Actor Kirk Cameron is on a mission to inspire faithful families across the nation.
The “Growing Pains” star has spent months visiting libraries and other locations to share his uplifting children’s books, while also addressing the issues impacting Christians and the culture at large.
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Cameron told CBN’s “Faith vs. Culture” he’s been meeting parents, grandparents, and kids who love God and are concerned about American culture and “the direction our culture has been heading for decades.”
Despite living in the “greatest country in the world” constructed on the backs of historical heroes who have helped build the nation on biblical values and truths, the actor said culture is in desperate need.
“There is a need for a new generation of liberty men and women to rise up and I want to be counted among them,” Cameron said. “So, what do I do? Start by rooting the sin out of my own heart, because, if I don’t do that, I’ve disqualified myself for doing anything bigger than getting my own house in order.”
He continued, “Love my wife, raise my kids, and then use the opportunities I can to shine light in the darkness.”
Cameron has been doing just that, as he’s been visiting public libraries to celebrate American culture and meet with families deeply concerned about the state of affairs. Following the release of his kids’ book, “As You Grow,” Cameron is out with a new project that’s turning heads.
His second children’s book, “Pride Comes Before the Fall,” was released June 1 by Brave Books.
Watch Cameron discuss the state of culture, the role of the church, and the new book:
“It’s a book teaching kids about the value and importance of humility,” Cameron said, noting he believes the text will help parents equip kids to be “healthy mentally, physically, and spiritually.”
Cameron spoke about the profound pitfalls of pride, looking to the so-called seven deadly sins — infractions discussed throughout the Bible.
“Greed is bad, gluttony is bad, sloth, wrath, envy, lust are all bad,” he said. “But none of them are as deadly as pride. Pride, it’s been said, is at the base of all great mistakes.”
Cameron continued, “Jesus said He saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven because, in his pride, he tried to overthrow God and steal His glory, and that’s exactly what pride does; it feeds the monster.”
The actor stressed Scripture’s emphasis on humility and the need to be others-focused rather than self-focused. Cameron wholeheartedly believes “humility is what kids need to be taught today.”
He said people have a choice to make regarding how they frame their worldview — they either turn to the Word of God or their “own brain.” Clinging to the Lord, he said, can start a chain reaction of goodness, especially in our ever-chaotic culture.
“Other people will be attracted to your courage and they will join you,” he said. “And, slowly, there will be a groundswell — God’s loving army of compassion will begin to speak the truth and love in all spheres of life.”
Making change, Cameron said, involves impacting hearts from the ground up. By living out “God’s moral standards” he believes the Lord starts to work in and through believers in all areas.
“You’ve got corporate wokeness, you’ve got educational wokeness, you’ve got all sorts of rotten fruit on this tree all around us,” he said. “But if we want to change the nature of the tree from a bad tree to a good tree, we’ve got to get down and start to nourish the root again.”
Find out more about “Pride Comes Before the Fall” and watch the full interview with Cameron in the above video.
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