Episode 219: “Making Tech-Wise Disciples – A Youthworker Addresses Screens with Students and Parents” with Jake Bier
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Episode 218: “Christianity and Social Media Influence” with Justin Poythress
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Your Own Personal Exegesis
While I haven’t seen it, there is a new play about teenagers that’s gathering steam in a new York city theatre. Billed and reviewed as a coming of age comedy, the play is about a church, it’s youth pastor, and…
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The Meaning of Pride
Today, I want to share some words from Rick Reed in his Salvo Magazine article on the word Pride. Reed writes, “Until 1970, the former understanding of pride as one of the seven deadly sins was regarded as a foundational…
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Expressive Individualism and Our Kids
The concept of expressive individualism in one that all parents should be aware of, as expressive individualism is a pervasive ideology in today’s world that’s guiding the beliefs and behaviors of our children and teens. Perhaps a better way of…
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Youth Ministry and the Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self
Walt Mueller writes a guest article for 9Marks reflecting on expressive individualism, Carl Trueman’s book on the topic titled The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to the Sexual Revolution, and what…
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