The Top Ten Ways to Hide

Your Faith from Your Kids

10. Don’t blow the dust off your Bible – let alone pick it up!

9. Limit their spiritual training to "Now I lay me down..." and "Romper Room" grace.

8. Leave child evangelism to the trained professionals.

7. If they catch you kneeling by your bed, pretend you’re looking for a missing sock.

6. Always have your spouse say grace (or eat dinner in shifts so that everybody’s on his own).

5. Offer simplistic answers to their heartfelt questions about life.

4. When the preacher says something that touches your heart and you start getting misty-eyed, pretend your contacts are bothering you again.

3. If they catch you with your Bible open, tell them you’re doing research for the crosswords.

2. If the pastor calls during the week and asks if you’d mind reading Scripture or giving your testimony for the Sunday service, say, "Oh, uh, I think we’ll be out of town that Sunday. In fact, we may be out of town for the next few months."

1. If the pastor starts talking about your thought life, tell the kids that you think you might have left the motor running in the car and you’d better go outside and check.