Why We Need Demanding Young Females. . . .
“MISSING GIRL”. . . that’s a headline in this morning’s Lancaster newspaper. Beneath the headline are two selfies taken from the 15-year-old girl’s Facebook page. A short article names the young high school freshman, and indicates that she was last…
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Ashley Madison, A Suicide, And A Call To Transparency And Hope. . .
Two days ago, a startling news story popped up on my phone. It was another in what’s sure to be an ongoing string of stories about the Ashley Madison website hack, the revelation of who had accounts, and the heartache…
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Scarlett Johansson And The Liberation Of Body-Image Pressure. . . .
This is the stuff I love. And, it’s the stuff worth showing to and talking about with our kids. It’s those crazy “with” and “without” “before” and “after” photos of celebrities. They’re the photos that expose the lies of the…
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“Never Seen Anything Like It” . . . Assault On The Gridiron. . . .
The college football season began in earnest over the weekend. This week, the pros hit the field. High school football players played their first game here in Pennsylvania last Friday night. But the football story that’s getting the most attention…
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If I Was Nicki Minaj’s Pastor. . . Please Don’t Thank Me. . .
Two night’s ago, Nicki Minaj won the VMA for “The Best Hip-Hop Video.” The moment (watch the video here), was filled with all kinds of talking points. . . from Rebel Wilson’s much-criticized tasteless bit on police brutality, Minaj’s posterior-posturing for the…
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VMA Hangover. . . Thoughts The Morning After. . .
We drill it home all the time here at CPYU. . . Culture is a map and a mirror. As a map, it guides us through life. . . telling us what to believe and how to live in the world. As…
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The VMAs. . . Why And How To Watch. . .
Thirty-one years. . . hard to believe. MTV’s Video Music Awards (VMAs) debuted in 1984. I watched then, and I’ve watched every VMA show ever since (sometimes a day or two later). I’ll be watching again at 9pm (Eastern) this…
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Are We Nurturing Kids Into Idolatry? . . .
“Start your day with the Bible in one hand and the newspaper in the other.” It’s good advice and it’s been my practice for several years. John Stott called it “dual listening” . . . listening to the world to…
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Can You See It? . . .
Busyness distracts us from the things we should be seeing. I’m living proof of this reality. Everything that should be foreground becomes background, and it isn’t noticed, pondered, or enjoyed. Yesterday I stopped for a moment to correct that error.…
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Life Is Short. . . Have An Affair: Duggar, Fogle, And The Rest Of Us. . .
“Everything is broken” sang Bob Dylan back in 1989. Has there ever been a song title that tells the honest-to-goodness truth in a more direct way than that? I don’t know. What I do know is that the older I…
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What Does Porn Do To Us? . . . An Infographic. . . .
Ever since we launched our Digital Kids Initiative here at CPYU, we’ve been paying special attention to the issue of pornography and its influence on children, teens, and adults. Pornography is powerful, life-shaping, and extremely addictive. Our friends at Fight…
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A Little Letter To Parents On Youth Sports. . . .
The kids are heading back to school. Athletic fields are filled with kids gearing up for participation in a variety of fall sports. Sadly, when the games begin, some of the most discouraging activity will be taking place in the…
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