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Jonathan's Resource Ezine

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 Tuesday, April 8, 2008

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Featured: Combating the Lies about Life's Origin-Get Prepared for the New Ben Stein Movie "Expelled" with this Free Resource DVD, Leaders Discussion Guide, Movie Promotional Materials, etc.

What do our kids believe about life's origin?

What will they hear when they go off to college?

Are we preparing them?

We've all been inundated with the recent reports of a huge percentage of kids exiting the church at age 18. Everyone is scratching their heads asking why? Research is telling us that when kids graduate high school they are not ready for the questions and pressures that they'll face on their own. The problem is, their faith isn't their own.

In one of our recent podcasts Dan Kimball told us we are not preparing our Christian teenagers for life after high school. Why are we not equipping kids to handle what the world throws at them? How can we get them ready? Are there any resources out there to combat the lies bombarding our kids each day? And since this is THE SOURCE... are there any FREE resources out there?

Glad you asked.

Ben Stein's new film "Expelled" is coming to a theatre near you April 18th, and we've got a FREE resource kit with a DVD and discussion guide that will help you use this film to talk with your kids about this issue. (if you haven't seen the supertrailer for this film... watch it here now.) This "Michael Moore-style" documentary not only presents a case for intelligent design, it stands up for the fact that as Americans we know that the FREEDOM to wrestle with such foundational questions about our existence is of utmost importance.

Here's what you can do with this film:
  • Bring your youth groups to this film on the weekend of April 18th. Make it an event!

  • Order this free RESOURCE kit (use our PROMO CODE to get free shipping) and use the discussion material in it to talk about these issues with your group.
    (ORDER NOW while supplies last. Once these free kits are gone... they're gone!)

    Use this link to order the kit:
    http://getexpelled.com/youthleaderkit.php

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Jonathan's Blog: The Message of the New #1 Song, Video and Ringtone that Kids Are Downloading



Question: Without looking... do you know what song just hit #1 in three spots on iTunes last week? (This song just helped the artist break an Elvis Presley chart record.)

More importantly... do you know what message this song is saying to our kids?

I've noticed two trends out of numerous musical artists and celebrities lately.
  1. Become more sexualized
  2. Care about the world
Why not do both? That's what Madonna is proposing (along with

Justin Timberlake and Timbaland) in her new song "4 Minutes." Check it out.

The video speaks for itself, and the words of this catchy song convey a message that Madonna has been preaching for years. "If you feel it, it must be real." Isn't that good advice? Get in the back seat with your boyfriend/girlfriend and go with "what feels right" at the moment.

More on this song and it's explosion on the charts on Jonathan's Blog Here!

AND, if you haven't already...
Subscribe to Jonathan's Blog HERE because next week Jonathan's Blog hosts a discussion about the statistic, "1 in 4 teenage girls have an STD," our sexualized media, and the doubts surrounding abstinence education.



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