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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Moms and Body Image Pressure. . .
If you’re raising or working with girls, you know that body image pressure is epidemic in our culture. Sadly, it’s resulted in a situation where disordered eating and an unhealthy obsession with appearance is spreading like a cancer through our…
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Moms. . . You’ll Love This Video. . .
I couldn’t let the day pass without posting this wonderful little video that I stumbled on this afternoon. It’s all about perspective. The good news – as we’ve always trumpeted here at CPYU – is that relationship is so important…
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Halloween, Death, and That Encouraging and Hopeful Cloud. . . .
For two hours tonight our street will be crawling with hundreds of zombies, ghosts, and perhaps a few skeletons. There will be other reminders of the realities of spiritual brokenness, death, and decay walking the streets as well. Sadly, some…
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New Infographic on Kids 8 and Under and Media Use. . .
A helpful infographic from our friends over at Common Sense Media. . .
Sounding A Warning On Kids And Screen Time. . . .
There were four of us at our table, and four at the table next to us. It was a beautiful waterfront restaurant that was the perfect setting for good conversation. . . and we had it! But the young family…
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My Hopes, Homosexuality, and God’s Word. . . .
This morning I ran across and posted this thought-provoking quote from J.I. Packer: “Our business is to present the Christian faith clothed in modern terms, not to propagate modern thought clothed in Christian terms. . . . Confusion here is…
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Stained With God. . . .
I’ve been revisiting the past a bit with a CD I picked up in San Diego at the National Youthworkers Convention a couple of weeks ago. It’s the greatest hits album from DC Talk. I was listening on Saturday while…
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Youth Culture in the Comics. . . Another Good One. . .
Earlier this week I blogged on using comics in your ministry . . . as windows into the realities of today’s youth culture and as thought-provoking discussion starters for kids and and their parents. Today, I simply want to pass…
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The Sad Suicide of Rebecca Sedwick: Sticks, Stones, and Words Do Hurt. . . .
Bully and bullied. . . it hurts me to think that both of those words are accurate descriptors of my young self. I have memories of the former that still sting, especially when I see or hear of a kid…
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Using Comics In Your Ministry. . . .
Over the years I’ve been building some files that I dig into from time to time as a ministry resource. The files are filled with comic strips from our daily newspaper. I’ve found that comics have a way of lowering…
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If I Was Always Happy, I Wouldn’t Need Jesus. . . .
Here’s a little secret that I haven’t told many people. . . it involves a conversation with a counselor several years ago. At the time, I was dealing with some burn-out issues and what was labeled as “borderline depression.” It…
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