A Free Range Faith

A Free Range Faith

by Zack and Kendra Rackovan

Kids & Family Christianity

Season 1

A Free Range Faith: Introduction

Life with Jesus. Served family-style. Let’s have some real, raw conversations about what it looks like to follow Jesus, practically and productively, beyond the church building. Drawing on our adventures as a high school Bible teacher and a homeschool Mom, we invite you to walk with us through the mountaintop experiences as well as the twists, turns, and curveballs of everyday life as a family of seven. It's our ambition to build a community of Jesus-loving families as we transparently share our life and grow alongside of you, while learning to apply God's grace to our marriage, parenting, health, finances, time management and every other aspect of life. Pull a chair up to the table and join us on this journey! -Zack & Kendra Rackovan

Your Faith Is Not For You To Keep | Biblical Manhood

What does biblical manhood look like when your faith starts reaching beyond you and begins strengthening other people? Start the 28-Day Family Devotional [https://amzn.to/3UAw6Ht] Watch the entire Act Like Men Video Playlist on Youtube [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCqydAW-X0TE&si=M9f8eZzkZltOiN-Z] Download Our Free 7-Day Guide: Praying Protection Over Your Family [https://afreerangefaith.com/prayers-for-protection/] Biblical manhood isn't only about becoming a better husband, father, or provider. God calls Christian men to cultivate, guard, and multiply what He has entrusted to them—and eventually that responsibility reaches beyond the walls of their own home. In this final message of the Biblical Manhood series, we look at what Scripture teaches about biblical brotherhood, Christian accountability, serving the body of Christ, biblical leadership, and making disciples. Christian men weren't designed to follow Jesus in isolation. We need brothers who will encourage us, pray for us, challenge us, tell us the truth, and sharpen us—and Christian maturity means becoming that kind of brother for someone else too. The pattern of Christian discipleship is multiplication. Paul poured into Timothy, Timothy was instructed to entrust what he had learned to faithful men, and those men were equipped to teach others. Faith isn't supposed to simply reach us. It's supposed to move through us. In this video, you'll learn: • Why biblical brotherhood goes deeper than ordinary friendship • Why Christian men need accountability and community • What “iron sharpens iron” looks like in real life • Why Christians are called to contribute, not just consume • How biblical leadership is rooted in service and responsibility • Why discipleship should multiply from one person to another • How to become a faithful man God can trust with greater responsibility Before worrying about becoming an influential man, focus on becoming a faithful man. Follow Jesus when no one is watching. Be faithful with what God has already put in front of you. Then look around and ask: If faith has reached me, who is it reaching through me?

Billy Graham’s Warning Every Christian Dad Should Hear

Biblical fatherhood is about more than providing—it’s about discipling the children God has entrusted to you. Start the 28-Day Family Devotional [https://amzn.to/3UAw6Ht] Watch the entire Act Like Men Video Playlist on Youtube [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCqydAW-X0TE&si=M9f8eZzkZltOiN-Z] Download Our Free 7-Day Guide: Praying Protection Over Your Family [https://afreerangefaith.com/prayers-for-protection/] What does biblical fatherhood actually look like? Being a good provider matters, but Scripture gives Christian fathers a much bigger responsibility. God has entrusted our children to us for a season, and our job is to intentionally cultivate, guard, and multiply what He has placed in our care. In this video, we explore family discipleship through passages like Deuteronomy 6 and look at why raising godly children begins with the faith of the father himself. Your kids are watching how you pray, how you respond when life gets difficult, what you prioritize, how you repent when you're wrong, and whether your relationship with Jesus is something you genuinely live or merely talk about. Biblical fatherhood also means paying attention to the influences shaping your children and preparing them to eventually stand faithfully on their own. The goal isn't simply to raise successful kids by the world's standards. It's to prepare sons and daughters who know what they believe, understand why they believe it, love Jesus and His Word, and are equipped to carry that faith into the next generation. In this video, you'll learn: • Why family discipleship starts with Dad • What Deuteronomy 6 teaches about raising children • How to cultivate faith, wisdom, character, courage, and spiritual gifts • Why Christian fathers must guard the influences shaping their children • Why teaching your kids WHAT to believe isn't enough • How everyday conversations become discipleship opportunities • What it means to multiply faith into future generations • Why your greatest kingdom influence may begin inside your own home Your children aren't an obstacle standing between you and more important kingdom work. They are part of the kingdom work God has entrusted to you.

