As parents, we have choices. We can
choose to teach our kids the things that we want them to know, the things that
align with our core values, or we can abdicate that responsibility and leave it
up to the public school system, their friends on the playground, social media and
the mainstream media, or ‘the world’ to have a major say in what they learn and
adopt as their core values. We have a choice:
we help influence what will become their worldview, or we let the world play a
major role in their decision making processes.
And
like it or not, their view of God and Jesus is going to be included. So the
title of Natasha Crain’s book Talking with
Your Kids about Jesus: 30 Conversations Every Christian Parent Must Have (Baker
Books, 2020) struck a chord.
This book contains 30 short
chapters with discussion questions, and prompts for open discussions with your
kids about Jesus. Who was He? Who is He? What about the miracles? How could He
be human and God at the same time? What did He teach about Heaven, Hell,
religion and the Kingdom of God? What is
it about His death that has fascinated scholars for 20 centuries? Why can we believe that the resurrection
happened? And what does it all mean? What is it about Jesus that truly makes a
difference when it comes to our lives on earth, our lives in the Kingdom, and
how does Jesus fit into the story of our salvation?
Although this book is meant to be a
guide to help parents talk with their kids about Jesus, it could easily be
adapted into a study for new believers, regardless of their age, they have many
of these same questions.
I received a copy of this book from
the publisher as a member of their bloggers’ program. I was not required to
post a positive review.
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