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Tag Archives: Youth

Want young people back in the pews? Stop trying to make church ‘cool.’

October 21, 2016by Guntars Baikovs Leave a comment

Read the original article here. Bass reverberates through the auditorium floor as a heavily bearded worship leader pauses to invite the congregation, bathed in the light of two giant screens, […]

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Parents: You’re not doing your job.

January 27, 2016by Guntars Baikovs Leave a comment

A brief article from the guy who actually knows [scientifically] that there are differences not only between boys and girls, but also between parents and children. Our society has forgotten […]

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WHY WE FORCE OUR KIDS, ALMOST WITHOUT FAIL, TO GO TO CHURCH

December 9, 2015by Guntars Baikovs Leave a comment

For parents of teens, for parents who love and care. Read the original article by Karen Stiller here >>>.  Last Sunday morning, my lovely 17-year old daughter told me she was […]

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The real truth about sex: What we’re not telling our kids

November 10, 2015by Guntars Baikovs Leave a comment

Read the original article here >>>. Read also this one >>>. We’re a culture obsessed with parenthood, or “parenting,” as we like to call it.  Countless websites, books, and magazines […]

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3 Common Traits of Youth Who Don’t Leave the Church

December 4, 2014by Guntars Baikovs Leave a comment

Read the original article here.  What is it that sets apart the kids who stay in the church? “What do we do about our kids?” The group of parents sat […]

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Movies, the Family and the Catechism

October 3, 2014by Guntars Baikovs Leave a comment

“All things are lawful, but not all things are helpful. All things are lawful, but not all things build up. Let no one seek his own good, but the good […]

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School and Scripture: get excited?!

August 29, 2014by Guntars Baikovs Leave a comment

Read the original article here.  First day of school. I see Facebook and Instagram, Twitter and blogs filled to overflowing with pictures of happy kids and shiny backpacks… But it does […]

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More teens becoming ‘fake’ Christians

August 22, 2014by Guntars Baikovs Leave a comment

If you’re the parent of a Christian teenager, Kenda Creasy Dean has this warning: Your child is following a “mutant” form of Christianity, and you may be responsible!  Dean says more […]

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Does the Bible Really Condone Premarital Sex?

July 26, 2014by Guntars Baikovs Leave a comment

By Bob Russell. Occasionally church leaders email me, asking for my opinion on various personal or church problems. This spring, I received a note from a church leader in another […]

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Kids in church

June 5, 2014by Guntars Baikovs Leave a comment

Read the original article here.    This retired pastor has learned a few things about children in worship both from the vantage point of the chancel and of the pew: + […]

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Wake up! Turn off! Live!

May 5, 2014by Guntars Baikovs Leave a comment

Alarming… Disturbing… and just too real.

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Sports vs. Church: who wins?

May 4, 2014by Guntars Baikovs Leave a comment

The most important question is – ‘who wins in a long term?’ Read the original article here.  “WARNING: The following may make you uncomfortable… may even make you mad! Last […]

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Why I Would Never Force my Kids to go to Church

March 28, 2014by Guntars Baikovs Leave a comment

Read the original article here.  My parents forced me to eat three times a day growing up.  No joke.  Three times.  Every.  Single.  Day.  And it wasn’t always stuff I […]

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How Logic Can Help Save a College Student’s Faith

September 7, 2013by Guntars Baikovs Leave a comment

“I’m a liberal, pacifist, atheist, and if you don’t like it, you can leave,” the professor said as he began the first day of Renaissance history at the University of […]

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I Wonder If Sunday School Is Destroying Our Kids

July 31, 2013by Guntars Baikovs Leave a comment

Several years ago I met with a woman distraught by her son’s rejection of Christianity. She said, “I did everything I could to raise him right. I taught him to […]

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