A Powerful Reflection on Weight. . . .
A young friend sent me a link to this video today. Powerful. It will go viral. Enough said. Give it a look. And then share it with those you know who struggle with body image issues and disordered eating. .…
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Common Sense and the Culture of Sexual Assault. . . Things to Talk About With the Kids. . .
Columnist Nicholas Kristof asks some provocative questions and makes some very good points in his recent editorial, “Bill Cosby, UVA, and Rape.” Kristof reminds us that we shouldn’t be surprised when we see the news saturated with stories about Bill…
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Thanksgiving Smile. . .
While out on my walk this morning I had this powerful song pop up on my Milk radio app. I’ve created and listen to a “Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir” station on the app. This is from the Georgia Mass Choir. It…
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Thinking About Ferguson. . . .
My intent is not to make anyone angry. Rather, I simply want to invite you into my head as I attempt to make some sense out of my very limited and very incomplete knowledge of what’s been happening in Ferguson,…
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How One Youth Worker Is Processing Kim Kardashian With Parents. . . .
I love this. . . absolutely love this. I love it because it’s what we hope to see happen after we do what we do here at CPYU. I love this because it shows that youth workers are thinking, processing,…
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Nothing But Parts: Kim Kardashian and the Destruction Of Our Selves. . .
Truth be told, I spent a good portion of last week getting sad, concerned, and even angry. That’s what happens when you see things. What I saw last week was Kim Kardashian’s presentation of her self.. . more specifically, her…
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Music, Kids, and Sexuality. . .Thoughts Prompted by “The Voice”
Today, I’m grieving the continued loss of sexual joy and sanity in our culture. Not surprisingly, the understandings that are prompting my grief will most likely be seen by most in today’s world as silly, hopelessly old-fashioned, and largely unfamiliar in…
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Curating Ourselves to Death. . .
We live in a world that’s set the table. . . quite well. . . to make ourselves over (and over and over) into who we want or think we need to be. Like museum curators who create exhibits for…
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A Post-Reformation Day Prayer. . .
Over the course of the second half of last week, we found ourselves wholly focused on the physical battle our 14-month-old grandson Nolan was fighting. Little Nolan wound up in the pediatric ICU of Georgetown University Hospital in D.C., where he…
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The Naked Baron. . . A Social Media Conversation To Have With Your Kids. . .
High school football is big deal here in central Pennsylvania. Perhaps nowhere here in central Pennsylvania is it bigger than Manheim, the next town over from where I live. Manheim lives, eats, and breathes high school football. The “Barons” have…
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A Helpful Bullying Infographic
It was interesting and alarming conversation with a youth worker this morning. A teenager showed up at the youth worker’s door. There was talk of suicidal thoughts. The spark? Being bullied at school. Okay. That happens quite a bit. Then…
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Driving To The Glory of God. . . National Teen Driver Safety Week. . .
I spotted a news story this morning. . . one of those stories that I typically glance over. My lack of attention is due to the glut of days, weeks, and months that are dedicated to a host of causes.…
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