I was listening to a Tony Campolo podcast in the car about Father's Day and he raised a very interesting point. The point doesn't only apply to Father's but to all of us in our lives. He was talking about the significant moments he thought existed while raising his kids. To add intrigue to this his son has written about the significant moments he experienced with his Dad (Tony) while growing up. The result?
The moments that Tony thought significant and foundational were not moments that his son listed as being significant! My initial thought was to give up on trying to invest in my kids because the things I believe will be good aren't! However as the podcast continued Tony told us the significant moments his son had recorded.
The reality is that significant moments happen both when they are planned & scripted and when it is a 2 minute conversation or 3 minute detour on the drive somewhere. The point is we don't know when these significant moments will occur. The truth is they happen without us realising.
Kids (actually all people) most often don't listen to what we're saying because they're too busy measuring your words against your actions. When we talk about giving money to good causes my kids already know how much we're spending on life, entertainment, and ourselves ... so what they hear is filtered by what they've observed.
Significant moments happen when the consistency and transparency of my life intersect with the opportunity to explain in words why I live that way. This is what came out (to me) in Tony's podcast. I highly recommend listening to Tony's podcast, they are current, topical, and he is a highly intelligent, well informed, and biblically knowledgeable person. Look here for the details.
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