What Rules My Life? . . . A Homosexual Ponders Desire. . .
The battle rages every day for me. I am a broken person. Consequently, my desires, wishes, and wants are marred. Quite often they move in the wrong direction and they need to be reigned in. I cannot deny it. I…
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Should We Be Surprised? . . . We’ve Set The Table For Spring Break Gang Rape. . .
If you track with the news, you’ve probably been seeing some of the many reports coming out of Panama City Beach, Florida about Spring Breakers gone wild. The latest is that a third young man has been arrested in the…
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Death by iPhone. . . . Sort Of. . .
OK. . . that was a dirty little trick, wasn’t it? But now that I have your attention, let’s talk about technology and what it does to us. Better yet, let’s ponder Gillian Share-Raab’s out-of-the-box thoughts on what her smartphone…
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Kids, Marijuana, and Reasoning Through the Dangers. . . .
I’m guessing we’ve all had these conversations with at least one young somebody. And reasoning with a teenager through the dangers associated with. . . well, it can be a host of things in today’s world. . . is only…
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Stuff That’s Good To Hear. . . Or, Busting Ministry Stereotypes. . .
Last Saturday, I got to spend a day doing what I love with a beloved friend. Marv Penner and I were able to indulge our life-long ministry passions at CPYU’s first-ever day-long “Tackling the Tough Stuff” seminar, an event that…
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Pitbull, Ne-Yo, and a Youth Worker Who Really Wants His Kids to Have the Time of Their Lives. . . .
So I received a Facebook message from Aaron Mamuyac, a youth worker living in Florida. Aaron has plugged in to our seminars on teaching kids to think critically and Christianly about music and media. . . about ALL of life…
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Pushing Back on Zeitgeist. . . .
The Germans have a word that each of us needs to not only know, but grapple with. I first heard the word when I was a sociology student at Geneva College. The word is Zeitgeist. It is translated “Spirit of the Age.”…
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Fatherlessness. . . It’s Costly. . .
I’ve been working for the last couple of days on some presentations where people have asked me to provides statistical updates on the current state of the family in America. Twenty-four years ago, I was introduced to the amazing work…
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“Thank You” Day. . .
Today is a day to say “Thank You.” Tonight, several hundred of our CPYU donors and friends will gather together to celebrate another year of God’s faithfulness to CPYU. Twenty-six years now. Hard to believe. It’s a time for me,…
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Battling Pornography. . .
Over the course of the last couple of weeks I’ve had several people ask me this question: “What do think is the biggest challenge facing children and teens today?” That’s a tough question to answer. Without a doubt, today’s “biggest…
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Amazing Grace. . . Disease, Suffering, Persecution, and Isis. . .
Sleep has not come easy the last few nights. The thoughts racing through my head in the midst of the horizontal darkness have been triggered by a series of difficult realities that have landed front and center in my mind throughout…
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Russell Brand on Pornography. . .
Common grace. . . general revelation. . . all truth is God’s truth. We talked alot about these things in theology class, didn’t we? Yes, even those who might not actively and consciously pursue a life under the way and will…
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