Youth Workers Weigh In On Celebrity Culture. . . Some Excellent Thoughts! . . .
Wisdom. More wisdom. That’s what I’ve been reading from a group of youth workers who have joined together to form our first-ever CPYU Faith and Culture Learning Cohort. Our little band of 16 from across North America began meeting virtually…
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A Prayer For The President Of The United States. . .
On this Inauguration Day, I thought I would share this prayer from Peter Marshall. First prayed in 1947, this prayer from the late Chaplain of the U.S. Senate has been prayed over the years for multiple Presidents. Today, we pray…
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Helping Kids Navigate The Identity Issue. . .
Do you know what the gnawing questions are that your students are asking about their identity? And, if you know the questions, are you equipped to guide them into understanding biblically-based answers to those questions? Two of the most pressing…
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Navigating This Confusing and Broken World. . .
If you’ve ever broken down on a boat, it can be terrifying. I have. A few times. With the power gone and the rudder rendered helpless you, your vessel, and any passengers on board are now at the mercy of…
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New Year, New Body. . . Encouragement For Parents. . .
Editor’s note: This post is reprinted from the lead article in our January 2021 CPYU Parent Page. . . a monthly subscription resource available for youth workers to distribute to parents. To learn more about the CPYU Parent Page and…
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What In The World Is Going On? . . .
Until last night, I hadn’t watched the news since the end of October. The bickering, bantering, posturing, and lack-of-truth-telling on both sides had worn me out. The unwillingness of folks. . . even people of faith. . .…
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A New Year Thought and Prayer. . .
What a great prayer to pray as we stand on the threshold of a New Year. . . a New Year that will be lived and navigated in the midst of just as much sin and brokenness as every year…
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The Abusive Wolves In Our Midst. . . Sexual Abuse In The Church. . .
There’s a curtain of silence which sits in both the church and the culture-at-large. It is a curtain that shields horrifying realities which I have not experienced personally, but which over time I have been invited into by a growing…
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The Lie Of Christmas. . .
I believed it would change my life. Even though I began my impatient wait for its arrival sometime in September, it usually arrived in our mailbox at 1162 Beverly Road a few weeks before Thanksgiving. Its shiny full-color pages consumed…
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A Special Invitation For 2021. . .
A special invitation to all. . . Over the course of 2020, more than 100 of my Facebook friends have joined me in a little private group – CPYU Together In The Word – to read together through Tim Keller’s…
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Pursuing Ministry Celebrity. . . A Recipe For Disaster. . .
This morning I read good and difficult words that reminded me just how apt we are to quickly come undone through the pursuit of all the wrong things. It’s a difficult proposition to live faithfully in today’s world when there…
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Sickness, Salem, Satan, and a Prayer. . .
I think a lot about Satan. This morning was no exception. I’ve been rattled by the recent news of a discouraging medical diagnosis that’s changing the lives of some dear friends. Disease and everything else destructive in this world can…
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