Insight for Today's culture

Truth Breeds Trust [One Minute Feature]

Many people feel that trust should be a given, or automatic. The truth is, however, that trust must be earned and then cultivated over time. This principle not only applies to relationships with coworkers and friends but within parent-child relationships as well.

So, if trust must be earned between a mother or father and their children, does that mean it’s ok to not automatically trust them in every situation? Does this initial mistrust make you a bad parent?

A Last Resort [One Minute Feature]

Like most parents, you would probably do just about anything to help your child. This may even include shelling out thousands of dollars for residential care treatment for your troubled teen. But should you?

Today, we explore who residential treatment is for, and who it’s not. You may find there are more economical treatment options to try before signing your child up for residential therapy.

Current Events [One Minute Feature]

Don’t rock the boat. Don’t make people mad. This mentality has caused many to remain silent about current events, effectively stifling any amount of intelligent dialog.

Instead of remaining silent, we need to discuss our views, and the Bible’s stance, on today’s hot topics. There’s a way to respectfully discuss these issues, and it’s important to empower our kids to do the same.

You’ve Got a Friend in Me [One Minute Feature]

Friendships are an important part of our lives here on Earth. It’s no wonder that social media has gained the popularity that it has today.

As important as having friends may be, however, the quality of friendships is much more important than the quantity. It’s crucial that we help our kids to understand this as well.

Building Character in Our Kids with Pat Williams [Podcast]

As responsible and effective parents before we can impart character into our kids we must first understand what character is and then establish it in ourselves. But in the pampered and self-centered age we live in today, with trigger words and safe spaces for the fragile and entitled milquetoasts of society, character seems to be waining in America.

I've heard it said that Character is "who you are and what you do when nobody is looking." When it comes to our kids, I think character-building has a lot to do with the quality of people that they're surrounded with. I also believe that who and what …