Following Jesus
What is our purpose in life? We discover our true purpose and identity when we see ourselves as individuals made in the image of God for a relationship with God. The way into that relationship with God is through following…
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Family TableTalk – Conversation 96
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The Cost of Discipleship
It’s important that when we talk to our kids about following Jesus that we take the time to explain the fact that there is a cost. Way too many of us were raised believing that becoming a Christian would solve…
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Changed Heart
Our teenagers’ lives are marked by a convergence of realities that often result in sinful behavior. They are fallen and depraved beings, they are at a developmental stage where impulsivity is strong, they believe they can make good decisions, and…
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The Centrality of God’s Word
Our kids are swimming in a cultural soup that is ever-present, powerful, compelling, convincing, and potent in terms of its life-shaping power. Guess what? You and I are swimming in that same soup as well. As followers of Jesus, we…
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When We Forget God
Way back in 1983, the Russian political prisoner Alexander Solzhenitsyn gave a compelling Templeton Prize address. In his speech, Solzhenitsyn spoke about the horrors of Soviet communism and how they came to be. He said this: “Men have forgotten God.…
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Discipline and Love
One of the great undercurrents driving so much in today’s youth culture and culture-at-large is the belief that everyone has been given the right to define right and wrong however they might choose. In addition, it is now seen as…
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Busyness and Spiritual Growth
Parents, I know that most of you are feeling the heavy weight that’s come with parenting during 2020’s coronavirus pandemic. Your work schedules and locations have changed. You’ve had to grapple with new economic concerns. Many of you have had…
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