Spiritual Nurture in the Home
More and more, I’m encountering Christian parents who express fear about passing on the faith to their children. They don’t want to force-feed anything to their kids, and they worry that their kids won’t respond well to efforts to nurture…
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Prayer for the Nation
Today I am drawn to the book of common prayer, and what’s called the prayer for our country. Almighty God, who hast given us this good land for our heritage: We humbly beseech thee that we may always prove ourselves…
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Episode 113: “A Look Back at Episode 50 with Tony Souder”
Welcome to Youth Culture Matters, a podcast from the Center for Parent/Youth Understanding. We’re taking a short break from recording new episodes, so for the next few weeks of summer we’ll be highlighting episodes from our archive. Today’s episode is a…
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Episode 112: “A Look Back at Episode 29 with Scotty Smith”
Welcome to Youth Culture Matters, a podcast from the Center for Parent/Youth Understanding. We’re taking a short break from recording new episodes, so for the next few weeks of summer we’ll be highlighting episodes from our archive. Today’s episode is an…
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Family TableTalk – Conversation 67
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Families Praying and Worshiping Together
In a recent article in Christianity Today magazine, Lyman Stone from the American Enterprise Institute reported on research into how family religious practices in the home influence the faith formation of children in positive ways into adulthood. Of course, this…
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Pride vs. Humility
“My greatest character trait is my humility.” Those words were uttered tongue-in-cheek by a friend back in college and I’ve heard the same thing said by others several times since. It’s always said as a joke. But I wonder if…
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The Cost of Following Jesus
Parents, here’s a powerful reminder from Nancy Guthrie in her book Praying Through the Bible For Your Kids. “To be a true follower of Jesus is not easy. There is a cost. It requires a relinquishment of the selfish ambition…
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Praying for Kids and Kingdom Priorities
How often do you pray for the Kingdom to come in your kids’ lives? Most of us have memorized the Lord’s Prayer at some point in our lives. In our church, we recite that prayer each week in worship. Think…
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