How to Honor Your Parents (Even When It's Complicated)
From The Journey Parent Podcast by Dan Panetti
April 1, 2026 · 28 min · Episode 225
About this episode
The episode discusses the complexities of honoring parents, featuring insights from Pastor David Marvin on the fifth commandment and the importance of forgiveness.
Guest: David Marvin, Teaching Pastor, Prestonwood Baptist Church If you’d like to watch this podcast, check out the PCA YouTube page. A few weeks ago, Pastor David Marvin taught an incredible lesson from the Word of God looking at the fifth commandment, honoring your father and mother. I was able to sit down and have an incredible conversation with Pastor Marvin about the practical aspects of living out this commandment, especially when it comes to older parents and the different relationships that we, as parents ourselves, have with our parents. Pastor Marvin shared some powerful truths about learning to respect the position of authority that God has established even if the performance of your parents was not the best. We talked about the importance of seeking forgiveness and what that truly entails, which can be filled with many obstacles. Our God is a just and merciful God who desires for us to honor our parents and that commandment should be taken to heart and lived out for others to see. When we trust God, He can do amazing things in the lives of our families. One resource that I mentioned and found helpful in this discussion was the following: When People are Big and God is…
People in this episode
Host: Dan Panetti
Guest: David Marvin
Topics covered
- honoring parents
- fifth commandment
- forgiveness
- family relationships
- authority
- faith
Keywords
- honor parents
- fifth commandment
- forgiveness
- family dynamics
- Christian parenting
- authority
- David Marvin
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Prestonwood Baptist Church
Books & works: When People are Big and God is Small: Overcoming Peer Pressure, Codependency, and the Fear of Man
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