Yesterday, I shared how brain science helps explain the divisiveness and violence we have seen in our world over the last few months. There is a solution, and it really does start with you and your family. Teaching your children how to have godly empathy and love will make a huge difference. As a bonus, your kids can learn a lot and have fun in the process.
There are many things you can do. What you want to look for are activities that help decrease the emotional distance between you and people who you think are very different from you.
This is critically important though. These activities should never include compromising what God commands all people to do. Remind yourself and your children that Jesus said the only way to Heaven is through him and the Father. If we love others as much as we claim to love them, we will be passionate about talking to them (in ways they can hear) about what they need to do to spend eternity in Heaven.
So here are some ideas to get you started:
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