Famous at Home

Josh + Christi Straub

Be Famous at Home. Thrive on Your Stage.

  • 37 minutes 3 seconds
    Finding Your Way Home to Your Spouse
    "What's going on within your spouse's heart matters more than what's going on between the two of you." The gateway to finding your way home to your spouse is through his / her heart. 

    But that can be easier said than done with there's already so much hurt built up through the years. In this episode, Josh and Christi lay out practical ways to fight for your spouse's heart while also prioritizing the healing of your own. 

    Time Stamps:
    0:00 Introduction
    1:12 New 2025 offerings for Tender & Fierce now live
    7:15 The launch and introduction to The Field Experience
    12:50 Marriage as a gift and responsibility 
    19:45 What are you fighting for?
    22:37 Judging intentions versus behaviors
    25:58 Self-protection versus self-promotion
    27:58 One way to increase marital satisfaction
    29:36 The inner child and marriage
    34:36 Fighting for the marital heart

    Show Notes:
    Sign up for the January 2025 Tender & Fierce Cohort! Sign up here. 
    https://www.famousathome.com/tenderandfierce


    Men, interested in The Field Experience? Join the interest list! https://www.famousathome.com/mensinterestform

    To learn more about Tender & Fierce, click here to listen: 
    Living Tender & Fierce: https://tinyurl.com/3xtu6rfs

    From Broken to Wholehearted Living: https://tinyurl.com/3443hrpz

    Download NONAH's brand new single Find My Way Home by clicking here: https://bellpartners.ffm.to/findmywayhome

    The Famous at Home podcast is made possible by listeners like you. We'd be honored to have you partner with us in helping bring revival to today's family. Click here to donate. https://newhorizonsfoundation.com/project/single-project/2504/
    13 November 2024, 6:15 am
  • 40 minutes 27 seconds
    Finding Your Way Home to Your True Self
    In this episode, we talk about how to find your true self and the freedom it brings to live from it. We also talk about the destructive ways our false self can influence our closest relationships.

    Want to know if you're truly showing up with others in your true self? We reveal the ONE question we use to filter how well we're walking in our true self and talk about what's keeping us stuck in our false self.

    Want to be comfortable in your own skin, joyful in who you are, and not swayed by others? This episode is for you.

    Time Stamps:
    0:00 Introduction
    1:43 Upcoming coaching programs
    6:13 How we heal and show up in marriage
    10:55 How you know when you’re operating out of false self
    13:15 Deep dive into what it means to live in your true self
    19:58 How you identify someone living from their true self
    24:01 Learning to listen to God about who you are
    28:42 How healthy friends help you live from your true self
    34:50 The beautiful overflow of your true self in relationships
    37:48 Dealing with tricky relationships

    Show Notes:
    Men, interested in The Field Experience? Join the interest list! https://www.famousathome.com/mensinterestform

    Interested in the next Tender + Fierce cohort? Join the interest list! https://www.famousathome.com/tenderandfierceinterest

    Download NONAH's brand new single Find My Way Home by clicking here: https://bellpartners.ffm.to/findmywayhome

    Order a copy of Abba's Child from Brennan Manning:
    Click here: https://amzn.to/40xEs3C

    The Famous at Home podcast is made possible by listeners like you. We'd be honored to have you partner with us in helping bring revival to today's family. Click here to donate. https://newhorizonsfoundation.com/project/single-project/2504/
    6 November 2024, 6:15 am
  • 38 minutes 16 seconds
    Finding Your Way Home to the Father
    Do you feel stuck in your marriage? Do you wish you could sometimes show up differently in how you parent your children? Do you desire a slower pace of life for your family?
     
    We all run into problems in our closest relationships, especially with those we love the most. But what if the problems we face are intensified, or perhaps even created, because of our own internal insecurities or lack of feeling loved? 

    In episode 4 of season 1, Finding Your Way Home, we talk about the foundational solution to many of our relational concerns: Finding your way home to the Father's love. Unfortunately, like any other relationship, this takes time and practice, especially if we already don't feel lovable. 

    In this episode, we discuss how we and our relationships change when we feel “delighted in,” we share our own stories of experiencing the Father’s love, and we offer insights on how we can move from intellectually understanding the Father’s love for us, to genuinely experiencing it. 

