09/22/2026 – “Livewell” (*A-below) By James Bell: “Why Good Christian Parents Are Losing Their Children” / brief comments and two short excerpts below.
(*A) – Livewell is an email subscribed reader-supported publication. I have on my to-do list to subscribe, but I have to ensure that I can restrict cookies to : “only absolutely necessary”.
The link to this article is below; I have added just two short excerpts. A sign of a rich christian worldview article is that there is difficulty in narrowing down excerpts, so as not to violate copyright laws. You just can’t stop! In this case, my discipline prevailed.
https://jamesbell333289.substack.com/p/the-end-of-american-christianity
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“…The days when American culture supported Christian faith are gone, and they are not coming back…”
Comment – The excerpt above reminds me of a favorite t-shirt of mine that reads: “Normal is not coming back; Jesus is!”
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“This matters for parents. You can teach your children all the right answers about God, but if your home is centered on something else, their hearts will follow what is really loved. If a child learns the catechism but lives in a house where travel sports, screens, and worry about money are the main focus, that child is being shaped—but not toward faith.”
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Thoughts / Reflections? If you like what you see in this “Livewell” article, I can subscribe, taking on the security risk, so that you can make a more informed decision as well through more sample articles from time to time. In essence, that is the same secondary reason that I use excerpts from multiple biblical commentaries in our three “read though the Bible” series dating back to 2021. (To understand “context”!)
Understanding – Biblical “context” elements/ (link below):
https://biblehub.com/topical/u/understanding_the_context.htm
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Soli Deo Gloria!