The Importance of Christmas Traditions
What do you think of when you hear the word tradition? Your great aunt’s famous casserole? Opening a single gift on Christmas Eve? Watching that creepy claymation Rudolph film? (You know… the one with the elf who wants to be a dentist?) Most of our families have some...
7 Prayers for Afghanistan When You Just Don’t Have the Words
The world has watched in horror as Afghanistan, a nation in which we have invested for decades, has toppled in a matter of days. Over here in the West, school is just starting. The COVID-19 Facebook debates are making me want to give up social media altogether, and...
28 of Your Most Pressing Questions About Islam Answered
When we started our series on Islam what seems like ages ago (here’s a link to the crash course), I promised that I’d address the most pressing questions you and your kids have about the religion. I received many questions from you in the comments on the...
Top 5 Posts in 2020 and a Shoutout to our Patrons
We had quite the year here at Mama Bear. To get a complete wrap-up, check out our 2020 summary blog here. This blog is to celebrate our top 5 posts in 2020. From discipling your kids during the pandemic to pop-culture sensations like Cuties and The Chosen, our top 5...
2020 Wrap Up: What We Did and Where We’re Headed Now
2020 — who could have predicted it? It didn’t catch the Lord by surprise, though, and we are so grateful for His provisions at Mama Bear Apologetics this year. As we were preparing for this wrap-up piece, we re-read our goals for 2020, and wow! What did we want to...
Book Review: Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
By Hillary Short Welcome to our first ever Mama Bear book review! This is where we will give you a digest of carefully chosen, wonderful books. These essential reads will not only equip you and your cubs as you work to fulfill 1 Peter 3:15 but will surely enrich your...
Revival or Persecution? Preparing for Persecution
This has been quite a week, has it not? Or heck, this has been quite a year. Even the weather is rebelling. I’m sitting outside in short sleeves and flip flops, and I’m hot… in Iowa… in November. John is usually snow blowing the driveway by now. (Not that I’m...
Cuties: 5 Lessons We Totally Lost in Our #CancelNetflix Culture (And no, we are not endorsing Cuties)
For the past month, #cancelnetflix has been trending on social media. Why? It all comes down to a new French film titled Cuties. (A grand jury recently issued an indictment against Netflix because of this film. Read about it here.) I read many of the reviews, but one...
5 Questions Everybody has About “The Chosen”
So you want to watch The Chosen, but aren’t sure if it’s legit? That was the main question that I had when I first saw The Chosen advertised on my Facebook News Feed. (If you haven’t heard of The Chosen, it’s a multi-season series about the life of Jesus. The first...
Revival or Persecution? Preparing for Revival
Sifting, church. A great sifting is taking place in our ranks. Destructive ideologies are infiltrating the church. Culturally reinforced Christianity is, for the most part, a thing of the past. (Which I’m actually kinda okay with. It’s about time that the only people...
Resistir la tentación de volverse frío
Tengo una buena amiga y apologista que publicó algo en Facebook el otro día. No fue su típica respuesta, tan meditada y razonada. Estaba enfadada y se mostró despectiva, algo que no se le parece en nada. Le envié un mensaje privado que decía algo así como: «¡Te quiero, amiga! Haz...
MBA Episode 51: We Will Not Be Divided: Grieving with Those Who Grieve, and the Necessary Process of Building Kingdom Community
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS I (Hillary) titled this podcast/blog about a thousand times because I couldn’t quite figure out how to summarize our main message. The messy art of kingdom community? No. I...
Crear un legado de oración
I find myself in an odd stage of motherhood — both of my sons are young career adults; one is married; I’m not yet a grandmother. It’s sort of an in-between time. I feel as close to, and as far away from, motherhood as the miles (2 and 380) my sons are from me. By all...
Confessions of a Former Christian Snowflake
Back when most of us were still in diapers, there was a trial that made some buzz on the eastern Tennessee nightly news. A parent had been flipping through her children’s classroom readers when some of the material made her conservative Spidey senses tingle. No, it...
What do Muslims Believe? A Crash Course in Islam
Writing about Islam can be difficult because there is tension between being honest about its history while still being respectful to those who practice it. I want to make sure I’m giving you a good foundation for understanding Islam so that you can answer any...
5 Ways to Disciple Your Kids and Love Your Neighbor Through the #Coronavirus Pandemic
Listen to the article here: Coronavirus… It is the giant elephant-virus in the room that everyone is talking about… so let’s talk about it from a Mama Bear perspective. I sometimes jokingly refer to myself as a “Debbie downer” because my first instinct isn’t to make...
My Biggest Takeaways from the Women in Apologetics Conference
Several weeks ago, I attended the Women in Apologetics (WIA) Conference at Biola University in Southern California. I was excited to learn about conversational apologetics, Critical Race Theory, worldviews, and more! To my surprise, however, it wasn’t a session that...
MBA Episode 42: The Unfortunate (and Painful) Lessons We Learned From #WakeUpOlive
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSBefore we start diving back into the Richard Dawkins book, Amy and I felt it necessary to address a heartbreaking, but concerning cultural issue that cropped up over the holidays....
Top Mama Bear Blogs and Podcasts of 2019!
We know a lot of you are reflecting on your personal accomplishments of 2019 (we’re cheering for you whether you won the Nobel Peace Prize, got a promotion at work, improved your health, or just put on pants every day! #babysteps). When we asked you a few weeks ago on...
