In his book, Why Christian Kids Rebel, Dr. Tim Kimmel reminds parents not to get fixated on the external appearances of a child who is just trying to fit into his culture. He says that if we understand ‘rebellion’ to refer to “actions or attitudes that contradict the core spiritual beliefs the child claims to embrace” we can look past the externals that might artificially put up barriers in our relationship. In other words, we are talking about a “deliberate decision to do things, say things, or believe things that are contrary......

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 “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” -Leo Tolstoy “Change is the law of life, and those who look only to the past and present are certain to miss the future” -John F. Kennedy Great leaders recognize that change is inevitable and certain but that doesn’t mean we all embrace it. One of the hardest things about living in our world is that everything and everyone is changing. There is a satisfying sense of control when we settle into having things around us which are predictable......

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