    Time Stamps:
    1:02 Introduction: The definition of joy
    3:08 Why we start with the Father’s love
    3:37 Relational problems in light of the matrix we find ourselves in
    5:45 The relational experience of love, particularly from the Father
    9:30 How life looks when we know someone is delighted to be with us
    11:01 The effects of not being delighted with yourself
    13:38 How we love others is an overflow of how we feel loved
    15:38 Right brain versus left brain experiences of love
    19:19 The journey to “experiencing” the Father’s love
    25:22 When the Father doesn’t feel safe to come home to
    26:50 Why the thing that gives us the most life is often the thing we most resist
    28:38 The way the Father speaks to each of His kids
    30:03 How the Father sees and chooses us
    33:36 The feeling of “home” and Christi’s 30-day challenge for you

    Show Notes:
    Download NONAH's brand new single: Find My Way Home by clicking here: https://bellpartners.ffm.to/findmywayhome

    Interested in the most joyful men's discipleship coaching journey?! Join the interest list! https://www.famousathome.com/mensinterestform

    Interested in the next Tender + Fierce cohort? Join the interest list!
    https://www.famousathome.com/tenderandfierceinterest 


    Order a copy of the Famous at Home book to put your family center stage. Click here: https://amzn.to/3y1jJFz

    The Famous at Home podcast is made possible by listeners like you. We'd be honored to have you partner with us in helping bring revival to today's family. Click here to donate. https://newhorizonsfoundation.com/project/single-project/2504/
    30 October 2024, 5:15 am
  • 1 hour 2 minutes
    Finding Your Way Home with Wes + Callie Strunk from NONAH
    We want to introduce you to one of the most joyful collaborations ever. We asked our friends, Wes and Callie Strunk, from NONAH, to create a bumper for the Famous at Home podcast. It was so good that they turned it into a full-on song and inspirational message.

    In this episode, we interview Wes and Callie on their own journey to being famous at home and take you behind-the-scenes on how Find My Way Home came about. This song embodies everything about what it means to be famous at home, but so do Wes and Callie.

    We can’t wait for you to meet them and hear their hearts. We talk with Wes and Callie about what the song means, how it applies to your journey, and what influences each of us in finding our own way home.

    Time Stamps:
    1:03 Introduction to our friendship and desire for new theme song
    2:48 Wes & Callie introduce themselves
    4:35 Josh’s two benchmarks for how he views how he’s doing as a parent
    5:18 The behind-the-scenes story for how the new theme song Find My Way Home came about
    11:42 How the original bumper became a full song
    14:24 NONAH’s goal for the song
    17:24 Reflections on the various meanings of the song

    22:05 The scriptural inspiration for the lyrics

    27:25 The inspirational story of where the name NONAH came from

    35:54 The heart posture of giving up the chase

    39:50 Wes and Callie’s journey of being famous at home

    46:25 The role of community in being famous at home

    54:06 Where to begin if you’re new to NONAH

    58:00 Wes and Callie’s comical story of writing their first song together

    Show Notes:
    Download NONAH's brand new single: Find My Way Home by clicking here: https://bellpartners.ffm.to/findmywayhome

    To sign up for our weekly devotional, click here:
    https://www.famousathome.com/newsletter

    The Famous at Home podcast is made possible by listeners like you. We'd be honored to have you partner with us in helping bring revival to today's family. Click here to donate. https://newhorizonsfoundation.com/project/single-project/2504/
    23 October 2024, 5:15 am
  • 33 minutes 15 seconds
    What Are You Chasing?
    Finding our way home is easier when we stop chasing the things leading us away from it. Which leads to a question you must answer if you want to be famous at home, "What is my 'chase' costing me?"

    In episode 2 of season 1, Finding Your Way Home, we talk about what it means to chase, share our own stories of “chasing,” and offer insights on giving up the chase. 

    Time Stamps:
    1:33 Introduction and overview of new season
    3:15 What we mean by “chasing”
    8:12 Christi’s “chase” as a wife + mom
    15:03 What it requires to give up “the chase”
    21:12 What this means for your family
    23:15 Josh’s “chase” as a husband + dad
    26:12 Coaching options for “the chase”
    29:30 Where to go from here

    Show Notes: 
    Download NONAH's brand new single: Find My Way Home by clicking here: https://bellpartners.ffm.to/findmywayhome

    Interested in the most joyful men's discipleship coaching journey?! Join the interest list! https://www.famousathome.com/mensinterestform