Are You Actually Leading Your Wife? | Biblical Marriage

What does it mean that the husband is the head of his wife / the spiritual leader? Because a lot of time, men think this means that they get to make all the decisions and their wife is designed to serve them. But the Biblical principles about spiritual leadership are not that. You can't take the authority and leave the responsibility. A Christian husband understands he has been called to love his wife "as Christ loves the church." That means you are to cultivate, protect, and serve your wife. A Christian husband cares for his wife as he cares for himself...because the Bible teaches that two flesh become one in marriage. No more competing, you are both pursuing the same mission, and you are better together. Get The Faith-Filled Family devotional and build a Christ-centered home in 28 days: [https://amzn.to/4xNoKPb] Watch the entire Act Like Men Video Playlist on YouTube [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCqydAW-X0TE&si=M9f8eZzkZltOiN-Z] Download Our Free 7-Day Guide: Praying Protection Over Your Family [https://afreerangefaith.com/prayers-for-protection/]

Be The Man That God Trusts | This is How He Will Form You

What kind of man can God trust? Scripture reveals the qualities God looks for in faithful men. Start the 28-Day Family Devotional [https://amzn.to/3UAw6Ht] Watch the entire Act Like Men Video Playlist on Youtube [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCqydAW-X0TE&si=M9f8eZzkZltOiN-Z] Download Our Free 7-Day Guide: Praying Protection Over Your Family [https://afreerangefaith.com/prayers-for-protection/] What kind of man can God trust with greater responsibility? When we look at men like Abraham, Moses, Joshua, Caleb, David, Peter, and Paul, we discover that God wasn’t simply looking for the most talented, charismatic, confident, or polished men. He repeatedly worked through ordinary men who trusted Him, obeyed Him, remained faithful, and kept saying yes to His calling.

The Forgotten Mission: What God Actually Created Men To Do

Biblical manhood starts with understanding the mission God gave men from the very beginning. Lead your home into deeper faith with our 28-Day Family devotional [https://amzn.to/4wxchiq] Download Our Free 7-Day Guide: Praying Protection Over Your Family [https://afreerangefaith.com/prayers-for-protection/] Watch the entire Act Like Men Video Playlist on YouTube [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCqydAW-X0TE&si=M9f8eZzkZltOiN-Z] What does biblical manhood actually look like? From Adam in Genesis to the Great Commission, Scripture reveals a consistent pattern: God entrusts His people with something, calls them to faithfully cultivate it, and uses their obedience to advance His kingdom. For Christian men, that changes the way we think about leadership, marriage, fatherhood, work, money, influence, and even our definition of success. In this video, we explore the biblical mission of men and what it means to steward the corner of God’s kingdom He has placed in your hands. Biblical manhood isn't about building the biggest platform, accumulating the most wealth, or comparing your calling to someone else's. It's about faithfulness. Whether you're a husband, father, single man, 18 or 88, God has entrusted something to you. The question is: What are you doing with it? In this video, you'll learn: • What Adam's original assignment reveals about biblical manhood • Why men are called to cultivate, protect, and multiply • How outside voices can disciple our families if we remain passive • Why prayer, Bible reading, and church attendance equip us for a bigger mission • What biblical stewardship looks like in everyday life • Why God measures success by faithfulness • How husbands and fathers can intentionally disciple their families • Why ordinary acts of obedience can produce generational fruit • How to stop comparing your calling to someone else's • Why it's never too late to start faithfully leading You don't have to fix everything overnight. Start with what God has placed in front of you. One prayer. One conversation. One decision. One act of obedience at a time.

Raised in a Christian Home… But Something Was Missing

Kendra sits down with Madie Walk for a candid conversation about how encountering Jesus changed the direction of her life. Support Madie’s mission and help send her into the next season of ministry ➡️ [https://www.equipnet.org/missionaries/mwalk] Check out our Family Devotional ➡️ [https://amzn.to/4i06nCh] What happens when the faith you grew up around becomes real and personal to you? In this conversation, Madie Walk shares her Christian testimony and the journey that transformed her understanding of Jesus from something she knew about, into a faith she was determined to live out in a radical way. Madie talks about wrestling with doubt and difficult seasons as a young person, the encounter with God she says changed the direction of her life, and why she decided she was going to be “all in” with Jesus. Her story eventually led her into missions through Youth With A Mission (YWAM) and Fire & Fragrance, including discipleship training in Kona, Hawaii, and outreach in Northern Cyprus. She also shares what she learned about evangelism, prayer, repentance, obedience, and genuinely loving people on the mission field. Now Madie is stepping into another season of ministry that includes reaching high school and college students, serving local communities in Nashville, TN and participating in international ministry. This conversation is a challenge to parents, young Christians, and the next generation: don't settle for a faith that only looks good from the outside. Pursue an authentic relationship with Jesus, be willing to follow where God leads, and don't underestimate what He can do through a life surrendered to Him. Our mission at A Free Range Faith is to help families build an authentic, faith-filled life and encourage the next generation to know and follow Jesus.

