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HOW A PARENT’S INFLUENCE TRUMPS CONTROL
More Is Caught, Than Taught! A couple of days ago, we looked at the parent-trap of trying to control a teen’s behaviour. It often leads the teen down a path toward exasperation and embitterment. There’s a better way to raise teenagers! First (1), a parent must relinquish their desire control their teen, and give it to the Lord. Second…
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HOW TO KEEP TEENS FROM EXASPERATION AND EMBITTERMENT
Dealing With Our Control Issues. Once a child hit’s puberty, a parent’s control begins to slip away. At puberty there are obviously chemical and hormonal changes happening. But the development of a teenager is so much more than that! In those early teen years, big life questions start to show up: Relationships, spirituality, finances and a…
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Discipleship | Family | Leadership | Ministry
HELP! I’m Parenting a Teenager!
There once was a young man named Bobby Boucher. Bobby was raised in the Louisiana bayou. Bobby’s Mama loved him dearly! Out of that love, she tried her best to protect Bobby from the evils of this world. But little by little, her desire to love and protect Bobby turned into a constant effort to control Bobby.
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HOW GOD IS USING THE PASSION OF YOUTH
Let’s talk about youth.
Depending on the English translation you’re using, the word “youth” appears 50 to 90 times in the Old Testament and 1 to 10 times in the New Testament.
This would be a straightforward word study if it weren’t for our current Western culture definition of youth (which often equates to being a teenager). You see, this doesn’t transfer over Biblically.
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HAPPY 16TH BIRTHDAY Y2K!
The Millennium’s Turning Sweet 16 Do you remember being 16? Age 16 is such a great time of life. The hormonal puberty rush of junior high has finally started to even out. Friendships and social structures have been well established. Interests, hobbies, sports and clubs have taken root and are beginning to flourish. And age…
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How a “No Headphones” Rule Can Promote Community
Once a youth trip begins, it’s fascinating to see how quickly the students expect a youth pastor to act like their parents, but that’s not the goal in this environment. It’s important for students to have some safe, healthy independence during youth trips. For the most part, they were free to decide, and I always enjoy seeing their faces when this freedom first sets in.
