Tag: Parenting
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Absolutist, Prohibitionist, and Luddite? Oh, My!
My reply to Dr. William Dembski’s push-back on my views about using generative AI in Education.
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Should We Use Generative AI for Education?
My first response to Dr. William Dembski’s article about AI in Education. A friendly, important conversation.
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Should Kids Use Generative AI Chatbots? (And Why I Was Uninvited)
My warning to parents, and how these views got me uninvited from a great interview opportunity.
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An International Conversation on Digital Discipleship
Digital Discipleship. It’s the defining challenge of our age. We often think of “discipleship” as a churchy-religious word, but whether or not we’re any kind of theist we’re all disciples of someone or something. And today, most of us are discipled by our screens. My succinct definition of a disciple is someone who performs embodied…
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Instagram Teen Accounts: Wolves Targeting the Young Sheep
Meta, parent company of Instagram & Facebook, announced their new “Teen Accounts” today. The propaganda on that page is written to comfort parents by assuring us that they’ve heard the criticisms of Jonathan Haidt and the U.S. Surgeon General, they read the bad press, and they’re taking steps to avoid breaking the mental health of…
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Free Virtual Event: Being a Dad in a Sex-Saturated Culture (for National Fatherhood Month)
Did you know it’s National Fatherhood Month? It’s easy to miss among the noise of other celebrations this month. I have the honor of sharing with a group of dads for an Iron Sharpens Iron virtual event called “Being a Dad in a Sex-Saturated Culture”. I’m going to help dads see how they are uniquely…
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Just Ask Your Mom: A Fun and Important Podcast
I had a delightful conversation with Renee Sproles and Bonnie Blaylock on their Just Ask Your Mom podcast. They are “two Southern moms on the backside of raising kids. They have 4 kids, over 50 years of marriage, and 40 years of parenting mistakes, successes, and experience between them.” Renee and Bonnie asked questions every…
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Screen-Free Family Dinners: A Matter of Life and Death?
I’m far from a perfect parent. I have many regrets — things I wish I could do over. But here’s one thing I’m proud of: we made screen-free family dinners a priority. Besides praying together (nearly) every night, I believe this is one of the main reasons I still have a great relationship with my…
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On Homeschooling #3: Technology
This is the third in a series of short interview questions produced by Alpha and Omega Publishing. AOP asked for my thoughts on technology and homeschooling. In today’s episode, I challenge us to understand the battle we’re facing with our kids and technology, and help our kids aspire to a higher purpose. We are here…
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On Homeschooling #2: Present for the Moments
This is the second in a series of short interview questions produced by Alpha and Omega Publishing. AOP asked for my thoughts on technology and homeschooling. This short clip encourages us to hang in there through the daily challenges of homeschooling so that we can be present for so many “firsts”. Being present is a…