Monday, March 29, 2010
Friday, March 26, 2010
Douglas Michael Bankson Good morning all! Here's a great thought for today; GRACE IS BIGGER! No matter what you are facing... GRACE IS BIGGER! Whether it's temptation, fear, a financial challenge, loneliness, a heavy workload... GRACE IS BIGGER! Whatever the task, His grace is a sufficient supply for you. GRACE IS BIGGER! Run boldly to the ...throne of grace (God's ability through His unmerited favor), obtain mercy, and find the grace to help you in the time of need because... GRACE IS BIGGER! So whatever the mountain, like the Bible says, cry "GRACE, GRACE" to it right now because... GRACE IS BIGGER!!!
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Playa's
You Know I'm Just Gonna Hurtcha!
#1 hit on the music charts today, Break Your Heart
"The song is trying to justify this kind of playa lifestyle,"It's the kind of lie that today's young girls are buying."
This candid new song, Break Your Heart, is by Taio Cruz. He'd probably just argue that he's "keeping it real." Because he and rapper Ludacris make their intentions clear throughout the song. "I'm going to hurt you." "I've got a problem with misbehavin."
Oh... well then I guess it's okay then. As long as he admits it up front, right?
David R. Smith does an incredible job at unpacking this song in this week's Youth Culture Windowarticle, Low Expectations for Love. In the article, he not only provides us with information about the song and the artist, he also shares some concern about the impact on our girls' self esteem. He wraps up the article by providing some questions that we can ask our teeenagers about this song, or more importantly, this mindset. I encourage you to read that article.
Teens are always talking with me about girls at school. He and a few friends were sharing how quick and easy girls are to provide sexual favors to guys today. Girls are growing up in a world that not only convinces them that they need to dress like a hootchie, but that they need to be sexual objects. Now songs like Break Your Heart seem to be conveying, "Some guys are like this... and that's okay."
With today's "hookup" mentality, this probably isn't a big deal. Hooking upbasically means "being sexually active for fun, with no strings attached." Perhaps Cruz and Ludacris think that today's "Hookup" generation won't feel any guilt or regret when they're treated like an object.
If they only knew how many tears were shed the day after.
What messages are your kids hearing from songs like this?
#1 hit on the music charts today, Break Your Heart
"The song is trying to justify this kind of playa lifestyle,"It's the kind of lie that today's young girls are buying."
This candid new song, Break Your Heart, is by Taio Cruz. He'd probably just argue that he's "keeping it real." Because he and rapper Ludacris make their intentions clear throughout the song. "I'm going to hurt you." "I've got a problem with misbehavin."
Oh... well then I guess it's okay then. As long as he admits it up front, right?
David R. Smith does an incredible job at unpacking this song in this week's Youth Culture Windowarticle, Low Expectations for Love. In the article, he not only provides us with information about the song and the artist, he also shares some concern about the impact on our girls' self esteem. He wraps up the article by providing some questions that we can ask our teeenagers about this song, or more importantly, this mindset. I encourage you to read that article.
Teens are always talking with me about girls at school. He and a few friends were sharing how quick and easy girls are to provide sexual favors to guys today. Girls are growing up in a world that not only convinces them that they need to dress like a hootchie, but that they need to be sexual objects. Now songs like Break Your Heart seem to be conveying, "Some guys are like this... and that's okay."
With today's "hookup" mentality, this probably isn't a big deal. Hooking upbasically means "being sexually active for fun, with no strings attached." Perhaps Cruz and Ludacris think that today's "Hookup" generation won't feel any guilt or regret when they're treated like an object.
If they only knew how many tears were shed the day after.
What messages are your kids hearing from songs like this?
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
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