    Interested in the next Tender + Fierce cohort? Join the interest lists! https://www.famousathome.com/tenderandfierceinterest

    Order a copy of the Famous at Home book to put your family center stage. Click here: https://amzn.to/3y1jJFz

    The Famous at Home podcast is made possible by listeners like you. We'd be honored to have you partner with us in helping bring revival to today's family. Click here to donate. https://newhorizonsfoundation.com/project/single-project/2504/
    16 October 2024, 11:48 am
  • 38 minutes 49 seconds
    From Red Carpet to Revival
    The Famous at Home podcast has a new beginning! Though we have over 400 previous episodes out in the world, this is the start of a new vision for Famous at Home, what we call “red carpet to revival.”

    Welcome to Season 1!

    Each new season will consist of seven episodes and be built around specific topics to help bring revival to your family. Season 1 is called “Find Your Way Home,” where we talk about the meaning behind this new phrase and why it sets the foundation for the emotional connection and spiritual growth you desire in your own home.

    In today’s episode, we talk about the reckoning that happened in our marriage and why nearly quitting Famous at Home was toiling the soil for the dead seeds to give birth to life all over again. As we talk about moving from “red carpet to revival,” our hope is that you see how it applies to your family in this cultural moment you find yourself in.

    Time Stamps
    0:00 Brand new intro and song
    1:10 Welcome to a new season!
    3:27 How the new season was birthed  
    6:06 The reckoning that led to revival
    12:19 How culture shapes today’s families and what revival looks like for your family
    16:53 Awakening the heart of a parent and the fight for your family
    19:22 The household as a foundation for revival
    21:30 What it means to find your way home
    28:10 Who is this for? 
    31:30 New initiatives from FAH designed for revival in your family
    34:30 Story behind the new FAH song from NONAH + Outro

    Show Notes: 

    Pre-save NONAH's brand new single: Find My Way Home by clicking here
    https://bellpartners.ffm.to/findmywayhome

    Order a copy of the Famous at Home book to put your family center stage.
    Click here: https://amzn.to/3y1jJFz

    The Famous at Home podcast is made possible by listeners like you.
    We'd be honored to have you partner with us in helping bring revival to today's family. 
    Click here to donate. 
    https://newhorizonsfoundation.com/project/single-project/2504/
    9 October 2024, 5:15 am
  • 38 minutes 9 seconds
    Discovering Your Family's "Why" [Cultivating Spiritual Growth in Your Home 5 of 5]
    Will the decisions you're making today get you to where you want to be ten years from now?

    Welcome to episode 5 of 5 in our Summer Series called, Cultivating a Spiritual Growth Environment in Your Home.

    In this episode, we talk about your "why" and the gift of involving your kids in a purpose greater than themselves.

    Here are some highlights:
    • What it means for the household to partner with Jesus for the restoration of all things
    • The generational influence of our kid's purpose
    • Making those under your roof feel seen
    • Living with a "there you are" confidence
    • Setting values today that impact your family ten years from now
    Time Stamps:
    0:50 Introduction 
    3:31 Are the decisions you’re making today getting you to where you want to be in the future?
    6:10 Survival versus vision
    7:30 Filtering our future through the senses tied to the past
    9:02 Developing vision for your family
    11:50 Your household as a vehicle to build for the Kingdom of God
    20:35 The importance of leading your household well 
    23:20 Where to begin finding the “why” for your family
    27:43 The 10-year exercise for your family
    32:46 The 10-year exercise in perspective
    35:06 Revisiting “why you’re doing what you’re doing” on a regular basis 
    36:08 Biblical community as a healing agent for families 

    Show Notes:
    Interested in the most joyful men's discipleship coaching journey?! Join the interest list! https://www.famousathome.com/mensinterestform

    Download the free workbook / discussion guide for the Summer Series. https://www.famousathome.com/summerseriessignup

    Order a copy of Famous at Home by Dr. Josh and Christi:
    https://amzn.to/3y1jJFz

    Order a copy of The Household and The War for the Cosmos by C.R. Wiley:
    https://amzn.to/3Z3mFyz

    Order a copy of The Gospel Comes with a House Key by Rosaria Butterfield:
    https://amzn.to/3PhspBn

    Leave us a review to help others find out about the podcast:
    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/famous-at-home/id1185660348?see-all=reviews
    11 September 2024, 5:15 pm
  • 33 minutes 49 seconds
    Giving Kids Permission for Joy [Cultivating Spiritual Growth in Your Home 4 of 5]
    Parenting struggles are real. Screentime. Discipline. Anxiety.

