courses - now available! Sign up to receive the monthly newsletter to keep up to date with where David and Sissy are speaking, where they are taco'ing, PLUS conversation starters for you and your family to share! Go behind the scenes and watch our podcast on YouTube! Download a copy of the Raising Boys and Girls Feelings Chart. Connect with David, Sissy, and Melissa at raisingboysandgirls.com. . . . . . If you would like to partner with Raising Boys and Girls as a podcast sponsor, fill out our Advertise with us form. . . . . . A special thank you to our sponsors: Hiya Health: Receive 50% off your first order. To claim this deal, head on over to hiyahealth.com/RBG. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey friends, welcome to the raising boys Boys and Girls Podcast.

0:12.6

I'm Sissy Gough.

0:13.7

And I'm David Thomas.

0:14.9

And I'm Melissa Trevathan.

0:16.6

And we're so glad you joined us for this conversation.

0:20.1

Let's dive in.

0:31.0

Luke Smallbone is an Australian actor and one half of the four-time Grammy Award winning pop duo for King and Country with his brother Joel.

0:36.5

They have generated over 2 billion streams, 10 GMA awards, one Billboard Music Award, and 1 American Music Award, as well as performances

0:46.0

on Good Morning America, The View, The Today Show, The Tonight Show, and CMT Crossroads.

0:52.0

Luke Executive produced the 2016 Independent Film Priceless

0:56.2

and the 2024 film Unsung Hero a story about his family's immigration

1:01.8

to America.

1:03.6

Helen Smallbone grew up in Australia

1:05.5

as the daughter of a Methodist minister

1:07.4

and the youngest of four children.

1:09.6

Trained as an occupational therapist,

1:12.0

Helen's greatest desire was to serve God and become a wife and mother.

1:15.8

At age 20, she married the love of her life, David Smallbone, and over the next 14 years,

1:20.3

they added seven children to their family. Their daughter, Rebecca St. James, who we love,

1:26.4

and two of their sons for King and Country Stars Luke and Joe Smallbone have collectively

1:31.3

earned five Grammys.

1:33.0

When not busy with her children and grandchildren,

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