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3 Counterintuitive But Faith-Building Parenting Ideas
By Teasi Cannon My youngest child graduated from high school this year, and while it most definitely does not make me the expert on all things parenting, I have learned a few things while stewarding three unique souls through their teen years. Though I am super proud...
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Purity Culture part 2: The 5 Worst Takeaways From Purity Culture
Laaaaand sakes! We are diving deep in the purity culture dirty laundry pile today. For some of you this is going to sound way more familiar than my first post because you either experienced this first hand or know someone who did. The awful part is that there are...
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MBA 33: How to Talk About Pride Month With Your Kids (but first meet Amy!)
You can't get around it. There are rainbows on everything your kids see this month, from the parking lots to the barista aprons. So how do we address this with our kids? But first things first, we have a new podcast co-host! Meet Amy Davison! I know you'll love her as...
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Two Questions EVERY Christian Should Ask Before Tackling LGBTQ+ issues
Well, here we are again—pride month. There are few topics that are more emotionally charged these days than everything surrounding sexuality and gender. Due to the immense sensitivity, discussing these topics requires nuance and finesse. We cannot back down from God’s...
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What Went Wrong With the 90’s “Purity Culture?”
Not too long ago, my twitter feed blew up with news articles covering the book-launch ceremony of former pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber. Normally this...
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The Moment I Realized That Apologetics was Important For Me as a Christian
In chapter 1 of the new Mama Bear Apologetics book, Hillary talks about "aha!" moments—that moment when we discovered that apologetics was important for our Christian walk. Our "aha" moments are those moments when we realize that Scripture's command in 1 Peter 3:15...
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Progressive Christianity (and How to Spot It)
Up until about a year and a half ago, I couldn’t have told you what a progressive church looked like. If you had asked me, I maybe would have told you that it was a liberal church, but that would have been about the extent of it. And then, I heard former ZOEgirl...
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Teaching Your Kids to UNDERSTAND (Rather Than Fear) Sin
Guest Blog by Beth Nyhart Christian parents have a lot on their plate. There’s the everyday responsibilities of keeping a child alive, loved, educated, and set up for adulthood. But above all, we carry the weight of responsibility to make sure they know the truth of...
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Dear Church, We’re Not “Messy,” We’re Sinful.
Recently I was sent a curriculum for a well-known ministry which has changed leadership and gone “progressive.” When I say progressive, I am referring to progressive Christianity, not progressive politics, although the two often overlap. (If you aren’t sure what...
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10 Questions You’ve Always Had About New Age
Since writing my first article on the New Age (you can read it here), I’ve heard from people who had more questions about their own practices and whether or not they should stop doing what they are doing. For example, one reader reached out to me to ask about yoga....
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Yes, Women Need Apologetics… But More Importantly, Apologetics Needs Women!
(Originally posted at CrossExamined.org January 5, 2018) 1 Peter 3:15 says that we are to give a ready defense for anyone who asks for the hope that is within. 2 Corinthians 10:5 says that we are to “demolish arguments that set themselves up against the knowledge of...
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What do New Agers Believe?
“When a child comes in, I believe that it's a 'multi-personhood,' and it knows it, its consciousness knows it, and it has a nuclei in the center of its consciousness that is the repository of all experience and all knowledge. And when you look in the eyes of your baby...
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MBA 32: How Should Christians Respond to the #MeToo Movement?
Laurie would not describe herself as a victim. Laurie is a lawyer and a survivor of sexual assault. A former liberal feminist, Laurie rediscovered the truths of God, recommitted her life to looking at everything through the lens of Scripture, and is now the president...
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How to Talk to the Jehovah’s Witness at Your Door
It’s Saturday morning, and as you’re getting some cleaning done (and by "cleaning,” I mean binge-watching The Great British Baking Show on Netflix in your pajamas), you hear the dreaded knock on your door and peer out. Judging from their conservative clothes and the...
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Jehovah’s Witnesses Questions and Answers
In our first article about Jehovah’s Witnesses (JWs), we covered a lot of information about JW history, some of...
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What do Jehovah’s Witnesses believe?
At the outset, I want to say that I have never been a Jehovah’s Witness (JW), and no one in my family is/was a Jehovah’s Witness. This is important because JWs are not permitted to read anything by ex-members of the church. Therefore, any JW who has stumbled upon this...
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One More Reason Apologetics Needs Women
In January, I wrote an article for CrossExamined.org titled “Yes, women need apologetics, but more importantly, apologetics need women.” In it, I describe 6 main attributes that women bring to the table when it comes to apologetics. Today, I was reminded of one more,...
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MBA 31: What Really Happened with the Colorado Baker Supreme Court Decision?
Social Media was abuzz with the recent Supreme Court Decision overturning the Colorado Civil Rights Commission decision. In 2012, a baker, Jack Phillips, declined to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. He stated that he would make them any other cake they...
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Common Questions Kids Have About Judaism
In our previous article about Judaism, we explored the basic differences between Christianity and Judaism. This week, we’re going to take that a bit further, so get ready to learn! Before we jump into the questions, keep in mind that although this list is long and in...
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MBA 30: What is California Bill 2943 and What does it ACTUALLY say? (i.e. Does it really ban the Bible?)
If your newsfeed is anything like mine, you might have seen a few posts last week asking if the new California Bill 2943 will "ban the Bible." Folks, let's not jump onto bandwagons before we have properly checked them out. I'm not denying that the bill itself is...
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