Subscribe

Culture

Youth ministry’s contribution to the missing 20-somethings

We’ve all heard the dilemma about the missing 20-something-year-olds from our churches: students graduate high school, go on to college and don’t…

read Read Time: 2 Minutes

“Expelled” almost expelled me from the theater

There’s been a lot of hype over this movie, especially among conservatives who felt like they would finally have a voice on the big screen. Normally…

read Read Time: 2 Minutes

What parents’ actions often teach kids about God

Actions speak louder than words. Whether parents like it or not, kids see the priorities and values they set for the family and it makes a difference on how…

read Read Time: 3 Minutes

Friends just aren’t what they used to be

The Internet is changing the definition of friendship.
Because of my blog, I tend to have a lot of people who I don’t know and have never met request to…

read Read Time: 1 Minute

Watch Teen Internet Workshop LIVE on Ustream.tv

In case you missed it, two weeks ago I posted that I will be teaching a parent workshop on November 6 about Facebook, Myspace, YouTube, Instant Messenger, World…

read Read Time: 2 Minutes

Another Dove video on self-image for girls

Dove released another video for their “Campaign for Beauty” addressing the distorted perception our culture pushes of what beauty is all about. See…

read Read Time: 0 Minutes

We underestimate the influence of video games

I’m a pretty active gamer. I can’t afford to play all the latest video games as they come out nor do I even want to anyway, but I do have a couple…

read Read Time: 2 Minutes

My review of The Simpsons Movie

As someone who usually enjoys The Simpsons on TV, the movie wasn’t quite as good as I hoped. In fact, I was little disappointed. It had all the normal…

read Read Time: 1 Minute

Creating intergenerational church services

I’ve heard this comment several times from students: “Church just isn’t for me.” In my mind, my immediate response is…

read Read Time: 1 Minute

Battle Cry is more like Battle Screaming

For a couple years now I’ve been increasingly disappointed in the direction Ron Luce and Teen Mania are going with this whole Battle Cry thing. I attended…

read Read Time: 2 Minutes