Stop Raising Christian Parrots

Your kids don't need more information. They need discernment.

We're raising a generation that can Google anything but can't think critically about what they find. They know how to consume content but not how to evaluate it. They've been trained to repeat what they're told, not to test it against truth.

1 Thessalonians 5:21 says, "Prove all things; hold fast that which is good". God wants thinkers, not robots.

When your kids ask questions, don't shut them down. When they challenge what they're hearing, engage with them. Teach them to compare everything to Scripture. Show them how to spot deception, recognize worldly thinking, and discern truth from error.

The world wants compliant kids who don't question authority. God wants wise kids who test everything against His Word.

Read books together and discuss them. Watch movies – then critique the worldview. Listen to sermons and ask if they were biblical. Don't just tell your kids what to think—teach them how to think.

When they head to college, get a job, or start families, they'll face ideas that contradict God's Word. If you've only given them religious talking points and Christian clichés, they'll fold under the pressure.

If you've trained them to think biblically, they're more likely to stand firm, recognize lies, and defend truth.

Stop raising kids who blindly obey. Start raising kids who obey because they've been convinced by Scripture.

The world needs Christian thinkers, not Christian parrots.

Start this week. Pick one sermon and discuss it as a family. Was it biblical? What would you have said differently?