Coming to Jesus and Following Jesus
I often hear youth workers say, “All I want to do is bring kids to Jesus.” None of us can argue with these intentions. We all want to see our children and teens come to saving faith in Jesus Christ.…
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Stott 3 – A Listening Ear
All this week I’m passing on some great words of wisdom from one of my heroes of the faith. Dr. John Stott was a theologian whose writings have shaped the way I think about faith, life, and family. In his…
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Episode 134: “Integration of Faith and Sport” with Tim Sceggel
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Episode 5 – Teaching Difficult Passages: Romans 5
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Christian Smith 3
All this week we’re looking at helpful insights for Christian parents from Dr. Christian Smith’s research on how parents pass their faith on to the next generation. In addition to reminding Christian parents of the role that walking their talk…
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Christian Smith 1
I have found Researcher Dr. Christian Smith to be a huge help to me in my various roles as a dad, a grandfather, and trainer of youth workers and parents. Smith, who teaches sociology at the University of Notre Dame,…
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Episode 131: “Asking Hard Questions” with Rebecca McLaughlin
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Episode 2 – Biblical Literacy
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Spiritual Soliloquy and Kids
Last year, pastor and theologian Tim Keller was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Those of you who are familiar with Keller know that he focuses much of his ministry on helping people trust God and His providence, especially in times of…
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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 128: “What Should We Know About Artificial Intelligence?” with Jason Thacker
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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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