Category: Culture
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Younger Generations Face Issues We Did Not
I read a very helpful and concise article titled “4 Issues Your Children Are Facing That You Never Had To” on Crossway that parents and grandparents would benefit from. Here is an excerpt… Parenting in this culture is fraught with challenges that our parents did not encounter when we were kids. Our parents took certain…
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Navigating Generational Differences
There are few things more jarring and daunting than being dropped into a foreign culture, having to learn a new language, and navigating your way around. The overwhelming strangeness of absolutely everything leaves one feeling unequipped or unprepared for each new day. This is where the church in America finds itself today. Yet we did…
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Key Issues Christians Need to Understand
I spoke a few weeks back to a Sunday School class of grandparents. The main thing I was trying to get across to the folks there was that the world their grandkids are growing up in is so different that it makes little sense to older generations. Specifically I spoke of the changing meaning of…
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It Is Time To Stand Together
In 2020 when George Floyd was murdered, many felt compelled to post a black box in their social media feed. The intention was to stand in solidarity against racism. We can all agree that racism is wrong. When Russia invaded Ukraine, it seemed like everyone put a Ukrainian flag in their social media feed. Some put…
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The Silent Epidemic
I recently read an excellent article by Carl Trueman that spoke to an issue that I believe is not getting addressed enough. I thought I would share the highlights and encourage you to read the whole piece. The article is titled THE DEATH OF CHURCH AND PUB in which he captures the essence of what…
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Truth We Don’t Want To Face
Comedians can sometimes nail the truth in such a way that we not only find humor in it but also cannot deny its reality. Such was the case as I was reading a book that starts off commenting on our mortality. The author stated it in various creative ways. One was along the lines of…
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What We Sing With Students Matters
I noticed an unusual article from a few years ago trending on The Gospel Coalition Blog. It’s an interesting topic… 10 Hymns Youth Groups Should Sing. I think I shared the article here back when it first caught my attention. Some of the 10 Hymns I am not even familiar with but the point of…
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How Culture Impacts Family (part 2)
(I had the opportunity to teach at St. Michael’s Church, Charleston a few months ago. This is the rest of what I shared there) 2. A postmodern and post Christian culture has emerged. In the late 1990’s, anyone doing ministry was hearing the experts warn of this idea of postmodernism. It was described as…
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How Culture Impacts Family (part 1)
(I had the opportunity to teach at St. Michael’s Church, Charleston a few months ago. This is part of what I shared there) My calling in life has been primarily to ministry with teenagers. For years I considered myself a student of youth culture, learning to make sense of the latest trends and communicating…
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A few notes on Generation Z
In recently putting together a presentation, I stumbled on some notes I made last year from research I was reading on GenZ. This is just in outline form and some of it I will incorporate into writing here. What we need to cultivate in GenZ according to research by Barna Group and Impact360. Move beyond…