Play-by-Play | May 31, 2024

Panda politics, bullfight bans, and Google’s big blunder. Read along online.Welcome to the Play-by-Play. Every other week, we’re taking three recent stories from our God’s WORLD News publications and breaking them down to help you spark conversation in the home or the classroom.Today's stories:Discover: Pandas are back. Read it at God’s Big WORLD (https://godsbigworld.gwnews.com/articles/pandas-are-back). (https://godsbigworld.gwnews.com/articles/wash-up-and-get-better)Explore: Bullfight ban. Read it at WORLDkids (https://kids.gwnews.com/news-shorts/bullfight-ban). (https://kids.gwnews.com/news-shorts/an-uh-oh-for-evs)Discern: Google AI Gets a Makeover. Read it at WORLDteen (https://teen.gwnews.com/news-bytes/googles-ai-gets-a-makeover). (https://teen.gwnews.com/news-bytes/social-media-at-the-senate)Today's Conversation Kickoff: What are your favorite traditions? They could be family traditions, church traditions, or traditions in your local community!But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus. — Ephesians 2:4-6

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If you’re a parent, teacher, or mentor of children in today’s world, you probably feel overwhelmed by the news. How do you help the kids and students in your lives engage with what’s going on in the world? How do you disciple them through the news with discernment instead of anxiety? I'm Kelsey Reed, News Coach for God’s WORLD News, seminary-trained educator, wife, mom of three, and most importantly, follower of Christ. I’m here to come alongside you as you have the important conversations of life, faith, and culture with your kids. We’ll answer your questions, offer ideas and resources, and hear from other parents and educators to identify the best tools and practices for establishing a non-anxious learning environment, developing news literacy, and cultivating biblical discernment. Today’s world can feel overwhelming. Let’s press pause together and learn concurrently.