    But what if we’re focused on the wrong things? 
    Instead of trying to fix and manage the problems, what if we lived out the solution? 
    What if the environment we cultivate is the very thing our children need?

    Welcome to episode 4 of 5 in our Summer Series called, Cultivating a Spiritual Growth Environment in Your Home.

    In this episode, Josh talks about their current parenting journey, the two competing worldviews that influence how kids experience joy, and how we can give our kids permission to experience joy!

    Here are some highlights:
    • How two competing worldviews influence the amount of joy in our home
    • Why we need permission to experience joy
    • Why resourcefulness is a cheat code for helping kids live joyful lives
    • The one way to step into joy this week as a family, no matter how difficult the season you find yourself in right now
    This series comes with a pdf workbook / discussion guide to go along with all five episodes (found in show notes below). You can use them in your small groups, with your spouse, or as a companion guide to the content.


    Show Notes:

    Interested in the most joyful men's discipleship coaching journey?! Join the interest list! https://www.famousathome.com/mensinterestform

    Download the free workbook / discussion guide for the Summer Series. https://www.famousathome.com/summerseriessignup

    Focus on the Family Broadcast: Click here to listen to Encouraging Your Kids to Discuss Their Feelings
    https://www.focusonthefamily.com/episodes/broadcast/encouraging-your-kids-to-discuss-their-feelings/ 


    Listen to Jamie Winship talk about abundance versus scarcity worldviews.
    Click here.
    https://youtu.be/2s3KWZFCH0A?si=YNR6bAF7ZW8xsZq_ 

    The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt. Click here.
    https://amzn.to/3vWdgie

    Time Stamps: 
    1:04 Introduction
    3:30 Coming out of survival seasons of parenting
    6:30 Why “becoming” is a better than “parenting” for how our kids turn out
    8:42 How kids experience joy
    11:15 How the scarcity and abundance mindset influences joy
    16:34 How the fruit of joy is cultivated in our lives
    23:00 Giving our kids permission to experience joy
    23:55 Resourcefulness as a cheat code for joy
    26:55 Screen time and joy
    28:00 Discipling our kids’ to find their strengths and gifts
    3 September 2024, 5:15 am
  • 48 minutes 32 seconds
    How We Practice Sabbath [Cultivating Spiritual Growth in Your Home 3 of 5]
    Welcome to episode 3 of 5 in our Summer Series called, Cultivating a Spiritual Growth Environment in Your Home.

    There are many misconceptions about what practicing the Sabbath, or ceasing from work, really entails. People often view Sabbath as a day for lounging around the house, binging a show on Netflix, or just doing nothing. Those things can be fine, but do they really bring about "soul rest?"

    In this episode, Josh and Christi go in-depth about the purpose and meaning of Sabbath, and the unique ways they have learned to cultivate it in their home. 

    Josh and Christi talk about:
    • Shabbat dinner as a fun, family-centric rhythm for your weekly Sabbath
    • Why Sabbath rest is a gift from God and how you can make it work to fit your family dynamic
    • How to fight against the pull of Western culture away from the biblical gift of Sabbath
    This series comes with a pdf workbook / discussion guide to go along with all five episodes (found in show notes below). You can use them in your small groups, with your spouse, or as a companion guide to the content.

    Show Notes:
    Download the Shabbat Meal Guide:
    https://www.famousathome.com/summerseriessignup 

    Download the free workbook / discussion guide for the Summer Series: https://www.famousathome.com/summerseriessignup

    Interested in the most joyful men's discipleship coaching journey?!
    Join the interest list!
    https://www.famousathome.com/mensinterestform

    Order a copy of Famous at Home by Dr. Josh and Christi
    https://amzn.to/4dvenpL

    Watch this episode on YouTube:
    https://youtu.be/uLsl2qlOuS8

    Time Stamps:
    0:45 Introduction
    4:00 What’s coming up for the podcast
    8:15 The one rhythm we wish we’d have started sooner
    11:55 The reason for Sabbath
    13:45 "Remember" and "observe" the Sabbath
    15:59 What Sabbath is
    17:30 Description of our Friday night Shabbat dinner
    20:30 What brings you soul rest?
    22:46 What Sabbath day specifically looks like for us
    29:24 Kid’s sports, work, and other barriers to Sabbath
    37:55 Friday night dinner 
    43:28 What does it mean to live in a biblical household?
    27 August 2024, 5:15 pm
  • 47 minutes 49 seconds
    Fighting for Peace in Your Home [Cultivating Spiritual Growth in Your Home 2 of 5]
    Welcome to episode 2 of 5 in our Summer Series called, Cultivating a Spiritual Growth Environment in Your Home.

