The ADD Generation
I teach a Sunday school class for college students; yesterday I asked for their help. I’ll be at a conference later this week and will be one of a panel addressing the topic of Understanding the Post-Modern Generation. (It’s an annual meeting of Intentional Interim ministers. I’m always one of the youngest (if not the [...]
Lack of Discipline
This Lifeway article, Lack of Discipline, is the sixth in a series on a survey they have done:The Top 10 Issues Facing Today’s Family. Ward and June Cleaver seemed to have it so easy. A stern look from Father, and you knew you were “in for it.” Think for a moment of times you have [...]
Murrah Federal Building: 11 Years Ago
I am re-posting this entry from a year ago. Last year was the 10th anniversary: it seemed like the only news story of the day. This year the anniversary isn’t a nice round number; I can’t recall a single news article about it over the past few days. Oklahoma City National Memorial Oklahoma was in [...]
ADHD News
Two articles on ADHD: From the St. Paul Pioneer: Finding a Focus Renewed concerns about side effects of ADHD drugs have not held much sway with parents medicating their children for the disorder. For many, a clear-thinking child outweighs risks. From the South Bend Tribune: Danger in using drug for ADHD as study aid Adderall, [...]
What’s your Vision for the SBC?
There is an interesting discussion winding it’s way through about six different blogs over the past few days. I think Marty started it a couple of weeks ago with his vision for the SBC. Steve then offers his opinion: We don’t need to figure out how to change this gimpy behemoth (SBC). It is the [...]
Bad Marriage Advice
This (Preparing for Divorce While Happily Married: Tips from a Divorce Lawyer) may be the worst relationship advice ever offered. From the review at Amazon.com: Divorce can be a phenomenally costly process-both financially and emotionally. But there are ways to reduce the costs of this high stakes game. There are ways to take control of [...]
Financial Pressures
This Lifeway article, Financial Pressures, is the fifth in a series on a survey they have done:The Top 10 Issues Facing Today’s Family. Why are we stressed about money? We are stressed because it is a good indicator of priorities based in our earthly desires. And further, our earthly desires can be powerfully misleading forces [...]
Lack of Family Communication
This Lifeway article, Lack of Communication, is the fourth in a series on a survey they have done:The Top 10 Issues Facing Today’s Family. The Lifeway article reads as if the author had been given a topic and told to “Round up the usual suspects”. Cell phones, email, text messaging, instant messaging… Combined with the [...]
Studies on Prayer
Al Mohler has a few brief comments on a recent study (Long-Awaited Medical Study Questions the Power of Prayer): First, I do not believe that Christians should look for any validation of prayer (or any other Christian doctrine or discipline, for that matter) from the world of science or empirical research. Second, I do not [...]
Negative Media Influences
This Lifeway article, Negative Media Influences, is the third in a series on a survey they have done:The Top 10 Issues Facing Today’s Family. In recent years, however, personal pleasure and freedom have been enshrined to the point that family values are not merely rebelled against but are considered a threat. The traditional values of [...]
