How to Talk to Children About the Coronavirus

Ask Pastor John

Desiring God

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🗓️ 31 March 2020

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Little hearts need the hope and security of a big God. What can parents tell kids and teens in the middle of a pandemic?

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0:00.0	Welcome back to the podcast.
0:05.8	This is another special episode related to current events.
0:09.3	We don't plan to dedicate a lot of episodes to the coronavirus pandemic, but we will today
0:13.6	speaking directly to youth.
0:16.3	Pastor John is with me today from his home office.
0:18.5	And Pastor John, as you know, just a few weeks back, I spoke to a youth group in Frisco,
0:22.8	Texas, about a hundred or so students packed together in a little room in the church
0:26.8	to talk about smartphones and social media habits.
0:29.5	It was a great time, but I started off by asking how many of them knew what
0:33.8	Pastor John was.
0:35.9	And I think every single hand went up in the room.
0:39.7	It was shocking to me.
0:40.6	I wasn't expecting it.
0:42.3	So I think a lot of youth listen to this podcast already.
0:45.3	I suspect this because their parents listen to episodes and car rides around town for
0:49.4	whatever reason they know about this podcast.
0:51.4	So let's take this moment to speak directly to those youth.
0:55.6	You have 14 grandkids now.
0:58.2	That's incredible.
1:00.0	Become grandfather John for a moment.
1:02.2	What would you say to the youth in this season about God and coronavirus?
1:07.0	That's good.
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