One thing people on both sides of this issue agree upon is that words are powerful. Though they may not be able to transform a person’s sex, as some claim, they can transform our understanding of what it means to be human. There’s much at stake in this issue. Will we live out our God-given responsibility to speak the truth about his creation? Will we submit to his creative design for our lives? Will we love our hurting neighbors?

Answers to the questions: Do Christians disagree on this issue? Practically, what should I encourage my kids to do if asked to use someone’s preferred pronouns? What if my kids are asked to give their own pronouns? Are pronouns just a biblical issue?

An example of how you might use Scripture to talk to your kid about the issue of preferred pronouns. Daniel and his friends provide an example of how to live faithfully in a challenging culture by engaging where they could and resisting where they must.

A curated list of some helpful articles, podcasts, and books on this topic for those who want to explore it further.

Our words should reflect the truth of reality as God has created it and lovingly guide others to do the same.

How do we help our kids think through apparent biblical contradictions and the deeper ethical conundrums they reflect?

Though the very concept of truth is challenged in our culture, most people still agree that lying is wrong. And yet, we do it all the time. Why? And does the Bible even teach that it’s acceptable sometimes? The answers to these two questions are related. The motivation for lying appears to have a lot to do with when it might be acceptable. As often happens, difficult biblical passages force us to look deeper into our own hearts.

Answers to the questions: Why does the ninth commandment say “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor”? Does this mean there are exceptions to others of the ten commandments? Doesn’t this create a dangerous situation in which we can break God’s commandments whenever we think it’s right to do so? Is it only OK to lie to save a life, or could lying be acceptable in other situations?

An example of how you might talk your kid through a difficult passage like God’s apparent approval of lying in the story of the midwives in Exodus 1. Rather than panicking, we want to teach our kids to see hard texts as an opportunity to think through hard life questions.

A curated list of some helpful articles, podcasts, and books on this topic for those who want to explore it further.

Gender is a gift we receive from God and live out for his glory and our good.

What does it mean to be male or female? Does it mean anything at all? Many in our culture reject any intrinsic meaning to sex and gender so that they can create them for themselves. However, starting in Genesis 1–2, the Bible teaches us that our sex is a gift given by God, our gender should correspond with it, and that both together reflect his image, pointing to the gospel. Men and women are fundamentally equal, different, and interdependent. Self-sacrificial loving unity across difference is a powerful picture of the gospel to the world.

Answers to the questions: What’s the difference between sex and gender? What if my girl is a tomboy or my boy is not into “guy stuff”? If we say that boys and girls are not the same, then aren’t we saying they’re not equal? How should we respond to people who deny the truth of gender?

A sample of how to talk to our kids about gender. Gender is the way we communicate our sex to the world. It’s kind of like a name tag. But it’s also a way God communicates the gospel to us.

A curated list of some helpful articles, podcasts, and books on this topic for those who want to explore it further.

When you reflect on what prayer is—an opportunity to bring our needs before a heavenly Father who loves us and is willing and able to give us all we need—the better question is why don’t we pray more!

Though our culture increasingly mocks prayer as empty and useless, prayer is an incredible gift from God that enables us to see both God and ourselves more accurately. God, our Father in heaven, is able and willing to do what’s best for us, and we glorify him by recognizing our childlike dependence on him to fulfill our needs. We need to set aside our pride and instead lead our families in reveling in the rich blessing of prayer.

Answers to the questions: If God is sovereign and good, why do we need to pray? Isn’t he already going to do what’s best for us? I get so distracted when I pray, and so do my kids! How can we stay focused? What should we pray?

A sample of how to talk to our kids about the gift of prayer. God is just like your dad, but better! He longs to hear from you and he is willing and able to give you everything you need.

A curated list of some helpful articles, podcasts, and books on this topic for those who want to explore it further.