Comments on: Survival Strategies

By: Dave Wakerley

Dave Wakerley — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:46:48 +0000

Thanks for feedback ya’ll!

I really appreciate every little bit of it!

Dave

By: Karl Bastian

Karl Bastian — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:04:14 +0000

excellent post! you tap into the difficult irony of needing to both protect our kids (#12,19) and the need to appropriately expose them! (#14,17) Its tough, but a thoughtful and engaged parent will neither hide everthing nor permit eveything, the balance requires prayer and wisdom! It’s what “in the world, not of it” is all about. It’s tough.

By: Mark Harper

Mark Harper — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 01:59:49 +0000

I like #14 except I would suggest to start reading the books at around 10 years old while your kids are still open to your direction. (if they want to read the books) Read the books together and then allow them to come up their own responses to the books. (Allow them to bounce their ideas of of you) This will Teach them to think for themselves.

My only comment on #15 is: in my opinion the reason the movies get more attention (from the church) than the books is simply becuase movies bring more attention (and media) than the books by themselves. (I had never heard of The Golden Compass until the movie came out)

By: Timothy

Timothy — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 23:04:30 +0000

Great observations! I especially like comment #15 about how many cinematic “attacks” against Christianity have already been in circulation in other media. Many years ago, a friend of mine got upset about the furor over “Last Temptation of Christ.” It’s not that he liked the movie (he didn’t), it’s that he got angry when he read the novel–a novel that was first published in 1951!–but nobody seemed to care.
If we’re going to fight the culture war, we better refine our approach.

By: Henry Zonio

Henry Zonio — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:50:05 +0000

Great thoughts! If only more of us would think like you are thinking. As I wander through the growing number of CM sites, blogs and such I sometimes get discouraged that, as a whole, CM leaders just don’t get it. Then I read something like this and I breathe deeply once again. I hope many people read your blog post and take it to heart.

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Tensegrities » Media, kids and faith — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:51:41 +0000

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