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Let’s be honest—sometimes Scripture does say what we want it to say. And sometimes it deals with some really tough topics. Tamar’s rape by her half-brother, Amnon. The brutal murder of the Levite concubine. The issue of slavery. What’s the point of these passages? Seriously, parts of Scripture are hard to digest much less comprehend. I add all these issues in the episode 35 of CHRISTIAN PARENT/CRAZY WORLD. Why? Because topics like these frequently come up when discussing the Christian faith with unbelievers and with our kids. They wonder how we can overlook such things. We shouldn’t. […]
God gets a pretty bad rap in our culture, doesn’t he? People love to cherry-pick portions of the Bible to paint a very bad picture of our God. How can we help our kids understand who God is? Well, there are two aspects of God’s character that are especially misunderstood: his mercy and his justice. These attributes are opposite ends of the divine pendulum. If we don’t understand them, we don’t understand who God is. And neither do are kids. We must properly comprehend these parts of God’s character […]
Has anyone ever given you a description of God that isn’t anything like the God you know? That’s happened to me. Check out this description of God from renowned atheist Richard Dawkins: OUCH! How do you really feel, Richard? Don’t beat around the bush. How do we prepare our kids for this type of attack on God and our faith? Well, we need to be talking about the tough parts of Scripture with our kids, which is exactly what I have been doing in the latest series […]
Have you ever gotten to one of those difficult sections in the Bible with your kids and thought “What in the world?” I sure have. Seriously, some parts of the Bible are tough! How do we address these sections of Scripture with our kids? Well, I answer that question in the episode 32 of CHRISTIAN PARENT/CRAZY WORLD, which is part of my new series on dealing with the difficult parts of Scripture. In this episode, I apply the practical guidelines I gave in episode 31 (“Why Does the Bible Say… Fill in the Blank?) to a difficult story from the Bible that led a young college […]
Let’s face it… there is some stuff in the Bible that is hard to understand and difficult to explain. And too often, the first time many Christian kids encounter these difficult parts of the Bible is when an atheist professor brings them up in a class, or a friend who is a secular humanist challenges […]
A lot of people think that the Christian faith requires blind allegiance, that you have to close your eyes and ears to the doubts and criticism and just keep believing. And, sadly, a lot of Christians do just that. Given the number of youth who are leaving the faith these days, I don’t think this plan is working out very well. […]
One thing we know from studying Scripture and history is that truth is counter-cultural. So, if we want to stay grounded in the truth, we need to expect to live a counter-cultural life. I recently discussed six ways we can live that kind of life in Episode 19 of CHRISTIAN PARENT/CRAZY WORLD. Those guidelines were a force […]
How powerful are our words? Can they change the future? In this episode of CHRISTIAN PARENT/CRAZY WORLD, I take a fascinating, prophetic look at how words have the power to shape reality in the past, present, and future. Our leaders are using words to confuse and distort reality. But as faith-filled parents, we can use […]
I recently got to sit down with Larry Roberts of Spark Media while at the Spark Podcasting Conference in Nashville, TN, where CPCW took home the Spark Media Award for “Best Kids and Family Podcast.” Woo-hoo! Larry and I had a very lively chat about how my podcast started, my passion for apologetics, empty nesters […]
We all want to improve our relationship with our child. What if I told you that there is a question you could ask your son or daughter that has the power to transform your relationship for the better? Seriously, it can change everything… That is what I discuss in the episode 26 of CHRISTIAN PARENT/CRAZY WORLD, which, […]
