Many parents feel anxious about the growing number of negative cultural influences that reduce the possibility that this generation will base their lives in the Christian faith. According to statistics, 45-48% of children today leave church after college and never return. Many disconnect from their faith even earlier.
This poses a significant challenge for parents. While it’s wise to monitor your children’s exposure to music, videos, and social media, they also need to learn discernment. Most situations are a mixture of good and bad. Without discernment, kids may accept lies that masquerade as truth.
How can you guide your children through tough faith questions by giving them the evidence and emotional support they need to commit to Jesus?
To answer that question, I’ve invited Hillary Ferrer, founder of Mama Bear Apologetics to be my guest on Focus on the Family with Jim Daly. She’ll help you navigate the cultural questions and lies your kids are exposed to on a daily basis.
We discussed:
- The pitfalls of postmodernism.
- The lies of emotionalism.
- Marxism and the reshaping of society.
- Staying hopeful despite the darkness of culture.
Hillary shares how your children can withstand negative cultural influences by:
- Recognizing the message. Identifying the message and the worldview behind it.
- Employing discernment. Assessing situations accurately: affirming the good while rejecting the bad.
- Thinking through a healthier approach. Providing reasons why some ideas are false and some are true as the basis for a healthy worldview.
- Reinforcing biblical ideas through discussion, discipleship, and prayer. The battles we fight are spiritual, so victory is found in prayer and intimacy with God.