“Barbie” opened with a 2023 box-office record over the weekend, spawning a full-on social media and marketing blitz worthy of a summer blockbuster. But this isn’t your mother’s version of the pink-clad, plastic princess. This Barbie fits right into the Hollywood fantasy land where women rule, and men are an optional accessory — sold separately. Jason says the film has one central theme that is not that different from those of “Wonder Woman” and “Wakanda Forever”: men are the bane of female existence and the cause of all societal woes. “Hollywood is hammering a consistent theme: men — regardless of color — owe women a debt. That’s the point of 'Barbie.'” Shemeka Michelle joins “Fearless” to share a female perspective on the film, and Delano Squires stops by to add his thoughts as well. Plus, Steve Kim joins Jason to discuss LeBron James’ son, Bronny. The 18-year-old basketball star suffered a cardiac arrest during a workout at USC on Monday. As soon as the news broke, speculation surrounding the event and a possible connection to the COVID-19 vaccine began, but Jason says he’s reluctant to go that route just yet.
The Lord showers His goodness on all, but our ability to perceive it is limited. To experience the fullness of His kindness, we must honor Him by choosing submission and obedience.
The Father has a plan for His children, but because no two people are alike, each path will look different. What may be best for one person may not be good for another. Comparison of God’s ways will lead only to discouragement and misjudgment. We have neither the wisdom nor the eternal perspective to understand why God leads some people down paths of pain and hardship, but we do know that He is always good.
Every step on God’s pathway represents a choice to follow Him. By looking around at others’ lives instead of fixing our eyes on Jesus, we may start thinking we’re missing out on something really good. Or if we leave the Lord’s course to follow a path that looks better, we forfeit His good blessings and discover, as Adam and Eve did, that any other way leads to loss.
Take time periodically to ask yourself, Am I on the path the Lord has chosen for me, or have I taken a detour to follow another direction that looks good? To build our own course and ignore the goodness and abundance of God’s pathway is foolishness. He alone knows the way we should take.
Bible in One Year: Isaiah 11-14
