Wanted: Mentors. . . Dead Or Alive. . .
It sounds a bit counter-intuitive, but the greatest leaders are focused on following. They exercise and develop wisdom when they seek out and learn from wise and experienced mentors. Sadly, in our day and age of chronological snobbery where we’ve…
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Youth Ministry and the Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self. . .
Note: This is the week when Carl Trueman’s new book, “Strange New World”, is released. It’s the shortened version of his previous book, “The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self.” At Carl Trueman’s request, the folks at 9Marks asked…
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Bleacher Theology. . . Some Thoughts on Kids, Parents, and Sports. . .
This morning, I was sitting and looking at the pictures here in my basement hideout. Pictures of my kids. . . now all grown. I started rifling through some photos of them all on my computer, including shots of all…
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God’s Plan For Sex & Gender: 10 Teaching Points For Home and Church. . .
Our children and teens are being educated on matters of sex and gender by a current cultural narrative that engages in 24/7 messaging, even to children as young as pre-school age. This education – or more accurately mis-education – takes God’s good…
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A Prayer When Getting Dressed. . .
We do it everyday. We get dressed. Our children and teens do it as well. When they are little, we help our children get dressed. And something I read over the weekend issued a challenge to turn the simple, daily…
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Providence In A Time Of War . . . CPYU’s Free Tool For Teaching Your Kids. . .
What questions are your kids verbalizing and pondering as they hear about and process the war in Ukraine? How are they responding to the humanitarian crisis, the fighting, and the knowledge that these things are not just something that happens…
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Is The News Making Your Kids. . . And You. . . Afraid? . . .
Truth be told. . . the news of recent days has rattled me. It has rattled me for the people of the Ukraine and all others who are being touched in unimaginable ways by this conflict. It has rattled me…
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Acting For The Ukraine. . .
As the unimaginable continues to unfold in the Ukraine, the call for those of us distant from the situation is not a call to virtue signaling, but to any kind of tangible action we can take. I trust that we…
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Kintsugi and Kids. . . An Amazing Metaphor of Grace. . .
When I first read about Kintsugi, I was blown away, overwhelmed, and filled with joy about the work of restoration God does in our lives. I had never heard of Kintsugi until I read Mary Elizabeth Podles’ article on the…
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Four Words Of Life. . . Four Words Of Death. . .
A few years ago, a prominent Christian leader suggested that followers of Jesus living in today’s world would do well to “untether” themselves from the Old Testament. If I had followed that advice, I would have not only jettisoned a…
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GAYLE’s “abcdefu” – A Pop Music Discipleship Tool. . .
What is 17-year-old music sensation GAYLE teaching to our kids? What is 17-year-old music sensation GAYLE teaching us about our kids? Those are two very important questions that we’ve always been passionate about answering here at CPYU regarding any pop…
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Kids, Parents, & Smartphone Addiction. . . A Helpful Infographic. . .
Later this morning I’m headed into the CPYU studio to interview tech expert and author Chris Martin for an upcoming episode of our Youth Culture Matters podcast. Chris has written a fantastic new book, Terms of Service: The Real Cost of…
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