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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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Our kids need champions. Join the 14 day prayer challenge for the young people in your church.

March 18, 2019 by Susan 2 Comments

Take 14 days to pray for the kids and young people in your church. Daily topics, verses, and sample prayers.  Plus a free printable prayer challenge guide.

 

If we don’t pray, we lose.

But let’s be honest here, I’m sure I’m not the only one who feels guilty sometimes for not praying for my own kids enough.  So the idea of committing to pray for other people’s kids is nice, but it’s not something I’ve ever considered committing to long term.

Until recently.  We attend a small church, and the people in my church are like family in many ways.  My heart began to hurt at the thought of the world and its deception getting a hold on the kids and young people that I have watched grow up.

Statistics say that somewhere around two-thirds of young people who are involved with youth groups will leave the church within two years of graduation.  Two-thirds!  That should not only make us sad, it should spur us to action.

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Parents, wow the kids at dinner tonight with your mastery of teen slang!

December 17, 2018 by Susan 18 Comments

 

Every once in awhile you stumble upon a gem and you just know:  From this moment forward, nothing will ever be the same.  Finding this article about teen slang last week was one of those moments.

Let me be perfectly clear:  Parents who think they are cool are not cool.  It’s embarrassing, really.

No, my husband and I know exactly how old and out of touch we are.  We just happen to also think it’s hilarious to illustrate that to our teenage children now and then.

So upon finding this article, I messaged my husband, and we spent the day learning a foreign language.

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Nurture your child’s head, hands and heart

October 29, 2018 by Susan 5 Comments

 

Young children learn best in gentle ways.  Making crafts, telling stories, cooking together.  Even more than the fun of the experience, they build memories with your child.  How wonderful would it be if someone did all the legwork, laid it all out, and you could just choose what would work with your family?s

I am being compensated for my time in reviewing Rooted Childhood.  As always, all opinions are my own.

 

Teenage boys don’t particularly like doing crafts.  Nor do they like to read poetry or snuggle, for that matter.  Thankfully, although my boys are getting older, I have some delightful littles in my life that I can do all this fun stuff with.

I thought of them immediately when I discovered Rooted Childhood.  Well, first I thought how much fun it would be to have had this collection when my boys were young…then I thought of my little friends.  I invited them over right away.

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Where to draw the boundaries on media content? That’s up to you. How to do it? We’re here to help.

October 1, 2018 by Susan Leave a Comment

Resources to help parents control what kids watch, play, and do online.  Every family has different boundaries on media content and screen time for kids.  Regardless of where you set your boundaries, we’ve got resources to help you do it.  

 

As parents, it’s hard to draw the lines regarding what tv shows, movies, video games, or apps we allow.  I’m not here to tell you where to draw those lines today.  (Let’s have that discussion another time, I’d love to know how you make those decisions).

For today, let’s agree that being intentional in setting boundaries matters.  Because honestly, if you’re not…well, you’re choosing open your child up to anything.  And that’s not cool.  Or responsible.  Or loving.

This boundary setting is an ongoing process.  Clearly as our kids get older the boundaries change.  And by the time they are older teenagers, our job is more in apprenticing them in how they can set God-pleasing boundaries for themselves as adults.

At every stage, however, we need tools that can help us to know which media is a yes, let’s watch, which is when you’re older, and which is our worldview prohibits this.

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Let your geek flag fly. Dragon Con for families.

September 10, 2018 by Susan 4 Comments

How many places can you see Thanos, the Dread Pirate Roberts, Tinker Bell and zombies all at once?  Not many, I’ll tell you that.

Something called Dragon Con is not something that would garner my attention normally.  Even though I live with three guys who are into games with lots of orcs, wizards and superheroes, and we watch movies with…well, lots of orcs, wizards and superheroes….I can handle only so much of the nerd-dom.

I’ve known about Dragon Con for a long time.  Some of the organizers are friends of ours and Greg went a couple of times when we lived in Atlanta.  Still, not something I ever thought I’d be interested in attending myself.  I mean, a sci-fi convention is a bit much for me.  Little did I know…

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