Bridging the Parent and Teen Gap
I like to think of culture as the “soup” our children and teens swim and marinate in everyday. To know kids we must regularly lift the lid on the soup pot to see what’s in the mix. Take one look,…
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Parenting and Difficult Times
After he became a grandfather and then a great-grandfather, my dad would oftentimes look at me and say, “I’m so glad that I’m not raising kids in today’s world.” My dad recognized that while he didn’t raise his own kids…
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Parents as Agents of Grace
One of the unforgettable lessons I remember hearing from the late Christian writer, Dr. John White, was in response to a question he was asked about how he had learned to relate to his own wayward son. White simply said…
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Social Media and Parental Identity
As you scan social media, what can you learn about your kids and their needs based on what they are posting online? Because they yearn for attention and acceptance, our kids will try on different social media selves in an…
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The Spiritual Storm of Adolescence
Parents and youth workers should certainly tell the truth and point kids to the truth. But we must also take courage, realizing that when teens question the Christian faith while investigating other faith systems, they may in fact be taking…
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Discipline and Love
One of the great undercurrents driving so much in today’s youth culture and culture-at-large is the belief that everyone has been given the right to define right and wrong however they might choose. In addition, it is now seen as…
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Busyness and Spiritual Growth
Parents, I know that most of you are feeling the heavy weight that’s come with parenting during 2020’s coronavirus pandemic. Your work schedules and locations have changed. You’ve had to grapple with new economic concerns. Many of you have had…
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