{"podcast":{"title":"Front Parking Spot Podcast- Praying Moms, Raising Christian Families, in Today’s World","slug":"front-parking-spot-podcast-praying-moms-raising-christian-families-in-today-s-world-6815522","podcast_index_feed_id":6815522,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/frontparkingspot/feed.xml","website_url":"https://frontparkingspot.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/17980505/Final_Choice_Cover_Art3-10-24_57byzk.jpg","author":"Jennifer Bosma-Christian Wife & Mom, Faith-Filled Parenting Advice, Biblical Marriage","episode_count":152,"summary":"Are you a faith-based mom trying to live a Christian life for your family? Have you been concerned with the world your child is growing up in regarding media, politics, and social agendas? Do you want to learn ways to have direction over your child’s spiritual growth? Interested in being the best wife and mom you can be, all while enjoying life? I have discovered many ways to help Christian moms navigate these concerns of faith, family, and life, which are all included in this podcast. I’m Jennifer Bosma, and I’m so excited that you are here on my Front Parking Spot podcast. I vividly remember what it felt like to have those concerns over my family, how to grow my faith, and learn scripture promises, all while navigating life, JOYFULLY! I sometimes felt like I was swimming upstream in a culture that doesn’t honor tried and true biblical principles based on Jesus. My 23 years of teaching elementary school to over 500 children, guiding parents and kids in their educational journey, coupled with decades of biblical study, and being the author of three Christian children’s books, brings me here to help you with your concerns over your Christian family. This podcast shares solutions, i…","last_synced_at":"2026-09-15T22:18:33.681667+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/front-parking-spot-podcast-praying-moms-raising-christian-families-in-today-s-world-6815522"},"episode":{"title":"130- Ways to Bring the Bible to Life: Spirit-Led Practices for Busy Moms with Alli Patterson","slug":"130-ways-to-bring-the-bible-to-life-spirit-led-practices-for-busy-moms-with-alli-patterson","published_at":"2026-05-19T09:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/front-parking-spot-podcast-praying-moms-raising-christian-families-in-today-s-world-6815522/130-ways-to-bring-the-bible-to-life-spirit-led-practices-for-busy-moms-with-alli-patterson","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/front-parking-spot-podcast-praying-moms-raising-christian-families-in-today-s-world-6815522","url":"https://frontparkingspot.podbean.com/e/bring-the-bible-to-life-spirit-led-practices-for-busy-moms/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/a5ypdfwpstpcztfa/130-Alli_Patterson8fd7t-yrv5ah-Optimized.mp3","summary":"Join host Jennifer Bosma on the Front Parking Spot podcast as she welcomes guest Alli Patterson, teacher, author, teaching pastor at Crossroads Church, and mom of four, for a conversation about making Bible study personal, practical, and life-giving. This episode is made for faith-based moms who want fresh ways to connect with the Holy Spirit during their quiet time and influence their family’s spiritual growth. Alli shares the heart behind her spirit-led approach and outlines six practical practices that help the Bible come alive. Key techniques discussed include careful observation (looking for verbs and details on the page), orientation questions (who, when, where), praying through the scriptures, and listening for the Lord as you read. She explains how these simple habits create openings for the Holy Spirit to bring personal insight and direction. The episode includes a powerful real-life example — Alli’s experience reading Acts 12 and how the verbs in the passage shifted her parenting approach during her daughter’s recovery from an eating disorder. That story models how Scripture can intercept your life with correction, clarity, and practical next steps when you learn to observe well and apply what you see. Alli gives friendly reading recommendations for moms who struggle to start or stick with Bible time: narrative books like Genesis, an action-oriented Gospel like Mark, and wisdom books such as James (paired with Proverbs). She emphasizes starting small (even five minutes is better than zero), using a pen to underline and date entries, and doing the work in community so the Spirit can move through shared observations. Listeners will come away with concrete next steps: use simple tools to increase the Spirit’s access during Bible reading, practice observation bef…","meta_description":"Join host Jennifer Bosma on the Front Parking Spot podcast as she welcomes guest Alli Patterson, teacher, author, teaching pastor at Crossroads Church, an…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2112,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/front-parking-spot-podcast-praying-moms-raising-christian-families-in-today-s-world-6815522/episodes/130-ways-to-bring-the-bible-to-life-spirit-led-practices-for-busy-moms-with-alli-patterson/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/front-parking-spot-podcast-praying-moms-raising-christian-families-in-today-s-world-6815522/130-ways-to-bring-the-bible-to-life-spirit-led-practices-for-busy-moms-with-alli-patterson.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}