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BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW
REASONS YOU NEED TO
HELP FAMILIES DEVELOP A
By Dr. Glen Schultz
I
RECENTLY READ AN ARTICLE that reported on
George Barna’s speech to an Ohio pro-life organization.
The report caused me great alarm as it revealed the state
of Americans in relation to their worldview. Barna told the
pro-life advocates that their movement faces some major
challenges in the days ahead. These challenges are a result
of society’s departure from biblical principles guiding their
decisions. The report revealed that families struggle to train
children with a biblical worldview. Here are three reasons to
expand your worldview training to include the home.
Families are Busy
Parents need help prioritizing the spiritual development of
children. When we are not busy at work, we find ourselves
rushing here and there for church and
school activities and athletics. One
of the things Barna noted is
something that all of us are
probably aware of ourselves. It seems like everybody is TOO
busy! I am convinced the enemy is content with Christians
staying distracted by life’s busyness, rendering them useless
in the fight against the secularization of society.
Families are Inundated with Information
In addition to the busyness that consumes us, we are also
inundated with large amounts of information. Parents need
help discerning what voices to listen to and what to reject.
Much of the information that bombards us daily really has
no impact on our lives. We hear or read about accidents that
occur halfway around the world as if it just took place outside
of our homes. Then there is social media! The constant ding
or buzz from our “smart” devices tells us there is another
text message, Facebook or Instagram post, or some other
notification that is calling for our attention, and we feel the
need to check it out right away. Most of what we take time to
look at is of little importance to real life.
The busyness of everyday life and the constant bombard-
ment of knowledge is proof that we are very self-involved.
In the end, we don’t know how to discern truth and how
it should guide our lives. I remember reading a quote in
Jeff Meyer’s book, Handoff, several years ago: “Young people
spend between 27 and 33 hours per week using communica-
tion technology. They are overwhelmed with information.
Information overload is destroying their capacity for
discernment. They are finding it increasingly more difficult
to determine what is really important.”
“One does
what one
believes!”
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