Links: Arming for Battle

"We are at war. 

It’s not a war of bombs and bayonets. It’s not a war against flesh and blood. In fact, it’s not a physical war at all. It’s a spiritual war."

That's from Tim Barnett, one of the speakers at Stand to Reason. He reminds us that we are in a spiritual war, and that it is a battle against ideas. More importantly, our kids are going out into the battlefield. Are we arming them and training them for the battles ahead? 

I encourage you to read the whole piece, Training Students for War. He talks more about this conflict and our need to prepare, and he links to some of STR's resources that can help us do the work. 

♞ One of their new resources that isn't in that piece is Tim's new YouTube channel Red Pen Logic with Mr. B. In these short videos, he combines humor and clear thinking to demonstrate how to approach the memes and catchphrases the culture throws at us. I highly recommend it.

♞ Another new site to help us prepare our kids for the real world is Mama Bear Apologetics. Even though it's geared towards moms, plenty of dads listen to their podcasts and read their blogs and book. Check out their recent post, Teaching Our Kids to Spot Empty Statements. If you like what you see, check out their other resources. I really like these ladies; they're nowhere near as stuffy as some of the apologetics podcasts out there, but they produce very serious content. 

♞ Finally, I encourage you to check out Alisa Childers' work. Her blog and podcast focus on teaching people how to detect and defend against what she calls "progressive Christianity" — namely, the use of Christian language to teach very un-Christian ideas. You might start here where she explains what the "historic Christianity" is that the progressives are deviating from.