I’ve studied over 200 kids—here are six magic phrases that make kids listen to their parents: Good things to tell people, not just your kids. Reem Raouda says, “Parents are constantly searching for ways to get their kids to listen. But a lot of us focus too much on trying to get them to obey in the moment, rather than building genuine long-term cooperation.”
Seven lies about our love lives: Eric Geiger shares, “’It’s just between us’: The world, especially in the West, paints relationships as just between the two people. This hurts both dating relationships and marriages. Those dating and those married miss the wisdom and perspective from community.”
Differentiating desire from identity: Kyle Johnson says, “We now see this all around us: sexual desire has become a key identity marker in our society. This link between desire and identity also increases the sense of distress many Christians experience when they notice that they have same-sex attraction. Because it suggests that it’s not only a battle about sexual desire – it’s a deeper crisis about identity.”
What is the gospel, really? Responding to John Mark Comer and Scot McKnight: In this video Michael Horton interacts with some of Comer and McKnight’s critiques of Reformed soteriology.
What was going on when I was born? Here’s a fun little tool.

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