Good as Evil, Evil as Good
How do we help our kids discern good from evil in a world where increasingly we see what used to be called vices embraced as virtues, and things that used to be virtues seen as vices? We are living in…
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Episode 30 – God’s Four Part Story – Chapter 2: Fall
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Episode 28 – Teaching the Bible: Jonah
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No Perfect Parents, No Perfect Kids
As we prepare to celebrate Mother’s Day, I thought it would be good to spend our week looking at some helpful parenting truths. Today’s truth is this: there are no perfect parents or kids. The Bible teaches us that sin…
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God and Satan on Sex and Gender
Paul Tripp has said that the Bible’s four most important words about sex and gender are these from Genesis 1:1: “In the beginning God. . .” This establishes God as the maker of all things, including sex and gender. He…
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What’s Wrong with the World
The story is told that in the early twentieth century, a London newspaper published an article asking the question, “What’s wrong with the world.” Numerous readers wrote the paper to offer up their answers to the question. The shortest answer…
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Kintsugi and our Kids
Parents, if you are looking for a visual metaphor to share with your kids about the redemptive work God does in the lives of broken sinners, google the word Kintsugi. This Japanese word is spelled K-I-N-T-S-U-G-I. Kintsugi, translated “golden joinery”…
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Your Kids are Sinners
Because I study youth culture, there’s one question I’ve been asked more than any other: What’s the greatest challenge facing teenagers in today’s world? The answer is easy: Sin. In Genesis 3:6 we read that everything God made and declared…
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Dealing with Porn 5
All this week we’ve been looking at how to talk to our kids about the issue of pornography. My friend Nicholas Black, who helps people deal with sexual brokenness through his ministry at Harvest USA, offers these practical steps to…
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Grace Filled Parenting
In his wonderful parenting book, Age of Opportunity, Paul Tripp writes, “we need to face the fact that the harsh realities of the Fall are depicted in everyday family life. It is this humble admission that opens us up to…
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Redemptive Parenting
How will you respond to your children when they make a mistake or do something wrong? What will you say if your daughter turns her back on all that you taught her and winds up sexually active and pregnant? What…
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Prayer for Foolish Children
In his sermon on the mount, Jesus offered a very clear picture of the two options we all have as we travel through life on this earth. He said, “Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and…
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