Christian Celebrities Kids Can Look Up To l Role Models for Children

Heroes used to be common for kids growing up, but today it seems they are missing from our culture. Role models can influence youths and impact them in negative ways and in positive ways. Negative role models can lead kids astray. Children want to dress like them (if it is provocative) and they may want mimic other unhealthy behaviors such as smoking or drinking. Positive role models can motivate kids in a more fruitful way and is something you can live with. This can be morals, faith and having a solid work ethic. These people can be hard to find. With today’s kids consumed with entertainment through technology like smartphones, social media, and television advertisements—we need to find celebrities that kids can look up to. Living in a secular world is never easy for young believers, so it lets them know they are not alone. Stars like Denzel Washington, Tim Tebow, Tia Mowry, Faith Hill, Patricia Heaton and Tom Hanks are 6 celebs who may help.

Denzel Washington

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Denzel Washington is one of America's most critically acclaimed actors. When he was younger he was flunking out of college, but received a prophecy at his mother’s beauty salon that he was going to reach millions of people. He doubted it, since he was failing and feeling uneasy about his future. Things turned around and today he still has the piece of paper to remind him that God is with him. Washington always had the nagging thought that he compromised by choosing to do entertainment, but has made praying and reading the Bible a daily part of his life. Washington has always been outspoken about his faith in God and how his family is more important than work.

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks is known for his roles in "Forrest Gump" and other blockbuster films. He said he was a Bible-toting teen growing up until he discovered acting. Hank is known as one of the nicest guys in Hollywood and said that the church is a great place to find the answer to mankind’s questions. Hank is married to Rita Wilson and they both credit God for saving their family after Wilson went through a double mastectomy and their son battled substance abuse in 2015. An insider shared that Wilson “gives total credit for her survival to her ever-increasing belief in God — and then second comes her doctors and then Tom,” the source said according to published reports. Hanks’ strength and pursuit of God during trials with his wife is a testament of not only possessing a deep love, but having a deep faith.