Pushing Back on Materialism 4
Today we continue our week long look at steering our kids to the Lord, and away from the idolatrous trap of materialism. There is no quick way to survey the Bible’s exhortations and warnings regarding money, wealth, and materialism. The…
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Pushing Back on Materialism 3
All this week we’re looking at how to help our kids see and run from the idol of materialism. We need to teach them that the accumulation of things will never satisfy their deepest yearnings and desires. They need to…
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Pushing Back on Materialism 2
All this week we’re looking at how to push back on the idol of materialism. Materialism is fed by a marketing machine that it is estimated now spends seventeen billion to twenty billion dollars on marketing to children and teens,…
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Pushing Back on Materialism 1
All of us, parents and kids alike, are swimming in a cultural soup which promotes materialism. We are encouraged hundreds of times a day to hinge our happiness and fulfillment in the ongoing accumulation of as much as we possibly…
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Parent Prompt: The Idol of Materialism
CPYU Parent Prompts are a regularly released resource to spark biblically-centered conversations with your kids about the issues they face in today’s youth culture. Download the Parent Prompt here. By: Walt Mueller, CPYU President All of us, parents and kids…
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Parent Prompt: Fast Fashion
CPYU Parent Prompts are a regularly released resource to spark biblically-centered conversations with your kids about the issues they face in today’s youth culture. In today’s digital world, teenagers are being bombarded by a constant stream of marketing, especially in…
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3(D) Review: “Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter
Released on April 11, 2024, this catchy pop-dance tune from 25-year-old Sabrina Carpenter is the hit single from her sixth studio album, Short n’ Sweet. Reaching #1 on the Billboard Global 200 chart, “Espresso” won “Song of the Year” at…
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