Mama Bear Apologetics by Hillary Morgan Ferrer
Week 11: Chapter 10 — Conclusion: Becoming a Mama Bear
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After equipping us with tools to recognize and respond to specific cultural lies, the authors close by calling us back to the big picture — and to the kind of family culture that makes all of this possible.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.The conclusion returns to the image of the mama bear — but by now, Ferrer has refined it. The goal is not a reactionary, fearful protectiveness but a confident, trained, engaged love. How has your picture of what it means to protect your children intellectually and spiritually changed over the course of this book?
2.The authors emphasize that none of the ideas addressed in this book should be engaged in isolation from relationship. Our children need to know that we are safe people to bring questions to. What has this book shown you about how to become that safe person — not by having all the answers, but by the way you engage the questions?
3.Ferrer urges parents not to wait until their children are older to begin these conversations. What is the appropriate version of apologetics for a six-year-old? A ten-year-old? A fifteen-year-old? How do these conversations need to grow with your child?
a.What is one conversation you could begin with your child this week based on what you've learned?
b.What resource or next step does the author recommend for parents who want to go deeper?