On Our Knees For The Media. . .
If you’re sick of it all, I don’t blame you. There’s so doggone much of it out there vying for our time, attention, and dollars that it’s absolutely overwhelming. It lulls us into a perpetual stupor. And, who knows what…
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What The Heck Is Easter? . . . And Pushing Back On Biblical Illiteracy. . .
The fallout from our culture’s growing reality of biblical illiteracy hit me hard when the day after Easter my daughter-in-law, an athletic trainer at a large suburban high school, shared with me a conversation she witnessed between a group of…
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An Open Letter On The Topic Of Homosexuality and Youth. . .
Avera Maria Santo is same-sex attracted. And, she’s a devout Catholic who desires to embrace and consistently live out her faith in all areas of life. As a blogger, she’s been vulnerable, inviting others into her very real struggles. As…
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30 Years. . . And The Need To Remember. . .
Several hundred of our friends and family gathered together in Lancaster, PA last Friday night to celebrate 30 years of CPYU. And, as with everything we do here at CPYU, it was a strange mix of talking about somber cultural…
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“After”. . . Is This “Fifty Shades” For Teens? . . . .
There’s a new movie hitting the theaters this Friday. It’s titled After. On the one hand, the film is reflective of current sexual attitudes, mores, and behaviors. On the other hand, it’s a film that will teach, promote, and affirm those…
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Youth Are Not The Future. . . Wishing I Was There. . .
Sometimes you find yourself jumping out of your skin with a combination of excitement and disappointment. Today, the excitement comes from what I’ve been seeing and hearing as I’ve tracked on and off with this week’s livestream from The Gospel…
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Youth Workers As Mug Shots. . . .
A few years ago my friends at Youth Specialties asked me to put together a new seminar for the National Youth Workers Convention. It was titled “Wisdom for a Young Youth Worker.” I came up with my list of things that someone had…
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Mueller. . . The Morning After. . .
No. . . this isn’t a political post. But it is a post about our ongoing predictions and reactions to political events. . . and just about anything and everything else. . . through social media. This morning I’m starting…
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How We Use Apps. . . An Informative Infographic. . .
As I once again head off to spend a weekend speaking about how we and our kids use technology and the implications of faith in regards to our technology use, I stumbled on this eye-opening and fairly thorough overview about…
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Hey Youth Worker. . . Is That Talk Really Yours? . . .
Scot McKnight is one bold human being. . . and I love it! Sometimes telling the truth in order to undo what needs to be undone requires gutsy confrontation. A couple of days ago he posted a blog titled “Hey…
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Michael Jackson, The Pediatrician, Our Ministry Peers, And Sexual Abuse. . .
It’s enough to make your head spin. . . and the upside of spinning heads means that some dark and very destructive secrets are being brought to light in ways that we can only hope gets victims started on the…
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Kids Who Cut. . . And A Helpful Handout. . .
As a culture-watcher, I sometimes like to “rewind” as a way to gain perspective on just how much and how fast youth culture has changed. The practice serves to wake me up at times when familiarity with what was once…
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