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Church Engagement: What story are we telling ourselves about the Church?
When most people begin mobilizing churches to care for vulnerable children and families, they don’t start out frustrated with the Church. They usually begin with a deep sense of hope....
Three potent ideas at the heart of Rule Your Tech
The book Rule Your Tech (So It Won’t Rule You) centers on three big ideas drawn from an immense number of studies, current neuroscience and deep biblical moorings. These guiding...
The Church and the Kingdom of God: Ordinary people entrusted with extraordinary callings
Several years ago, I walked out of our garage to find our then 8-year-old daughter power washing the fence along the driveway. She’d never power washed anything before. She’d only...
Unity and collaboration bear witness to pure religion
God called Mary Beth and Steven Curtis Chapman into the journey of caring for vulnerable children and families decades ago. It began with their own family as they adopted three...
Teens and Technology: Helping your teen create healthy tech habits now
Our two oldest children were 1 and 3 years old when the first iPhone came out. A little over a decade later, 95% of US teens ages 13-17 reported owning...
Technology and family life: Setting limits to support flourishing
When limits feel impossible When I talk with parents, it doesn’t take long for the topic of technology use to come up. Almost invariably, it is emotionally laden: fear, frustration,...
