Raising Wise Kids: Gospel-Centered Parenting in a Confusing World

Laurie Krieg joins Pastor Josh Burtram on The Faith Roundtable for a practical and deeply honest conversation about raising children with wisdom, faith, courage, and grace in a sexually broken world.

Parents today are trying to disciple children in a culture that has changed rapidly around sexuality, gender, pornography, marriage, identity, technology, and relationships. Many Christian parents feel overwhelmed, afraid, and unsure how to speak clearly without creating shame, fear, or distance from their kids.

Drawing from her book Raising Wise Kids in a Sexually Broken World, Laurie Krieg helps parents think beyond panic and protection toward wisdom, discipleship, emotional safety, and gospel-centered formation.

This conversation explores:

• how to talk to children about sexuality without fear

• why parents need 100 one-minute conversations instead of one big talk

• how to create emotional safety at home

• why gospel comes before sexuality

• how purity culture went wrong

• why parenting is discipleship

• how to talk about marriage, singleness, and God’s design

• how to respond when children ask hard questions

• why pornography is a formation issue, not just a moral failure

• how parents can face their own shame and wounds

• how to hold truth and love together

• why wisdom matters more than control

• how to raise kids who trust Jesus in a confusing world

Laurie also shares from her own story of same-sex attraction, marriage, discipleship, parenting, healing, and ministry. Her approach is honest, biblically grounded, compassionate, and deeply practical for parents who want to be faithful without parenting from fear.

This conversation is especially helpful for Christian parents, pastors, youth leaders, and anyone trying to help children navigate sexuality, identity, relationships, and spiritual formation with wisdom and grace.

Laurie Krieg is a writer, speaker, ministry leader, and author focused on Christian discipleship around sexuality, family, marriage, and formation. She serves with the Center for Faith, Sexuality & Gender and is the co-author of Raising Wise Kids in a Sexually Broken World and An Impossible Marriage.

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