Mama Bear Apologetics

By Hillary Morgan Ferrer & Amy Davison

Religion & Spirituality Spirituality Christianity

What's Mama Bear Apologetics about?

Mama Bear Apologetics is a podcast for mothers of biological, adopted, or spiritual children who want to learn about how to defend the Christian faith, help give their children reasons for faith, and understand the worldviews that challenge Christian faith in the first place.

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81. Raising Christian Kids ...

01.10.2023

In this episode, Amy talks with Stacy Manning about relational discipleship and raising kids to be warriors of the faith. . Main Points Covered: Homeschooling isn’t possible for everyone Helping kids spot worldviews is essential Indoctrination is toxic when questions ...

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01.10.2023 81. Raising Christian Kids in a Woke Culture In this episode, Amy talks with Stacy Manning about relational discipleship and raising kids to be warriors of the faith. . Main Points Covered: Homeschooling isn’t possible for everyone Helping kids spot worldviews is essential Indoctrination is toxic when questions ...
12.21.2022 80. 2022 Wrap Up with Mama Bear Apologetics Introduction: Hillary, Amy, Lindsey, and Nancy talk about some of the highlights that happened at Mama Bear this year. Join us in celebrating all that God has done and continues to do. Main Points Covered: Some Amazing Stats! Book one ...
12.08.2022 79. Hollywood Heroes with Frank Turek, Part 2 This is part 2 with Frank Turek. You can listen or watch part 1 here. SPOILER ALERT: We talk about some specific films in this episode and talk directly about their endings. Some of the references include Spiderman, Captain America, ...
12.06.2022 78. Hollywood Heroes with Frank Turek, Part 1 SPOILER ALERT: We talk about some specific films in this episode and talk directly about their endings. Some of the references include Iron Man, Inside Out, and the Harry Potter films. Introduction: Frank Turek, founder of and president of CrossExamined, ...
11.23.2022 77. Nurturing Gratefulness This Thanksgiving Hillary and Amy are back together for this special Thanksgiving podcast about gratefulness, especially in this time of busyness and materialistic pursuits. Main Points Covered: Purpose of Gratitude: Protective aspect: Romans 1:18-32 Ingratitude breeds spiritual decline Gratitude has a spiritually ...
11.11.2022 76. Questions to Ask Your Kids’ School Introduction: Mama Bear Board member Teasi Cannon joins Amy to talk about questions parents should ask their kids’ school, particularly in private schools and homeschooling co-ops. Main Points Covered: Why parents should ask schools questions Question 1: Are teachers trained ...
10.28.2022 Episode 75: Defending Young Minds Against Porn with Kristen Jenson https://mamabearapologetics.com/episode-75-defending-young-minds-against-porn-with-kristen-jenson/ Introduction: Kristen Jenson, author of Good Pictures Bad Pictures: Porn-Proofing Today’s Young Kids, joins Amy to talk about how we can protect kids from pornography. Main Points Covered: Kristen shares how she was motivated to write this book Average ...
10.13.2022 Episode 74: Digitally Detoxing Your Kids for Clearer Thinking with Molly DeFrank https://youtu.be/5vjOPD_O8JM Introduction: Amy is joined by author and mom of six Molly DeFrank to discuss her book, Digital Detox. As you listen, be open to the Holy Spirit’s conviction regarding this issue. Main Points Covered: How Molly got interested in ...
09.21.2022 MBA 73: A Look at Black Lives Matters with Monique Duson Introduction: The idea for this episode came from one of our listeners who encountered the 13 Black Lives Matters principles in her child’s classroom. Wanting to know more, she reached out to Mama Bear. Amy knew exactly who to talk ...
05.19.2022 MBA PODCAST 72: Resurrection Evidences Part 1: On Which Facts Do Even Skeptics Agree? INTRODUCTION: Today’s guest, Tricia Scribner, joins us to talk about apologetics and being a grandmama bear. We’ve celebrated Easter, and we continue to celebrate the Resurrection! Tricia and Amy talk about the historicity of the resurrection. SUMMARY OF TOPICS DISCUSSED: ...
04.08.2022 MBA Episode 71: I Pity the Fool: Intro to Why the Resurrection Matters for our Kids’ Faith 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 ...
