Study: Personal Devotions Grow Teens’ Future Faith
From Kara Powell’s blog at the Fuller Youth Institute, here’s another finding from Christian Smith’s fascinating book Souls in Transition: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of Emerging Adults:
Teenagers who prayed and read Scripture had a more robust faith as emerging adults. That
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Jeff Aten on Oct 21, 2009 said...
It is critical that teens and ESPECIALLY pre-teens see parents (both Mom and Dad) devoting time to prayer and being in God’s Word. Parents need to show them that this communion with God is critical to sustaining their walk. My wife and I have an advantage over many parents because all of our kids are homeschooled. Every school day begins with devotions and prayer. They have no idea that school days for many do not start off that way.