Discerning Truth in a World Full of Mom Advice | Ep. 53

Risen Motherhood

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 6.8K Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2017

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

With nearly-unlimited resources for motherhood, it can be difficult to figure out what's helpful and what subtly distracts from our primary mission as moms. Even in the Christian resources, there are great nuggets of truth, stirred together with potentially dangerous theology. How can we safely get the help we need for motherhood without deviating from the path of truth? In this episode, Emily and Laura discuss the common fears and missteps moms face as they navigate resources, and offer gospel-principles for "finding the meat and spitting out the bones". Because ultimately, when we are familiar with biblical truth we can be wise and discerning instead of scared and gullible.

Helpful Questions for Discerning Resources:

Check credentials / endorsements
Who is this person? Were they educated in their field, and if so, where? How are they getting their information and who else endorses it? What is their reputation?
Check agenda
What type of theology are they hoping the reader adopts? Is there an underlying ideology that influences their ideas?
Check associations
Who do they "buddy-up" with? Are they involved in any questionable or unethical organizations, ministries or "tribes"?
Check for the gospel
What is their worldview? Is it gospel-centered or coming from a different perspective completely?
Check for common issues of false teaching
Prosperity gospel
Works-based mentality
Encouraging hope in something / someone other than Christ (lifestyle, relationship, parenting method, finding the "perfect" balance, etc.)
Culturally relative mentality: "whatever seems good to me or others must be right"

Articles & Other Resources:

True Hope for Moms: Discerning Lies You Hear Online - RM Episode 36
Can Christians Benefit From Books By Non-Believers? - Ask Pastor John
15 Discernment Diagnostics - Kevin DeYoung

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Motherhood is hard. One second, we think we're doing a good enough job and the next we feel
0:09.8	like the worst mom on the planet, which is why we need the refreshing truth of the gospel
0:14.9	to be repeated over and over, giving us hope in the everyday moments. So mama, whether
0:20.9	you're sipping cold coffee or doing a sink full of dishes, we hope you'll find true,
0:25.9	encouragement and laughter here. This is the Risen Motherhood Podcast. Thanks for joining us.
0:38.8	Well, welcome back to another episode of Risen Motherhood. My name is Laura Whiffler and I have
0:43.6	my sister-in-law, Emily Johnson here with me. Hello. And today we just actually wanted to
0:49.2	prep you guys for a show. We're going to be doing next week. It's called Ask Us Anything. And a
0:54.8	few weeks ago on social media, we took your questions. We solicited any question you want to ask
1:01.6	us. Emily and I would try to tackle in a special hour long episode. Well, it is coming out next week
1:07.7	and you guys hit us with some disease. We are not going to be able to cover every single question.
1:12.1	Some are going to turn into full on shows. Other ones, we are just going to try to get through as many
1:19.4	as we possibly can, but you guys hit us with so many. We're going to be talking about things like
1:24.4	daily routines, transitioning to more kids, finding a mentor. You know, even somebody asks us about our
1:30.8	love stories. So there are so many different questions that we are going to be trying to tackle
1:35.2	and touch on. So we hope you will tune in for this special episode where we sort of rapid fire,
1:40.7	go through all these different things. And if we don't get to your question, know that they are all
1:45.1	so important to us. We really appreciate it, you guys. Taking time to send us things that you're
1:49.5	curious about. And we will try to get to as many as we can. And like I said, some were asked so
1:54.9	many times that we decided to turn them into full blown shows. So hopefully at some point your
1:59.7	question will get answered. And we hope you'll tune in for that next week. I think it's going to be
2:03.6	really fun. I'm a little nervous, but I think it's going to be pretty awesome. Okay, so today we
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