About this episode

Meeke Addison discusses raising culture-proof children and the importance of discipleship in a post-truth world.

What does it actually look like to raise faithful, culture-proof kids when the world — and sometimes even the church — is working against you? In this episode of Refining Rhetoric , host Robert Bortins sits down with Meeke Addison, co-founder of CultureProof and former spokesperson for American Family Association, to talk about biblical worldview, Christian homeschooling, and what it means to disciple your children in a post-truth culture. Meeke shares the journey that took her from missionary work to national radio to homeschooling all six (now seven!) of her children from home — and the pivotal moment she and her husband realized they couldn't keep pouring into the culture without first pouring into their own kids. She unpacks why so many Christian parents feel stuck, how the failure of discipleship starts in the pulpit, and what it looks like to raise children who understand the time God has placed them in. She also digs into the state of the church today — why so many believers can't accurately define who the church even is, and what family-integrated worship has meant for her own family's faith. This isn't a conversation about culture war tactics — it's about conviction…

People in this episode

Host: Robert Bortins

Guest: Meeke Addison

Topics covered

• raising children
• Christian homeschooling
• biblical worldview
• discipleship
• post-truth culture
• family-integrated worship

Keywords

• culture-proof kids
• Christian parenting
• discipleship
• homeschooling
• biblical worldview
• faith
• church

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CultureProof, American Family Association

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