TEACHING GOD’S DESIGN FOR SEX AND GENDER: TRUTH #2
Conversations about sex and gender are front and center in today’s world. Consequently, our children and teens. . . and even ourselves. . . are swimming in a directive cultural soup that maps out what to believe about sex and gender, along…
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Teaching God’s Design For Sex and Gender: Truth #1. . .
Conversations about sex and gender are front and center this month. Consequently, our children and teens. . . and even ourselves. . . are swimming in a directive cultural soup that maps out what to believe about sex gender, along…
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A Prayer For Memorial Day
Over the course of the last few years I’ve come to appreciate the prayers Scotty Smith has written to guide us as we pray. I have found that written prayers are most helpful in guiding me to remember both how…
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What About Harrison Butker?
Let’s get this out of the way. . . right away: I don’t like the Kansas City Chiefs. Perhaps the fact that I’m a Philadelphia Eagles fan has something to do with that. Truth be told, it has everything to…
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Thoughts On The Spiritual Nurture Of Our Kids
While we all know that last Sunday was the holiday we celebrate as Mother’s Day, it was also an anniversary for me. I didn’t realize it was an anniversary until I pulled a book off my shelf and opened the…
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A Prayer For Families
On this Mother’s Day weekend. . . Heavenly Father, You are the one who made all things and declared all things “good!” Thank you for creating the family and including it in those things that are “good!” Thank you for…
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Parenting: Who’s In Charge?
Scripture has a way of punching us in the gut, doesn’t it? It’s amazing how God’s unchanging Word is able to expose not only the spirit of the times (or as Paul calls it, “The course of this world”), but…
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Fact Is. . . Parenting Isn’t Easy
I learned a shocking lesson shortly after my oldest daughter Caitlin’s birth, and I relearned it almost every day of my experience as the father of four kids. No matter how much time and effort we put into preparing for…
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Youthworkers: Be Trained Well!
We have to get this right! We are called to a higher standard because we lead and teach vulnerable young hearts and minds. Scripture continually speaks of the high calling and responsibility given to leaders. I find it personally humbling…
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Taylor Swift’s Latest Map and Mirror
I was already spending my week thinking deeply about music when a friend texted me yesterday to suggest that I give a listen to Taylor Swift’s just-released latest, starting with the song “Guilty As Sin”. . . which is titled…
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This Youth Ministry Teachable Moment
While chatting with a dear and trusted youth ministry friend last evening, we were trying to make sense of the day’s news regarding the downfall of more of our own. There was a kind of accountability taking place in our…
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Is Mercy More Powerful Than Murder?
Forgiveness is easier said than done. I was thinking about that again this morning as I watched the news reports on yesterday’s sentencing of the parents of Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley. Both parents read statements to the court and…
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