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The Russell Moore Show

How Do I Teach My Children the Christian Faith?

The Russell Moore Show

Russell Moore

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.71.1K Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Russell answers a listener question about how we can pass our Christian faith heritage to our children without making it weird. Watch the video of this episode on YouTube here. Submit your own question for the show! Email questions@russellmoore.com — and remember: attach a voice memo! Keep up with Russell: Sign up for the weekly newsletter where Russell shares thoughtful takes on big questions, offers a Christian perspective on life, and recommends books and music he's enjoying. Subscribe to the Christianity Today Magazine: Special offer for listeners of The Russell Moore Show: Click here for 25% off a subscription. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

When was the last time you stopped and listened to your body?

0:03.0

Here's a Holland and Barrett ad break to do just that.

0:06.0

Go on.

0:08.0

Tune in to your body's energy levels.

0:10.0

Is your brain struggling to focus?

0:13.0

Are you about to let out a midday yawn?

0:15.0

Or is your body crying out saying,

0:18.0

You've got to show me love.

0:24.5

We know what your body's asking for.

0:27.2

In store online on the app.

0:29.7

Back Your Body, Holland and Barrett.

0:34.3

You're listening to The Russell Moore Show,

0:37.2

where we look for signposts in a strange time by standing fast to what really matters.

0:40.3

Kingdom over culture wars, truth over tribalism, pilgrimage over partisanship, sanity over cynicism, witness over winning, and Christ over everything.

0:50.3

Today we have a listener question as we seek to do just that.

0:58.8

Hey listeners, welcome back. We have yet another listener question. We love to get these questions. I'm producer Leslie Thompson and Dr. Russell Moore. Hello. Hello. Good to have you here always. And this question as a parent

1:11.9

to a very young child, I'm particularly interested to hear what you have to say. So let's jump in.

1:19.5

Hi, Dr. Moore. I'm wondering, how did you share your faith with your children? So I feel the

1:24.7

tension between not wanting to force my children to learn about God, but also wanting them to be steeped in the Bible, and I'm realizing that these years are possibly the easiest years for them to memorize Scripture.

1:38.2

How do you balance the benefits of practicing the spiritual disciplines as a family versus teaching them to associate God with having to sit quietly for a Bible story.

1:48.3

Thank you.

1:49.9

I understand exactly what she's trying to avoid.

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