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Podcast 135: When Honoring Your Parents Seems Difficult

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God wants us to obey His commands even when they are difficult to do. And, in a broken world, even the Fifth Commandment—to honor our father and mother—can feel like a real challenge. Today, we discuss some of those challenges and how to approach them.

Also, we highlight a fantastic sermon in this episode, in which Mr. Rod McNair discusses some children with a very famous—or, perhaps, infamous—father and how they ultimately honored him. You can watch it here on YouTube: “The Surprising Legacy of the Sons of Korah.”

Podcast 130: Get to Know Your Parents

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In the earliest and most formative years of our lives, our parents are our closest neighbors. Yet, if we’re not careful, the time will slip away and we will find we missed out on opportunities to really know them. Invest in that relationship early: Make an effort to get to know your parents.

In today’s podcast, we refer to a commentary written by Thomas White titled “A Little Sonder” about the sense you get that the people around you have full, rich, real lives like the one you experience moment to moment. Click here to read it.