Parenting with Purpose
Week 2 · Faith in the Everyday
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Sarah M.
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Most of us have a picture in our heads of what "raising kids in faith" looks like — morning devotions, bedtime prayers, church every Sunday. And those things are good. But what if the most formative moments aren't the planned ones?

Deuteronomy 6 doesn't describe a curriculum. It describes a life. Moses tells parents to talk about God's commands when they sit at home, when they walk along the road, when they lie down and when they get up. The assumption is that ordinary time — the car ride, the dinner table, the lights-out conversation — is where faith gets passed on.

"These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up." Deuteronomy 6:6–7

This week we're looking at what it means to be present in those in-between moments. Not performing faith, but living it in ways your kids can see and eventually join.

Questions to sit with this week
When in your daily rhythm do you feel most present with your kids? Is there a moment in a typical day — however small — where faith naturally comes up?
Discussion
4 comments
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Jamie Torres
Monday, 8:42 am
The car ride thing really hit me. My daughter and I have our best conversations in the car — usually on the way home from school. I don't think I've ever framed that as sacred time before, but that's exactly what it is.
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Karen Park
Monday, 10:15 am
Yes! Ours is bedtime. Once the lights go out my son will talk about literally anything. I've learned to just let it go long, even on school nights.
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Marcus Lee
Tuesday, 7:18 pm
Honest question: how do you handle it when the "in-between moment" comes up and you don't have a good answer? My son asked me last week why God lets bad things happen and I just… froze. I didn't want to give him a pat answer but I also didn't want to leave him hanging.
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