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Screen Time and Friends

Last week, our nine year-old son started talking about American Idol. We don’t watch “A.I.” so I asked how he knew so much about it…

Sticky Faith Summit Day #1

In 2010, we have 12 churches who are part of our Sticky Faith Learning Cohort, which largely revolves around our FYI College Transition Project research.  Yesterday we started a three-day summit here in Pasadena with teams from Highland Park…

Your View of Parents

I’ve been reading Reggie Joiner’s great book, Think Orange, and one of his not-so-subtle themes is the way our expectations of others influence their behavior.

Spiritual Catalysts

In Think Orange, Reggie Joiner describes a team discussion at North Point Community Church that came to dramatically shape their philosophy of ministry.

Fight for a Kid

Just like in yesterday’s blog I’m going to basically transcribe a story from Reggie Joiner’s Think Orange in this blog. It’s such a powerful and memorable story that I hope you share it with other parents.

My Initial Concern about Reggie Joiner’s Orange

When I first heard about Reggie Joiner’s “orange” philosophy, my first concern was that he didn’t value the impact of non-family adults in a kids’ life.

Think Orange

A few weeks ago I was in Atlanta for the Youth Specialties National Youth Workers Convention. One of my favorite aspects of the convention is…

Question #3 for Frantic Families

The Powell family isn’t a frantic family but we are busy. And we have those moments of franticness.

Question #2 for Frantic Families

Yesterday I introduced The Three Big Questions for a Frantic Family by Patrick Lencioni and I covered the first question…

3 Big Questions for Frantic Families

As soon as my friend, Nancy, mentioned the title of the book, The Three Big Questions for a Frantic Family, I was intrigued.

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