Dan Panetti
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Meaningful, instructional, and powerful conversations about all things parenting with God’s Word as the foundation and guide for living!
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Christian belief is brought down to household scale, with guest conversations focused on the decisions through which families practice and pass on faith.
The Journey Parent Podcast turns family decisions into questions of Christian formation. Working in interview mode, the host asks guests to connect belief with household practice, then keeps pressing toward choices parents can make.
A packed sports calendar becomes a faith question here; you're left deciding what gets protected.
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A faith-centered primer on Texas primary voting, runoff rules, and civic participation.
A Texas primary polling place gives this episode a clear, useful frame for explaining a voting process that can trip up even regular voters. The host asks State Representative Matt Shaheen to define a primary election, separate it from a general election, and explain why showing…
A faith-forward conversation that turns immigration and public life into a case for informed voting.
Immigration, Islam, and the role of government come together in a pointed conversation for parents trying to connect Christian faith with public responsibility.
A campus visit becomes a search for the church and community that can shape college life.
The college search shifts from campus logistics to the quieter question of where faith and community will live once a student arrives. Parents are urged to think beyond restaurants, hotels, and the usual visit checklist by asking whether they have also found a church.
A faith-centered reflection on how grace, love, respect, and everyday words shape what children see in marriage.
Marriage comes through here as a relationship worth tending in full view of the family, where a parent's words, tone, and daily conduct teach children what love and respect can look like at home.
Student reflections tie biblical worldview to identity, apologetics, and college transition.
Worldview sits at the center of this conference recording from The Journey Parent Podcast, framed through the familiar pressure points of identity, humility, and the move toward college.
A family conversation about talking calmly with children about tragedy, social media, and trust in God.
The episode centers on a family conversation about how to speak with children and grandchildren after the assassination of Charlie Kirk. It focuses on parents trying to shield kids from tragedy, violence, and the pull of social media, while also accepting that those realities…
A faith-forward classroom conversation about teaching, Scripture, and character formation.
Julie Zuricki comes across as a seasoned educator whose route into teaching started with a simple exercise: a friend helped her name what she was good at and what she enjoyed, then pointed to teaching.
A warm family portrait of humility, faith, and leadership that points away from itself.
Zig Ziglar's legacy comes into focus through a family conversation centered on humility, faith, work, and servant leadership. Tom and Cindy Ziglar give the clearest sense of where that steadiness came from: a hard childhood, a strong mother, and a habit of giving God the credit…
Two Bible translators unpack Scripture's hardest passages, from Revelation's 666 to the Witch of Endor.
Live sermons with Easter-shaped urgency.
Parker Panetti says a Christian student with real faith can go to “any college” and still thrive spiritually, academically, and socially, even at a large state school.
Julie Zuricki, a veteran teacher at PCA North in Prosper, Texas, describes moving from public education into private Christian schooling and says the shift let her teach Bible every day.
Jason Illion argues that Christian parents should raise “Christ followers who happen to be athletes,” not athletes who occasionally go to church.
The Journey Parent Podcast centers on Ricky Shillette’s explanation of why Netflix, school policies, and social media are shaping children’s ideas about gender identity and sexuality.
Adam Griffin says Christian parenting is not accidental, comparing discipleship to planting seeds, cultivating a garden, and training for sports rather than “throw[ing] an apple in a field.” He argues that parents are the primary disciple-makers, even with church, Christian school, and children’s Bible resources, and he cites Barna data from 2003 and 2023 to show that families and pastors disagree on where discipleship belongs.
Dan opens with a work question.
The Journey marks its 200th episode with a conversation about worldview.
Three voices gather around a hard family question after the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
Michael Perrin joins The Journey for a conversation about stress and wellbeing.
The Journey Parent Podcast continues its discussion of the generational divide of divorce with Dr.
The Journey Parent Podcast episode with Audrey Diaz ties politics, religion, and education together around one repeated claim: “your voice is important” and “your vote is important.” The discussion cites Texas’s November 4 election, SB2 school choice, a birth rate below 1.8, and a Texas lawsuit involving teachers, a student’s pronouns, and parental notification.
The Journey Parent Podcast episode on retreat focuses on Prestonwood Christian Academy’s annual high school retreat at Sky Ranch in East Texas, where the staff says the goal is to start the year with a spiritual emphasis.
The hosts of The Journey Parent Podcast discuss a new community fundraising event, the PCA Fund Fun Run and Festival, designed to support the school's annual PCA Fund on North Texas Giving Day.
This episode discusses the importance of finding a church and spiritual community for college students, featuring guests Abby and Parker Panetti.
The Journey Parent Podcast episode "How Do You Define Success | Measuring What Really Matters in Life" centers on whether college, majors, and first jobs should define a child’s future.
The Journey Parent Podcast episode “The Day My Childhood Ended | Effects of Divorce Part 1 of 2” centers on Dr.
The conversation opens by noting that 2026 can feel a long way from the school world many parents remember.
Dan Panetti opens by asking whether listeners voted and what that choice means for their families.
The Journey Parent Podcast centers on Texas redistricting, with the host and Audrey Diaz tying new congressional maps to population growth, federal court challenges, and the state’s 38 seats.
Tom Ziglar says his father went from selling nothing for two and a half years to finishing number two out of 7,000 salespeople after P.C.
Dan Venetti discusses the state of the American family from a Christian perspective, highlighting research on parental influence, fertility rates, and cultural challenges.
The Journey Parent Podcast records at a Texas primary polling location and uses that setting to explain why primary elections matter before the March 3 Texas election.
This episode features interviews with students and a teacher attending the 2025 Biblical Worldview Conference, capturing their takeaways on faith, apologetics, and preparing to defend Christianity in the world.
State Representative Matt Shaheen argues that Texas should keep foreign law, including Sharia law, out of state courts and says a Collin County divorce case showed why that matters.
This episode features Parker and Abby Panetti discussing how parents can create a home that college students want to return to, emphasizing safety, godliness, and open communication.
The host interviews licensed counselor Erin Williams about the importance of marriage from a Christian perspective, discussing its benefits for personal growth, emotional safety for children, and challenges like cultural trends and conflict resolution.
Dan and guest Shane Pruitt diagnose American Christianity's 'Jesus illiteracy problem'—people who claim to follow Jesus while rejecting biblical authority.
Author and pastor Josh Smith argues on The Journey Parent Podcast that men who feel competent at work often go "passive" at home, and that going home means starting "a different work" with their wife and kids.
A conversation with Pastor David Marvin about training children to honor and respect their parents using biblical principles.
A Christian school superintendent discusses the upcoming school year's theme from John 14:6, focusing on faith-based parenting and education.
A Christian parenting podcast episode discussing the importance of gut health and scratch cooking with the school's dining team.
The hosts discuss cultural influences on parenting, specifically analyzing a Netflix series about adolescence and its impact on family life.
A Christian parenting podcast discussing family issues from a biblical perspective, featuring an interview with Scott and Sherea Coulter about strengthening families, churches, and the nation.
A Christian parenting podcast discusses political issues and voting from a biblical perspective.
A Christian parenting podcast discussing how to navigate elections and culture from a biblical perspective.
Pastor Graham discusses the vision and impact of a Christian school and worldview conference, emphasizing biblical parenting.
Dan Panetti interviews Russ Crossin about his book on investing time and money in family for eternal rewards, from a Christian perspective.