Parenting in Anti-Christian Times
When Christian missionaries go through training, they spend lots of time learning their message. Missionary training is centered on learning the Gospel so that it might be shared correctly. But the message is not the only thing they learn. They…
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A Compelling Witness for our Kids
In his book, “The Patient Ferment of the Early Church”, Alan Kreider offers an explanation of how Christianity took root and grew in the Roman Empire, even though the church was marginalized, despised, and discriminated against. The parallels to the…
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Episode 183: Summer Reading List
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: Hearts and Minds Bookstore The Patient Ferment of the Early Church:…
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Be True to Who?
In his wonderful little book for teenagers, “Do Not Be True To Yourself,” Kevin DeYoung quotes a bit of advice Pulitzer Prize winning writer Anna Quindlen once gave to a group of graduating seniors. Quindlen said, “Each of you is…
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Episode 68: “Championing Truth Over Worrying about Cultural Narratives” with Tim McAlpine
Download the podcast as an .mp3 by clicking here. RSS FEED – click here. Access from Apple Podcasts. FURTHER RESOURCES Resources, links, or other helpful tools mentioned in the podcast: Kyle Hoffsmith (website) Old North Church (Kyle’s church) Tim McAlpine…
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Helping Teens Navigate a Sexualized Culture
“I know where babies come from!” Those were the words my eight-year-old son blurted out in the midst of a conversational lull during a family dinner back in 1994. Before asking him what he had learned on the topic, I awkwardly swallowed…
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Leading Kids Onto the Path of Life
The famous theologian, Augustine, once said this: “This is the authentic happy life, to set one’s joy in you, grounded in you and caused by you.” After many years of wandering and struggle as a young man, God took hold…
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Words of Wisdom 4
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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