Ep. 402: Antifragile Faith with Virgil Tanner

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How do we raise kids—and grow as parents—who don’t crumble under pressure but become stronger through hardship?

In Episode 402 of Let’s Parent on Purpose, Jay Holland is joined once again by author, missionary, and leadership coach Virgil Tanner for a deep, practical conversation on antifragile faith—the kind of faith Jesus describes as a house built on the rock.

Together, Jay and Virgil explore why anxiety and fragility have become normalized in modern culture, how Christian discipleship often unintentionally reinforces weakness, and what it looks like to intentionally form resilient, grounded followers of Jesus. Drawing from Scripture, neuroscience, leadership formation, and lived experience—from COVID lockdowns to pediatric cancer hospital rooms—this episode offers parents a hopeful and actionable framework for nurturing spiritual, emotional, physical, cognitive, and relational health.

This conversation will challenge how you think about discipleship, parenting, and what it truly means to love God with all of who you are.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

Why storms don’t reveal weakness—they reveal foundations

How culture has reframed fragility as virtue—and why that’s spiritually dangerous

The difference between changing behavior and changing the story we live in

Why discipleship must be whole-person formation, not just Bible knowledge

The five dimensions of the soul: spiritual, physical, cognitive, emotional, relational

Simple daily practices that cultivate resilience and joy