Youth Are Not The Future. . . Wishing I Was There. . .
Sometimes you find yourself jumping out of your skin with a combination of excitement and disappointment. Today, the excitement comes from what I’ve been seeing and hearing as I’ve tracked on and off with this week’s livestream from The Gospel…
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Youth Workers As Mug Shots. . . .
A few years ago my friends at Youth Specialties asked me to put together a new seminar for the National Youth Workers Convention. It was titled “Wisdom for a Young Youth Worker.” I came up with my list of things that someone had…
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Mueller. . . The Morning After. . .
No. . . this isn’t a political post. But it is a post about our ongoing predictions and reactions to political events. . . and just about anything and everything else. . . through social media. This morning I’m starting…
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How We Use Apps. . . An Informative Infographic. . .
As I once again head off to spend a weekend speaking about how we and our kids use technology and the implications of faith in regards to our technology use, I stumbled on this eye-opening and fairly thorough overview about…
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Hey Youth Worker. . . Is That Talk Really Yours? . . .
Scot McKnight is one bold human being. . . and I love it! Sometimes telling the truth in order to undo what needs to be undone requires gutsy confrontation. A couple of days ago he posted a blog titled “Hey…
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Michael Jackson, The Pediatrician, Our Ministry Peers, And Sexual Abuse. . .
It’s enough to make your head spin. . . and the upside of spinning heads means that some dark and very destructive secrets are being brought to light in ways that we can only hope gets victims started on the…
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Kids Who Cut. . . And A Helpful Handout. . .
As a culture-watcher, I sometimes like to “rewind” as a way to gain perspective on just how much and how fast youth culture has changed. The practice serves to wake me up at times when familiarity with what was once…
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Teen Suicide. . . A Prayer. . . And A Helpful Resource. . .
Last week I heard a grandfather ask these questions to a group of other grandparents: “When you were a teenager, did you know anyone who took their own life? When you were a teenager did you know anyone who talked…
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For Parents Of Spiritual Doubters. . . .
Recently I sat with a group of parents concerned. . . and rightly so. . . about the challenges they face in communicating the biblical narrative to their children and teens when the cultural narrative is so loud, so pervasive,…
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Thank You Pastor. . .
He’s not going to like this because he’s not one comfortable with drawing attention to himself (which I love about him!). . . but I’m going to do this publicly anyway. . . Today is the last full day of…
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Kids, Pressures, Priorities, Parents. . . and The Gospel. . .
It’s right there on the front page of our local paper this morning: “Cocalico changes ranking system: Does away with the class rank in favor of percents.” One of our local high schools is doing away with making it possible…
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Wow! Top Global Brands Since 2000. . . An Intriguing Video. . .
So. . . this little video popped up a couple of days ago and it’s quite fascinating. Give it a look as it tracks the top 15 best global brands and their ranking since 2000. In fact, you might even…
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