Helping Your Teen Trust in God’s Existence
Focus on the Family with Jim Daly
Focus on the Family
4.7 • 4.5K Ratings
🗓️ 20 April 2026
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
For much of his life, Lee Strobel has been inspiring people to believe in Jesus Christ. In this discussion, he equips parents to engage their teens in meaningful conversations about the existence of God. He’ll encourage you to invite the hard questions from your teen about life and help them stand with confidence in the Christian faith.
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| 0:31.4 | And it came to the point of November the 8th of 1981 where I reviewed all the evidence and I said, |
| 0:37.0 | wait a minute, in light of this avalanche of evidence, where I reviewed all the evidence, and I said, wait a minute, |
| 0:42.6 | in light of this avalanche of evidence that points so powerfully toward the truth of Christianity, |
| 0:46.9 | it would take more faith to maintain my atheism than to become a Christian. |
| 0:57.0 | Lee Strobel is here to encourage you as a mom or a dad to help foster your teen's belief in the creator of the universe. Stay tuned for a vibrant discussion today on Focus on the Family with Jim Daly. You know, today's teens' world is so, |
| 1:03.7 | I think the right word is bombarded. They are bombarded. You know, Trent, my not teen, but 20-something |
| 1:10.7 | said to me the other day, |
| 1:12.7 | Dad, I think we're hungry for truth because we swim in a cesspool of lies. |
| 1:17.6 | Oh, what an amazing statement. |
| 1:19.9 | And I think that's true. |
| 1:22.0 | You know, social media, all the advertising and things that hit them that some might be true, some are mostly are not true |
| 1:30.3 | about them and what their identity is and who am I as a 17-year-old young man or young woman. |
| 1:37.6 | It's a really important topic and they're on top of things more than I think we as parents |
| 1:43.0 | give them credit for. They know the world at that |
| 1:46.2 | age. They're already shaping their opinions and know what is right and wrong and all those things. |
| 1:51.7 | And so now we need to help build that faith structure in there. I'm sure you've been doing that |
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