Mar
27
2012

Roger Butner
- Q: What is the most important step you can take to protect your kids in their online experience? – A: Maintain an active relationship with them based on ongoing dialogue of respectful, clear instruction and questions about their life experiences, online and elsewhere. – - Q: What can parents do to become more cyber-savvy? [...]
Tags: adolescence, coming soon..., community, facebook, family, media, parenting, social networking, teens, texting
Nov
16
2011

Roger Butner
Sorry about the “S-word” in that video, but he just nailed this issue, so I’m sharing it. This will be short and sweet… I am “on” my iPhone too much. Facebooking mostly. But also texting, taking silly pictures, and just looking for stuff. This needs to change. I am missing out on life. I am [...]
Tags: addiction, blogging, books, character, discipline, facebook, freedom, HOPE, marriage / relationships, media, social networking, spiritual formation, texting, the journey, twitter
Oct
25
2011

Roger Butner
Watch this video… Now watch this video… I dare you to watch the first one again now. Maybe you’re not an LSU fan, so it’s easy to dismiss. And perhaps you genuinely don’t care about football. This pair of videos kicked me in the teeth. More importantly and to the point, my heart is convicted. [...]
Tags: addiction, community, culture, freedom, HOPE, manhood, media, spiritual formation, the journey
Sep
19
2011

Roger Butner
I have always loved this classic song by the Byrds, inspired by Ecclesiastes 3:1-8. Lately, I have been thinking a lot about stress, demands, busyness, self-discipline, entertainment, enjoyment of life and family and work and play, and the intersection of these things. (Yes, there are always lots of wheels turning inside my noggin. It’s like [...]
Tags: addiction, adolescence, character, culture, family, freedom, leadership, media, parenting, personal responsibility, spiritual formation, teens, texting
Jun
02
2011

Roger Butner
Thanks to Laura Story for sharing this beautiful and challenging song that expresses something I have reflected on for several years now.
Tags: HOPE, media, spiritual formation, the journey
Jan
25
2011

Roger Butner
My good friend and pastor, Hans Googer, recently posted about his affinity for the music of both Eminem and Andrew Peterson, strongly noting that Peterson sings about the answer to Slim Shady’s ongoing angst and problems. Well, Marshall, just in case you missed Hans’ post, I’ll share here the Peterson video and a video by [...]
Tags: family, freedom, HOPE, marriage / relationships, media, parenting, spiritual formation, the journey
Jan
22
2011

Roger Butner
Picking right up where we left off… On Sunday morning Chemaine wasn’t feeling well, so Shep and I headed off to church in my truck. Father-son time with our church family. Worshiping God, studying His Word, building relationships, good coffee, fun play – should be great! In the midst of singing and talking with Shep [...]
Tags: character, discipline, family, freedom, leadership, manhood, media, parenting, screamfree, spiritual formation, teaching, the journey
Dec
28
2010

Roger Butner
I hope you had the pleasure of sharing Christmas with your family this year. Sharing gifts with our children – watching their joy erupt as they rip open presents and try out new toys and games – is a rich gift from God. I am thankful He blessed me with another such year with my [...]
Tags: media, parenting, teaching, the journey
Dec
06
2010

Roger Butner
Here’s a little Christmas idea for your kids this year…give them the gift of limits on their screen time. Don’t expect them to jump for joy and sing your praises as if you just bought them the latest greatest video game. But then, good parenting isn’t all about having our kids sing our praises, is [...]
Tags: adolescence, discipline, family, leadership, media, parenting, personal responsibility, teens
Nov
05
2010

Roger Butner
Really? REALLY?!! Alright, this one is going to kick some shins and draw some backlash, but that’s how I roll. Before you rush out to pick out a cell phone for your pre-teen, ask your self a few simple questions: 1. How old were you when you got your first cell phone? (Why is that [...]
Tags: adolescence, media, parenting, social networking, teens, texting