Tony Myles

Some people thrive on a good argument; but rather than debating, we're called to share our faith. Rather than assert our position, it's better first to listen to the other person's.

Brace yourself. A friend of mine who is a pastor in a nearby town just told me about an 11-year-old boy in his neighborhood who just got a 12-year-old girl pregnant.

It can drive even the sharpest of us crazy. You've raised them, loved them, and known them for years; but that doesn't mean the teens or tweens in your life want to talk with you. At least, it seems to appear that way.

When we avoid disciplining tweens and teens, we blindly believe they’ll figure out life themselves. For example, if you assume “everyone’s doing it” and supply your adolescent with a box of condoms or birth control pills and a pat on the back, you haven’t truly given them the skill set to control his...

Maybe none of this stands out to you, but that day I was reminded of the many parents who aren't doing such things. Perhaps they've reasoned they don't have anything in common with their kids or there's "simply no time for any of this." Subliminally packaged into such conclusions is an expectation for...

I’m absolutely freaked out. Keep in mind, this age group is a large part of my background. I’ve worked with teens and tweens for years and have an advanced degree in adolescent development. I’m the guy who’s always striking up new friendships with kids.

If you find yourself looking at a screen more than you do a kid’s face, it’s time to turn the electricity off and power up in the Word of God.

Sunday School stinks. Case in point: I used to be able to evangelize with ease, only later to feel I'd been wrong about how I was sharing my faith through church classes that taught me "the contagious way" to witness. I feel pressure from curricula that have taught me the "right way" to read the Scripture....

Debating is a lost cause. Don't believe me? Let's debate it. I have intentionally stayed away from modern apologetics for quite some time. There was a season in my life when I looked forward to finding another "proof" I could use to tear apart someone else's theology, but some time ago I started finding...