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Adults, Adolescents, and Christianity

What do young people believe?  What is the difference between those young people who continue to be a part of a Christian congregation and those who leave the church when they become adult? Who has the greatest influence on the … Continue reading

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What it means to Love a person with Alzhiemer’s

After being thoroughly disgusted by Pat Robertson’s comments on divorcing people with Alzheimer’s I had to cleanse my mind with the words of this very honorable and Godly man…. I also invite you to consider these wise words from Russell Moore found in … Continue reading

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Great advice on being a Christian parent

  I recently came across an article entitled  Homeschool Blindspots that highlights some of the joys and sorrows of being a Christian parent. I shared the article with several people and I was surprised by how strongly they responded to … Continue reading

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Joni Eareckson Tada on What teachings of Jesus especially help her understand suffering

This quote is from a recent Christianity Today article entitled: Joni Eareckson Tada on Something Greater than Healing What teachings of Jesus especially help you understand suffering? There’s the portion of Scripture in Matthew 18 where Jesus says, “If your … Continue reading

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Delaying Adulthood ..and sharing the Gospel

There is a new journal out that focuses on the transition to adulthood that includes an excellent article entitled: What’s Going on with Young People Today? The Long and Twisting Path to Adulthood. You can read the entire article HERE. … Continue reading

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Applying the Bible to your life..and Silly Putty

Greg Koukl from Stand to Reason has an excellent article entitled Enhanced Solid Ground-Silly Putty Bible Study that helps you apply biblical promises to your everyday life. Koukl writes: To many Christians, the Bible is like silly putty. Just add … Continue reading

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“A Relationship With Jesus” or “Going Through the Motions”?

I came across this article that talks about what it means to have a “relationship” with God, and how that relationship is related to the sacrament of Baptism. Here is one quote that really jumped out at me: I don’t like the word “relationship” because … Continue reading

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What do our young people really believe?

USA today has published an interesting article (HERE) on the spiritual lives or America’s young people which reads in part: Most young adults today don’t pray, don’t worship and don’t read the Bible, a major survey by a Christian research … Continue reading

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Teen Texting Soars

National Public Radio covers text messaging and why teens rely on it so heavily (Click HERE). The report finds that 75 percent of teens between the ages of 12 and 17 now have cell phones, up from 45 percent in … Continue reading

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Fireflies and Jesus

Christianity Today magazine has a short interview with Adam Young whose song Fireflies has been a big hit on the pop charts. What’s the source of your creativity? Faith and imagination. Faith is the reason I do what I do, … Continue reading

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The gospel offers hope when family feuds cause problems

The Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation has posted a portion of Tim Lane’s booklet, Family Feuds: How to Respond. The author summarizes his booklets with these words: Christmas is coming and that means family get-togethers. But these celebrations are not … Continue reading

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Barna reports on the health of Mainline Protestant Churches

From The Barna Research group: When Baby Boomers were born, the Protestant landscape of America was dominated by the six major mainline denominations. (Those bodies are typically considered to be the American Baptist Churches in the USA; the Episcopal Church; … Continue reading

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Away in a Manger, but Not in a Barn

  To find out more about the birthplace of Jesus please check out the links found in this article from the Logos bible software blog In the Nov.–Dec. issue of Bible Study Magazine, Gary A. Byers, archeologist of near eastern … Continue reading

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A Lutheran Pastor Looks at The Twilight Series

The Twilight saga is series is a young adult vampire-romance novels that are quickly becoming the most popular teen-girl novels of all time. Dr. Richard Stuckwisch was recently interviewed on the Issues Etc radio program about his reactions to the … Continue reading

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Theology for Kids

The latest issue of Themelios includes a helpful article entitled Theology for Kids: Recommending Some Recent Books for Younger Children. You can read the article by clicking HERE. The authors also provide a link to an article that looks at … Continue reading

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