In this episode, hosts Hillary and Amy discuss the four different types of love in depth — Agape (unconditional, self-sacrificial love), Storge (familial love), Fileo (strong friendship love), and Eros (sexual attraction). They stress how each type of love is different from the other and should not be confused. Hillary and Amy also discuss how today’s culture is and has been attempting to reinterpret these types of loves, often leading to misunderstandings, especially around romantic love. These misunderstanding can lead to confusion in our kids and cause them to have doubts about who they are based on feelings they may have for others. That is why the hosts express how important the ability to differentiate these types of love is. Hillary and Amy conclude the episode by suggesting resources like books and movies to help illustrate these concepts to children for better comprehension.
Main Points Covered
People and Resources Mentioned
“All of a sudden they start taking on these I am statements. I am a lesbian, I am bisexual. Because they didn’t know how to differentiate and they need to know.” Hillary Morgan Frerrer
“When we’re encouraging our children to be loving, to be patient, to be self-sacrificial, I mean, those are hard things to do, and it’s only through the power of Christ that you’re able to do those things. But when you can see them do it, you get chills.” – Amy Davison
“We’re losing this beauty simply due to the loss of the range within language, which is why, going back to the original Greek words with your kids, is actually a really good idea and really easy to implement with your kids, so that way they can help differentiate right relationships.” – Amy Davison
“They’re not gonna come out and ask their mom, how do I know if I’m in love with my best friend? It’s not going to occur to them. It’s just something that they will ruminate on and they may Google. And so if we don’t preempt this to begin with, they are going to start going to all sorts of different places for information and all the places on the internet for information are going to affirm yes.” Hillary Morgan Frerrer
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Episode 45: Doubting Dawkins – Does the Bible Advocate Slavery? (Part 1)
Episode 44: Doubting Dawkins – Do Christians Think Atheists Can’t Be Good Without God? (Part 2)
Episode 43: Doubting Dawkins – Do Christians Think Atheists Can’t Be Good Without God? (Part 1)
Episode 42: The Unfortunate (and Painful) Lessons We Learned From #WakeUpOlive
Episode 41: The Role of Apologetics in Spiritual Warfare (featuring Simon Brace) – Part 3
Episode 40: The Role of Apologetics in Spiritual Warfare (featuring Simon Brace) – Part 2
Episode 39: The Role of Apologetics in Spiritual Warfare (featuring Simon Brace) – Part 1
Episode 38: Doubting Dawkins – Did God Really Advocate for Child Sacrifice in the Old Testament?
Episode 37: Doubting Dawkins – “Proof,” Oral Culture, the Telephone Game, & Ancient Scribes
Episode 36: Doubting Dawkins – A Beginner’s Guide to Better Reasoning: Intro to Richard Dawkins’ New Book
Episode 35: Wounded Sheep vs Wolves (and the Importance of Knowing the Difference)
Episode 34: What in the World is Happening to Our Christian Leaders?
Episode 33: How to Talk About Pride Month With Your Kids (but first meet Amy!)
Episode 32: How Should Christians Respond to the #MeToo Movement?
Episode 31: What Really Happened with the Colorado Baker Supreme Court Decision?
Episode 30: What is California Bill 2943 and What does it ACTUALLY say? (i.e. Does it really ban the Bible?)
Episode 29: Does God Heal Every Time if we Ask in the “Right Way?”
Episode 28: Is Jen Hatmaker Suffering for the Gospel? (The power of a deconversion story)
Episode 27: Who Made God?
Episode 26: Why Does God Allow Mass Shootings?
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