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It’s time for a new conversation for Christians on how we make entertainment choices

May 20, 2020 by Susan 4 Comments

 A new perspective on how Christians make entertainment choices and engage with the hypersexualized media that pervades our culture.

I was compensated for my time in writing this post. As always, all opinions are my own.

 

How Christians should engage with culture is not a new topic.  Jesus talked about it, Paul wrote about it in his letters in the New Testament, probably every church leader since then has dealt with it. And if you’re a parent, it can consume you.

How do we equip our children to handle the hypersexualized media that pervades our culture?

This has been a topic of discussion in our home since our kids were young, and hasn’t stopped now that our boys are 21 and 19. In fact it’s even more relevant now, as we want to prepare them to lead homes of their own one day.

In all of the years that my husband and I have delved into this issue, the goal of all of the material we’ve seen has been the same: personal purity. And that is a noble and God-pleasing goal.

But it’s not the only goal.

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You don’t have to emerge from the quarantines as a beautiful butterfly, but what a waste to come out the other side the same old caterpillar you were before

April 2, 2020 by Susan 10 Comments

However it’s coming to us, we’re all being given cocoon time here. Don’t look back after this experience, and wish that you had done more with the time you’ve been given.

You don't have to emerge from the quarantines as a beautiful butterfly, but what a waste to come out the other side the same old caterpillar you were before

 

They say the five stages of Spring, 2020 are denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance.

That’s a little joke.

But it has been a wild ride, hasn’t it? While I wouldn’t go so far as to call the required self-isolation a gift, I do believe that we should try to learn something from difficult experiences.

I should pause here to tell you that this is not a guilt-trip to make you feel badly that you are staying in the bathroom extra long to get away from your kids or using chocolate as a coping mechanism. Both are valid responses to what we’re going through, in my opinion.

All I hope to do is be a little encouraging bird on your shoulder reminding you of what you already know:

You may look back after this experience, and wish that you had done more with the time you’ve been given.

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Have you heard the new Kanye album?…said the middle-aged, white, suburban homemaker

November 4, 2019 by Susan 2 Comments

Why don’t we all share Jesus boldly like Kanye West?  Could it be that we are afraid of our flaws and failures being in the spotlight?

 

Hip-hop is not really my thing.  I do have some Black Eyed Peas on my workout playlist…does that count as hip-hop?  I’m so uncool, I really don’t know.

Rap? That’s a big no thank you.

So typing Kanye’s new album into a search engine is not something I thought I would ever do.  Ever.

But the truth is, this uncool mom has been doing a lot of thinking thanks to Mr. West.

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Homeschool science that prepares your kids for the worldviews they will face in college

August 5, 2019 by Susan 4 Comments

Online homeschool science courses that teach that science supports, rather than contradicts, Scripture help develop a Biblical worldview in students as they approach college.

I was compensated for my time in writing this post.  All opinions are my own and I’m genuinely thrilled to partner with College Prep Science.

 

Christian parents.

We raise our sweet babies up to know the Lord, investing countless hours on family devotions, taking them to church, and modeling Christ-like living to them.

Then at 18 we send them off to college and wonder why so many leave their faith.

My husband and I will be experiencing our first foray into empty nesting this fall.  (And to answer your question:  Yes, I do expect there to be weeping.)  As I think about my boys living away from our home, at the top of my prayer list is that they would maintain a strong Biblical worldview.

And when I say “Biblical worldview” I mean that they would see the world through a lens that says,

On all domains of doctrine and in life, the authority of scripture is to be placed higher than all human understanding, for it is God’s word and as such the highest authority.

-John Wycliffe

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17 role models of what living out an ordinary faith looks like

May 13, 2019 by Susan 3 Comments

There’s not one single answer to what it looks like to live a life of faith.  These 17 people each lived out an extraordinary story in a uniquely different way, and a simple faith was at the heart of each one.

17 role models of what living out an ordinary faith looks like

I received a complimentary book and was compensated for my time in writing this review.  As always, all opinions are my own.

 

What makes someone a hero of the faith?  Just the phrase is intimidating, if you ask me.  But as with most things in life, a change of perspective can make all the difference.  I’ve been reading about the lives of 17 individuals who did some amazing things and instead of feeling intimidated, I’m inspired.

The book is Eternity through the Rearview Mirror: How Simple Faith Changes Everything—Seventeen Extraordinary Lives, and I’m anxious to tell you about it.

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Beautifully creative Bible verse note cards with encouraging Scriptures. Keep them to display for yourself or share with friends.

April 8, 2019 by Susan 6 Comments

 

Lovely Bible verses illustrated on cards that you can display to remind you of God’s truths or use to send a note to encourage friends.  

 

I know I’m not the only one who likes to display scriptures around my house to remind me of what God is teaching me.  Written on an index card taped to a mirror.  Printed out and hung on a door.  You too?

I’ve even got scripture lock screen images on my phone from the Christian weight loss course I’m taking to remind me of my memory verse for the week.

Seeing God’s word is such an encouragement and a wonderful way to put Scripture to memory.

I was delighted when I found these lovely cards that do all of that PLUS are pretty.  (Adding pretty to something functional always makes me smile).

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