Built For More
Welcome to the Built for More Podcast, hosted by Eric and Lindsay Parks. We dive into the heart of family, faith, and meaningful relationships. Through honest conversations, biblical perspective, and real-life stories, we explore what it looks like to build a lasting foundation for a life "built for more." Whether you’re married, parenting, or just navigating life with others, this podcast is here to encourage and equip you.
Episodes
40 episodes
39 | A Brief Pause
This week we share of our intentions to press pause on the BFM podcast for a brief time. With our upcoming move and family commitments, we need to step away for a bit. Our desire is to always steward well this gift of podcasting and we wa...
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4:12
38 | Tiny Tweaks, Happy Life: Lindsay’s Interview with author, Erin Port
In this episode, Lindsay welcomes guest Erin Port from @simplepurposefulliving. As a wife and mom of 4, she has recently authored a book, Tiny Tweaks Happy Life. In this conversation, Lindsay and Erin talk about how small changes...
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Season 2
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Episode 38
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33:57
37 | From the Archives: The Leap of Faith That Led Us to Seminary
In this throwback episode, we revisit a favorite conversation from early in Season 1 where we share the story of Eric feeling led to attend seminary, while working full-time and raising 5 kids.We talk about the fear and uncertainty that ...
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Season 2
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Episode 37
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23:28
36 | Youth Sports and Character: Teaching Kids (and Parents) How to Handle Losing
Winning builds confidence but losing builds character. Youth sports provide one of the clearest opportunities for children to learn how to process disappointment, reflect on failure, and develop resilience. In this episode, we share...
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Season 2
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Episode 36
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33:09
35 | How To Get Back Up Again: Raising Resilient Kids Who Don't Quit
What do you do when your child wants to quit? On a ski slope with one of our kids, we watched the familiar arc unfold: excitement followed by reality, frustration, self-doubt, and the strong desire to give up. But by the end of the ...
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Season 2
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Episode 35
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30:42
34 | Guardrails, Not Bubble Wrap
Every decision comes at a cost, and as our kids grow, those costs can feel heavier. As parents, our job isn’t to remove all risk from our children’s lives, because the truth is- we can’t. What we can do is walk alongside them, helping them thin...
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Season 2
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Episode 34
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26:37
33 | Valentine's Day Series: What Marriage Was Meant To Be
In this final episode of our Valentine's Day marriage series, we turn to the Bible and what Scripture says about marriage. We talk about how marriage was God's idea from the beginning, why it's a covenant, not a contract, and how our marriages ...
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Season 2
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Episode 33
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23:41
32 | Valentine's Day Series: Building a Marriage Your Kids Will Remember
In Part 2 of our Valentine's Day marriage series, we continue the conversation about what it takes to have a marriage that's truly Built for More. We talk about how what we witnessed growing up through our parents' and grandparents' ma...
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Season 2
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Episode 32
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23:00
31 | Valentine's Day Series: Love That Goes Beyond Romance
This episode kicks off a three-part Valentine’s Day series on marriage and what it means to have a marriage truly Built for More. We look back on 23 years of marriage, what we’ve learned, where we’ve grown (and are still growing!), and...
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Season 2
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Episode 31
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28:37
30 | From Good Intentions to Intentional Living
As we step into a new year and a new season of the podcast, we reflect on priorities, goals, and the difference between good intentions and intentional living. In this episode, we talk honestly about why planning matters and why saying somethin...
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Season 2
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Episode 30
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31:24
29 | Thanksgiving Part 2: Finding Contentment
In the second part of our Thanksgiving series, we’re talking about what it really looks like to cultivate contentment. In a world that constantly tells us we need more, newer, or better, we share honest stories, encouragement, and a biblical pe...
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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27:47
28 | Thanksgiving Part 1: Choosing Gratitude
As Thanksgiving approaches, we’re kicking off a two-part series all about gratitude and contentment. This week, we’re diving into gratitude with a fun, real conversation- everything from the chaos and busyness of life to the everyday blessings ...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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25:15
27 | Too Soon for the Tree?
In this fun and festive episode, we kick off the holiday season with laughter, stories, and a few friendly debates, like when it’s actually acceptable to put up the Christmas tree and whether or not Mariah is quite thawed out just yet....
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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25:46
26 | Listener Q&A, Part 2: Family Struggles, School Choices, & Standards That Last
In the second half of our listener Q&A, we tackle some of the tougher questions our listeners sent in, from navigating a strained mother-daughter relationship to shaping godly standards in today's culture. We also share our own parenting hi...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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26:55
25 | Listener Q&A, Part 1: Prayer, Parenting, & Building Healthy Families
In this special Q&A episode celebrating our 25th show, we answer listener-submitted questions that range from the lighthearted to the deeply personal. We talk about prayer through the lens of the Lord's Prayer and the story of Elijah, and s...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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32:50
24 | More Than a Job: Work With Purpose, Walk With People
This week, we talk about how faith shapes the way we work and the people we work alongside. From Lindsay's recent experience at a Christian retreat for women entrepreneurs to Eric's career in a faith-based medical practice, we explore what it m...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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25:51
23 | From Struggle to Surrender— Our Story of Infertility
From the outside, our family of seven might look like a story of effortless blessing, but the truth is, the road to having five kids was anything but easy. In this honest conversation, we open up about our journey through infertility, the emoti...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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30:04
22 | Making Space For What Matters
Between kids' sports, long work days, and weekends that blur together, it's easy to have full calendars but hearts that feel stretched thin. In this episode, we talk honestly about what it means to live with margin— the intentional spa...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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26:09
21 | Stepping Out in Faith, Part 2: Get Out of the Boat!
Last week, we shared the story behind selling our "forever home." For us, it was a step of obedience that continues to challenge and strengthen our faith as we learn to trust God more fully. We've been so encouraged by listener stories and mess...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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20:10
20 | Stepping Out In Faith: We're Selling Our Forever Home
In this episode, we share the story behind a surprising decision— selling our “forever home” we built just three years ago. What led us here were two convictions: a desire for financial freedom and a call to obey God’s leading, even when ...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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46:21
19 | Living With a Grateful Heart
In this episode, we reflect on the tragic passing of Charlie Kirk, reminding us how fragile life is and why we must not take a single day for granted. We explore what it means to live with a grateful heart, through birthdays, aging, hardship, a...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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26:06
18 | Interruptions or Invitations? Rethinking Hospitality
In this episode, we unpack the true meaning of hospitality... not just hosting guests in our homes, but living with a posture that sees and values others. We explore the tension between convenient, planned opportunities for hospitality and the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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23:44
17 | Senior Year— Holding On, Letting Go
Walking through senior year as a parent is a mix of joy, sadness, pride, and release. In this episode, we share what we learned when our oldest graduated high school a couple years ago and how we're approaching it again with our second son. Fro...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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26:20
16 | Modeling Healthy Habits: Talking With Teens About Alcohol
In a follow-up to last week's interview with our college-aged son, we're taking a parent's perspective on alcohol. From our family backgrounds to the way we now (try to!) model healthy habits, we share biblical wisdom and some practical tools f...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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30:05
15 | From Our Side & His: Sending a Kid Off to College (Part 2) — From Our Son's Perspective
Parents, cover your ears, this one's for the kids! Well...not exactly, but we are handing the mic to our oldest son for part two of the "Sending a Kid Off to College" series. He shares what it was like stepping onto campus for the firs...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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27:19