One Generation Away From Extinction

April 11, 2011 by

We were out as a family at a church movie night. The pastor was offering a free ice cream cone to the kid who answered his question correctly. It was based on Romans 12:2: “How does a person renew his or her mind?” Of course, the hands went up including my 12-year-old daughter’s and 17-year-old son’s. (They wanted that ice cream.) Theresa answered: “Become a Christian.” (“Right on,” I thought to myself.) And there were a number of other answers, too. But my son, Michael, wasn’t called on for his answer. And somebody else won the ice cream. (It happens.) On the way home in the car we asked Michael what his answer was. “Cry out to God,” he said. My heart was warmed. (My wife’s, too.)

They had it. I’m talking about faith. Both my son and daughter had it: Jesus in their heart. (Yes!)

And as Christian parents our most important duty is to pass the truth down to our kids and grandkids. Isn’t it?

“The Church is never more than one generation away from extinction.“

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Pastor Mike is making the most of web technologies to encourage disciples. A self-proclaimed “twitterholic,” one twitter follower describes him as the “jogging, blogging, tweeting Pastor.” Visits to Pastor Mike’s blog (A Heart For God) number in the hundreds of thousands. His video blogs have been viewed over a half a million times.

Comments

  1. Miss Bible says
    April 11, 2011 at 5:28 pm

    I like your kids answers. I might also add, that a person can renew their mind by reading God’s Word. They are His love letters to us, and also our manual in how to live.

    Have a great day!

  2. Christine Smith says
    April 12, 2011 at 6:06 am

    What an exciting time as a parent, to be able to watch as your children express their faith publically. If asked, I’m certain your kids would have debated the issue with heart, soul, mind and strength! Thanks for sharing your family story, I am a blog subscriber and Twitter fan @LifeVerse