What is it about a little girl that screams “Princess” at us?
And how is it, we visualize protective “Knights” with honor in our little boys?
Destined for royalty, our little princesses and young knights
are designed with destiny and purpose…
From their earliest memories our little ones are swamped with a prince and princess course that introduces them to an unreal world filled with wizardry and lacking strong moral themes with eternal values. They are asked to define love and romance by standards that are not true to life or a representation of clearly defined biblical standards. Our children are needlessly exposed to the illusion of love through the many “Prince Charming’s” that are so readily available to our princess counterparts in most storylines; however, they are not exposed to the truth of genuine love. Society has blurred the lines between love and lust.
We are caught in a quagmire of choices that offer temporal values, but not consequence or eternal values. Our personal identification with a fantasy character is deceiving on many levels because the charge to discern the good and the evil is often obscured by wrong motives and intentions on the part of the “hero” in the story line.
Often the attitude of the leading characters is questionable and the continual interjection of clairvoyance and magical fantasy is confounding. The child is left to choose from bad and really bad, instead of from good or bad. Neither choice is particularly clear, but the medium being used (book, film, animation, social media…) is “thought” captivating and attention binding. Both of these goals are short-sighted and not fulfilling for the long term.
Living in a post-Christian era, we seek to carve out a more excellent and realistic milieu for our children…these little ones that are so literal and entrusted into our keeping for so short a time. Christian parents are seeking an alternative to the present prince and princess culture trend in books and films presently available. Understanding our worldview influences all areas of life.
Every exposure a child has (visual or auditory…) is adding
to their life experience and their worldview.
How would you describe your child’s current worldview?
Articulating a biblical worldview within our sphere of influence is what “The Princess Parables” is all about. They are written to strengthen the belief that God made our little ones unique and designed with destiny and purpose.
The innocent imagination of a small child is a book yet to be written and images of truth, hope, loyalty, joy, grace, charity, and faith are but a few of the myriad of opportunities lost when the exposure to biblical truth is clouded, blurred and “synergized” with misinformation and fantasy.
The Princess Parable Series invites your children and grandchildren to find delight in a biblical parable they will fall in love with, and life-lessons taught with eternal values in view. Our accountability before God for the welfare of these little ones is wrapped in our response to His leading through the teaching of His Word.
“…So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.”
Romans 14: 12
For the young protective princes out there…our five young knights were introduced in our Easter and Christmas books. Take a peek…
~Jackie Johnson - I am a former tribal missionary to the Kuna Indians on the Colombian border in Central America. Fluent in several languages, my husband and I currently pastor a Spanish-speaking church in Southern California. My passion is mentoring and equipping dedicated young women for life, marriage, motherhood, and beyond. I am the mother of two daughters and the grandmother of three Princesses and four young Knights.
