Mama Bear Apologetics

Jody thought she had all her bases covered. She and her husband were believers. They took their children to church, to Awana, and later to youth group. It wasn’t until her son came home one year after college and told her that he no longer believed in God that she knew anything was wrong. I […] The post MBA 8: The Danger of Raising Kids in a Christian Bubble – Jody’s Story Part 1 appeared first on...

Podcast topics: Spectrum of believers in apologetics: Learners Seekers Doubters Believers Hardened Doubter Apathetic hardened doubter Not a debate anymore for them; akin to a problematic marriage in which partners no longer fight because the divide is so large Best approach for apathetic doubters is to be a pebble in their shoe Angry hardened doubter […] The post MBA 7: How to Deal with Hardened (...

Many women shy away from apologetics because they assume that apologetics means that you will always be debating with atheists. That is simply not true. Our children need reasons for their faith just as much (if not more so) than the local atheist. And guess what? YOU are the primary missionary to your children! In […] The post MBA 6: The 5 Types of People You Will Meet in Apologetics appeared fir...

In this episode, we discuss the differences between core truths and peripheral truths of the Christian faith, and the importance of teaching these differences to your children. A core truth could be defined as beliefs that separate a Christian from a non-Christian. These would be the tenets of the faith that are necessary in order […] The post MBA 5: Core Truths vs Peripheral Truths of Christianit...

Hillary Morgan FerrerHillary Morgan Ferrer is the founder of Mama Bear Apologetics. She is the chief author and editor of Mama Bear Apologetics: Empowering Your Kids to Challenge Cultural Lies and Mama Bear Apologetics Guide to Sexuality: Empowering Your Kids to Understand and Live Out God’s Design. Hillary has her masters in Biology and has […] The post MBA 4: Discussion of Melissa Cain Travis’ “...

This talk was graciously provided to us by Melissa Cain Travis, one of our associate Mama Bears. It is from Mother’s Day 2016, and is from Hope Point Church in Houston, Texas. Here’s a summary of what Melissa talked about: – Testimony – Believer from young age – Surrounded by people growing up who didn’t […] The post MBA 3: Motherhood and the Life of the Mind appeared first on Mama Bear Apologetic...

I thought that Rebekah’s G.K. Chesterton quote was a good one to pick back up on. We continued our introduction to Mama Bear Apologetics. Here’s some of the highlights: Surgeon’s scalpel vs mugger with a knife (blog to follow) God has no grandchildren Different types of doubt (blog and podcast to follow) Protein crystallography and […] The post MBA 2: Intro to Mama Bear Part B appeared first on Ma...

Welcome to Mama Bear Apologetics! The original recording was a bit long so we divided it up into two parts. Here Rebekah and I give an overview of what Mama Bear Apologetics is, where we got the idea, what our own personal stories are and some helpful resources. We cover some basic topics like: The […] The post MBA 1: Intro to Mama Bear Part A appeared first on Mama Bear Apologetics .