TNMU #212: When Your Son Encounters Evil
The Next Man Up | Equipping Fathers | Raising Men - A podcast by Mark Stanifer
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Evil is in the world. Recent headlines are evidence. So is what happens in daily life that never makes the news. As a dad, what is your role in navigating the topic and the reality? How are you helping your son to prepare for when he encounters evil? What are things you can do to be more engaged and proactive in guiding your son? This is what unfolds in today’s conversation. Expanded Notes: Exposure to evil is going to happen. What will you do when it does? Are you willing to engage with topics for which you don’t have answers or on which you’re not informed? If we don’t help our boys find answers, they will look elsewhere Meet your boy at the age-appropriate level for where he is One of the best things parents can do is recognize child-sized problems Engaging your son is part of how you can protect him (from lies and misunderstanding) and prepare him (to be a warrior who will stand against evil) Resources: Frank Peretti books: This Present Darkness and Piercing the Darkness Louie Giglio book: Don’t Give the Enemy a Seat At Your Table Acts 16, What is our posture as men when evil is happening around us?
