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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Kids and Sinful Choices
One shift that’s taken place in youth culture over the years is the way that kids live out their friendships with their peers. In year’s past, kids were more prone to intervene and warn their friends if they saw their…
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Family TableTalk – Conversation 99
Human Pride and God’s Rainbow Download Conversation 99 here. Check back daily for new conversations.
Vatican, Pope Francis Say Catholic Church Can’t Bless Same-Sex Marriages Because God ‘Can’t Bless Sin’
The Vatican’s orthodoxy office, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, said it was responding to questions about gay unions. Read the article here.
Sexual Objectification
As a man, I believe that one of the most sobering messages from Jesus about relationships and sexuality is the one found in Matthew 5:28. It is here that Jesus says, “But I say to you that everyone who looks…
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Hunger for God’s Word
In 1652, Thomas Brooks published an eye-opening book I’ve been working through for a couple of years. It’s titled Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices. It’s been a very helpful read. Just like in sports, we must know our opponent and…
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