A Moon In The Dark

Ellen Blake
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  • RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY
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Looking for encouragement and hope? Whether you’re a skeptic or a Christ-follower, a student, parent or homeschooler; join me as we consider the claims of the bible and what they mean for us today.

  1. 11/19/2021

    Wanda: Her Victory, Her Power, and Her Spirit

    Wanda tricks a trickster: she makes the enemy, Agatha Harkness, think she has won, when in reality Wanda holds the winning card.  Sound familiar? Ellen, David and Daniel think so, too. They draw parallels from Wanda and Agatha to the greatest storyline ever in which the tables were turned on the enemy. They also discuss how Wanda withdraws to understand her power and how the end credit scene reveals her spirit—both of which have parallels to our everyday lives. Ephesians 1:17-20, I Thessalonians 5:23, Psalm 42:5, Ephesians 6:18. The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis.  INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/a_moon_in_the_dark/ WEBSITE: amooninthedark.com

    12 min

  2. 11/11/2021

    What to do with All This Pain?

    All of us have experienced pain in our past to one degree or another. The Marvel character, Wanda, has had tremendous trauma: from childhood loss and abuse to the death of her one true love. In the TV show WandaVision, we see her pass on this enormous pain to the people around her in an effort to cope with the trauma. Ellen, Daniel, and David unpack what they think God would say to Wanda…and to all of us who have past pain that is still affecting us and our current relationships. Join the conversation to find tremendous hope and practical strategies for your own journey. Isaiah 53:6, John 14:6, Hebrews 10:19-23, Isaiah 61, Romans 8:15-17, John 14:25-6 Total Forgiveness by R.T. Kendall, Forgiving What You Can’t Forget by Lysa TerKeurst, Parenting by Paul David Tripp amooninthedark.com

    14 min

  3. 11/02/2021

    Wanda: Her Enemy and Yours

    Do you see chaos, confusion, fear, division, accusation, manipulation, and deception around you? Those are signs of an enemy behind the scenes.  Agatha Harkness crept unnoticed into the town that Wanda had created.  She pretended to be a friend and bided her time, waiting for the best opportunity to try to destroy Wanda and capture her power for herself.  How is Agatha just like our enemy? Daniel joins David and Ellen in this discussion about who Wanda is and how her enemy tries to get her.  You will be encouraged and empowered to see that you can have power over your enemy too.  I Peter 5:7-9, 2 Corinthians 11:14, Revelation 12:10, I John 4:4, Ephesians 6, John 8:44, John 10:10, The Strategy of Satan: How to Detect and Defeat Him by Warren Wiersbe, The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/a_moon_in_the_dark/ WEBSITE: amooninthedark.com

    19 min

  4. 10/27/2021

    Would You Give Up the Throne?

    All his life, Loki has been a backstabbing, manipulating liar. He has always longed to rule other people. He tried stealing the throne of the planet Asgard and teamed up with Thanos to conquer Earth to set up his throne. After looking back over his life and seeing how he has gained nothing but being utterly alone and unsatisfied, he starts to thaw and take interest in other people. His new friend, Mobius, helps him to see that he can change and not always be the villain. In the last episode of the “Loki” TV show, he was offered the biggest throne of all. David and Ellen discuss how this idea intersects with our everyday lives, and how we as humans tend to seek after things that ultimately do not satisfy. Jeremiah 2:13, John 7:37-39 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/a_moon_in_the_dark/ WEBSITE: amooninthedark.com

    11 min

  5. 10/19/2021

    The Variant Finds His Glorious Purpose

    Simply survive, or live with purpose? That is the crossroads for a Marvel character towards the end of the “Loki” TV show. An old version of Loki, the God of Mischief, has been quite successful at surviving, both during his life and now in the “Void.” Will he realize he can change his ways and that giving his life away would be more fulfilling? Ellen and David reflect on how we can apply this question to our own lives in a world where we are encouraged to live a life of self-protection. They discuss how this applies in a variety of ways, including motherhood. Romans 12:1, Matthew 6:33   INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/a_moon_in_the_dark/ WEBSITE: amooninthedark.com

    9 min

  6. 10/07/2021

    Peggy Carter: The Power of a Woman

    Would we even have Captain America without the encouragement of Peggy Carter? Where would Steve Rogers be without her? Ellen shares with David how Peggy’s example motivates her as a wife and as a mother of boys.  She unpacks three specific things Peggy does that fuel Steve to be the Captain America we know and love. They share some of their own stories and give resources that have helped Ellen to better understand men and boys. Ephesians 5:33, Proverbs 2:18-19, Proverbs 6:20-29, Love and Respect by Emmerson https://amzn.to/3DhBwJJ, Mother and Son: The Respect Effect by Emmerson Eggerichs https://amzn.to/3ljNMTG, Wild Things: The Art of Nurturing Boys by Stephen James and David Thomas https://amzn.to/3oMsel3, Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man’s Soul by John Eldredge https://amzn.to/3DkB2CG, The Power of a Positive Mom by Karol Ladd https://amzn.to/3DosdaG   INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/a_moon_in_the_dark/ WEBSITE: amooninthedark.com

    21 min

  7. 09/29/2021

    Bucky: What to Do with All This Guilt?

    Bucky Barnes was kidnapped, brainwashed, and make into a killing machine called the Winter Soldier.  Even after his friends in Wakanda healed and freed his mind, he was burdened by the wake of death and destruction he had left behind.  When we find him in “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier,” he is still carrying the weight of all that guilt and struggling to get rid of it. Ellen and David explore what God would say to Bucky and what they found is hopeful and encouraging, even for the worst of us.  Psalm 38:4, Psalm 103, Psalm 51, I Timothy 1:15-16, The Family Pilgrim’s Progress https://amzn.to/3F0GbRZ   INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/a_moon_in_the_dark/ WEBSITE: amooninthedark.com

    13 min

  8. 09/23/2021

    Super Soldier Serum: Would You Take It?

    What happens to Marvel characters when they take the super soldier serum? If we were to imagine a serum in God’s story, what would it be, and would you take it? What would it do to you? David and Ellen have a thought-provoking discussion about the origins of the serum in “Captain America: First Avenger” and the re-appearance of it in “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” TV series.  They use their imagination to consider what God’s serum would contain, how it would change us, what tools it would have in it for us and how to get it. Ephesians 1:3,13-19, Ephesians 2:1-5, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Philippians 3:20, 2 Peter 1:3, Ephesians 4:22-24, Psalm 34:4-5, 2 Corinthians 3:18   INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/a_moon_in_the_dark/ WEBSITE: amooninthedark.com

    14 min
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Looking for encouragement and hope? Whether you’re a skeptic or a Christ-follower, a student, parent or homeschooler; join me as we consider the claims of the bible and what they mean for us today.

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  • Creator
    Ellen Blake
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    26
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    A Moon In The Dark