Why So Many Christian Kids’ Books Are Crummy - S.D. Smith

<p>Kids can sniff an agenda. So can you.</p><p>S.D. Smith and Cindy West talk about why treating stories as delivery trucks for a message produces thin Christian books and movies. The analogy that lands: David Robinson’s job, after a dunk, is not to stop and preach. It is to get back on defense. The vocation is the faithfulness.</p><p>Same with fatherhood: you feed your kids and hug them without turning every bite and every hug into a sermon illustration. Art is a gift from God, not only a tool. Respect for the medium is respect for the reader.</p><p>If you want to write, film, or paint as a Christian, this clip is the charge: put in the work. Don’t propagandize people you claim to love.</p><p>🎧<b><strong> Watch this full conversation on the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast - </strong></b><a href="https://podcast.schoolhouserocked.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><b><strong>https://Podcast.SchoolhouseRocked.com</strong></b></a></p><p><b><strong>Stream Schoolhouse Rocked: The Homeschool Revolution for free!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ </strong></b><a href="https://schoolhouserockedmovie.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><b><strong>https://SchoolhouseRockedMovie.com</strong></b></a></p><p><b><strong>Get your FREE Homeschool Survival Kit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - </strong></b><a href="https://homeschool-survival-kit.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><b><strong>https://Homeschool-Survival-Kit.com</strong></b></a></p><p><b><strong>Support the Schoolhouse Rocked Ministry - </strong></b><a href="https://schoolhouserocked.com/support" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><b><strong>https://SchoolhouseRocked.com/support</strong></b></a></p><p><b><strong>Sponsors:</strong></b></p><p><a href="https://bjupresshomeschool.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><b><strong>https://BJUPressHomeschool.com</strong></b></a><b><strong> </strong></b>- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<b><strong>BJU Press Homeschool</strong></b>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is dedicated to providing homeschool families with academically strong curriculum rooted in a biblical worldview. They offer a complete curriculum from preschool through 12th grade, available in both traditional textbooks and video courses. By teaching through the lens of Christ’s power, they help students view the world through the transformative story of God’s creation</p><p><a href="https://ctcmath.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://CTCMath.com</a> - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<b><strong>CTCMath</strong></b>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ specializes in providing online video tutorials that take a m