Episode 134. Grandparent Revival: How to Use Your Retirement to Pass Down a Legacy of Faith

Mama Bear Apologetics

Hillary Morgan Ferrer & Amy Davison

Christianity, Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Amy is joined by Tricia Scribner to encourage and equip grandparents for intentional discipleship. Using the cultural moment sparked by Charlie Kirk’s assassination, Tricia challenges older believers not to “pass the baton,” but to “get in the game.”Grandparents often underestimate their influence, yet they are among the top voices teens turn to for questions about faith and life. Tricia emphasizes that this season of life—with more free time and hard-earned wisdom—is ideal for re-engaging in spiritual formation. She counters the lies that older Christians “can’t learn” or are “no longer relevant,” offering practical ways to grow in apologetics, engage in conversations, and model critical thinking. Even when direct conversations aren’t possible due to strained family dynamics, Tricia shares creative approaches like journaling, writing in Bibles, and asking thoughtful questions.

This episode is a call to action: your role in discipleship matters deeply. Whether you’re a parent feeling behind or a grandparent feeling distant, now is the time to step into your influence with purpose and truth.

Main Points Covered

The role and relevance of grandparents in faith formation
Challenges older generations face with technology, memory, and cultural shifts
Combating lies of irrelevance and incapability among mature Christians
Biblical call to continue running the race—“not time to pass the baton”
Discipling grandchildren with discernment and cultural awareness
Socratic questioning and critical thinking as tools for engagement
Balancing boldness and relational wisdom with adult children
Practical steps for growing in apologetics and theology at any age
Testimonies of generational faithfulness and influence

Resources Mentioned

Scriptures:

Romans 12:18
Matthew 5:44

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0:00.0	My mother was 93. Now, she had dementia, and that dementia stole so much from her. We had 15 different caregivers in our home. My mother never failed to seek to share a devotional or who Christ wasn't in her life with those.
0:24.5	And one actually came to know the Lord at our kitchen table.
0:27.2	That's an example of what I mean by, let's don't waste our lucid moments.
0:34.9	Welcome to the Mama Bear Apologetics podcast.
0:37.4	I'm Hillary. And I'm Amy. We are just two gals who are spiritually armed, highly caffeinated. And just sassy enough to make bad ideas cry. Mama Bear is a ministry dedicated to helping you raise children who think critically, love biblically, and stand firm in the faith using scripture, reason, and reality. Because remember, Mama Bears,
0:54.8	this might not affect your faith. But it might affect your children.
1:02.6	Hey, everyone, welcome to another Mama Bear Apologetics podcast, a podcast dedicated to helping
1:07.8	you raise children who think critically, love biblically, and stand firm in the faith using truth and reason.
1:13.6	Well, you are going to want to stay tuned to this podcast because I have with me, Tricia Scribner,
1:17.7	and we're going to be taking a look at how maybe more mature believers, mature Christians, can now leverage the revival that we're seeing across this nation following the assassination of Charlie Kirk to bring hope within their home and emboldened their faith.
1:31.6	I am excited about this opportunity because what's arisen out of the events of the past two weeks, we had the Arena Zarutska killing also here in Charlotte.
1:43.7	So that hit, and then the loss of Charlie Kirk
1:46.6	came on the heels of that. And my thoughts, after just that initial overwhelming grief and
1:54.0	watching the Nationwide grief, that I wasn't even fully aware of the depth that it would be.
2:01.3	But I watched that and I thought, so if all this movement in response is among our
2:06.7	Gen Zers, which is, say, just up to 30, 35-ish, you know, what does it say for somebody like
2:13.2	me who's almost 70?
2:15.6	For we who are grandmoms, maybe, we're not the young among whom
2:20.6	the revival and the groundswell of response has arisen. It's not from within our age
2:28.0	group. And we're already feeling on the sidelines because we aren't technologically as savvy.
2:35.9	We don't understand some of the cultural questions that are being raised right now. They are so foreign to us. And we're tired.
2:44.0	And we're hurting a lot. You know, as we get older, we have these aches and pains. We become self-absorbed.
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