By Natasha Crain A reader of this blog posed this question on the Facebook page because her boys –ages 10, 12 and 15– are uninterested in church. It’s a very important question that I wanted to address with this post. At the risk of trivializing the question itself,...
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If Kids Don’t Understand Why Miracles Don’t Discredit the Bible, Their Faith Will Be Easily Crushed
By Natasha Crain “The light of common sense, thrown on the stories of making snakes out of rods, of the Red Sea dividing itself, of Christ’s making wine from water, curing blind men by rubbing spit in their eyes, walking on water, the story of the flood, God’s making...
5 cosas que los padres cristianos deben hacer para criar hijos piadosos en un mundo secular
Por Natasha Crain En los últimos años, he tenido la oportunidad de hablar en varias conferencias cristianas y en iglesias acerca de la importancia de que los padres les enseñen apologética a sus hijos (cómo presentar defensa de la verdad de la fe cristiana). Cuando...
10 Signs the Christian Authors You’re Following are (Subtly) Teaching Unbiblical Ideas
By Natasha Crain My friend, Alisa Childers, recently wrote a review of the bestselling book, Girl, Wash Your Face, by Rachel Hollis. It started a firestorm of online discussion about what makes someone a “Christian” author, what responsibility a self-identified...
Tus niños necesitan pensar críticamente sobre la resurrección… Porque los medios seculares no lo hacen
Por Natasha Crain En una edición de la revista Scientific American presenta un artículo del ateo Michael Shermer titulado: “¿Qué se necesitaría para probar la resurrección?”. Está subtitulado audazmente, “Cómo pensar acerca de las afirmaciones, incluso de la...
What I Learned About Faith While Thinking I Had Cancer This Week
By Natasha Crain A few days ago I felt a rather large, firm lump on my body. My first reaction was, “What on Earth is that?”… followed closely by, “Oh my gosh. This could be it.” Honestly, I started to panic. I know I’m at a higher risk for certain types of cancer and...
Committed Christians Are Now a Minority and Kids Need to Know It
By Natasha Crain I grew up in a smallish town in Arizona (about 25,000 people at the time). Almost everyone I knew fit into one of four buckets: 1) committed Christians, 2) nominal Christians, 3) those who didn’t call themselves Christians but accepted...
What is the Difference Between Absolute and Relative Truth?
By Natasha Crain (This is one of 40 key questions I address in my new book, Keeping Your Kids on God’s Side: 40 Conversations to Help Them Build a Lasting Faith. If you’re a parent, grandparent, church educator, or other special person in the spiritual life of a...
4 cosas que deben suceder antes de que más padres cristianos se preocupen por las preguntas sobre la fe y la ciencia
Por Natasha Crain En mi último libro, Talking with Your Kids about God (Hablando con tus hijos sobre Dios), hay seis capítulos que se centran en el cruce entre la fe y la ciencia. Responden a las preguntas: ¿Puede la ciencia probar o refutar la existencia de...
8 Things Kids Should Know About Hell
By Natasha Crain Hell is probably not at the top of your list of things to talk about with your kids. On the surface, it seems to contradict all the messages about God’s love that we share with them. We worry about confusing them or having them follow Jesus out of...
¿Por qué los científicos brillantes como Stephen Hawking no creen en Dios?
Por Natasha Crain El famoso físico, cosmólogo y autor Stephen Hawking murió. Era ampliamente conocido como uno de los científicos más brillantes de nuestro tiempo. También era ampliamente conocido por ser ateo. De hecho, muchos de los científicos más famosos de la...
The Number One Sign Your Kids Are Just Borrowing Your Faith (and Not Developing Their Own)
By Natasha Crain The other day something reminded me of the popular 1993 book, “The Celestine Prophecy” (anyone remembers that?). “The Celestine Prophecy” is a fiction book that discusses ideas rooted in New Age spirituality. The book sold 20 million copies and...
A Parent’s Guide to the 5 Skeptics Who Want to Shame Your Kids for Being Christian
By Natasha Crain Having blogged for over six years now, I’ve received hundreds (and hundreds) of comments and emails from skeptics of Christianity. Once in a while, I receive one from a pleasant non-believer who is truly interested in discussing evidence, asking...
Your Kids Will Likely Have No Idea How to Choose Their Own Christian Church as Adults… and That’s a Problem
by Natasha Crain I grew up mostly in non-denominational churches, with a Baptist church or two thrown in. For all intents and purposes, my understanding of the world was that there were two types of churches: Christian and non-Christian. Easy peasy. If you gave me a...
4 Things That Must Happen Before More Christian Parents Will Care About Questions of Faith and Science
By Natasha Crain In my newest book, Talking with Your Kids about God, there are six chapters that focus on the intersection of faith and science. They answer the questions: Can science prove or disprove God’s existence? Do science and religion contradict each other?...
Can You and Your Kids Answer These Skeptics of Christianity? (Part 1 of 5)
by Natasha Crain Over the last few months since Talking with Your Kids about God came out, I’ve heard from a lot of parents who especially love the conversation guides provided in the book. Every chapter has one of these guides to help parents have a conversation with...
The 3 Most Important Conversations about Easter that Most Sunday Schools and Parents Aren’t Having with Kids
by Natasha Crain When I think back to Easter as a child, I remember year after year in Sunday School coloring cross pictures, making empty tomb crafts, having Easter-themed snacks, and singing celebratory worship songs. There is no doubt I learned that Jesus was...
Your Kids Need to Think Critically About the Resurrection… Because Secular Media Does Not
By Natasha Crain This month’s issue of Scientific American magazine features an article by atheist Michael Shermer entitled, “What Would It Take to Prove the Resurrection?” It’s boldly subtitled, “How to think about claims, even the Resurrection.” Wow! This article in...
Why Don’t Brilliant Scientists Like Stephen Hawking Believe in God?
by Natasha Crain The famous physicist, cosmologist, and author Stephen Hawking died this week. He was widely known as one of the most brilliant scientists of our time. He was also widely known as an atheist. In fact, many of the most famous scientists today are...
If You’re Sick of Thoughts and Prayers Because Shootings Still Happen, You Don’t Understand Christianity
By Natasha Crain In response to the latest tragic school shooting, social media is on the warpath against anyone who dares to offer “thoughts and prayers” for the situation. Popular articles feature headlines like, “Everyone Is Finally Realizing ‘Thoughts And Prayers’...