Needed – Online Humility
In First John two sixteen we read these words: “For all that is in the world – the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life – is not from the Father but is…
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Episode 219: “Making Tech-Wise Disciples – A Youthworker Addresses Screens with Students and Parents” with Jake Bier
Download the podcast as an .mp3 by clicking here.Access from Apple Podcasts. FURTHER RESOURCES Resources, links, or other helpful tools mentioned in the podcast:Jake Bier – Springton Lake Presbyterian ChurchCPYU Research FellowsCPYU Parent Prompt: Teen Loneliness & Smartphone UseCPYU Parent…
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Episode 218: “Christianity and Social Media Influence” with Justin Poythress
Download the podcast as an .mp3 by clicking here.Access from Apple Podcasts. FURTHER RESOURCES Resources, links, or other helpful tools mentioned in the podcast:Justin PoythressAll Saints PresbyterianHow to Think Wisely About Becoming a Social Media CelebrityWho Am I and What…
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Boast Not of Your Kids
Earlier this year I ran across an opinion piece written in The Sydney Australia Morning Herald by author and mother of three, Kerri Sackville. The title of the piece was quite blunt, but it does capture our need to rethink…
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Episode 201: “Purposeful Parenting: The Rainbow and Pride”
Download the podcast as an .mp3 by clicking here.Access from Apple Podcasts. FURTHER RESOURCES Resources, links, or other helpful tools mentioned in the podcast: God’s Plan for Sex and Gender: 10 Teaching Points for Home and ChurchThe Simple Seven CPYU…
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Building Our Own Little Worlds
The Genesis eleven story of the tower of Babel is one we need to pay attention to in our social media saturated world. In his book, This World is Not My Home, Mark Johnston writes that man’s motive behind the…
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God’s Rainbow and Human Pride
In the story of Noah, a righteous man who walked blamelessly with God, we see God’s grief over humankind’s sin. And while God chooses to cleanse the earth through a flood, he also chooses to make a covenant with humanity…
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The Danger of Vainglory
The Westminster Shorter Catechism asks this question: “What is the chief end of man?” The answer: “To glorify God and enjoy Him forever!” The Gospel is about God in His mercy and grace doing for us what we could not…
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The Meaning of Pride
Today, I want to share some words from Rick Reed in his Salvo Magazine article on the word Pride. Reed writes, “Until 1970, the former understanding of pride as one of the seven deadly sins was regarded as a foundational…
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Teaching Humility
When popular theologian, writer, and pastor Tim Keller passed away last month, I was in the midst of reading his daily devotional on Proverbs, God’s Wisdom for Navigating Life, with a group of friends. We were actually in the midst…
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Parent Prompt: Modesty
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. When the topic of modesty comes up, most people only see it through the lens of…
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The Danger of Vainglory
The Westminster Shorter Catechism asks this question: “What is the chief end of man?” The answer: “To glorify God and enjoy Him forever!” The Gospel is about God in His mercy and grace doing for us what we could not…
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