Evan is Bonkers for Barney

As soon I got Evan home from daycare yesterday, he grabbed his new Barney book that a friend gave us and starts saying "Ba! Ba!" He wanted me to read the book to him. I was cool with that, but after reading it one time, he started a sad little whine. In other words, read it again daddy! It's hard to say no to that, but after reading it for the third time I couldn't take anymore! Amy read the book to him 14 times in one morning! She is much more tolerant of Barney.

Bo called this morning to tell us that his son was obsessed with Barney when he was younger. They decided it might come in handy when it came time to potty train. So the deal was that if his son learned how to use the potty, they would visit Barneyworld at Universal Studios. Turns out his son mastered potty training in two weeks because he was ready to go visit Barney! So, I am encouraged that something positive might come out of Evan's Barney phase, that is if I don't go crazy first.

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NASA Erases Apollo 11 Tapes

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Harry Potter Discussion

In one midnight showing alone, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince brought in $22 million. Somebody's watching it, including many Christians. This morning we wanted your thoughts on the Harry Potter phenomenon. There were some good opinions including "it's full of witchcraft and the Bible speaks against that" to "it's fantasy and you have to decide if your child is grounded enough to know the difference" to "if you tell a teenager they can't see it, they're going to find a way to see it, because, well...that's teenagers for ya." There has also been some good discussion on my Facebook page today.

I was surprised by one listener's comment that "most Christian families don't know how to be Christlike" in reference to Christian families who don't have problems with Harry Potter. Learning to be Christlike is a daily process that goes on until the day we die, and I think statements like that come across as "holier than thou." Who are we to point the finger when none of us has achieved perfection? I think the bigger picture should be focusing on being grounded in God's word and understanding why we believe what we believe.

Bob from Focus on the Family's Plugged In Movie Reviews will be with us tomorrow morning at 7:10 to give us his perspective on the new Harry Potter film. Knowing Bob, he'll have some interesting thoughts to share.

VBS Express at Windsor Spring Baptist

Thursday morning at 6:10 and 7:40, we'll be sharing some highlights from our recent VBS Express stop at Windsor Spring Baptist Church in Augusta. They have a neat ministry going on there that is multicultural and also reaching out to soldiers at Fort Gordon.

Harry Potter

On Thursday's show around 7:10, we're going to talk about Harry Potter. The latest movie in that series is out this week, and we want to talk about how a Christian should react to it. Cleve and I have heard perspectives on both sides of the issue and think this could be a great conversation piece.