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March 9, 2017

Title: Should Christians see “The Shack”?
Topic: The Shack

Discussed by Bob Waliszewski
with Plugged In (www.PluggedIn.com)

Part 1 of 2

“The Shack” Overview: The book-turned-movie tells the story of Mack Phillips, a father who spirals into a deep depression following a family tragedy. Facing a crisis of faith, he receives a mysterious letter from God inviting him to the place of his pain, an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Despite his doubts, Mack journeys to the shack and encounters a trio of strangers who change his life forever.

Bob Waliszewski is with Plugged In, a division of Focus on the Family. Today, Bob offers his advice concerning the newest Blockbuster hit, “The Shack”.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Should Christians See "The Shack"? Listen as Bob discusses two opposing views from Bible Scholars concerning the book.

Should parents take their children to see “The Shack”? What age is appropriate?

Is everything Biblically true in the movie?

Is there sex?

Is there cussing?

Is there unnecessary violence?

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Title: Part 2 of 2 - Should Christians see “The Shack”?
Topic: The Shack

Discussed by Bob Waliszewski
with Plugged In (www.PluggedIn.com)

Questions/Issues Discussed:

What one scene does Bob Waliszewski absolutely not agree with in “The Shack”?

What questions can parents discuss with their children after seeing the movie?

Bob Waliszewski urges parents to consider all points of view regarding this movie. Every parent knows what is best for their children.

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Title: Part 2 of 2 - Should Christians see “The Shack”?
Topic: The Shack

Discussed by Bob Waliszewski
with Plugged In (www.PluggedIn.com)

Today’s Psalms for Living is taken from Psalm 32:8-9  “⁸I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you. ⁹Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding, which must be curbed with bit and bridle, or it will not stay near you.”

“If I had only listened to….” “If I had only take the advice of…” I’m sure we have all spoken those words a time or two. Mark writes about the high cost of education in today’s devotion, but how does education tie into listening to God?

Sometimes people refer to life as “The School of Hard Knocks”. Our choices are simple, Mark writes: “Do we choose to learn from these instructions? Or, do we, thinking we know better, set ourselves upon our own course, choosing our own way based on our own hearts and mind?”

To order your copy of “Psalms for Living” by Mark Lanier, click here.

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October 6, 2016

Title: Kids and Technology
Topic: Protecting Our Children

Discussed by Bob Waliszewski
with Plugged In (www.PluggedIn.com)

Monitoring kids’ media influences can seem nearly impossible in the world of iPods, iPads, cell phones, tablets, and mobile technology. What once was as simple as saying “no” to the purchase of a cd or DVD is now as complex as scrolling through iTunes history and website browsers. Now that kids are back at school and surrounded by other kids who may have different media standards, it can be even harder for parents to keep negative influences under wraps.

Bob Waliszewski, with Plugged In (a division of Focus on the Family), offers some helpful advice to parents on how to protect your children from unwanted media influence.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Are parents sometimes just giving up on their war on media influence?

Should they be more persistent in wanting to protect their children?

Bob Waliszewski also suggests that parents have a “media talk” with their children, in addition to the “sex talk”.

What are some situations that kids are using to view unacceptable material online?

What are some precautions parents need to make?

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August 24, 2016

Title: Twenty-four hours is Not a Long Time
Topic: Family Time

Discussed by Bob Waliszewski
with Plugged In (www.PluggedIn.com)

We all have equal time every day: just twenty-four hours. Eight hours sleeping and eight hours working, leaving eight hours to commute, eat, bathe, do household chores, and quality time with other family members.

Bob Waliszewski, is the director of Media and Culture at Focus on the Family’s Plugged In. He wants to know: How are you using your hours, minutes, and seconds?

Questions/Issues Discussed:

What are the dangers associated with the steadily increasing trend of media usage every year? Bob reveals that the average American spends over ten hours consuming media every day – four hours and thirty-one minutes of that time just watching television. Even if you cut that time in half, it’s still a lot of wasted hours on media.

Bob Waliszewski also offers healthy habits which families can form with technology in our media-crazed culture. There are definitely some areas we, as Christians, must be more aware.

Should families encourage media fasts? Bob gives some great suggestions here to encourage your kids to turn off their electronics and read or play outside.

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July 12, 2016

Title: Twenty-four hours is Not a Long Time
Topic: Family Time

Discussed by Bob Waliszewski
with Plugged In (www.PluggedIn.com)

We all have equal time every day: just twenty-four hours. Eight hours sleeping and eight hours working, leaving eight hours to commute, eat, bathe, do household chores, and quality time with other family members.

Bob Waliszewski, is the director of Media and Culture at Focus on the Family’s Plugged In. He wants to know: How are you using your hours, minutes, and seconds?

Questions/Issues Discussed:

What are the dangers associated with the steadily increasing trend of media usage every year? Bob reveals that the average American spends over ten hours consuming media every day – four hours and thirty-one minutes of that time just watching television. Even if you cut that time in half, it’s still a lot of wasted hours on media.

Bob Waliszewski also offers healthy habits which families can form with technology in our media-crazed culture. There are definitely some areas we, as Christians, must be more aware.

Should families encourage media fasts? Bob gives some great suggestions here to encourage your kids to turn off their electronics and read or play outside.

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March 11, 2016

Title: Movie Review: “The Young Messiah”
Topic: Young Messiah

Discussed by Bob Waliszewski
with Plugged In (www.PluggedIn.com)

Can you imagine parenting Jesus? Picture Jesus next to his siblings….Which child would you want? “The Young Messiah” is a new movie coming to theatres TODAY March 11. Bob Waliszewski is the Director of Plugged In, a division of Focus on the Family, and is here today to give his review of the movie.

Bob tells us that “The Young Messiah” focuses on one year of Jesus’s life as a child. But, how much of the Bible actually mentions Jesus at that age? Not much! How on earth can a full-length movie be made about the childhood of Jesus when there is so little we know about his life then? Bob was obviously skeptical about the movie, because he knew that much of it would be fictional.

Listen in as Bob offers more details about the movie without giving away too much of the plotline. To see Plugged In’s review of “The Young Messiah”, click here.  I encourage everyone to see this movie with their children (who are over the age of 10).

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