small as a mustard seed

My post today is an interesting combination, a combination of some personal experiences and a thought provoking article I found on the web.
As to my experiences, today I awoke with just a burst of energy. I'm not quite sure where it's come from, but in the past few weeks, I have begun to exercise in earnest again and, interestingly enough, I have found time on the days I walk/run outside to spend time in prayer. I think I mentioned that fact before - that there was a connection between the two when I quit doing both, and I'm encouraged to see a tiny connection between the two as I begin to do both again. It caused me to ponder the minimal time I spend in prayer and in the Word, but it also cause me to be somewhat encouraged that just because it's not a priority right now, that doesn't automatically mean that it won't always be a priority.
In somewhat of a connected thought, I stumbled across an article and related video report from the New York Times today about a school in NY that shcools Muslim boys in nothing but memorization of the Koran for 7-9 hours a day. Although many of the posts in response to the article were about whether it would cause these boys to become terrorists, I thought it was interesting to wonder whether the New York Times would cover the piece in the same "human interest" fashion if there was a Christian school that encourage boys only to spend 7-9 hours studying the Bible, and eliminating all teaching of any basic subjects. It is an interesting way to see the media almost makes this sound like positive thing in this case - how the family and the school is focusing their efforts on rearing solid Muslim citizens (this is probably where those who believe that the concern could be that they're raising solid Muslim "terrorist" instead). In addition, in the video, several comments by the mother of a boy who attends the school focus on the fact that she is committed to passing on her faith and encouraging that her children grow stronger in their faith than the generation before. What a concept, and what a challenge!!
Do we, as Christian parents, do the same? Do we pray that our children would grow in their faith more than their sinful parents? Do we encourage them from the very beginning, even before they can understand what they're learning, to grasp the essential beliefs in their head, so that as they grow and as their knowledge grows, that their faith will be come all the more real to them, each and every day? It presents a real challenge to Christian parents.
Finally, a comment made by the 10 year old boy in the video, states that he already believes that the Koran is not just a book for Muslims, but a book for all mankind, really struck a chord with me. Do we believe as Christians and do we act as though we believe that the Bible is a book not just for Christians, but a book for all mankind - a Truth for all mankind? If we don't stare these questions in the face and force ourselves to answer them, I fear that the little 10 year old boy who is learning the Koran will be come a strong leader one day, and perhaps another little 10 year old boy or girl who is being raised in a Christian home won't have the answers to show that little Muslim boy that the Christian faith and the Bible, not the Koran, are the answers to the questions he seeks.