Communicating Biblical Truth
Parents, we need to use a combination of words Jesus uses quite often in the Gospels with our kids. On several occasions he tells his listeners, “You have heard that it was said. . .” followed by a faulty belief…
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Telling Kids the Truth
If our children came home from school, day-after-day, and we asked them “What did you learn?”, and they would answer, day-after-day “I learned that two plus two is five”, we would be diligent about correcting them. We’d also be wise…
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Talking with Kids about Pressing Cultural Issues
Parents, are you at a loss for what to talk about at the dinner table with your children and teens? Are you wondering how to bring the light of the truths of God’s Word to shine on the cultural issues…
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Parents, Do You Believe The Bible?
In our rapidly changing world, it is essential that Christians tether themselves to the unchanging Word of God. We must teach our children to do the same. Listen to these words from theologian J.I. Packer: “We have to choose whether…
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What Christian Kids Think About Marriage
In today’s rapidly evolving cultural climate, it’s important that we pay attention to the beliefs and behaviors being embraced by our professing Christian children and teens. We want to know how well we are doing at training our kids to…
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Living in Light of Eternity
Parents, are you teaching your kids that this life is not all that there is? Are you teaching them to live in the here and now in light of eternity? There’s a question and answer in the old Heidelberg Catechism…
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Morality as a Matter of Taste
One of the most astute cultural critics I’ve come to know and follow is Dr. Carl Trueman, a professor of biblical and religious studies at Grove City College. In a recent article in First Things magazine, Carl makes this observation:…
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Culture and Truth
It is a bad thing when we get swept up in the current of what the Apostle Paul calls “the course of this world”, leaving our minds and the ability to discern between truth and lies at the door. Rather…
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Episode 136: “A Student’s Guide to Navigating Culture”
Download the podcast as an .mp3 by clicking here. RSS FEED – click here. Access from iTunes. FURTHER RESOURCES Resources, links, or other helpful tools mentioned in the podcast: A Student’s Guide to Navigating Culture by Walt Mueller Kevin Yi…
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Helping Kids Grasp Biblical Truth
My friend Duffy Robbins offers some great advice for helping kids translate biblical truths into everyday life. Duffy says that a wise doctor spends focused effort on touching, testing, and probing to be certain she can offer a targeted prescription…
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God’s Design for Sex
Parents and youth workers, are you taking the time to teach kids God’s design for sexuality? Here are some suggestions on how to do this. Spend time reading and studying God’s Word, making note of passages dealing with sexuality that…
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