Going Against The Grain, Hard Conversations, & Thriving

COURAGEOUS PARENTING

Isaac & Angie Tolpin - CourageousParenting.com

Kids & Family, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture, Christianity, Parenting, Relationships

4.9 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

If you want a thriving family in the future you will need to go against the grain even in Christian circles as you raise your children. Sometimes what’s best for your family is in a different direction than what people in your community are doing. For over twenty years the Tolpin’s have gone against the grain in numerous ways that they are contributing to the fruit they see today in their family of nine children. They discuss how to have the hard conversations and encouragement to do so. The reality of the pressures on parents to go along to get along, but the warning that we should always do what is likely to have the most fruitful outcomes in raising our children even if there’s relational cost with others. But also encouragement that there doesn’t have to be a relational cost and to move forward in love without fear as you make your intentional parenting decisions.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Courageous Parenting Podcast, talking about going against the grain as Christian parents
0:05.2	and? And having a hard conversation with someone who maybe isn't alignment with the decisions that you're making as a parent. How do you handle that conversation?
0:13.5	We have been there, haven't we? That's right. Oh, many times. And so we're going to really get the practicals on how to make these hard decisions, give you the courage you so biblical grounding, and share with you all the hard decisions we've had to make
0:27.0	that as we look back, we're so fruitful.
0:29.9	So join us at Courageousparenting.com to listen to the podcast and get the show notes.
0:34.7	And all other aspects of the ministry are available at be courageous ministry.org.
0:38.7	Well, here we go.
0:39.4	Talking about the hard things, but good things.
0:42.2	This is such a vital conversation in these times that we're living in.
0:46.2	Because even when we're in Christian circles, when you're really intentional when you're
0:50.6	hearing from the Lord, sometimes you're going to be called to go in a different direction,
0:55.6	a different decision that's really healthy for your family that's different than maybe
1:00.6	the circle of people you're around.
1:02.5	It's going to feel like you're countercultural in a sense, but a lot of you listening are probably
1:09.2	thinking, this is why I like the Courageous
1:11.0	Parenting Podcast.
1:11.9	I feel like I'm at home here.
1:13.4	And I would say we even started this podcast as a hope to build a community of other
1:20.6	parents who oftentimes they do feel like they're running the race alone.
1:24.3	I know we felt that way, right?
1:25.5	Yeah, we did.
1:26.1	We felt that way, right?
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