Blog of John Wilburn Missionary to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
There’s no doubt because of what our culture teaches there is a greater need than ever for Godly role models for young children[1].
Yet there are less and less people choosing to minister in children lives.
There are many reasons for this, but one of the greatest is that children don’t seem to respect authority.
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A few years ago I read a book about ways companies target teenagers with their products.
One of the most interesting was giving all of their clothes to popular kids for free. Of course other students after seeing this would be motivated to buy the same merchandise.
Thankfully that kind of marketing has yet to involve younger children. However there is something much more subtle (but just as deadly) used to reach them
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Okay I have a confession to make, I love watching stupid comedies.
My favorite is Everbody Loves Raymond. Even while watching an episode for the tenth or fifteenth time on netflix I still find myself laughing hysterically [1].
Of course it isn’t the deep plotlines of this program that draws me in since almost every episode goes like this:
Actually Everybody Loves Raymond is an escape to a world where every problem is fixed in a half hour, and there is no real pain or stress. This is okay for adults who understand the real world doesn’t work like that, but for a child’s mind this can create serious problems.
You see almost every television show deals with challenges in a way that doesn’t fit with the real world.
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The economic crisis of 2008 that still continues today has affected the American culture in many ways. However one of the most overlooked impacts is also one of the most devastating.
It’s no secret that kids are born with a strong craving for love or attention. Ideally this need will be filled by parents, but economic challenges mean many families are forced to get two full-time jobs [1].
Thankfully this need for love is sometimes filled with extended family members who live nearby such as grandparents. However not every family has this luxury, and even when grandparents are present they can’t meet every need.
Over time culture uses this to teach children love is found outside of the family relationship. So the child will look for another authority figure to fill their “leaking love tank [2]”
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A few weeks ago we had a REALLY bad day with a group of children in our after-school program so nobody was rewarded at the end with a piece of candy.
This resulted in a huge rebellion with a number of students telling me that they would never come back to the program again [1]
The surprising thing is these kids admitted to doing the wrong thing, but still viewed my not rewarding them as a huge injustice [2].
Without even meaning too, these children illustrated our cultures definition of Justice: Getting whatever you want even if you don’t deserve it
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