tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730917649819750906.post5839593478191262962..comments2023-10-18T04:32:28.123+13:00Comments on BETHEL - NEW ZEALAND: DARK TIMES WITH YOUTH FICTIONUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730917649819750906.post-84688065719994923802009-10-24T22:04:52.774+13:002009-10-24T22:04:52.774+13:00I agree with you that Shortland Street is not for ...I agree with you that Shortland Street is not for children - I do not think it is for adults either... it belongs in the trash can. <br /><br />So many books for young ones have the hero/heroine being disobedient to parents or authority, disrespectful, destructive with great lack of self-control and things work out all the way they want. This is far from real life and certainly does not inspire those who read them to better things but feeds the feelings of hopelessness and self- pity. How boring!<br /><br />Oh for a good adventure with true heroic acts and people who give to others at great cost to themselves, only to find in the end that the Lord rewards their selflessness/ generosity. <br /><br />We have been reading a great story about a lad whose brothers sold him as a slave. Then years later he met up with them again (initially they did not recognize him) and he was able to save all their lives. He told them to not be sad as what they meant for evil, God had used for good and he was not bitter. When we realize God is sovereign (in charge of everything) then we can praise the Lord knowing that He works all for our good as it says in Romans 8:28.<br /><br />It gets harder and harder to find healthy fiction for our children but<br />we have a wealth of history in God's Word with wonderful stories of great heroes and real people. <br /><br />We do not want our children's heads filled with cigarette butts, dog droppings, sticky lolly wrappers...<br />rubbish in other words but reading wholesome character building, life promoting, inspiring words that exhort them to strive to be all God wants them to be.<br /><br />All to the glory of God,<br />Alison.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07996305595484653875noreply@blogger.com