We hear very clearly from Jesus that if we don't have faith like a little child, we can't send to the kingdom of God.

We really need to recognize the faith of even small children.

I think also we need to recognize the role of small children in witnessing to their friends and in speaking for Christ in their social contexts,

even young as they are. And so to me, the best way that I can prepare my children

for life as an adult Christian is to actually equip them for life as a child Christian.

Welcome to the Crossway podcast, a show where we sit down with authors each week

for thoughtful interviews about the Bible, theology, church history, and the Christian life.

I'm Matt Tully, and today I'm talking with Rebecca McLaughlin.

Rebecca is the co-founder of Vocable Communications and

former Vice President of Content at the Veritas Forum, where she spent almost a decade working

with Christian academics at leading secular universities. Her first book, Confronting Christianity

was named Book of the Year by Christianity Today in 2020.

Her newest book is 10 questions every teen should ask and answer about Christianity from Crossway.

Today, Rebecca and I discuss what it looks like for parents to prepare their teens for life in a post-Christian world.

She reflects on kids' propensity to ask hard questions and why that's a good thing, highlight some of the key challenges to a Christian worldview facing young people today,

and offers advice on how to protect teens from harmful influences,

while at the same time encouraging them to form their own opinions and convictions.

Let's get started.

Rebecca, thank you so much for joining me today on the Crossway podcast.

It's a pleasure to be here.

So today we're going to talk about what it looks like to raise kids in our world today,

a world that I think at least in the West, maybe particularly,

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