Nurturing A Critical Thinker

I recently read an article that caught my attention and felt it was worth passing on. So I share with you today the article in part by Michael Ross along with some of my own discoveries with “nurturing a critical thinker.

Good Kid’s, Bad Choices? Every day your children are forced to make hundreds of split second choices and decisions that can blow up in their faces and change their lives forever, or even end them.

The sad thing is that many Christian Parents have not armed their kids with critical thinking skills. Unfortunately for many of our children, when the pressure’s on, values and common sense often fly out the window.

As Christian parents it is our responsibility to not only teach our children what we believe, but also why we believe it. Allow your child to respectfully ask why when it comes to biblical truths. Your goal is to engage their minds and to connect them to the whys behind truth.

Remember, critical thinkers are taught, not born. As you foster a critical thinker communicate these key messages:

• Don’t buy a lie; Colossians 2:8 Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ.
• Pray often and Pray Hard; Encourage your children to pray about everything.
• Measure everything against the Bible; God’s word is timeless and absolutely, positively accurate about everything essential for our well being.

Pastor Ray