47. Parenting in politics: Part two featuring Jeff and Becky Leach
Pardon the Mess with Scarlet Hiltibidal - Christian Motherhood, Biblical Parenting, Raising Christian Kids
Scarlet Hiltibidal and Christian Parenting
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🗓️ 29 October 2020
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
If you’re anything like me, there are very few things we feel less inclined to speak into than politics.
Even so, it’s important to guide our kids well in these politically divisive days.
I recently gave a few considerations in an article I wrote on how to discuss politics with our kids:
Would the world recognize you as a Christian if all they knew was how you engaged in politics? Would your kids know Jesus better if all they heard was your political speak? The truth is our political opinions are unlikely to change minds, but quite likely to change our witness.
With all of that in mind, I am happy to introduce a two-part Pardon the Mess series to help us navigate this political culture.
Don’t worry: under no circumstances will we be talking about specific candidates or parties but rather principles that will help guide our kids.
In part 1, we have Jim Denison, co-founder of Denison Ministries, sharing ways we can disagree well and teach our kids to respect authority, even when we don’t agree with all of our leader’s actions. He reminds us that “winning arguments is not as important as winning souls.”
In part 2, Texas State Representative Jeff Leach and his wife, Becky, give us an insider look at our political system and suggest ways we might support our public servants through prayer.
I hope these podcasts equip you well in the coming weeks as we face the election and the days following.
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| 0:00.0 | Christian Parenting. |
| 0:03.5 | This is Cynthia Yanov, and you're listening to Pardon the Mess. |
| 0:16.2 | Each week we have honest discussions about the ups and downs of parenting and the lessons God is teaching us along the way. |
| 0:22.4 | It's real, it's fun, and it's biblical. |
| 0:24.8 | Life is messy. |
| 0:25.8 | Don't walk the parenting road alone. |
| 0:32.4 | Hey guys, this Cynthia. |
| 0:33.9 | Welcome to Pardon the Mess. |
| 0:35.1 | I'm so glad that you are with us. |
| 0:55.9 | This is part two of our two parts on politics. Never thought I'd hear myself saying that for sure. But I'm thrilled that we had Jen Denison speak in part one, and he talked to us about everything from whether or not God's judgment is on our country to why there is such insolity surrounding our election process. |
| 1:00.5 | We talk about how to parent it well and teach our kids respect of authority. |
| 1:03.5 | And it was really, really a strong word from him. |
| 1:05.5 | And so I hope you'll go back and listen if you miss that. |
| 1:07.8 | And then part two is right now. And we are having Jeff and Becky Leach on the show talking to us about what it's like |
| 1:13.1 | from an insider perspective. Jeff Leach is a state representative for the state of Texas, and he and his |
| 1:18.6 | wife feel called into public service. And so although he intended to go to seminary and was going to be |
| 1:25.3 | a preacher, the Lord sent him to law school and to politics. |
| 1:28.3 | And he is just living his witness there. And so they're going to talk to us about how we can |
| 1:33.6 | pray for our leaders, what it's like in the middle of the process right now, how they're raising |
| 1:37.7 | their kids through this and how they speak to their kids about our political system. And so |
| 1:42.8 | it's really practical and encouraging, but I love at the end |
| 1:45.4 | where they just talk about finding your place of influence. Get outside of what's comfortable |
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