In this episode, we dive into what it looks like to love our littlest neighbors—kids! Whether they live under your roof, next door, or pop by for snacks and sidewalk chalk, we explore how our view of children shapes the way we engage them. Kristin Jeffries, mom of four and the creative arts co-director for Crossing Kids, joins us in-studio to help us push back against some of the negative cultural narratives surrounding kids—that they’re inconvenient, messy, or burdensome—and instead adopt Jesus’ view of children as valuable, curious, and deeply worthy of love.
We talk about how kids aren’t just “future adults,” but full image-bearers right now, and why it matters that we slow down to see and know them. Kristin shares stories of how kids have influenced entire families through simple faith and how neighbors (like Mr. Kevin) have become like family through everyday kindness.
We also get practical: what boundaries help kids navigate the neighborhood safely? How can families engage their own kids in loving others missionally? What does it look like to live out your faith in front of the kids next door without being pushy?
From praying at dinner with a neighbor friend to picking up sticks after a storm, this episode offers encouragement and tangible ways to love the little ones among us in ways that honor their personhood, reflect God’s heart, and maybe even spark deeper relationships in your neighborhood.
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