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The Early Marriage Controversy

August 5th, 2009 | 18 Comments

The Early Marriage Controversy

Christianity Today publishes an article about the growing fear of marriage among Christians. … Read entire article »

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Reality Parenting

March 25th, 2008 | 7 Comments

Reality Parenting

IMPORTANT! This article was rewritten. The new version, which is greatly improved, will be published on 10/30. … Read entire article »

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MySpace is whose space?

February 2nd, 2008 | 7 Comments

MySpace is whose space?

Since ’83 I’ve been engaged with the growing migration towards online communities. “Back in the day” it was CompuServe, which of course became AOL. In ’94 I ran a BBS with a modem bank out of my office. (NeoXenos AOL!) Then in ’96 I was on ICQ with all my old Columbus buddies, including old [...] … Read entire article »

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Barna Report on Youth

December 10th, 2006 | Add a Comment

Key findings from a recent Barna report prove there is a huge opportunity to reach teenagers because of their extraordinary pursuit of spiritual interests. 50% of teens attend a weekly Christian activity. 75% discuss matters of faith with peers. 33% participate in Christian clubs on-campus. 75% have engaged in witchcraft or psychic phenomenon. 81% have [...] … Read entire article »

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Parenting Class

December 10th, 2006 | Add a Comment

The Challenge of Parenting The first class is Wednesday, December 13, 2006 at 7:30PM at the Howells. Two more classes will be held in January 10th and January 24th. For any Christian working or dealing with teenagers, this class is a great opportunity. There are not many parenting classes out there — except those for [...] … Read entire article »

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Motivating Your Child

December 10th, 2006 | Add a Comment

From The Relaxed Parent, here’s some useful advice for parents with children headed into adolescence. Ten Tips for Motivating Your Child Allow your child to fail – we rob our kids of motivation when we rescue them. Give your child regular household responsibilities – when we affirm our child’s contribution, they begin to see that [...] … Read entire article »

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Trouble-shooting Parenthood

December 9th, 2006 | 4 Comments

Interesting results are coming in from our informal parenting survey at CT. Are we as parents able to address needs of our teenagers effectively? What do the teenagers think? As an exercise in parental trouble-shooting, read the answers and post your diagnosis. Question #1) Your teenager comes drunk…what are you going to do? “I will [...] … Read entire article »

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Failed Spiritual Values

December 7th, 2006 | 2 Comments

Ed.Note: This article distills material from Christian apologist Josh McDowell (you can listen to the Broadcast). McDowell provides objective evidence about the failure of Christian parents to transmit spiritual values to their kids. This failure in parental leadership laid a foundation for the recent rise of the Emergent Church. Unfortunately, McDowell’s conclusion that dads need [...] … Read entire article »

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The Relaxed Parent

December 6th, 2006 | 1 Comment

The Relaxed Parent

Ed Note: originally reviewed by Julia Choops from the Xenos Web. The title of this book is a little misleading. “The Relaxed Parent” conveys a feeling of permissiveness, which is not what the book is about. “The Principled Parent” would be a more accurate title. Another weakness of this book is a lack of real [...] … Read entire article »

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