Chirstian Families at the Crossroads, Ohio, part 1

Posted by Breezy on July 19th, 2009

Entering the Easton Ballroom of the Hilton Hotel in Columbus, Ohio, where the conference was held. At least 600 were in attendance.

This past weekend (July 10-12) we were in Columbus, OH, gleaning from the wisdom of the Botkin family. Their second “Christian Families at the Crossroads” conference was a great blessing to our family and just as wonderful as the first. (For my posts on their conference in GA, click here, here and here.) Emily and I will be posting more pictures and notes from this conference.

One of the most powerful talks God used to convict me was titled, “Why the second Generation Drops the Ball,” by the five eldest Botkin children (who really aren’t children ;)

I decided to use my notes from this session as a series this week.

The whole Botkin family during a panel discussion.

Notes from “Why the Second Generation Drops the Ball” by Isaac, David, Anna, Elizabeth and Ben Botkin

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What cycle in the history of God’s people do we see more than any other? We find it in today’s culture and in the Bible. It’s the recurring story of how God will bless His people who then sin by failing to teach their children to love the Lord. When the children grow up they forget the Lord, and He must chasten them.

But does this really happen in America?

Most of the young people I know (including myself) are home-educated “second generation Christians.” Our parents are Christians who raised us to be Christians, and we have the advantage of spiritually standing on our parents’ shoulders and benefiting from the blessings they received for being faithful to God’s word.

These blessings may include things like a growing spiritual legacy, strong families and relationships, good reputations in the community, etc.

But do we take advantage of these blessings? Are we prideful of our “better education” and upbringing? What happens when we disregard the Giver of these blessings?

Have you ever struggled with these feelings?

Tomorrow we’ll continue this topic in my series of notes from “Why the Second Generation Drops the Ball,” based on the talk given by the five eldest Botkin children.

{Photos by Emily Rose}

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