faith one conversation
at a time, bridging the
gap between parents
and their teenagers.
One of the best ways
to do this is through
culture translation,
that is, taking current
trends like pop culture,
social media, video games,
for example and intersecting
them with theological
principles that are
relevant to the
next generation.
God comes to youand pull you to Him.More andmorein prayer, you willfeel this pull.Give in.You shall neverbe disappointed.
the word ‘God.’It does not referto a particularGod of any religion,but refers to thehighest conceivablebeing that thephilosophers ofreligion talk about.
enclosed by Reason.The rational universeis a very different notion.Our meaningfulengagement withthe things of theworld enjoins usto respectfully andresponsibly disclosetheir values in reality.
and His glorious resurrection.And we know Himas our Redeemer,in Whom are thewords of eternal life.Through Christ,we are redeemedand by means ofHis Holy Spirit,we are regenerated.By God’s gracewe are born anewinto His newand perfect creation.
granting methe good fortuneto give methe opportunityto learn aboutdeath as thekey to ourtrue happiness.(Wolfgang Amadeus Mozartwrote in a letter toa friend three yearsbefore his death) .
relaxing on this shore.The poet never speaksbefore he is moved.In silence, in imaginationpure, I reach the source.The mystery ofmythsof light shine in mydarkness at my core.My blind eyesregain sightand my deaf earhear now in this silenceof the wonderful moon.(Graphic: Vee Hietsch saved to TravelPinterest.)
