![]() ![]() We highly recommend using this excellent resource with your curious and questioning students. Each chapter concludes with a page of the most important take-aways from each chapter, so that young readers will be able to review and clarify several times during the course of their reading. Examples from Frozen, Moana, Titanic, and Wreck-It Ralph (to name just a few) will bring her words home for her readers. In fact, it would be hard to imagine a teenager reading this book who loves Harry Potter more than McLaughlin. Scripture is the authority for everything McLaughlin teaches, making her a refreshing example of a Christian who is devout, scholarly, and not at all weird. For all her education, her style and tone are never patronizing in fact, she dignifies her teenage audience with rich theology that is both understandable and applicable. McLaughlin, who holds a PhD in literature from Cambridge and a theology degree from Oak Hill College, also happens to be a mom. Youth ministers will find an excellent resource in 10 Questions, a book they can read alongside their students in a small group study, use to mentor skeptics and seekers, or recommend to parents with confidence.Įach chapter is titled with a question teenagers (or anyone) might ask, such as “How Can I Live My Best Life Now?” “Isn’t Christianity Against Diversity?” and “Why Can’t We Just Agree That Love Is Love?” McLaughlin’s new book for teenagers is a follow-up to her book for adults, Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World’s Largest Religion (Christianity Today’s 2020 Book of the Year). If what I believe is true, it will stand up to scrutiny.” I want them to learn how to listen well and how to question what they hear. “Rather than protecting my kids from divergent ideas, or urging them to affirm all belief equally, I want to equip them to have real conversations with real people who really think differently from them – and from me. Michael Kruger on the Rooted Youth Ministry Podcast: rather than shielding students from unchristian perspectives, we need to expose them to the false narratives of contemporary culture and show them how Jesus offers a better way. In 10 Questions Every Teen Should Ask (and Answer) About Christianity, author Rebecca McLaughlin echoes a sentiment expressed by Dr. Bottom Line: Spending time with God can be the best part of your day so be creative OPENING GAME. McLaughlin and the excellent lineup of speakers we have for you! ONE YEAR CURRICULUM, VOL 3 Save 82 on one year of Bible studies and teaching curriculum for youth ministry. The sword of the Spirit is the last piece of God’s armor and is also a weapon that can be used both defensively and offensively. If you’re going through life and find that your mood and manner are tossed to and fro by the waves of circumstance, something may be out of sync. His authority is absolute, and yet He has given us His authority to rule (exercise dominion) over the world He made. ![]() Join us in Birmingham, AL, October 6-8 to hear Dr. The God of the Bible is the creator and ruler of all that exists. We are excited to announce that Rebecca McLaughlin, the author of this outstanding resource, will be speaking at the 2021 Rooted Conference. ![]()
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