Relationships

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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Parent Prompt: Dating

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. Dating can be a difficult subject for parents to navigate with their teens, especially amidst our…
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Teens and the Need for Relationships

One of the most beautiful and telling aspects of the Genesis Creation narrative relates to the importance of relationships. In Genesis one twenty-six we read these words, “Then God said, ‘Let US make man in OUR image.” The God who…
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Some Good News on What Kids Want

I recently read through the report on teens and media from the University of California and found some thought-provoking data. The report is titled “Reality Bites: Teens and Screens 2024.” There’s some good news coming from the survey regarding what…
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The Relational Power of Thank You

“Be sure to look them in the eye and say please and thank you.” If you grew up in home like mine, you constantly heard those words from your mother as she was training you to be kind and polite…
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Technoference

Several decades ago, media and communication theorist Marshal McLuhan was warning us that the technological tools we create and embrace have long-term effects that are not always positive. He said, “first we shape our tools, and then our tools shape…
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