by Lindsey Medenwaldt | Apr 28, 2018 | Blog, Essentials, Historical, Theology, Uncategorized, World Religions, Worldview
When you think about Judaism, what comes to mind? When I was growing up, we had a menorah in our house that we’d light for Hanukkah even though we weren’t Jewish, and I remember Adam Sandler’s famous song about all the famous people who are Jewish (which we included...
by Lindsey Medenwaldt | Apr 13, 2018 | Blog, Essentials, Novice, Theology, Uncategorized, World Religions
It's exciting to think about world religions, but let’s make sure we understand basic Christian beliefs before we dive into other beliefs. Click To TweetBefore we start diving into world religions, it’s important that we have a firm grasp of what Christianity...
by Hillary Morgan Ferrer | Mar 29, 2018 | Advanced, Blog, Historical, Uncategorized
If the resurrection really was the central teaching of the New Testament, wouldn't we expect to find it in the oldest Gospel accounts? Click To TweetThis was a question I was asked on Twitter a few days ago. It included a bunch of other stuff, but that was the...
by Hillary Morgan Ferrer | Mar 13, 2018 | Podcast - Mama Bear, Theology, Uncategorized
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Android | RSSDo you sometimes wonder if bad things happen to you because you “don’t have enough faith?” If you do, chances are, you have heard a sermon or two (or more) based on the “gospel” of health and...
by Hillary Morgan Ferrer | Feb 10, 2018 | Current Events, Hot topics, Podcast - Mama Bear, pop culture, Uncategorized
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Android | RSSWe have a saying at Mama Bear: demolish the argument, not the person. For the most part, we try to leave names out of the equation and just focus on the statements or claims being made. However,...
by admin | Feb 5, 2018 | Blog, Encouragement, Mama Bear News, Novice, Personal Stories, Uncategorized, Youth Exodus
[By Elizabeth Urbanowicz] Have you ever noticed that apologetic events seem like the only place where there isn’t a line at the women’s restroom? As a female with a tiny bladder and a thirty-four-ounce Nalgene, I am usually thankful for this fact. However, as an...
by Hillary Morgan Ferrer | Nov 10, 2017 | Blog, Essentials, Hillary Morgan Ferrer, Novice, Theology, Uncategorized
In my previous post, I partially answered the question, “Why did God create the tree in the first place?” This question is a big one for little minds to wrap themselves around. For a child, creating the tree in the first place sounds like God was just asking for...
by Hillary Morgan Ferrer | Oct 29, 2017 | Blog, Essentials, Hillary Morgan Ferrer, Historical, Novice, Uncategorized, Worldview
A few weeks ago, our church’s 3rd-5th graders were learning about the creation story from Genesis, and I was brought in to the planning process to help address common science misconceptions that the kids will encounter as they get older. (i.e. “Science can disprove...
by Hillary Short | Sep 17, 2017 | Blog, Novice, Playground Apologetics, Uncategorized
Welcome back, Mama Bears! We are enjoying sharing this series with you. Currently we are moving through Greg Koukl’s three questions for guiding apologetics conversations. They are: 1: “What do you mean by that?” 2: “How did you arrive at...
by Hillary Morgan Ferrer | Sep 4, 2017 | Blog, College Prep, Hillary Morgan Ferrer, Uncategorized, Youth Exodus
As Mama Bear apologists, one of our greatest pleasures is seeing parachurch organizations recognize the need for youth apologetics training. For anyone unfamiliar with my personal journey, our head pastor did two series when I was in 7th grade that changed my life:...
by Alisa Childers | Aug 9, 2017 | Blog, Essentials, Historical, Novice, Theology, Uncategorized
One of the most common objections skeptics raise to the deity of Christ is the idea that Jesus never actually claimed to be God. Sure the church ended up worshiping Him as such, but this was a later development that was projected onto Jesus but wasn’t something...
by Hillary Short | Aug 8, 2017 | Blog, Novice, Playground Apologetics, Uncategorized
In my previous post, I discussed what Playground Apologetics was. Today, we are going to get in the nitty-gritty of how to go about having conversations with other moms, no matter where God has placed you! The main questions we are utilizing are from Greg Koukl’s...
by Cathryn Buse | Jul 25, 2017 | Blog, Cathryn Buse, Christian Parenting, Theology, Uncategorized
The other night, as I was tucking my five-year-old son into bed, I was encouraging him to pray. He asked Jesus into his heart nearly a year ago and has such a passion for studying the Bible, but he still struggles with the concept of prayer. And I have to admit, this...
by Hillary Short | Jun 30, 2017 | Blog, Novice, Playground Apologetics, Uncategorized
Earlier this week I found myself caught in the morning line of cars leaving my neighborhood’s elementary school. I live with my husband and 3-year-old son in a suburb of San Antonio. We’re in south Texas and our “Mayberry” (as many call it) is incredibly conservative...
by Hillary Morgan Ferrer | Jun 23, 2017 | Blog, Hillary Morgan Ferrer, pop culture, Uncategorized
I saw Wonder Woman for the second time this week, and loved it both times. I loved the story. I loved the cinematography. It was well-crafted and well-executed. I loved the pro-woman message. It wasn’t the modern feminist message; it was a classic feminist message. It...
by Hillary Morgan Ferrer | May 14, 2017 | Blog, Encouragement, Hillary Morgan Ferrer, Uncategorized
The idea of being a mother, but not having children sounds odd to some people, and yet I believe it is a painful reality that plagues more women than we realize. There are a lot of ways a woman can end up as a childless mom. The most obvious is, of course, the woman...
by Hillary Morgan Ferrer | May 7, 2017 | Blog, Hillary Morgan Ferrer, Hot topics, Uncategorized, Worldview, Youth Exodus
This weekend, a blog was released titled “Why Your Children do NOT Need Apologetics.” In it, apologetics was characterized as a fear-based recitation of doctrines which “denies the realities of human experience.” I suspect that it was written in response to the blog...
by Hillary Morgan Ferrer | Mar 17, 2017 | Hot topics, Podcast - Mama Bear, pop culture, Uncategorized
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Android | RSSThe book The Shack first began making waves in 2007, and here we are 10 years later, still a church divided. Some people love The Shack, others practically want to have The Shack burning parties....
by Hillary Morgan Ferrer | Mar 13, 2017 | Blog, pop culture, Uncategorized
Our society is obsessed with this idea of a zombie apocalypse. There are movies, and tv shows, and websites, and Facebook groups, and yes, even preparation kits available on Amazon. While there are certain things in pop culture that I just roll my eyes at and move on,...
by Hillary Morgan Ferrer | Jan 23, 2017 | Blog, Current Events, Hot topics, Uncategorized
