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When someone asks how you’re doing, is “busy” your first answer? In this episode of Purposeful Family, Linc and Elizabeth ask whether a full calendar really means a fruitful family. They look at how culture has taught us to wear busyness like a badge of honor, and at the lies that keep us running: that our kids will fall behind if we slow down, and that our worth comes from what we accomplish. Then they turn to Jesus, who often stepped away to be alone with the Father. You’ll get simple, doable ways to build rhythms of pause, rest, and reflection, give your kids room to wonder and discover, and make space for God to move in your home.

Every family is being discipled by something — the only question is by what, or by whom. In this episode, Linc and Elizabeth talk honestly about the slow pull of cultural drift: how our calendars, our budgets, and our dinner-table conversations can quietly start to look like everyone else's if we're not paying attention. Using Joshua's bold declaration in Joshua 24:15, "As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord," they walk through what it looks like to name your family's values before the world names them for you, and why comparison always loses to conviction. If you've ever wondered whether your family is being built on purpose or just happening by default, this one's for you.

Every day, parents face a choice: take the path of least resistance or lead with intention. In this episode, Linc and Elizabeth talk about what it really looks like to disciple our kids in the ordinary, everyday moments, not just the planned devotional nights. Using Deuteronomy 6:7 and the picture of Lois and Eunice discipling young Timothy in 2 Timothy 1:4–5, they walk through what "as you go" parenting looks like in the tired moments, meltdowns, disappointments, and celebrations. It's an honest, practical conversation about trading comfort and ease for a home shaped by purpose.

Most of us want our families to be healthy, close, and happy, but somewhere along the way, comfort can quietly become the goal instead of a byproduct of following Jesus. In this episode, Linc and Elizabeth talk about what it looks like to build a purposeful family—one that lives on mission together instead of just chasing a beautiful family experience. They walk through the barriers that keep families stuck in their comfort zones, share practical first steps for inviting your kids into a bigger story, and talk about how family mission trips can shape identity, faith, and the way you see the people around you. Listen in for a conversation that will challenge how you think about family, priorities, and what it means to follow Christ together.

In this episode, hosts Linc and Elizabeth talk about the feelings of inadequacy that keep so many parents from leading their families with intention. They dig into where those feelings come from, why the home is our first mission field, and how four simple, repeatable habits can turn awkward first steps into a well-worn path. It's a reminder that no family has to have it all figured out to start moving forward.

In the first episode of Purposeful Family, hosts Linc and Elizabeth introduce what it means to raise a family with intention, drawing on Deuteronomy 6:4–7 and Psalm 78:1–7 (CSB) to unpack what Scripture says family is actually for. They get honest about the real barriers that keep families from living out that purpose, from taking the easy road, to feeling inadequate to lead spiritually. The episode closes with one challenge for every listener: name what's optional in your life that you've made necessary, and what's necessary that you've made optional. Subscribe for new episodes of Purposeful Family.

Purposeful Family is a new podcast for parents who want more than a peaceful house. Join Elizabeth Cochran and Linc Taylor as they chase purpose over perfection in family life.