by Hillary Morgan Ferrer | Nov 10, 2019 | Blog, gender and sexuality, Hillary Morgan Ferrer, Hot topics, pop culture, Uncategorized
Nothing summarizes our discussion more today than the famous scene from Kindergarten Cop where a little boy respectfully raises his hand to speak and waits to be called upon. His words of wisdom for the class that he so ardently and patiently waited to share? “Boys...
by Hillary Morgan Ferrer | Oct 22, 2019 | Blog, gender and sexuality, Hillary Morgan Ferrer, Hot topics, pop culture, Uncategorized
In our previous blog, we introduced you to the Genderbread curriculum, a teaching guide that tells kids as young as kindergarten how to think of sex and gender as a really confusing, multi-variable continuum which are mostly unrelated to one another. While I want to...
by Hillary Morgan Ferrer | Oct 14, 2019 | Blog, Current Events, pop culture, Uncategorized
by Hillary Morgan Ferrer | Oct 9, 2019 | Blog, gender and sexuality, Hillary Morgan Ferrer, Hot topics, pop culture, Uncategorized
Forget the muffin man. Do you know the Genderbread Person? If not, you need to—and especially if you have kids. The Genderbread Person is now a commonly used craft for teaching kids (at least those young enough to be interested in anthropomorphic gingerbread cookies)...
by Amy Davison | Sep 16, 2019 | Blog, gender and sexuality, pop culture, Uncategorized
Now I would not be doing my job right if we were to leave our survey of purity culture while it was at its low point because, thank the sweet little baby Jesus, that’s not the end of the story. What we’re needing is the message that 90’s purity culture largely...
by Guest Author | Sep 9, 2019 | Blog, Christian Parenting, Current Events, Hot topics, Youth Exodus
by Teasi Cannon It really is crazy how much weight we are prone to place upon the words and endorsements of celebrities. After all, we are fully aware they get paid to entertain us. Whether on the big screen or a sports field, these bigger-than-life icons usually...
by Hillary Morgan Ferrer | Aug 20, 2019 | Blog, Christian Parenting, Hillary Morgan Ferrer, Novice, Personal Stories, pop culture, Theology, Uncategorized, Worldview
John and I were at the Iowa State Fair this weekend. (My husband loves all the fried food. Calories at the fair don’t count, right?) Among our scheduled stops, we wanted to see a band that advertised itself as a mix between Stomp and Accapella. Sounds cool right? We...
by Hillary Morgan Ferrer | Jul 31, 2019 | Blog, Current Events, gender and sexuality, Hillary Morgan Ferrer, Hot topics, pop culture, Theology, Uncategorized
The internet has been abuzz with Joshua Harris’ announcement that he and his wife are separating AND that he is no longer a Christian. In case you missed the whole I kissed Dating Goodbye craze in the late 1990’s, let me summarize: Joshua Harris was a prominent voice...
by Guest Author | Jul 11, 2019 | Blog, Christian Parenting, Personal Stories, Uncategorized
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...
by Amy Davison | Jul 1, 2019 | Blog, Christian Parenting, gender and sexuality, Hot topics, Novice, pop culture, Uncategorized
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...
by Hillary Morgan Ferrer | Jun 10, 2019 | Blog, Current Events, Hillary Morgan Ferrer, Hot topics, pop culture, Uncategorized
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...
by Amy Davison | May 20, 2019 | Blog, Christian Parenting, Hot topics, Novice, pop culture, Uncategorized
What happens when you turn virginity into an idol? #apologetics #purityculture Click To Tweet 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 sort of thing wouldn’t have...
by Lindsey Medenwaldt | May 13, 2019 | Blog, Personal Stories, Uncategorized, women in apologetics
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...
by Lindsey Medenwaldt | Apr 27, 2019 | Blog, Hot topics, Theology, Uncategorized, World Religions
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...
by Guest Author | Apr 3, 2019 | Blog, Christian Parenting, Essentials, Hot topics, Novice, Personal Stories, Uncategorized
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...
by Hillary Morgan Ferrer | Mar 1, 2019 | Blog, Hot topics, Novice, pop culture, Uncategorized
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...
by Lindsey Medenwaldt | Feb 9, 2019 | Blog, Uncategorized, World Religions
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....
by Hillary Morgan Ferrer | Jan 4, 2019 | Blog, Hot topics, News, Uncategorized, women in apologetics
(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...
by Lindsey Medenwaldt | Nov 29, 2018 | Blog, Uncategorized, World Religions
“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...
by Lindsey Medenwaldt | Sep 29, 2018 | Blog, Uncategorized, World Religions
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...
