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Raising Sturdy Kids: The Book with Keith McCurdy

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Post date July 9, 2026
Categories In Basecamp Live, character formation, Christian families, christian parenting, Classical Academic Press, classical Christian education, consumer to contributor, davies owens, family discipleship, family leadership, healthy struggle, homeschool, keith mccurdy, Keith McCurdy Live Sturdy, Parenting, parenting book, parenting encouragement, Parenting wisdom, raising future adults, Raising resilient kids, raising sturdy kids, Resilience, resilient children, Responsibility, self-regulation, sturdy kids

After years of encouraging families through counseling, conferences, and conversations on BaseCamp Live, Keith McCurdy’s long-awaited book, Raising Sturdy Kids, has finally arrived. In this episode, Davies and Keith celebrate the book’s release while exploring the foundational principles behind it. Rather than focusing on quick parenting fixes, Keith explains why healthy struggle, responsibility, and service are…

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Timeless Education for Modern Times with Robert Littlejohn (Series: What is Classical Christian Education?)

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Post date July 1, 2026
Categories In Basecamp Live, Christian education, christian parenting, Christian schooling, Classical Christian, classical Christian education, classical curriculum, classical education, classical schools, davies owens, faith and learning, great books, homeschooling, Latin, liberal arts education, logic, Rhetoric, Robert Littlejohn, Sticky Faith, trivium, What is classical education?, Wisdom and Eloquence

What exactly is Classical Christian Education? Ask ten people, and you might get ten different answers. Is it about Latin? The Great Books? The Trivium? Character formation? Academic excellence? In this foundational episode of our series, What is Classical Christian Education?, Davies Owens sits down with one of the pioneers of the modern classical movement, Dr. Robert Littlejohn,…

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Rooting our Families with Jennifer Freeman

Parents often spend so much time navigating the needs of today that it’s easy to lose sight of where we’re ultimately headed. But what if raising children begins with keeping the end in mind? In this episode, Davies Owens welcomes Dr. Jennifer Freeman of the Rooted Families Initiative to discuss a framework for family discipleship…

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Parenting in an Age of Fragmented Attention with Suzanne Phillips

How do we faithfully raise children in a culture that constantly fragments their attention? In this episode of Base Camp Live, Davies Owens welcomes Suzanne Phillips of Beacon Parent for a thoughtful and deeply encouraging conversation about parenting in an age of distraction, anxiety, and cultural confusion. Rather than offering another parenting checklist, Suzanne shares…

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A Framework for Classical Education with Lindsey Ralls (Series: What is Classical Christian Education?)

What does classical Christian education actually mean? In this episode of BaseCamp Live, host Davies Owens continues the ongoing series on classical Christian education with guest Lindsey Ralls, Upper School Head at Summit Christian Academy. Together, they explore a practical framework for understanding the heart behind classical Christian education, not simply as a method or…

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Raising an Anxious Generation to Live Sturdy with Keith McCurdy

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Post date May 12, 2026
Categories In anxiety and schools, anxiety in children, Basecamp Live, christian parenting, Christian School Life, Christian schools, classical Christian education, Conversations, davies owens, emotional resilience, family stress, keith mccurdy, Keith McCurdy Live Sturdy, Live Sturdy, over scheduled families, Parenting, parenting anxiety, parenting encouragement, perfectionism, raising sturdy kids, resilient kids, student mental health, student wellness, youth anxiety

Anxiety is everywhere today, but what if it doesn’t always tell us the truth? In this episode of BaseCamp Live, Davies Owens welcomes back Keith McCurdy for another conversation in the Live Sturdy series. Together, they unpack why anxiety has become so common in students and parents, how overcommitment and fear-based decision making fuel the…

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When Schools and Home Align with Sadie Elliott

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Post date April 20, 2026
Categories In Basecamp Live, Christian education, christian parenting, Christian school leadership, Christian School Life, Christian schools, classical Christian education, Conversations, davies owens, Discipleship, education and formation, family discipleship, Herzog Foundation, herzog foundation institute, parent engagement, parent partnership, Parenting, Sadie Elliott, school and home partnership, school choice, School Culture, Spiritual Formation, The Lion, ZipCast

What happens when schools and homes truly align? In this episode of BaseCamp Live, Davies Owens sits down with Sadie Elliott, Director of the Herzog Foundation Institute, to talk about one of the most important and often overlooked aspects of Christian education: the partnership between parents and schools. Sadie shares what she is seeing from…

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What is Education Actually For? with Ali Ghaffari

What is education actually for? Is it mainly about helping students get into college and launch a career, or is it about forming the kind of person who can flourish in faith, wisdom, and vocation? In this episode of BaseCamp Live, Davies Owens is joined by Ali Ghaffari, Executive Director of the St. John Henry…

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Why Schools Need Charlotte Mason’s Wisdom with Patrick Egan

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Post date April 8, 2026
Categories In Basecamp Live, Charlotte Mason, Christian education, Christian School Life, Classical Christian, classical Christian education, Conversations, davies owens, Education Philosophy, habit training, Narration, Parenting, Patrick Egan, student formation, truth goodness beauty

Many parents today feel that education has been reduced to information transfer and job preparation. But what if education is meant to be much more than that? In this episode, Davies Owens is joined by Dr. Patrick Egan to explore the enduring insights of Charlotte Mason, a visionary educator who emphasized the formation of the…

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Raising Human Beings Not Human Doings with Joshua Pauling

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Post date March 31, 2026
Categories In Basecamp Live, christian parenting, Classical Christian, classical Christian education, Common Arts, Conversations, davies owens, education and technology, education reform, embodied learning, humane education, Joshua Pauling, Narration, Raising Human Beings Not Human Doings, restful learning, School Culture, student formation, tech minimal school, tyranny of technique

Modern education often promises clarity, efficiency, and measurable results. But what if those very strengths are quietly reshaping what we believe education is for? In this episode of BaseCamp Live, Davies Owens sits down with Joshua Pauling to explore the subtle but powerful influence of what he calls the “tyranny of technique.” When systems, metrics, and methods…

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