Parent Prompt: Self-Actualization (& Manifesting)
CPYU Parent Prompts are a regularly released resource to spark biblically-centered conversations with your kids about the issues they face in today’s youth culture. Every day our children are compelled by a host of cultural influences to look within themselves…
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A Parents’ Primer on Internet Pornography
The Internet, mobile devices, and other digital technologies combine to create a world in which children and teens no longer have to look for and find pornography. Instead, pornography finds them. Download the free handout, A Parents’ Primer on Internet…
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Parent Prompt: Responding to Authority
CPYU Parent Prompts are a regularly released resource to spark biblically-centered conversations with your kids about the issues they face in today’s youth culture. God in his authority has delegated authority to certain roles and positions. Are we teaching our…
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“The Simple Seven” Ad Filtering Questions – Super Bowl Edition!
Does marketing work? You bet! If it didn’t work, then why are companies willing to fork out $7 million for a 30-second commercial spot during this year’s Super Bowl? Why not make your Super Bowl viewing experience productive for you…
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Parent Prompt: The Foolishness of Idols
CPYU Parent Prompts are a regularly released resource to spark biblically-centered conversations with your kids about the issues they face in today’s youth culture. The great Reformer John Calvin famously said that the human heart is a round-the-clock 24/7 “idol…
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Family TableTalk – Conversation 103
The Rescuer Came! Download Conversation 103 here. Check back regularly for new conversations.
Parent Prompt: Sabbath
CPYU Parent Prompts are a regularly released resource to spark biblically-centered conversations with your kids about the issues they face in today’s youth culture. “Sabbath” is a biblical idea that conveys important spiritual significance for how young people navigate and…
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Parent Prompt: Tattoos
CPYU Parent Prompts are a regularly released resource to spark biblically-centered conversations with your kids about the issues they face in today’s youth culture. Although tattoos are more common today, they can still be controversial. Perhaps you are a parent…
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Trend Alert: Language is Important – Problems with the Term “Gay Christian”
This CPYU Trend Alert, written by Dr. C. Scott Shidemantle, Professor of Biblical Studies at Geneva College, in Beaver Falls, PA, tackles the issues of language, the problem of “gay Christian” terminology, a challenge to use more biblical language, and…
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Parent Prompt: Energy Crisis? Teenagers and Energy Drinks
CPYU Parent Prompts are a regularly released resource to spark biblically-centered conversations with your kids about the issues they face in today’s youth culture. Energy drink companies promise alertness, focus, and increased physical performance for those who consume their products.…
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Parent Prompt: Foundations for Biblical Friendships
CPYU Parent Prompts are a regularly released resource to spark biblically-centered conversations with your kids about the issues they face in today’s youth culture. We know friendship to be fundamental to our lives, but one of the biggest problems for…
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Parent Prompt: Youth Sports & Church Participation
CPYU Parent Prompts are a regularly released resource to spark biblically-centered conversations with your kids about the issues they face in today’s youth culture. For families with young athletes, the pressure to participate in travel and club teams continues to…
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