5 maneiras de saber se você está julgando corretamente
“Isso é o meu futebol.” Era a única maneira que eu sabia explicar meu amor pelo programa *Fixer Upper* ao meu marido perplexo. Desde que o programa foi ao ar, eu me sentava na frente da TV, gritava de frustração (quem prefere um estilo moderno de meados do século a um vitoriano clássico, quer dizer, qual é!?), e...
Universo Concebido: Um documentário sobre a existência de Deus
Do you have a sciency cub? Do they make comments about things like “the starlight problem” and “multiverse theory” that make your eyes glaze over? No fear! We got you, mama bears! Our friend, Michael, is not only a sciency-bear, but a really...
O que você faz quando seu filho faz uma pergunta digna de doutorado?
With the holiday season around the corner, we all know those conversations are coming. Whether it’s your college freshman, agnostic uncle, deconstructing niece, or seasoned atheist brother-in-law, you may be dreading the conversations you feel ill-equipped to...
A todo vapor com os Caçadores de Demônios do K-Pop
Se alguma vez houve um fenômeno viral na cultura pop, “K-Pop Demon Hunters” (KPDH) é a faísca, o vento E o fogo! Não só é um filme popular (eufemismo do ano), como a trilha sonora está alimentando a obsessão: fazendo com que tanto crianças quanto pais voltem sempre para...
Fundamento Espiritual nº 4: Preparação Ambiental
Ao encerrarmos nossa série de posts sobre os fundamentos da preparação para a faculdade, vamos recapitular o que abordamos. Analisamos como estabelecer uma base sólida na fé, com hábitos pessoais de estudo da Bíblia e oração. Em seguida, abordamos a importância do desenvolvimento intelectual...
Fundamento Espiritual n.º 3: Preparação Relacional
As excited as I was to go to the university of my dreams, 40+ years later, I still remember the empty feeling of watching my parents and sister drive away. What would things be like at home without me? What would things be like at college without them? Will I make...
Fundamento Espiritual n.º 2: Preparação Intelectual
In the previous blog in this series, we recommended starting spiritual college preparation with the faith-based foundation of Bible study and prayer. To that, we suggest adding several intellectual disciplines, which together help us love God with our heart, soul,...
Fundamento Espiritual nº 1: Preparação baseada na fé
It’s doubtful parents would send their kids to college without some sort of meal plan, but are parents as diligent in helping set up a spiritual meal plan for their children? Once that dorm key is issued, there will be no more spoon fed lessons by the youth group....
Mande seus filhos para a faculdade com o F.I.R.E. em nome da fé deles!
If you are the mom of a soon-to-be-college freshman, hang on. You will survive! But the more important question might be: Will your child survive college…spiritually? Even if he or she has checked all the boxes associated with growing up in the church, there’s always...
Como a teoria do multiverso pode desafiar a fé do seu filho
What comes to mind when you hear the word “multiverse”? Do you a) cringe, b) think of your kid’s favorite Marvel movie, or c) cock your head like a confused (but very cute) puppy? In case you chose “c,” the term “multiverse” refers to a theory that we live in one of...
Quem tem o ônus da prova? Uma introdução à apologética clássica
Ya gotta love a good snarky atheist meme. But this one does make you think, doesn’t it? I mean if somebody claims fairies are real, is it my job (as a fairy-skeptic) to disprove them? No! It’s their job to provide evidence for their claim. So, wouldn’t it follow that...
Analisando as palavras-chave: privilégio, opressão, marginalização e equidade
In our last blog, we covered a really brief overview of these cultural buzzwords: “privilege,” “oppression,” “marginalized,” and “equity.” We compared the formal definitions of these words with both 1) what we assume people mean when they use them and 2) the...
O que querem dizer com equidade, privilégio, marginalização e opressão?
How often have you heard a sentiment like this one: It is the responsibility of the privileged to champion the cause of the oppressed and fight for the inclusion of the marginalized. That’s basically the going gospel de jour right now. And it sounds good, right? When...
Rugindo pelo filme «Wicked»
*Spoilers for the film Wicked (2024) ahead. Stop reading if you don’t want to know what happens in the film. Also, this is about the film, not about the book by Gregory Maguire or the Broadway musical.** A lot of opinions are circling the interwebs as to whether...
Política à mesa de jantar: como responder às perguntas dos seus filhos sem entrar em pânico
When I was little, my mom used to take me with her into the voting booth. I remember crowding around her legs as she stood in front of the voting machine to cast her ballot. The process seemed solemn and mysterious. Politics didn’t seem to be discussed much when I was...
Cuidado com os chavões da volta às aulas
Back-to-school time often means back to familiar routines, but it can also bring new things: new schools, new teachers, new friends… new vocab? Now, if you’re hoping we’ll explain what stuff like skibidi toilet riz means, you’re out of luck.1But we’re pretty...
Navegando pelo panorama político americano
Surviving political landscapes as a Christian has always been challenging (ancient Rome was harsh, y’all!). However, this U.S. presidential election cycle feels like the most difficult in recent history, and the American political landscape seems to grow more...
Por que precisamos dos nossos papais ursinhos
I know we are called Mama Bear Apologetics, but we’re about encouraging and equipping all adults who pour into the young people in their lives; that includes all our Papa Bears! Mother’s Day is all about celebrating every mother. If you’re a mom, you’re awesome...
Como ensinar as crianças a pesquisar como profissionais
If you hang around parents long enough you’ll find that there are certain “mommy moments” that we all share. Kid running down the street naked? Check (mostly for boy moms…). An embarrassing family secret shared with the entire elevator by your darling little...
