http://radicallegacy.reclaimingthemind.org/blogs DISCUSSING THE NEED TO PASS ALONG THE LEGACY OF CHRIST TO YOUNG ADULTS Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:51:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en From Crosswalk.com: "Second, when Jesus made disciples of young men (and John was called "a youth and almost a boy" by one early church father), He challenged them to "Follow Me." Teenage discipleship in Jesus' day meant spending time with an adult. Initially, that was with a parent who worked your ... http://radicallegacy.reclaimingthemind.org/blogs/2008/12/26/potential-issues-in-youth-leaving-church/ From Crosswalk.com: "Parental Religious Beliefs: It is a "given" that parents influence their children's outcomes. However, a 2000 study from the Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology explains just how very important both doing and explaining are when it comes to influencing our children toward our own values and beliefs. The author ... http://radicallegacy.reclaimingthemind.org/blogs/2008/12/26/parental-influence/ If you have ever entered a Christian Bookstore, you cannot miss the vast options in Bibles.  Many of those are directed towards youth. However, Michael Spencer (the widely read Internet Monk), brings up an interesting point in regards to some of those Bibles.  In an post reviewing various Bibles, he writes:      "I ... http://radicallegacy.reclaimingthemind.org/blogs/2008/12/15/relevant-bibles-for-teenagers/ Emerging church pastor and leader Dan Kimball (Vintage Faith) writes about a recent youth convention he attended.  This is not the first time he has written about his heart towards students and youth pastors.  One paragraph is a great description on how we all (pastors, parents, mentors, etc...) should handling youth in ... http://radicallegacy.reclaimingthemind.org/blogs/2008/12/04/dan-kimballs-wise-strategy-towards-youth/ The Buzzard Blog lists 20 books to read while in your 20's.  The list includes some C.S. Lewis, Tim Keller, and J.I. Packer- so it good just from that standpoint. Here is the post and list: http://www.buzzardblog.com/buzzard_blog/2008/12/20-books-to-rea.html HT: Justin Taylor http://radicallegacy.reclaimingthemind.org/blogs/2008/12/04/20-books-to-read-in-your-20s/ Scot McKnight of Jesus Creed fame writes a challenging post about young adults and the church: "Research from a number of angles says the same thing: 20 somethings are not attending church. There is nothing less than a crisis in the church, a crisis that is far greater than most church ... http://radicallegacy.reclaimingthemind.org/blogs/2008/12/04/the-churchs-young-adult-crisis/ If anyone wonders about the importance of the ancient creeds of the Christian faith, professor and author Keith Drury brings home a sober reminder of their relevance: "The church writes some things in pencil—they are easily erased by the nest generations. Other things are written in ink—they are hard to erase ... http://radicallegacy.reclaimingthemind.org/blogs/2008/10/08/passing-along-the-creeds/ When we attempt to encourage people to grow in the faith, we like to leave out the more difficult aspects.  We want to make it as pleasing as possible.  However, that is not the truth of the Christian faith.   We do a disservice to Christ, ourselves, and those we mentor ... http://radicallegacy.reclaimingthemind.org/blogs/2008/10/08/the-part-we-leave-out-but-shouldnt/ Dan Kimball, author and pastor of Vintage Faith Church, went to see Bill Maher's new anti-religion movie.  Dan came away with thoughts on how it portrayed Christianity, how Maher went about it (finding extremes), and the audience response.  However, Dan did consider it something Christians can learn from, and prepare for.  This ... http://radicallegacy.reclaimingthemind.org/blogs/2008/10/05/dan-kimball-bill-maher-and-religulous/ C. Michael Patton at Parchment and Pen attempts a difficult task.   He gives an overview of Christianity without negating its complexity. http://radicallegacy.reclaimingthemind.org/blogs/2008/10/05/a-condensed-overview-of-christianity/