In this podcast, author and speaker Jay Payleitner talks with Wayne Rice and John Coulombe about his new book A Grand Way to Live: Faith, Wisdom and Joy for Every Grandparent which contains 90 devotional readings on grandparenting. He gives us a free sample from his book and offers several ideas for grandparents including “Prayable Moments,” a way to communicate a Christian worldview to grandchildren without being preachy or pushy. You will enjoy Jay’s enthusiasm, humor and creative outlook on the role of grandparents in today’s world.

Books and resources mentioned during this podcast:

The Tale of Three Trees: A Traditional Folktale by Angela Elwell Hunt

Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis

What If God Wrote Your Bucket List by Jay Payleitner and Josh McDowell

Hooray for Grandparents by Jay Payleitner

A Grand Way to Live by Jay Payleitner

Happy Semiquincentennial, America! by Jay Payleitner

The Legacy Coalition recently welcomed former Caterpillar executive Dan Hellige as its new President and CEO. In this casual conversation with John Coulombe and Wayne Rice, Dan and his wife Janet talk about their family, their career history, their grandparents, their grandkids, their marriage, their preferences and much more. If you’ve been blessed by the Legacy Coalition in the past, you’ll enjoy getting to know Dan and Janet Hellige as they begin their journey together leading the Legacy Coalition into the future.

Books and Resources mentioned during this podcast:

• Halftime: Moving from Success to Significance by Bob Buford
• Finishing Well by Bob Buford
• Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
• Silver Boxes: The Gift of Encouragement by Florence Littauer

Several years ago, Pastor and author Chuck Swindoll entered into a unique mentoring relationship with two of his grandsons, Austin Swindoll Thompson and Parker Nelson, both of them in their thirties. Both had endured difficult family situations during their childhood and relocated to the Dallas-Fort Worth area to be closer to their extended family. In this podcast John Coulombe and Wayne Rice talk with Austin and Parker about the relationship they now have with their “Bubba” Swindoll and what lessons they have learned from their mentoring sessions with him. And in a surprise development, they are joined on the phone by “Bubba” himself.

Books referenced in this podcast:

• Living on The Ragged Edge by Chuck Swindoll
• David: A Man of Passion and Destiny by Chuck Swindoll
• Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
• The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
• Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
• Books (fiction) by Brandon Sanderson and Robert Jordan.
• How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie
• The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
• The Road by Cormac McCarthy
• Biographies by H.W. Brands (Washington)
• Lord of the Flies by William Golding