Is Spanking Biblical? Here's What Scripture Says About Discipline

Should Christian parents spank their children? What does the Bible actually teach about discipline? In this episode, we explore one of the most debated topics in Christian parenting by examining what Scripture says about discipline, correction, and raising children in the Lord. Is biblical discipline only about punishment, or is it ultimately about discipleship and training a child's heart? We discuss key passages from Proverbs, the meaning of the "rod of discipline," and why God's design for parenting emphasizes both loving correction and intentional instruction. We also share personal experiences from raising our five children, including lessons we've learned, mistakes we've made, and how following God's Word transformed our approach to parenting. Whether you're a new parent, raising teenagers, or simply seeking a biblical perspective on family life, this conversation will encourage you to look beyond cultural opinions and return to the authority of Scripture. If this episode encourages you, share it with another parent and subscribe so you never miss future conversations on Christian parenting, marriage, faith, and biblical living. Get our 28-Day Family Devotional: [https://amzn.to/4xxmuMb]

Raising Godly Kids in a Godless World | Our Biblical Parenting Framework

In this conversation, we share practical biblical parenting strategies for raising godly kids in today's culture. Too often parents measure success by grades, sports achievements, or worldly accomplishments, but Scripture points us toward a different standard. We discuss how to evaluate parenting through a spiritual lens and how to help children develop a genuine relationship with Christ. You'll learn why your example matters more than your words, how modeling repentance can transform your home, and practical ways to create a Christ-centered family culture. We also share real-life examples from raising our five children, including family nights of repentance, devotional time, conflict resolution, prayer habits, and teaching children to seek God's truth above cultural influences. Whether you're a new parent, a homeschooling family, or simply looking for biblical wisdom, this conversation offers practical encouragement for raising children who love Jesus and follow Him faithfully. In this conversation • How to measure parenting success biblically • Why your example matters more than you realize • How to model repentance and humility • Ways to build a Christ-centered home culture • Practical family discipleship habits • How to teach children biblical truth in a secular world Our mission is to help families grow closer to Christ, strengthen their homes, and raise the next generation with a firm biblical foundation. Join the Conversation with us on YouTube

Our 5th Baby Was Born in Our Kitchen (Our Honest Take On Hospital vs. Homebirth)

Why are more families choosing home births over the traditional hospital experience? In this episode, we share our honest experience after having five children — including hospital births, a birthing center birth, and finally a home birth. We talk openly about what pushed us to start questioning the standard hospital system, the stress and rigidity we experienced during previous births, and why working with qualified midwives completely changed the experience for our family. We also break down: • The differences between hospital births, birthing centers, and home births • How to safely choose a qualified midwife • The role of doulas during pregnancy and labor • Why preventative care mattered so much during pregnancy • What dads should know about supporting a home birth • The emotional, physical, and spiritual side of childbirth This episode is not about convincing anyone to choose home birth. Every family and pregnancy is different. Our goal is simply to share our personal experience and encourage thoughtful, informed conversations around pregnancy, parenting, and family life. All Products and Gear Mentioned in this video: • Birth Pool (includes liner and pump) - [https://amzn.to/3R4CdlW] • Birth Pool Thermometer - [https://amzn.to/4tAiS9A] • Postpartum Ice Pads - [https://amzn.to/4fi2lDI] • Witch Hazel Postpartum Perineal Healing Foam - [https://amzn.to/4uNUClu] • Breast Balm - [https://www.earthley.com/products/breast-balm-herbal-salve] • Postpartum Cramp Relief Tincture - [https://www.earthley.com/products/ease-the-ache-womens-cramp-formula] We're a Spirit-filled family of 7 that is passionate about helping families deepen their faith, develop whole-body health, and define their Kingdom purpose. Drawing on our experiences as a high school Bible teacher and a homeschool Mom, we're having real, raw conversations about the ups and downs of everyday, Christian family life. We would love to have you pull a chair up to the table, subscribe and join the conversation!. Topics Covered: • Home birth experience • Midwives and doulas • Natural birth • Pregnancy care • Hospital birth vs home birth • Faith and family life • Parenting and marriage Disclaimer: This episode reflects our personal experiences and opinions and should not be considered medical advice. Always consult qualified healthcare professionals regarding pregnancy and childbirth decisions.

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