Loving Neighbor
Think about the familiar parable of the Good Samaritan. Jesus told that story so that His followers would know that they should view anyone in need as a neighbor. He told about a Samaritan who gave everything in response to…
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Episode 139: “Cultivating Wisdom” with Brett McCracken
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Appearance or Heart
Sometimes I’ve fallen into the trap of believing that if it looks good, it must be good. We can make the same error in the way we look at and judge our kids. We tend to believe that if their…
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What Christian Kids Think About Marriage
In today’s rapidly evolving cultural climate, it’s important that we pay attention to the beliefs and behaviors being embraced by our professing Christian children and teens. We want to know how well we are doing at training our kids to…
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Living in Light of Eternity
Parents, are you teaching your kids that this life is not all that there is? Are you teaching them to live in the here and now in light of eternity? There’s a question and answer in the old Heidelberg Catechism…
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Episode 11 – “Theology, Church History, and Apologetics” with Stephen Nichols
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Episode 137: “Sexual Attitudes and Practices of Evangelical Young Adults” with David Ayers
Download the podcast as an .mp3 by clicking here. RSS FEED – click here. Access from iTunes. FURTHER RESOURCES Resources, links, or other helpful tools mentioned in the podcast: David Ayers (bio) Ayers takes up cohabitation in Christianity Today article…
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Episode 136: “A Student’s Guide to Navigating Culture”
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Equipping Kids for Lifelong Faith
My friend, youth pastor and writer Mike McGarry, offers some great advice to youth workers and parents on how to prepare students for a lifelong faith. This is important to consider as the research consistently points to the fact that…
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Episode 9 – Teaching Students about the Local Church
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