Teenagers

Helping Teens Grow Up Without Giving Up

The teens and young adults into whom you invest need to know that high school and college are hard. But they also need to know that life is going to get more complex and challenging. We must encourage them to learn to cope with life today so that they can find success in life tomorrow. If 10 pushups are so hard and discouraging that you never try to do pushups again, you’ll never get to 100. But, if someone comes alongside you who can do 50 pushups and acknowledges your struggle and encourages you to try again tomorrow, you might just meet your goal.

The Benefits of Early Intervention

I am fond of computers and technology.  Technology does much to enhance our lives and can make us more productive (Though, it can actually work in the reverse).  The rise of the computer and high speed internet brought about a brand new world for pornography.  This issue is front and center for the church.  In …

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Fantastic Four

The Wall Street Journal weighs in on why even feminists should be opposed to skimpy clothes for teenage girls. All of which brings me to a question: Why do so many of us not only permit our teenage daughters to dress like this—like prostitutes, if we’re being honest with ourselves—but pay for them to do …

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