Feb 28 2009
If you are coming to my website after hearing me speak at the Livingston youth rally, I would encourage you to check out my Parenting 101 page, my recommended reading for parenting, my recommended websites for adolescence, my recommended websites for media/entertainment, and maybe even search my site for posts regarding “teens,” “adolescence,” and “parenting.” [...]
Feb 28 2009
Today I will be speaking to a gathering of parents at a youth rally in Livingston, LA. I am so grateful for the opportunity to encourage, challenge, and equip these parents! Working with teens and their parents has become one of my great passions in life, and every opportunity is a genuine blessing. (Even when [...]
Feb 27 2009
Yesterday was my last day at my office in downtown Baton Rouge. Transitions can be difficult, and this one has been no exception. The last couple of weeks have run the spectrum of highs and lows, and all the hubbub has worn me out. My fellow counselors have made it very clear how much they [...]
Feb 26 2009
Between saying goodbye to the gang at BRCCC (my “old” office), getting my momentum going at MTA (my “new” office), and preparing to speak this weekend to a group of parents at a youth gathering, frankly, I don’t feel much like blogging. I’m doing my best to keep my head above water and keep focused [...]
Feb 25 2009
Just a quick post today to share with you several related things that have crossed my path recently. As I write this, I have not yet seen the film, “Slum Dog Millionaire.” However, I intend to remedy that ASAP. Numerous people in whom I have high respect have told me this is a must-see film, [...]
Feb 24 2009
(Click here to watch my Mardi Gras “Parenting 101″ interview on WAFB) For those of you not in or from the Gulf Coast region, today is Mardi Gras. This is French for Fat Tuesday. If you know anything about Mardi Gras, you probably identify the holiday with beads, gaudy colors and decor, and total [...]
Feb 23 2009
I hope you have found this “twisted” series valuable. Feel free to share your thoughts with me and our other followers here at the site. This is the last letter in the series, “Making the Most of Family Life,” as I originally presented them in a church class back in the fall of ’02: My [...]
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Feb 22 2009
Letter five in my six-part series, “Making the Most of Family Life”: – My dear young tempters, Today’s strategy is not so much about learning a direct attack as it is about promoting a climate [...]
Feb 21 2009
And my fourth installment in the “Making the Most of Family Life” series, inspired by “The Screwtape Letters”: - My dear young tempters, As I hope you will recall from our previous lessons, one of the keys to effectively ravaging the [...]
Feb 20 2009
I just have to tell you about what a great gift-giver God is: I met a fellow Christian counselor at IHOP this morning for a delightful breakfast of harvest grain ‘n nut pancakes with blueberries on top. Good stuff. It was the first time I had met him, and our meeting quickly evidenced to both [...]
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