Teens, Privacy, and Social Media. . . A Helpful Infrographic. . .
I’m on my way home from three days spent with some amazing people in Canada. . . the full-time staff at Muskoka Woods Sports Resort. They gathered for their annual staff retreat and long-range planning. I was there to reflect…
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Picked Last. . . .
All of us have things from our childhood that we think are better left forgotten. . . flushed from our memories. . . washed away forever. For me, it’s that seemingly never-ending chunk of my childhood where I was a…
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Be Thankful For. . .
As Thanksgiving Day approaches, it’s good to ponder those things that are usually forgotten in familiarity. This morning I read this prayer of “Praise and Thanksgiving” in The Valley of Vision. It’s a powerful reminder of many of the blessings…
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After Midnight Tonight. . . A Request for Help at CPYU. . .
Nothing. That’s what you’d see, hear, and receive from CPYU if it wasn’t for the small yet mighty and growing army of ministry partners who underwrite our ministry through their generous financial support. We’d have no content, no seminars, no…
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Youth Groups Driving Christian Teens to Abandon Faith? . . . Some Issues. . . .
Last week a friend posted a link to an article from Charisma magazine that was making the rounds in our youth ministry world. My friend wrote this: “Have you seen this? I would love your thoughts. This study has been emailed…
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This Isn’t Your Mama’s Healthcare. . . Some Telling Ads. . .
Ok. . . a teachable moment thanks to an ad campaign that we can talk about with our kids. . . and this is the kind of thing we do here at CPYU and we encourage you to do in…
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Money or Meaning? . . . .
What is it that our kids are aspiring to? In what trajectory are they endeavoring to aim their lives? Those are questions that researcher Alexander Astin has been asking of first-year college students since 1966. I read about Astin and…
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Miley Cyrus. . . Another Teachable Moment. . .
Ok. Be honest. When you checked the news this morning and you heard about Miley Cyrus and her antics at yesterday’s MTV Europe Music Awards, what did you think? When collecting the Best Video award for “Wrecking Ball,” Cyrus pulled…
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Managing Marketing Madness. . . .
Did you know that all media exists to deliver a captive audience to people who have something to sell? Because of their age, developmental vulnerability, and spending power, our teens are currently the most targeted market segment in the world.…
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Richie Incognito. . . Perpetrator? Victim? Or Both? . . .
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve no doubt heard about the mounting tension in the NFL regarding what’s happened with Miami Dolphin offensive lineman Richie Incognito, and what needs to be done about it. In a nutshell, Incognito’s…
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What Screen Time is Doing to Our Kids. . .
Last night I had the opportunity to speak about kids and technology (a short segment of our “Born 2b Wired” seminar) to parents and staff at a local school district. They were holding an Internet Safety Expo that was designed…
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Middle School Football, Hooters, Two Letters, And Decency. . . .
Tim Keller defines “wisdom” as “having competence in the complexities of life where the moral rules or laws don’t apply.” With life becoming more and more complex, perhaps its no surprise that foolishness now eclipses wisdom in a world where…
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