Quote spotlight . . .
"I confess that I hunger to be eager for life, to be fully human . . . I confess a belief in the existence of ways of being, knowing, feeling, thinking, imagining, and doing that promotes a fullness of life and humanity, and I confess a belief in the existence of ways that do not."
--Charlie Peacock, New Way to Be Human
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- RT @lensweet: "Every person decides whether their footprints will last beyond a lifetime or sink in the sands of time" // Great reminder! 1 month ago
- Made velvety chocolate pudding for dessert...out of avocados. Really! Tasted as rich as chocolate mousse. tinyurl.com/7wmm942 #chocolate 2 months ago
- Twenty-Seven Million-powerful song by Redman and LZ7. Increase awareness around human trafficking. Download & retweet! fb.me/1zapLBaSQ 2 months ago
Author Archives: Jan Kern
‘seduced by sex, saved by love’–honored as finanlist
The second book in the Live Free series has received a finalist nomination for the Christian Retailers Choice Awards in the Youth/Teen category. Winners will be announced this coming Monday, July 13, during the International Christian Retail Show (ICRS) in Denver. An … Continue reading
Posted in hope, teen sexuality, teens, young adults, youth ministry
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culture shock back in America
Take an American girl who has lived outside of the U.S. for a few years, reintroduce her back into this culture, and what you’ll get is an enlightening perspective of the crazy road we might be traveling down. Meredith Whitmore is a … Continue reading
Posted in family, technology, youth ministry
Tagged family, family ministry, technology, youth
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good friday is ‘good’
Good Friday. It isn’t called that everywhere. Those in Germany call it Karfreitag, meaning Mourning Friday. Not surprising. God’s hand was raised against the darkness of sin that day long ago when Jesus was led to the cross. And it … Continue reading
Posted in hope, relationship with God, self-injury
Tagged Easter, Good Friday, hidden pain, hope, Jesus, redemption, restoration, self-injury
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when someone who self-injures comes to you
What do you do when someone tells you they are self-injuring? Most just want you to be there to listen, but realize that more often than not, they may share their story gradually. They’ll test the waters, see if they … Continue reading
Posted in self-injury, teens, youth ministry
Tagged helping teens, self-injury, youth ministry
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how you know someone is self-injuring
Yesterday I spoke in a Youth Counseling class at William Jessup University. Part of what we talked about included the trends of self-injury and how those involved in youth organizations and ministries can best be aware of and help a teen … Continue reading
Posted in mentoring, self-injury, teens, Uncategorized, youth ministry
Tagged helping teens, self-injury, youth ministry
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you–a hope builder for the hurting teen
To offer hope to the hurting teen takes deep commitment, starting with what we do to be certain we have hope to give, the hope they need most. 1 Peter 3:15 says: “But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. … Continue reading
Posted in family, hope, mentoring, teens, youth ministry
Tagged hope, hurting and addicted teens, teens
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deepening ministry to preteens
Just back from the Children’s Pastor’s Conference (INCM) that took place in Nashville, Tennessee. Patrick Snow (from SuperStart), Sean Sweet, and I did a preconference on preteen ministry, with my focus being, not surprisingly, the at-risk child or preteen. I was … Continue reading
eyes on life challenge #2
Connections. Deepening relationships. Choosing. Changing. Growing. Slowing down enough to think, to feel, to know I have purpose beyond daily existence. God matters to me. I matter to him. Others should matter to me. An entire day can go by. … Continue reading
Posted in family, technology, teens, youth ministry
Tagged deeper with God, eyes on life, family, purpose and passion, tech addictions
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eyes on life challenge #1
During a radio interview yesterday morning, I heard a call-in’s story of being out with a friend who was constantly on his cell. Clearly frustrated, the call-in wondered what would come next in technology to further bring down the quality … Continue reading
Posted in family, technology, teens, youth workers
Tagged eyes on life, family, purpose and passion, tech addictions, teen culture
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from eyes online to eyes on life
This past summer, as I waited for a flight, I saw a family sitting on the floor near the window. I guessed that the five children were easily under ten, some closer to age five or six (might have been … Continue reading
