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They Don’t Know or Don’t Want to Know
After dropping Alec off at college, Lori and I rolled into a hotel late Saturday night exhausted. We turned on the TV to see what was on and landed on MTV’s Jersey Shore. Wow! It’s hard to believe that...
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Top Ten 70′s Slang Words That We Need to Bring Back!
The other day after making record time on one of my road bike rides, I let out a celebratory, “Shazaam!” People stared. (Those jive turkeys!) Come on! Am I alone, or do we need to bring some of that...
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Shooting “Real Conversations”
Wednesday I flew to Grand Rapids to film my new DVD sharing-your-faith curriculum with Zondervan, the one that I’ve been telling you about now titled, “Real Conversations.” We shot all day yesterday...
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MTV Sinks New Lows
I just finished watching the MTV Video Music Awards (the VMAs) and collaborating with my buddy David about our annual Youth Culture Window article (now posted) we’re co-writing about the show. (Funny...
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Four Inescapable Realities about Youth Culture
Yesterday I quickly chimed in with my late night thoughts after watching MTV’s 2011 VMAs and the new show that premiered after. (Wow! And I thought Jersey Shore was racy.) Today I wanted to give you...
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This is the Way; Walk In It
When’s the last time you saw a secular feature film, Rated G, that opened with a Bible verse? When the lights go down in the theatre this Friday, and the previews finish… these words appear on the...
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Mixed Messages from Lil Wayne
One minute his foul lyrics treat women like objects, and on the same album he cuts a heartfelt song providing an accurate glimpse into the world of a girl who struggles to find love because of her...
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Rambo in Disguise as Little Orphan Annie
After a summer offering several fun movie choices… the theaters have run a little dry of late. So my attention has turned to the DVD/Blu Ray rental scene. This week a intriguing little film was...
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Pleading Ignorant
“I don’t know why they watch this stuff! It’s terrible!” That’s what the sweet little ol’ lady next to me on the plane just told me, referring to her grandkids’ movie choices. Funny, she answered her...
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16 and NOT Pregnant
It’s funny. In all my years hearing powerful testimonies of young people at camps and conferences, I have frequently heard solid Christian kids actually say something like, “I’ve never done drugs or...
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When Sports Becomes God
“… and then we have a tournament Thanksgiving weekend. We expect everyone to be there.” I turned to my wife. “Did he really just say ‘Thanksgiving Weekend’?” My daughter Ashley played ‘select soccer’...
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Just Dad and Me
This morning I hopped on a plane and flew down to Southern California where I’ll be talking to teenage girls about self esteem and then teaching one of my parenting workshops. But this weekend has an...
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Conversation Starters
Okay, time to give away some cool stuff. Everybody’s gonna win with this one, because we’re gonna give away some great conversation starter ideas, AND we’ll make it a contest where I’ll give away 5 of...
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Parental Overreactions
How should parents respond when they realize that their kids are absorbing a steady dose of inappropriate media? It’s like this. Parents stumble upon their teenager’s iPod or discover a ticket stub,...
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Conversation Starter WINNERS
This week we had a resourceful little contest that truly made us all winners, because not only am I giving away cool prizes to 10 different people, but all of us now get the benefit of a page full of...
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Lessons on Communication from Juror #2
“Did he have the “intent” to sell drugs, beyond reasonable doubt?” That was the question I had to ponder most of the week last week, then deliberate with 11 other jurors for several hours. I learned...
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Now is the Time
A couple times a year I like to offer some ridiculous deals on my books. Now is that time. I like to offer deals that cater to current needs. It’s funny to observe how different resources are used...
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Should Ashley Download Pumped Up Kicks?
My 14-year-old daughter Ashley wants to download the popular song Pumped Up Kicks. Okay, you’ve heard me repeated tell you my two cents on plenty of music. This time let’s change it up. You tell me…...
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Your Favorite Quote Contest
It’s time for me to give away another great prize… I’ve got 5 of the brand new Lion King BluRay/DVD combos right here and I’m going to give them away to the 5 people who submit the best movie quotes....
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I Need One Minute
This Saturday I’m running for you! (Yeah, that’s a lot for a guy who eats this much!) I know, I know. A lot of people have their hands out in this tough economy, but hear me out really quick, because...
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