Kerby Anderson

We need to help the next generation learn to navigate the culture. That is why I am so excited that John Stonestreet and Brett Kunkle have written, A Practical Guide to Culture. The rowboat on the cover reminds us that this emerging generation will have to navigate through choppy waters.

John was on my radio program recently to talk about the book and share his experiences from Summit Ministries and the Chuck Colson Center. Both of the authors have ministered to thousands of students and their parents. They are facing a range of challenges from digital media to pornography to drugs to transgender issues.

They not only focus on the hot-button issues we hear about and read about every day, they also focus on the undercurrents in the culture we often miss. Those would be: consumerism, materialism, addiction, the sexual revolution, racial tension, extended adolescence, and key principles of wisdom and virtue.

On our radio program we often talk about the challenges the millennial generation face, especially in an age with greater hostility toward Christianity. They also must do so in a digital world that moves much faster than in previous generations. This book will equip them and their parents to address many of the cultural issues other generations never had to consider.

Another helpful aspect of the book is the attempt to answer or refute many of the cultural lies in our society. Technology helps spread these lies quickly. Christians will need biblical discernment to deal with so many lies that are assaulting biblical truth.

They say that young people can either: celebrate, create, confront, co-opt, or correct cultural trends and habits. Obviously we must stand for biblical truth and correct culture trends, but we also must do it with love and compassion. This book provides a model for all of us to follow.