For faithful Christian parents and leaders, protecting our kids from the ideas and values of the secular culture is not a long-term solution. Some protection is good but ultimately, we must EQUIP them to engage cultural challenges with the truth of the Christian worldview. So, we must first consider who is "waiting for our kids" and what objections and challenges they'll hear and encounter. And then we need a practical plan to equip the next generation. In this episode, we're airing a recent talk given by Brett at Frisco Bible Church, where he unpacks the challenges and shares a very practical plan to this ever-present problem.

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Talk about identity is everywhere in the culture, as the world tries to tell us and our kids who we are and where to find our value. In this episode, we're airing an essential talk on identity and Scripture, presented by Dr. Kathy Koch of Celebrate Kids at the California MAVEN Conference 2024. Dr. Kathy examines the messages our kids are hearing from the culture, the building blocks of identity, and how we can let Scripture shape our core identities rather than the messages around us. Want to keep exploring this topic?

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Have you ever struggled with doubt? For most of us, seasons of doubt about our faith are inevitable experiences. How do we set up our children well to navigate these moments? In this episode, Brett and Erin interview Bobby Conway, a pastor and apologist, about his story, the nature of doubt, and about his new book Does Christianity Still Make Sense?

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Does it feel like you're always busy? The pace of modern life crowds out quality time with those most important in our lives...and oftentimes that's our own kids. Don't let your kids get lost amidst a hectic overly-busy schedule. In this episode, Brett and Erin discuss one very practical idea they've adopted to build significant connection with each of their five children in the midst of the busy day-to-day.

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Should we teach children to listen to their internal impulses? Many parenting influencers and voices would say, "Yes!" But as we explored last week, autonomy is a highly esteemed value in American society, so it's no wonder that parenting is one area of culture where this value will rear its head. In this episode, Brett and Erin react to a video about child autonomy from the busytoddler, a parenting influencer on Instagram. The busytoddler says that children should "do whatever is best for their body." But is that a biblical idea? Brett and Erin continue the conversation about autonomy from last week and unpack how these ideas about child autonomy have seeped into modern parenting advice.

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Personal autonomy is our culture's highest good. Unfortunately, Christians can unconsciously absorb this value to varying degrees and at our impressionable kids can easily adopt it wholesale. In this episdoe, Brett and Erin examine a recent article by Dr. Carl Truman reflecting on the recent Republican and Democratic Conventions and the elevating of autonomy and expressive individualism that is so entrenched in our culture's value system.

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Have you noticed that little kids are little rebels? Why is that? Misbehaving in popular, modern parenting paradigms would say that unmet needs equal bad behavior. But is that true? In this episode, Brett and Erin continue the conversation from last week and answer the question, "What do your kids really need?" The answer may be not be what you think.

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We have been conditioned by the culture to see the world primarily through a therapeutic and psychological lens. As a result, secular ideas and values can creep into our thinking about parenting and what we perceive to be the most important needs of our kids. And what drops out is a biblical perspective. Brett and Erin discuss this modern trend and compare it to what the Christian worldview says about parenting and kids' needs.

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Where do you put your identity? We all struggle with various idols in our lives—things we put higher than Christ. How do we overcome the idols in our lives and how do we help our kids discern when they need to investigate their idols as well? In this episode, Brett and Erin continue their discussion with Christian apologist and former cold case detective J. Warner Wallace about his new book The Truth in True Crime.

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How do you think and talk about the Bible with your kids? Do they get the impression the scriptures gives us an accurate historical record of real people, places and events? In this episode, Brett and Erin welcome back to the podcast cold-case detective and Christian apologist J. Warner Wallace as they interview him about his journey to faith, reading the Bible with a forensic lens, and why we need talk with our kids about how the Bible is grounded in historical facts and events.

Check out J. Warner Wallace's work at https://coldcasechristianity.com.

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