Mama Bear Apologetics

Summary In this episode, Amy Davison and Alexa Cramer examine the Enneagram’s influence on faith and family. They question the Enneagram’s purported ability to peel back layers to our ‘true self’ and the implications it has on how we interpret Scripture, raise our children, and understand our own identities. They explore how it stands apart [...]

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Talking about politics is hard enough, but throw kids into the mix and it can feel like navigating a mine field. That’s why we here at Mama Bear want to take a few minutes to help empower parents with a few tips on how to share their political beliefs in front of their children. In this podcast, Jennifer and Amy encourage parents not to let tempers flare when analyzing the views of their political opponent. Instead, parents are challenged to exercise self control while ROARing through the policies coming across the debate platform, recognize and unpack buzz words, vote for policies not personalities, and much more!

Parents will leave feeling challenged and embolden help their children think critically, love biblically, and stand firm in the faith while exercising their right to vote.

Main Points Covered

• We have a right to speak our views in public.
• Represent Jesus well in your conversations: Control your temper
• ROAR through the information
• Vote Policy not Personality
• Fact check
• Value truth over feelings — all truth is God's truth

People and Resources Mentioned

• CNN report on what 10 year olds had to say about the election
• Vox piece on politics and kids
• Colossians 4:6
• Colossians 2:8
• 1 Peter 3:15
• 2 Timothy 2:15
• Toxic Empathy by Allie Beth Stuckey

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INTRODUCTION: Today’s guest, Tricia Scribner, joins us to talk about apologetics and being a grandmama bear. Just in time for Easter, Tricia and Hillary dive into the a discussion about the resurrection. This is a topic of first importance. SUMMARY OF TOPICS DISCUSSED: A Reading from 1 Corinthians 15:1-9 (ESV) A Discussion of the Foundational [...]

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Summary On this episode, we ROAR through the topic of ghosts. What are they? What are the common misconceptions around ghosts and the supernatural? What does the bible say about ghosts and how are Christians supposed to engage this topic? Main Points Covered How does the world see ghosts? What is a ghost truly? [...]

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Amy and Monique talk about how we can explain tolerance to our kids.

Amy Davison is a former Air Force veteran turned Mama Bear Apologist. She graduated from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary [...]

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