Ep. 325 – Equipping Girls to Defend the Bible’s Toughest Questions

To continue this week on the Raising Godly Girls Podcast’s deep dive into Apologetics, hosts Rachael Culpepper and Melissa Bearden tease out the basics of how to approach daily conversations so parents can guide girls as they are going in daily life. Both hosts describe ‘speechless’ moments they each had when they didn’t know how to respond to tough questions regarding their faith convictions.  

 

Rachael talks about ‘sprinkling apologetics’ into normal situations like car rides and daily real life so it doesn’t feel like a memorized chorus for girls, rather an infused way of living. Through questions like, “Does that line up with what we know is true?” or “What do you think God is showing us here?” Rachael shares that a girl’s faith moves from fragile to fortified one conversation at a time. In an honest moment, Rachael also shares that she doesn’t always know ‘all the answers’ as a mom, so she encourages parents to be willing to learn alongside their girls.  

 

The featured Raising Godly Girls Minute in this episode drops a difficult Bible question that comes up a lot for girls: “God in the Old Testament seems very different from God in the New Testament—are there different God’s in the Bible?” With generation alpha’s focus on social media algorithm-fueled scroll feeds and YouTube influencer-fed notions (often apart from Scripture), many parents are feeling overwhelmed and hopeless about the current state of the next generation’s worldview status.  

 

The hosts remind listeners that real-life apologetics has to happen…in real life! So the old notion of memorized answers and echo-chamber video feeds miss the mark. With three key anchor points, Rachael guides listeners through ways to approach this well. Story Swaps, Debate Club, and Faith Detective all offer creative approaches that easily translate into daily conversation for families. Melissa enthusiastically challenges listeners to ‘just start’—at the dining room table, in daily life activities, and often at unexpected times! 

 

Rachael shares her love for the AHG Stars & Stripes Award process, specifically how the Spiritual Walk Essay gives award recipients a chance to unpack their journey in places that God strengthened their faith through adversity.  

 

Three Things to Consider: 

 

• Faith is built in the small moments. 

• Questions are a gift, not a threat. 

• Equip, don’t overwhelm. 

 

Scriptures Shared in this Episode: 

 

• Matthew 5:17 

 

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