03.20.2022 MBA Episode 70: Intentional Discipleship Amidst a Crazy, Hectic Schedule – with Skillet’s Korey Cooper INTRODUCTION: Today’s guest is Skillet’s Korey Cooper. She joins Hillary to talk about life on the concert road, managing family relationships, and keeping it all together when life gets busy. Enjoy learning about her experiences being in a band for ...
02.04.2022 MBA Episode 69: Mentorship and How It Can Impact Your Kids (a conversation with Gale Carter) We’re thrilled to be working on more podcasts for 2022. In this episode, Amy talks with Gale Carter, founder of DOLLS (Daughters of Our Living Lord & Savior), which equips teen girls to stand firmly planted in their Christian faith. ...
01.16.2022 MBA Episode 68: The Role of Humor in Apologetics – with Joel Barry from The Babylon Bee MBA PODCAST 68: The Babylon Bee Visits Mama Bear Apologetics INTRODUCTION: Today’s guest, Joel Barry, is the managing editor at the Babylon Bee. SUMMARY OF TOPICS DISCUSSED: What’s the Babylon Bee? What’s the role of humor in evangelism and apologetics? ...
12.31.2021 MBA Episode 67: 2021 Wrap Up Join Hillary, Amy, and Lindsey as they reflect on 2021 and get excited about 2022! We’re so grateful for all of you and your support of our ministry! Follow us on social media – YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/MamaBearApolo… Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mamabearapol… Twitter: ...
12.20.2021 MBA Episode 66: Tales from a Former Comprehensive Sex Educator – with Monica Cline Today’s guest, Monica Cline, used to work for Planned Parenthood as a comprehensive sex educator. She is founder of the organization, It Takes a Family, which educates parents so that they are the leading voice for their children. In today’s ...
08.24.2021 MBA Episode 65: Talking with Our Kids About Tolerance – with Monique Duson Amy and Monique talk about how we can explain tolerance to our kids. *Show notes for this podcast will be added in a few days (our website is currently undergoing an upgrade).* Amy DavisonAmy Davison is a former Air Force ...
07.26.2021 MBA Episode 64: Explaining Miracles to Kids with Matthew Mittelberg Amy talks with Matthew Mittelberg about how we can explain miracles to children. *Show notes for this podcast will be added in a few days (our website is currently undergoing an upgrade).* Amy DavisonAmy Davison is a former Air Force ...
06.30.2021 MBA Episode 63: Progressive Christianity: A Discussion with Alisa Childers Join Amy and Lindsey as they talk with Alisa about Progressive Christianity, as well as her upcoming new book! As a reminder if you enjoyed this podcast and would like to support Mama Bear Apologetics click here. Amy Davison and ...
04.01.2021 MBA Episode 62: Let’s Talk About Easter: pagan roots, bunnies, the Resurrection, and more! Springtime is here! But in addition to birds singing and flowers blooming, questions inevitably pop up regarding Easter and how it is celebrated. In this podcast, Lindsey and Robin chat about some of the common things you may hear: Is ...
02.24.2021 MBA Episode 61: Finding Joy in Suffering We started a new podcast series a couple of weeks ago called, “Fostering Joy in 2021.” (You can listen to or watch the first episode, “The Role of Gratitude,” here.) In this episode, we’re focusing on finding joy in suffering. ...
02.05.2021 MBA Episode 60: Fostering Joy in 2021: The Role of Gratitude Welcome to the first podcast of 2021! Amy and Hillary have been hard at work on our second book, but they are still putting together podcasts, too. In light of 2020 and the start of 2021, they thought it was ...
12.21.2020 MBA Episode 59: Did Christmas Start Out as a Pagan Holiday? (and other questions you’ve had about Christmas) Welcome to our special Christmas edition podcast (and vlogcast)! In this episode, we chat about some of the common objections that seem to pop up every year around Christmas, including: Does Christmas have pagan roots? What should we do about ...
12.03.2020 MBA Episode 58: Get to Know Our Team: Teasi Cannon Welcome to the first of our “Get to Know Our Team” podcasts, in which we interview Mama Bear team members (in no particular order!). In this interview, Amy Davison talks with Teasi Cannon, who contributed to the Mama Bear Apologetics ...
