Following Jesus in a New Babylon
FamilyLife Today®
FamilyLife Network
4.8 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 26 October 2021
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
How are our kids actually living out their faith in a post-Christian world? David Kinnaman and Mark Matlock, authors of "Faith for Exiles," explain the difference between the four types of spiritual exiles: "nomads" or lapsed Christians, habitual church goers, prodigals who have left the faith behind, and resilient disciples-those with a vibrant and robust faith. Together they remind parents of the correlation between parents who are on fire for the Lord with a vibrant faith and kids who spiritually follow in their footsteps.
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| 0:00.5 | We've heard a lot recently about people who are nuns, |
| 0:04.0 | people who have no religious affiliation, |
| 0:06.3 | that's a growing segment of our society. |
| 0:09.7 | Mark Matlock says there are teenagers and young adults |
| 0:13.4 | who may be closeted nuns. |
| 0:16.9 | They don't want to disclose what they really don't believe |
| 0:20.8 | anymore. |
| 0:21.7 | Well, we're seeing a lot of today is a sense of, |
| 0:23.8 | you know what, I really respect my mom and dad's faith. |
| 0:26.9 | I don't want to come out yet and tell him I'm not a Christian |
| 0:29.1 | because I'm gonna hurt their feelings. |
| 0:30.8 | So I'm gonna wait till I'm a little older in life |
| 0:33.6 | to let them know that I don't follow this anymore |
| 0:36.2 | because they have respect and that's really important |
| 0:38.3 | because it used to be this is a hostile group |
| 0:40.6 | and now it's kind of a group of, |
| 0:42.1 | even if you convince me it's true, |
| 0:43.6 | I still probably wouldn't buy into it. |
| 0:45.8 | This is Family Life Today. |
| 0:47.4 | Our hosts are Dave and Ann Wilson. |
| 0:49.2 | I'm Bob Lapine. |
| 0:50.0 | You can find us online at familylifetoday.com. |
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