    One of the most frequent questions we're asked is how we maintain a spirit of peace as a family of five and all we have going on. "How do you carry such calm in your interactions with each other?" wrote one long-time listener. To begin, peace doesn't come without a fight.

    In this episode, we talk about practical ways you can war for and cultivate peace in your home. 

    We talk about: 
    • Why our bodies feel safer in chaos than peace
    • Specific ways to consecrate your home and use prayer as your greatest weapon in the war for peace
    • How to take dominion over what God has given you
    • Keeping short accounts of sin in our lives
    • Playing the long game when seeing the day-to-day overwhelm
    This series comes with a pdf workbook / discussion guide to go along with all five episodes (found in show notes below). You can use them in your small groups, with your spouse, or as a companion guide to the content.

    Show Notes:
    Download the free workbook / discussion guide for the Summer Series. https://www.famousathome.com/summerseriessignup

    Order a copy of the Famous at Home book:
    https://amzn.to/3y1jJFz

    John Eldredge's Daily Prayer (Head of Household)
    https://wildatheart.org/pray

    Sign up for the Famous at Home Starter Bundle
    https://www.famousathome.com/newsletter

    Watch this episode on YouTube:
    https://youtu.be/MyzmAb20Xrg

    Time Stamps: 
    0:52 Introduction 
    3:10 Why we use the words fighting and peace together
    7:15 Defining peace
    10:05 Peace according to Philippians 4
    14:20 Why we feel safer in chaos than we do in peace
    17:54 The spiritual and real life implications of not warring for peace in the here-and-now
    21:05 How it looks practically to war for peace
    23:10 How to make decisions for peace and walk in Jesus’ authority
    27:05 Prayers to pray to war for peace in your home
    30:36 Practical ways to pray and war for peace in your home 
    42:30 Keep short accounts of sin in your life
    43:20 Playing the long game for your soul
    20 August 2024, 5:15 am
  • 55 minutes 59 seconds
    Rethinking the Household [Cultivating Spiritual Growth in Your Home 1 of 5]
    Welcome to episode 1 of 5 in our Summer Series called, Cultivating a Spiritual Growth Environment in Your Home.

    This series comes with a pdf workbook / discussion guide to go along with all five episodes (found in show notes below). You can use them in your small groups, with your spouse, or as a companion guide to the content.

    Have you ever given thought to how your "household" is being defined? Or put another way, how often do you consider the direction your family is heading? Or the connectedness you feel with each other? What if our struggles as a family and the longings we have are tied to the post Industrial Revolution individualistic culture we find ourselves immersed in? Could there be a different way? 

    In this episode, we talk about the meaning of the word "household" and how it applies to your family.

    We talk about:
    • Why it's important to be curious, not intimidated by the dissonance we feel.
    • How to let go of "the chase" and refocus on prioritizing your family cohesion.
    • How to discover and step into your family's uniqueness.
    • Why it's beneficial train your kids to be creators, not consumers.
    Show Notes:

    Download the free workbook / discussion guide for the Summer Series. https://www.famousathome.com/summerseriessignup

    Order Famous at Home: 7 Decisions to Put Your Family Center Stage in a World Competing for YourTime, Attention, and Identity
    https://amzn.to/3y1jJFz

    The Household and the War for the Cosmos by C.R. Wiley
    https://amzn.to/3DCMoDw

    Watch this episode on Youtube: 
    https://youtu.be/J-ntnToREuE

    Time Stamps: 
    0:58 Introduction
    4:28 Paying attention to your family environment
    6:28 What is the state of your family right now? 
    10:35 The state of the American family
    15:12 The paradigm shift for our family
    19:38 A higher purpose as a family
    24:40 Finding your family’s unique identity for the Kingdom of God
    31:36 What are we chasing? 
    37:12 How family mottos define who we are
    48:00 Teaching kids to be creators, not consumers 
    51:40 Fighting for your marriage in building for the Kingdom of God
    13 August 2024, 5:15 am
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