Don’t Doubt in the Dark: Raising Kids Who Can Wrestle with Faith

Melissa Kruger, who oversees women’s initiatives at The Gospel Coalition, has been married to New Testament scholar Michael Kruger for 29 years and has raised three children who now love God’s Word. In this episode, she joins Aaron Smith to talk about what it really takes to pass faith on to the next generation, and why a Christian home alone isn’t enough. Melissa shares the breakfast-table question that helped her kids trust the Gospels, the simple prayer system her daughter still uses in college, and how to respond when your child voices doubts. For any parent who feels unqualified to lead their family in Scripture, this conversation offers a freeing reminder: aim for patterns, not perfection.