DIY Biblical Parenting

A Podcast from Andy Koesters

The Lord has called Christian parents to “Do It Yourselves” in pointing our children to Christ. We want to encourage and equip you to be the primary discipler of your children. God is with you and desires this for your family – you have His backing in this!

DIY Short: When Do I Give My Child A Cell Phone?
DIY Short: When Do I Give My Child A Ce...
One of the biggest questions of our era as parents is when is the right time to give my children a cell phone? We ...
00:08:34
March 29, 2024
DIY Short: What To Do With All The Christmas Photo Cards
DIY Short: What To Do With All The Chri...
It’s always good to open ourselves up to thinking of others more significantly than ourselves (Philippians 2). H...
00:05:23
January 24, 2024
Serving With Our Kids: An Interview With Mara Koesters - Part 2
Serving With Our Kids: An Interview Wit...
One of the best ways to point our kids to Christ is to join them in serving those who know Jesus and those who don...
00:18:09
December 18, 2023
Serving With Our Kids: An Interview With Mara Koesters - Part 1
Serving With Our Kids: An Interview Wit...
One of the best ways to point our kids to Christ is to join them in serving those who know Jesus and those who don...
00:23:39
December 13, 2023
From High School to College: Interview with Titus Koesters - Part 2
From High School to College: Interview ...
One of the biggest challenges we have as parents is to prepare our children to make that important transition from...
00:17:07
August 14, 2023
From High School to College: Interview with Titus Koesters - Part 1
From High School to College: Interview ...
One of the biggest challenges we have as parents is to prepare our children to make that important transition from...
00:23:53
August 14, 2023
Have You Ever Been to the Outback?: Interview with Bret Grieves of JH Outback Ministries - Part 2
Have You Ever Been to the Outback?: Int...
Bret and I kept going, so here's Part 2! Hope you enjoy! Here's the description from Part 1: Sometimes we ...
00:21:20
July 25, 2023
Have You Ever Been to the Outback?: Interview with Bret Grieves of JH Outback Ministries - Part 1
Have You Ever Been to the Outback?: Int...
Sometimes we need the Lord to give us some time away and a "shot in the arm" to help our marriages and p...
00:19:10
July 25, 2023
He Took My Toy!: Biblical Language to Help Our Kids Understand Their Hearts
He Took My Toy!: Biblical Language to H...
When kids get together to play there can often be disputes. It doesn’t take us long to see selfishness in our ki...
00:14:47
May 31, 2023
Whether You Eat or Drink or Play Sports: Pointing Our Kids to Christ in Sports
Whether You Eat or Drink or Play Sports...
Sports take up a huge space in our culture - there’s no escaping that. Many of our children play sports year rou...
00:14:33
April 03, 2023
Small-Batch Living: Keeping it Simple and Foundational
Small-Batch Living: Keeping it Simple a...
Did you ever think that how ice cream is made could be a parable of capturing biblical, flourishing living for you...
00:15:35
February 07, 2023
Creating a Gospel Culture in the Life of Our Family
Creating a Gospel Culture in the Life o...
Sharing the gospel and sharing our own lives - that is the one two punch of how our children, other believers and ...
00:17:40
January 09, 2023
The Anatomy of Autonomy: Helping Our Kids Debunk One of the Greatest Lies of Our Culture
The Anatomy of Autonomy: Helping Our Ki...
Autonomy from God, autonomy from others and autonomy from parents - these are three strong lies that the culture i...
00:16:36
October 24, 2022
A Thor Reference?: Leading Children To A Flourishing Life
A Thor Reference?: Leading Children To ...
Thor is one of the most popular movie characters in our culture currently.  He has been a very dynamic charac...
00:20:01
September 20, 2022
Marriage: A Gospel Picture to Your Kids
Marriage: A Gospel Picture to Your Kids
God's Word tells us that our marriages are a powerful picture of the gospel to a watching world!  The most im...
00:18:35
August 15, 2022