Miley Cyrus. . . Another Teachable Moment. . .
Ok. Be honest. When you checked the news this morning and you heard about Miley Cyrus and her antics at yesterday’s MTV Europe Music Awards, what did you think? When collecting the Best Video award for “Wrecking Ball,” Cyrus pulled…
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Managing Marketing Madness. . . .
Did you know that all media exists to deliver a captive audience to people who have something to sell? Because of their age, developmental vulnerability, and spending power, our teens are currently the most targeted market segment in the world.…
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Richie Incognito. . . Perpetrator? Victim? Or Both? . . .
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve no doubt heard about the mounting tension in the NFL regarding what’s happened with Miami Dolphin offensive lineman Richie Incognito, and what needs to be done about it. In a nutshell, Incognito’s…
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What Screen Time is Doing to Our Kids. . .
Last night I had the opportunity to speak about kids and technology (a short segment of our “Born 2b Wired” seminar) to parents and staff at a local school district. They were holding an Internet Safety Expo that was designed…
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Middle School Football, Hooters, Two Letters, And Decency. . . .
Tim Keller defines “wisdom” as “having competence in the complexities of life where the moral rules or laws don’t apply.” With life becoming more and more complex, perhaps its no surprise that foolishness now eclipses wisdom in a world where…
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Moms and Body Image Pressure. . .
If you’re raising or working with girls, you know that body image pressure is epidemic in our culture. Sadly, it’s resulted in a situation where disordered eating and an unhealthy obsession with appearance is spreading like a cancer through our…
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Moms. . . You’ll Love This Video. . .
I couldn’t let the day pass without posting this wonderful little video that I stumbled on this afternoon. It’s all about perspective. The good news – as we’ve always trumpeted here at CPYU – is that relationship is so important…
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Halloween, Death, and That Encouraging and Hopeful Cloud. . . .
For two hours tonight our street will be crawling with hundreds of zombies, ghosts, and perhaps a few skeletons. There will be other reminders of the realities of spiritual brokenness, death, and decay walking the streets as well. Sadly, some…
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New Infographic on Kids 8 and Under and Media Use. . .
A helpful infographic from our friends over at Common Sense Media. . .
Sounding A Warning On Kids And Screen Time. . . .
There were four of us at our table, and four at the table next to us. It was a beautiful waterfront restaurant that was the perfect setting for good conversation. . . and we had it! But the young family…
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My Hopes, Homosexuality, and God’s Word. . . .
This morning I ran across and posted this thought-provoking quote from J.I. Packer: “Our business is to present the Christian faith clothed in modern terms, not to propagate modern thought clothed in Christian terms. . . . Confusion here is…
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Stained With God. . . .
I’ve been revisiting the past a bit with a CD I picked up in San Diego at the National Youthworkers Convention a couple of weeks ago. It’s the greatest hits album from DC Talk. I was listening on Saturday while…
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