How to Equip Your Kids to Think Critically About Their Beliefs, with Elizabeth Urbanowicz 

Amen!

Haha! I hadn't thought about it but I was *totally* admiring their curls pretty much the whole time too

Yes, love the hair!

haha I had a similar thought.

Girl…I feel this!! 😄

I literally thought she was Alisa’s sister or daughter lol before watching the video

@Excuse me but With that logic, you’re saying anything you love makes you blind to objective truth about it. I’m sorry but that’s false. People are fully capable of stepping back from something they love to research & test claims to make sure they’re not in love with a lie. Perhaps you’re thinking of people in cults? But the Bible tells us to test everything…we don’t blindly follow.

I often wonder how one teaches when in times of doubt.

So the Bible, the word of God needs you to explain it?

@@kevinkelly2162 it requires the Holy Spirit. Having a curriculum provides a systematic framework to speak to my children in an age appropriate manner about the bigger ideas in the bible.

Apologetics isn’t about explaining the bible in the sense you are implying @KevinKelly, it’s about understanding it and being able to articulate the reasons for our faith. If I’m able to have kids in future I’d love to do this too. As an aside, Muslim children are often trained in how to refute Christianity with bogus claims and ‘facts’ comparing the Quran and the bible, why shouldn’t we, who know the truth, prepare our children to answer these questions too? By getting them to think critically about it instead of feeding them well worn lies of course.

@Paddy Singh Teaching them not to be spiritual whores or spiritually, grossly unfaithful to their one spiritual husband Christ is a good suggestion. God uses that crude language to shock Israel when calling attention to her spiritual unfaithfulness to Him as a lewd wife would be so vulgar in betraying her physical husband. God said she was worse than a whore because at least a whore gets paid, but Israel of that time was the one paying. It was a shocking, stern, metaphor and rebuke to them.

I don’t have children yet but I’d love to hear Alisa’s response to this!!

Said with all love sister, but that’s the parents job foremost. I don’t think you’re ever going to get a legitimate Christian channel seeking to parent your kids for you in theology, because it goes against the Biblical family way. We are the shepherds of our children. And ideally, your husband would be involved in this a lot, as the household leader, and spiritual leader. But even if he’s not, like in my case, we pray for the sanctification of our husbands. And we teach our kids as the mothers, ourselves. I know as mothers we already have a huge plate, especially if you’re living daily in obedience to God, and raising your kids yourself. But we can’t neglect theology, just because the husband is in sin, and not doing it. Because when the rubber meets the road 20 years from now, if our children are atheist… we played the biggest role in their upbringing. And I’m trying with all my might to say all of this with nothing but love. If you can’t sort out theology just yet with your kids, then take away the deceptive content that your dumping into your kids, until you can. They don’t need cartoons or movies. They don’t need TV at all. And perhaps that could even be a motivator for your husband to step up, if you communicated that you aren’t comfortable exposing your kids to the blatant New Age in those movies, before they even understand Christ. Perhaps he would take the mission more seriously with the void of movies he enjoys. And then he also would have a lot more time himself to sort out the “how” part. God bless you for noticing this!! And caring about it! And seeking a solution. I pray my blunt words were understood with the love I send them with. Being a mom is the most difficult human job there is. Praying for you mama. ♥️🙏🏽

My sons (ages 14, 10, and 9) and I have discussions about worldview all the time with all kinds of media including movies and books. The best way, in my experience, to have these conversations is with questions. Simply asking them, "is that fact or opinion" is something I use the most when I notice something that is not based in truth. The interviewee also mentioned some great frameworks for questions: "is this exhibiting (insert a biblical principle)?"

Can't you have both?

Same here! I actually saw Elizabeth in Mike Winger's interview, then 2 days later Alisa's podcast popped-up for me on youtube, so I thought she must be the same person (since I'm not very good with names). When I saw the thumb for this video, I thought I'm seeing double or something

Even if you find a code, get the samples first. I decided not to buy because the curriculum listed for homeschooling is still the same classroom curriculum as being sold to schools ie you need a large group of children to use the curriculum as is. At this price, i don't have the time to alter drastically the curriculum to work for 2 children, one of age not yet quite comprehending these things, so really alter drastically what is being sold to teach one kid. This curriculum really should not be promoted to home or after schoolers, it is only for a large group of children and/or experienced teachers who have worked successfully at schools and can easily, no stress rewrite the lessons for small number of children.

Have you read the books by Natasha Crain?

@@hhstark8663 I will check them out , thank you

I tried the code also. Didn't work

Allen Parr (a black christian) made this questionnaire, which I have transcribed below. *21 questions every christian should be able to answer:* 1. What are some evidences of God´s existence? 2. Why is Christianity the only valid way to get to heaven? 3. How do you explain alleged errors or contradictions in the Bible? 4. How do we know that Jesus really existed? 5. What rpoof do we have of Jesus´ resurrection? 6. Why does God allow suffering and evil? 7. How exactly did we get the Bible we have today? 8. What exactly is the gospel and how can I explain it using Scripture and without using Scripture? 9. What is the concept of the Trinity? 10. What happens to people when they? 11. How can we trust today hasn´t been "tampered with"? 12. Why did Jesus have to die in order for our sins to be forgiven? 13. Why is it important to go to church as a believer? 14. Why are we here? Why did God create us? 15. Can I lose my salvation? 16. What are the main attributes of God? 17. How do we know that Jesus was really God? 18. What are the main beliefs of the Christian faith? 19. How can God be moral if He kills innocent people? 20. What is the purpose of baptism and is it necessary for salvation? 21. Who is the Holy Spirit and what role does he play in our lives?

@@hhstark8663 Thank you again sir!