As parents, we have a central role to play in passing on faith and freedom to our kids, to the next generation. The spiritual soil of our children’s lives is nurtured first and foremost by us through modeling the biblical life, through education and prayer, and through the stories we pass on to our kids about the faith.

In the latest episode of CHRISTIAN PARENT/CRAZY WORLD, I’m wrapping up a trilogy of conversations with world-renowned freedom expert, Os Guinness, author of The Magna Carta of Humanity: Sinai’s Revolutionary Faith and the Future of Freedom. In this vitally important conversation, we discuss:

• The origin and DNA of ordered freedom.
• The magnitude of the Genesis declaration that we are made in God’s image.
• The decline of the west leading to a need for renewal.
• The power of the “creative minority” (that’s us!)
• How parents have the greatest part to play in passing on freedom, equality, human dignity, and faith.

What makes the greatest difference in human history?

This is where it gets really good, Mamas & Papas…

It is the stories we tell our children. It is the truth we instill in them. It is the faith they see lived day in and day out from us as ordinary parents, as we plant the seeds of an extraordinary God in the hearts of our kids. This simple but profound work is what makes the difference in the lives of our children, our communities, our country, and our world.

 If you want to understand where we are in human history and the incredible work we do as parents like never before, tune in to Episode 95 of CHRISTIAN PARENT/CRAZY WORLD. To listen to this episode on Life Audio, click on the image below:

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OS GUINNESS’ BIO: Os Guinness is an author, social critic, and great-great-great grandson of Arthur Guinness, the Dublin brewer. Os has written or edited more than 30 books that offer valuable insight into the cultural, political, and social contexts in which we all live. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of London and his D.Phil in the social sciences from Oriel College, Oxford.

Os Guinness WEBSITE

The Magna Carta of Humanity: Sinai’s Revolutionary Faith and the Future of Freedom

OTHER EPISODES IN THIS SERIES:

EPISODE 94: “The Dilemma Christians Face at the Ballot Box”

EPISODE 93: “What Most Americans Don’t Understand about Freedom”

SCRIPTURE REFERENCE:

Deuteronomy 11:18-21