11.25.2020 MBA Episode 57: Teaching Your Kids the Chew and Spit Method Chapter 3 of our first book, Mama Bear Apologetics, describes the “Chew and Spit” method. In the chapter, we write, “We don’t need to train our children to be picky when it comes to what they feed their bodies—they do ...
10.30.2020 MBA Episode 56: A Conversation with an Almost Witch: Amy Davison Shares About Her Experiences with Wicca Did you know that before Amy was a Mama Bear, that she was almost a witch?!?! Yeah, I didn’t either, until we had a conversation last July at Hillary’s house. Thank You God for pursuing her and wooing her back! ...
10.08.2020 MBA Episode 55: The Art of Disagreeing Agreeably Let’s all make a pact, Mama Bears, that in a world gone mad…we don’t add to the madness. You may remember our recent Daily Discipleship videos about disagreeing well (you can watch them here), but we didn’t say all we ...
09.25.2020 MBA Episode 54: Linguistic Theft: What It Is, How It Works, and WHY Your Kids Need to Know About It If you read the Mama Bear Apologetics book, you are likely familiar with the term “linguistic theft.” Hillary wishes she’d been able to include much more on that topic in the book, so in today’s podcast, Hillary and Amy are ...
09.08.2020 MBA Episode 53: Todd White and the Importance of Trials and Tribulations Welcome to our very first video-formatted podcast! Shoutout to Papa Bear Jerimiah for helping us get it looking so nice. Now you can watch our podcast on YouTube, or you can still listen to it on your favorite podcast app. ...
06.17.2020 MBA Episode 52: Doubting Dawkins – Oh, Nuts! What Do Whale Testicles Have to Do With Evolution? We took a break from our Dawkins series to discuss the racial tensions that have been building in our world (listen here), but we’re back with part 10 of our ongoing talk about Dawkins’s book, Outgrowing God. Today, we’re going ...
06.05.2020 MBA Episode 51: We Will Not Be Divided: Grieving with Those Who Grieve, and the Necessary Process of Building Kingdom Community I (Hillary) titled this podcast/blog about a thousand times because I couldn’t quite figure out how to summarize our main message. The messy art of kingdom community? No. I hate the word messy. It’s so misused. (But this topic is ...
05.13.2020 MBA Episode 50: An Interview with Mama Bear Apologetics Founder, Hillary Ferrer Today, we celebrate a very special milestone! This is our 50th podcast episode, and we’ve got something fun for you. We turned the tables on our Mama Bear-in-Chief, and Amy interviewed Hillary Ferrer. This is your chance to learn more ...
04.23.2020 MBA Episode 49: The Unexpected Blessings of COVID Whenever we turn on the TV these days, it feels like we’re being bombarded with bad news. Because of that, we decided to record this “chaser” episode of the Mama Bear Apologetics podcast. While the Covid-19 pandemic is something we ...
04.06.2020 MBA Episode 48: Doubting Dawkins – No, the Human Eye Isn’t an Example of Bad Design (a Discussion on Design Constraints) In this episode of the Mama Bear Apologetics podcast, we’re continuing our dissection of Richard Dawkins’ book, Outgrowing God, in our Doubting Dawkins series. Today, Hillary and Amy discuss chapters 7 and 8, which were the easiest to go through ...
03.23.2020 MBA Episode 47: The 8 Most Commonly Asked Questions About Slavery in the Bible In this podcast, we’re wrapping up our discussion of comments made by Richard Dawkins in his book, Outgrowing God, Chapter 6 (regarding whether slavery is advocated in the Bible) by discussing the most commonly asked questions about slavery in the ...
03.09.2020 MBA Episode 46: Doubting Dawkins – Does the Bible Advocate Slavery? (Part 2) This is part 2 of our discussion of whether the Bible advocates slavery. You can listen to part one here. Do you have any questions, comments, or ideas for future episodes? Send us an email at [email protected] Main Points Covered: ...
02.25.2020 MBA Episode 45: Doubting Dawkins – Does the Bible Advocate Slavery? (Part 1) Today we are continuing with our Richard Dawkins series. As we are preparing for this podcast, we acknowledge it’s a tough book to discuss because he keeps introducing individual hornets’ nests and then moving on to the next. This is ...
