If things remain as they are, he said, most of them will remain unchurched, and most of them will not know Christ. He went on to say that the thing our children need most is truth. We live in a sophisticated world, and our children are sophisticated. Truth is not some abstract notion, like two plus two is four. Truth has to do with things like faith and trustworthiness and being straight with one another.
Truth is something that is enfleshed.
Truth is that teacher who is real, who treats her students with respect and dignity, who listens to them and cares about them. Truth is that parent who decides that it is more important to be a parent to their child than a buddy, who takes the time to discover the inner workings of their child's world with them, rather than just laying moralisms on them, or providing babysitting services for them until the kids get out of the house. Second, kids are learning that truth is encountered in events. It has to do with the inner workings of life, the kind of things that come out through the normal every-day ups and downs. Third, they are learning that the truth is bigger than them.