The Unaffiliated and Affiliated
Some new research on the religious lives of members of Gen Z is worth pondering. After looking at ten thousand surveys and one-hundred fifty interviews with young people ages thirteen to twenty-five, The Springtide Research Institute separated respondents into the…
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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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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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Helping Kids Grasp Biblical Truth
My friend Duffy Robbins offers some great advice for helping kids translate biblical truths into everyday life. Duffy says that a wise doctor spends focused effort on touching, testing, and probing to be certain she can offer a targeted prescription…
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Christian Family Life
J.I. Packer writes, “The way we behave as children and parents is a prime test of both our humanity and our godliness. Love – the caring love of parents who respect their children and want to see them mature, and…
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Kids Grow Through Difficulties
Parents, are you teaching your kids to count the cost of following Jesus? They need to know that followers of Jesus are expected to encounter opposition and hostility. In the beatitudes, Jesus tells us, “Blessed are those who are persecuted…
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Stott 5 – Called and Sent
All this week I’ve been 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…
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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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Stott 2 – Thirst for God
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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Are We Reading the Bible?
Researchers at the Barna Group recently worked with the team at the American Bible Society to release their state of the Bible 2021 report. Their research tracked how the population perceives and engages the Bible. One encouraging finding is that…
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