5 Ways Fathers Pass On Faith with Easter

The Thursday night sky is bruised-purple, and your kids are swirling dye around hard-boiled eggs at the kitchen table. One trots over, hands stained pink, and asks, “Dad, why do we do all this Easter stuff anyway?”

Your mind flashes to work emails and lawn chores, but another voice breaks through—“Always be ready to give an answer … for the hope that you have” (1 Peter 3:15). In that instant you remember: Holy Week isn’t mainly egg hunts or ham dinners; it’s a dad-shaped invitation to shepherd your children’s deepest questions.

Lenses for passing on a living faith

A 2023 Barna study found Dad’s beliefs are the #1 predictor of a child’s adult faith. Your worldview is data they’re logging every day.
Jesus didn’t lecture from a distance; He walked roads, broke bread, and washed feet. Faith sticks best inside friendship.
Picture your son recalling midnight donuts with Dad after Maundy Thursday service—the night grace became tangible sugar and story.
Make theology tactile: nail a scrap of paper (sins named aloud) to a backyard cross, or roll the stone from a sandbox “tomb” Sunday dawn.

Five practical moves for Holy Week (and beyond)

1. Start with your story. Over pancakes, share how you met Christ or wrestled with doubt—kids trust vulnerability.
2. Plant “why” moments. As you hide eggs, explain resurrection symbols; when breaking bread, tie it to Communion.
3. Schedule shoulder-to-shoulder time. Adopt the motto “Always take a kid along” for errands this week; faith chats bloom in car seats.
4. Host a question jar. Invite every “How do we know God is real?” Put questions in, pull one at supper, explore together.
5. Bless nightly. Trace a cross on each forehead and pray Numbers 6:24-26. Repetition carves truth into memory.

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