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JEFFERSON: John Stonestreet’s bio says that he is Executive Director of the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview. He is the co-host with Eric Metaxas of BreakPoint, the Christian worldview radio program founded by the late Chuck Colson, and the voice of The Point, a daily national radio feature on worldview, apologetics and cultural issues. He also serves as a Senior Content Advisor for Summit Ministries… and apparently John never, ever, ever sleeps.
John, when we talk about “Parenting Like You Mean It”, we’re talking about intentionality, and not just letting parenting “happen” day-to-day, but actually setting out with a purpose. I know that you’ve got three daughters, but could you sort of set the stage and describe what the Stonestreet house is like.
JOHN: Well, it’s like any other house with three little girls these days. Which means there’s a whole lot of the song “Let It Go” playing over and over and over again; and there’s a whole lot of Disney princesses decorating everything. So, it’s a pretty normal place.
But it is a place where we try to seek as much advice and counsel – my wife is particularly good at this – from older parents: parents who are just down the road from us. We are blessed to have in our lives my grandparents who were married for 63 years before my grandfather died just this past year; my parents have been married for nearly 50 years; and my wife’s parents have been married for a long time as well. So, we’ve got some great examples around us. We’re also part of a solid church, and all of this is indispensible for us – to have that sort of support and network.
We actually have several friends who don’t have that kind of support system around them and they feel very alone. I’ve even seen it amongst homeschool parents who may find themselves within communities where others aren’t homeschooling, or maybe their church isn’t as supportive of it, and they’re trying to do it all alone – while at the same time comparing themselves to the “All-Star Homeschool Parents” that get on the cover of Homeschool Digest and speak at the homeschool events. This can be a pretty oppressive environment for them.
And so, we’re just really blessed to have so many healthy examples.
JEFFERSON: As you go around the world imploring people to hold fast to a Christian worldview, where we view all people as if everyone is made in God’s image as a foundation for our lives, how do you and your wife instill this in your daughters? I mean, to speak on these terms to high schoolers or college students is fairly easy, but how do you address this with your girls?
JOHN: Well, I don’t think that it’s unique to homeschooling parents. I think that, as parents, it’s the first thing that we want to teach our kids – Who is God and how has He made Himself known to us? How do we know what we know? That’s probably one of the most disputed ideas in our house...
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By Jefferson DrexlerJEFFERSON: John Stonestreet’s bio says that he is Executive Director of the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview. He is the co-host with Eric Metaxas of BreakPoint, the Christian worldview radio program founded by the late Chuck Colson, and the voice of The Point, a daily national radio feature on worldview, apologetics and cultural issues. He also serves as a Senior Content Advisor for Summit Ministries… and apparently John never, ever, ever sleeps.
John, when we talk about “Parenting Like You Mean It”, we’re talking about intentionality, and not just letting parenting “happen” day-to-day, but actually setting out with a purpose. I know that you’ve got three daughters, but could you sort of set the stage and describe what the Stonestreet house is like.
JOHN: Well, it’s like any other house with three little girls these days. Which means there’s a whole lot of the song “Let It Go” playing over and over and over again; and there’s a whole lot of Disney princesses decorating everything. So, it’s a pretty normal place.
But it is a place where we try to seek as much advice and counsel – my wife is particularly good at this – from older parents: parents who are just down the road from us. We are blessed to have in our lives my grandparents who were married for 63 years before my grandfather died just this past year; my parents have been married for nearly 50 years; and my wife’s parents have been married for a long time as well. So, we’ve got some great examples around us. We’re also part of a solid church, and all of this is indispensible for us – to have that sort of support and network.
We actually have several friends who don’t have that kind of support system around them and they feel very alone. I’ve even seen it amongst homeschool parents who may find themselves within communities where others aren’t homeschooling, or maybe their church isn’t as supportive of it, and they’re trying to do it all alone – while at the same time comparing themselves to the “All-Star Homeschool Parents” that get on the cover of Homeschool Digest and speak at the homeschool events. This can be a pretty oppressive environment for them.
And so, we’re just really blessed to have so many healthy examples.
JEFFERSON: As you go around the world imploring people to hold fast to a Christian worldview, where we view all people as if everyone is made in God’s image as a foundation for our lives, how do you and your wife instill this in your daughters? I mean, to speak on these terms to high schoolers or college students is fairly easy, but how do you address this with your girls?
JOHN: Well, I don’t think that it’s unique to homeschooling parents. I think that, as parents, it’s the first thing that we want to teach our kids – Who is God and how has He made Himself known to us? How do we know what we know? That’s probably one of the most disputed ideas in our house...