02.10.2020 MBA Episode 44: Doubting Dawkins – Do Christians Think Atheists Can’t Be Good Without God? (Part 2) Today, we are back with Part 5 of our series on Richard Dawkins’s book, Outgrowing God. In this episode, we are tackling Dawkins’s question “Do Christians think Atheists can’t be good without God?” We think he is asking the wrong ...
01.28.2020 MBA Episode 43: Doubting Dawkins – Do Christians Think Atheists Can’t Be Good Without God? (Part 1) We are back to our Richard Dawkins series with Part 4. In this series, we are going over Richard Dawkins’ book, Outgrowing God. Today, we will be discussing Chapter 5, “Do We Need God in Order to be Good?” We’ll ...
01.14.2020 MBA Episode 42: The Unfortunate (and Painful) Lessons We Learned From #WakeUpOlive Before we start diving back into the Richard Dawkins book, Amy and I felt it necessary to address a heartbreaking, but concerning cultural issue that cropped up over the holidays. On December 14, 2019, Bethel worship leaders Kalley and Andrew ...
12.23.2019 MBA Episode 41: The Role of Apologetics in Spiritual Warfare (featuring Simon Brace) – Part 3 Today, we’re continuing with Part 3 of Simon Brace’s talk on Spiritual Warfare. In this last part of his talk, he covers the importance of apologetics and critical thinking in the education of pastors and laymen. Main Points Covered: A ...
12.23.2019 MBA Episode 40: The Role of Apologetics in Spiritual Warfare (featuring Simon Brace) – Part 2 On today’s episode of Mama Bear Apologetics, we’ll continue to listen to Simon Brace’s talk on the use of apologetics as a means for spiritual warfare. We’ll be listening with you and discussing important points that Simon covers. Main Points ...
12.12.2019 MBA Episode 39: The Role of Apologetics in Spiritual Warfare (featuring Simon Brace) – Part 1 On today’s episode of Mama Bear Apologetics, we’ll be discussing a talk by Simon Brace. When I sat down at my computer to think about topics for today’s podcast, I was struck with the urge to discuss a talk (which ...
11.26.2019 MBA Episode 38: Doubting Dawkins – Did God Really Advocate for Child Sacrifice in the Old Testament? Today we’re continuing our critique of the Richard Dawkins book, Outgrowing God. We have been talking about his main criticisms of Christianity in each chapter. In this episode, we are in Chapter Four: “Is God Really Good?” We are going ...
11.19.2019 MBA Episode 37: Doubting Dawkins – “Proof,” Oral Culture, the Telephone Game, & Ancient Scribes Today we’re talking about Richard Dawkins’ new book, Outgrowing God. We’re covering who Richard Dawkins is and what his book is all about. Today we are going over what we talked about during the last episode, then diving into Chapters ...
11.05.2019 MBA Episode 36: Doubting Dawkins – A Beginner’s Guide to Better Reasoning: Intro to Richard Dawkins’ New Book We’re talking about Richard Dawkins’ new book, Outgrowing God. We’re covering who Richard Dawkins is and what his book is all about. Today we will focus on the main criticisms of the book, as well as the different tactics that ...
09.29.2019 MBA Episode 35: Wounded Sheep vs Wolves (and the Importance of Knowing the Difference) In our last podcast, we asked “What in the world is happening to our Christian leaders?” where we addressed the differences between the way that Joshua Harris and Marty Sampson of Hillsong declared their loss of faith. In this episode, ...
08.30.2019 MBA Episode 34: What in the World is Happening to Our Christian Leaders? In 1 Timothy 4:1 it says “Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons.” This is what is known as “the great apostasy.” ...
06.25.2019 MBA 33: How to Talk About Pride Month With Your Kids (but first meet Amy!) You can’t get around it. There are rainbows on everything your kids see this month, from the parking lots to the barista aprons. So how do we address this with our kids? But first things first, we have a new ...
11.08.2018 MBA 32: How Should Christians Respond to the #MeToo Movement? Laurie would not describe herself as a victim. Laurie is a lawyer and a survivor of sexual assault. A former liberal feminist, Laurie rediscovered the truths of God, recommitted her life to looking at everything through the lens of Scripture, ...

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