Affirming Doubt: Helping Students Ask and Answer Tough Questions
Doubt is not the antithesis to faith, but rather, having doubts and asking tough question about God is vital to Christian maturation. Download the free handout here.

Doubt and Certainty
In today’s world, our kids are being taught that they can and should make their own decisions about what to believe based on how they feel and what works for them at any given moment in time. Dr. Michael Kruger…
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The Spiritual Storm of Adolescence
Parents and youth workers should certainly tell the truth and point kids to the truth. But we must also take courage, realizing that when teens question the Christian faith while investigating other faith systems, they may in fact be taking…
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Episode 117: “Another Gospel?” with Alisa Childers
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: Alisa Childers (website) Books mentioned or helpful to the conversation: Another…
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The Spiritual Storm of Adolescence
Parents and youth workers should certainly tell the truth and point kids to the truth. But we must also take courage, realizing that when teens question the Christian faith while investigating other faith systems, they may in fact be taking…
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Dinner Table Quote 2
If you’ve ever been at a loss for how to spark dinner table conversation with your kids, I want to offer a little help. All this week I’m sharing provocative quotes that can spark conversations about the Christian faith and…
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Family TableTalk – Conversation 76
Closing the Gap Download Conversation 76 here. Check back daily for new conversations.
Family TableTalk – Conversation 73
Faith When You Can’t See God Download Conversation 73 here. Check back daily for new conversations.
Family TableTalk – Conversation 70
A Trick Question Download Conversation 70 here. Check back daily for new conversations.

Parenting, Sin, and Struggle
One of the most heart-breaking and difficult aspects of being a Christian parent who longs to see his kids embrace and mature in their own faith, is the rocky nature of adolescent faith. Much of their “wavering” is simply a…
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Family TableTalk – Conversation 08
Grace for Doubters Download Conversation 08 here. Check back daily for new conversations.

Advice for Struggling Parents
I know several parents who have weathered the storm of rebellious teens to watch their children grow up with a faith that has become their own. In fact, many of them have embraced the storm knowing that in the long…
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