Are Your Kids Ready for Persecution
One of the great oversights that exists in the North American Church is regular teaching on the presence and inevitability of persecution against those who are followers of Jesus. Persecution is a reality for the majority of Christians worldwide, but…
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Episode 158: “Does Social Media Use Bring Out The Fruit of the Spirit?” with Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra
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: Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra SocialSanityBook.com The Gospel Coalition Thorns & Thistles –…
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Guiding Kids into Vocational Faithfulness
Parents, what will your children choose as a career? I remember wondering that about each of my four kids from the moment they were born. You have probably done the same. A new survey found that seventy-five percent of today’s…
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Spiritual Smorgasbord
Even when they might show and tell you otherwise, the reality is that our kids have been made for a relationship with God and are always searching for redemption. They might not consciously know it, but they are always hungry…
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6 Core Truths
In his classic must-read book, “Knowing God”, the late theologian J.I. Packer gives some advice to all Christians that I believe is especially appropriate for parents. As moms and dads committed to leading our kids into a vibrant and genuine…
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Vertical Nature of the Church
One of the mantras we increasingly hear from Christian kids and young adults is this: I like Jesus but I don’t like the church. Dr. Michael Kruger tells us that a growing number of pastors, youth pastors, and parents affirm…
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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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Following Jesus vs. Following Your Heart
Our kids are growing up in a world where they’re told to live by a variety of popular mantras, including things like “You do you” and “just follow your heart.” The reality is that these messages ring loudly in our…
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