Becoming an Influential Parent
Today we continue our look at Dr. Ted Tripp’s warning to parents about common communication pitfalls in dealing with our teens. Dr. Tripp advises us to assume a posture of influential parenting instead of a posture of authoritarian parenting. Authoritarianism…
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The Danger of Parental Disengagement
All this week we’re looking at some great advice from Dr. Ted Tripp regarding common communication pitfalls that we all too often resort to using with our teens. Dr. Tripp warns parents against the pitfall of disengaging. This is one…
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Spy vs Spy Parenting
As the father of four children, I’m painfully aware of how difficult it can be to communicate effectively with our teenagers. Where they’re at in the developmental stage can lead to an awkwardness that brings out our worst responses. All…
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Episode 143: “Apologetics in a Post-Truth World” with Graham Dennis and Stephen Nichols
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: Graham Dennis (blog from Veritas Academy) Veritas Academy Stephen Nichols Reformation…
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Communicating Biblical Truth
Parents, we need to use a combination of words Jesus uses quite often in the Gospels with our kids. On several occasions he tells his listeners, “You have heard that it was said. . .” followed by a faulty belief…
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Talking with Kids about Pressing Cultural Issues
Parents, are you at a loss for what to talk about at the dinner table with your children and teens? Are you wondering how to bring the light of the truths of God’s Word to shine on the cultural issues…
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Writing on Screens vs. Paper
Over the course of the last twenty years, I’ve been especially interested in tracking with youth culture trends that are related to the emergence of a host of new technologies and technological tools. A new study of Japanese college students…
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