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Grandparenting when Kids Walk Away from Faith: Dr. Crawford Lorrits & Larry Fowler of the Legacy Coalition

FamilyLife Today®

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4.81.7K Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Faith struggles, blocked talks, fractured families: Crawford Loritts & Larry Fowler of the Legacy Coalition talk about how grandparents can lean in with love.

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0:00.0

This episode is supported in part by the Christian Standard Bible, a translation designed to be faithful to the original text and clear for everyday readers.

0:10.1

And we're just grateful for their partnership in helping bring gospel-centered content to families like yours.

0:17.2

And to learn more about the CSB, visit CSBBBBBEL.com.

0:26.5

If you have integrity without humility, it sets you up for self-righteousness, that you just do everything right.

0:34.1

The truth of the matter is, I think one of the greatest things we can teach our children

0:37.8

and our grandchildren is how to be grateful.

0:47.6

Welcome to Family Life Today, where we want to help you pursue the relationships that matter most.

0:53.3

I'm Ann Wilson. And I'm Dave Wilson,

0:55.3

and you can find us at familylifetay.com. This is family life today.

1:04.2

We got Dr. Crawford-Lirits in the house and Larry Fowler talking about legacy and grandparenting.

1:15.2

And we're going to talk about a lot of stuff.

1:16.5

And we're going to jump into it.

1:19.3

And even like what do you do if you can't talk to your grandkids about Jesus?

1:25.3

Because we're not allowed to.

1:27.3

That's a tough one.

1:32.3

Now, what do you say to the parents or grandparents who have tried to do it right and now

1:38.3

they're looking at, you know, some fracture in their legacy kids,

1:43.3

grandkids walking away from the faith.

1:45.0

I mean, there's a lot of struggle going on.

1:47.7

We, you know, on the Love Like Amina Cruz a few years ago, Bob Lapine and Anne and I did a

1:52.4

workshop and said, adult parents of adult kids.

1:56.6

Yes.

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