The RenewaNation Review 2019 Volume 11 Issue 3 | Page 29

Two plus two equals four whether I experience diffi-
culty with that or not. Experience cannot be elevated
over objective truth.
PROGRESSIVE CHRISTIANITY IS JUST ONE MORE
REASON YOUR KIDS AND THE CHURCH AT LARGE
DESPERATELY NEED APOLOGETICS
The study of apologetics is desperately needed for all Chris-
tians today, both for engaging with the secular world and
less obviously, for engaging with groups that teach an
unbiblical version of Christianity. But, for some reason, the
church is still largely blind to this need.
Cold-case homicide detective, apologist, and author
J. Warner Wallace sees this all the time. He speaks nearly
every week at churches and conferences across the coun-
try on the reliability of the gospel, the reasonable inference
of the resurrection, and the evidence for God’s existence.
Wallace has the opportunity to engage with the spectrum
of believers in a way that few others do. What he’s found has
been disappointing at best.
In his new book, Forensic Faith, Wallace says, “In many
of these churches, the people I meet aren’t really interested
in Christian ‘apologetics’ ... In fact, most are still completely
unfamiliar with the word, and some even reject the value
of such an effort. On more than one occasion, I’ve heard a
well-meaning believer say something akin to, ‘Well, that’s
nice, but I don’t really need any evidence. I just believe
Christianity is true.’”
In other words, Christians are largely unprepared to
make the case for what they believe, and many in the
church still deny the need to be prepared in the first place.
The church is asleep.
And while the church sleeps, the secular world marches
on, becoming increasingly hostile to the truth of Christian-
ity, and thorny, foreign invaders continue to grow within.
As Christian parents, we must continually be vigilant.
Threats to our kids’ faith aren’t always as obvious as the
freeway billboards proclaiming “There is no God.” Provid-
ing kids with a foundation of apologetics, however, will give
them the training of a discerning gardener ready to identify
and uproot any kind of invader that shouldn’t exist along-
side biblical truth. ■
Natasha Crain is a national speaker, author, and blogger who is passionate about equipping
Christian parents to raise their kids with an understanding of how to make a case for and
defend their faith in an increasingly secular world. She is the author of two apologetics
books for parents: Talking with Your Kids about God and Keeping Your Kids on God’s Side.
Natasha writes at christianmomthoughts.com.
Copyright © 2017 Natasha Crain. All Rights Reserved. Reprinted by permission. For more
information, visit christianmomthoughts.com.
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