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I think most people would agree with this. Our culture is increasingly out of date.

It's not friendly to the little kids.

I would agree.

And one thing we don't even think about. I saw a study about Alexa and little kids and they think Alexa has emotions and a mind.

Can you imagine how confusing that would be for a youngster? You can't process that.

I don't even bring that up just to say that'd be something that I wouldn't have thought about maybe if I had little kids in the house right now.

But to be merciful, like they're not in an abstract stage that can understand things like that.

A lot of things like that. A lot of tech stuff.

Yeah, maybe helping them understand it or changing how you do things.

Just there's little things that are just not really hospitable to the little, vulnerable kids.

These beautiful little flowers that need cultivated to bloom.

Her name is Claire and she dropped us a note with a question. She's finishing up at university.

She said she was wondering about something I said on the air.

I said to ask God to make a way for you.

It really struck me. I've got a lot of decisions ahead.

Whether I do higher education or get a job, etc.

So what do you mean by that?

What I mean by that, Claire is I don't see very far ahead.

What I want to do is be faithful. I'm convinced this is the best way to live.

I want to be faithful with what comes across my path today.

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