Archive October 14, 2010

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We Are What We Consume Consumption Culture and Teen Identity, Part 1

There is little doubt that September 11, 2001 has been and will continue to be a defining moment in American history.  In the weeks and months following that day, America was presented with a new type of cultural “normalcy”. We …

The Image of Lassiez-Faire Marriage

Dr. John Witte came to Fuller’s campus recently to give a talk on covenantal marriage.

Parenting Myths We Can Do Without

This Valentine’s Day — filled with American cultural myths championing an emaciated version of “love” — how about a little anxiety relief?

Who Is This About?

A few weeks ago, Kara Powell asked if I was interested in buying girl scout cookies.

The Single-Story Fallacy

Our friend and FYI Advisory Council member Albert Tate recently recommended this TED talk by Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Adichie about “The danger of a single story.”

How to Partner with Parents in Teaching About Sex Good Sex Curriculum Excerpt

This post is an excerpt from the Good Sex 2.0 Leader’s Guide: A Whole-Person Approach to Teenage Sexuality and God
curriculum for youth workers, by Jim Hancock and Kara Powell.  Used by permission.


If we could wave a Magic Parent …

Inattention

You’ve likely seen this “selective attention” test before—it’s been around over a decade. But just in case you haven’t,

On Stability

Three to four years ago, the only people who had smart phones were the ones who really needed them.

Friends and Race

I’m in the middle of a multi-part blog series on a great new book on kids and race called Growing Up in America: The Power of Race in the Lives of Teens.

Lonely Adults, Lonely Kids

Recent research from Iowa State indicates that “Many adults are chronically lonely.”

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