TikTok. . . A Message For Parents
Are you aware that in the rapidly changing landscape of social media, TikTok use is on the rise among our kids? The latest research from the Pew Research Center reports that two-thirds of our teens report using TikTok, making the…
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The Northeast Youth Ministry Summit Training Conference!
Did you ever hear what John Calvin said to churches considering sending their young leaders to Geneva for pastoral education? “Send us your wood and we will send back arrows.” That captures the heart of what we’ve curated with the Northeast Youth…
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Kids and Their Bodies In 2024. . .
Editor’s note: This post is reprinted from the lead article in our January 2021 CPYU Parent Page. . . a monthly subscription resource available for youth workers to distribute to parents. Why not resolve to get this monthly resource into the…
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A Prayer For This Christmas Day
They get an unfair rap. I’m talking about the Puritans, a group of people who in so many ways put us to shame with the way that they preached, thought, studied, prayed, and committed themselves to Jesus Christ. One small…
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7 Christmas Family Ministry Freebies!
As we jump into Christmas weekend, we know that families will be gathering together for the Holidays. In addition to all the joy that our family gatherings will bring, there’s always a dose of heaviness, discord, and heartache that will…
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When The Holidays Are Hard. . .
This week, many of us will lift our voices as we do each Christmas to sing these words from Joy To The World: “No more let sins and sorrows grow nor thorns infest the ground; He comes to make His blessings…
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Christmas: Savior or Stuff?
It’s been several weeks now since we started getting hammered with all those Christmas sale flyers, commercials, and pop-up ads from people who have something to sell. They’ve mastered the art of pushing our buttons to get us to feel…
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Getting Gender Right. . .
Truth be told, there are many parts of the Bible that stop me in my reading tracks, causing me to pause and to ponder. One of those passages that is always front and center in my mind as a father,…
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Six Things Our Kids Need to Know About Marriage
There are a couple of reasons why I’m thinking about marriage today. First, my mom reminded me yesterday that today, December 5th, is the 70th Anniversary of my parents’ wedding. Before my dad went to be with Christ, they had…
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Youth Workers – You Are Invited! . . .
Did you ever hear what John Calvin said to churches considering sending their young leaders to Geneva for pastoral education? “Send us your wood and we will send back arrows.” That captures the heart of what we’ve curated with the…
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Guiding Kids In Their Search For Identity
In the quest to discover and adopt an identity, the teenagers you know and love are looking for answers to questions such as: Am I worthwhile? What makes me worthwhile? How am I unique from others? Are those uniqueness’ good…
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On This Day In 1963. . . Kennedy, Huxley, and Lewis. . .
When I woke up this morning I looked at the date and immediately my mind rewound and settled on this day in 1963. November 22 is always a significant day for me. . . . sparking thoughts of the past…
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