Or trying to.
In
raising my kids, I’ve been surprised that I turned out to be the kind of parent
who wants to shield their children from the world. I thought I’d be open and
honest about sin, about brokenness and pain and suffering, about how much is
wrong in the world. On this, I am also
led by my children. When first being
told that such a thing as war existed and
there were wars being fought at that moment, my then three year old
declared we had better get over there and explain that it should stop. The idea
that women used not not be able to vote or wear pants and men didn’t cook is
deeply shocking to my children. But I’m
realizing that on sexual violence, I am irrationally hoping that the dots I
have set out will somehow get connected by my children. It’s not enough.
I wrote a piece over on Grow Christians on the topic—click over
there to read more.
