Tag: teens
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Teenage Mutant Christians? Why Do Christians Really Leave the Faith?
Full moon over a windmill on a sweet evening stroll….. When I spotted the CNN headline, More teenagers adopting ‘mutant’ Christianity, followed by “Author: More teens becoming ‘fake’ Christians,” I inwardly groaned and wondered if someone else was making the connection with eclectic spirituality. Instead it was a pitch for Kenda Creasy Dean’s book, Almost…
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Horrible Experiences: Just Making Room for the Good Stuff
Mom plays at the Bay Point Marriott (with camera phone) while Photographer Daughter shoots a wedding nearby. When you’re in the middle of a horrible experience, it’s hard to remind yourself that it’s making room for the good stuff coming that wouldn’t have a place to settle into your life otherwise. As much as I…
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Why Today’s Teens Have Trouble Changing their World for the Better
I’m disgusted. I’m tired of adults—especially teachers and administrators in the education system—who trash-talk today’s teens and say they’re all lazy, don’t want to work for anything, don’t care about anyone but themselves, and never lend a hand to help those less fortunate. It’s not the kids who are a problem. You see, I’m raising…