
The Need to Read
I recently ran across a bit of very interesting research regarding the effects of regularly reading to a child in the home. Researchers at the University of South Australia found that early primary-aged children who had suffered abuse or neglect…
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The Decline in Reading
Do you remember going to elementary school and having a regularly scheduled weekly library day? Several generations of kids looked forward to that trip in a line down the school hallway to return and then take out a book or…
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Episode 144: “What Should We Make of Rachel Held Evans’ Children’s Book?” A Discussion with Elizabeth Urbanowicz
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Our Need for Physical Bibles
Wes Hill starts his recent article in Christianity Today magazine with this sentence: “As I prepare to begin my tenth year as a seminary professor, I’m going to begin the biblical capstone class I’ll be teaching by recommending that my…
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Episode 139: “Cultivating Wisdom” with Brett McCracken
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Three Favorite Books on Youth Ministry
ByFaith asked Mueller about his three favorite books on youth ministry. He said his list changes frequently as youth culture changes and churches need to respond differently to the cultural moment. Read the rest of the article and Walt’s recommendations…
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Writing on Screens vs. Paper
Over the course of the last twenty years, I’ve been especially interested in tracking with youth culture trends that are related to the emergence of a host of new technologies and technological tools. A new study of Japanese college students…
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Episode 131: “Asking Hard Questions” with Rebecca McLaughlin
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Episode 2 – Biblical Literacy
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) Linda Oliver…
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