Battling Pornography: A Student’s Practical Guide
In today’s sexualized culture, exposure to pornography seems almost inevitable in the life of a student.[1] The deception of sexual immorality and its implications in a young person’s life can set them...
View ArticleRaising Kids in a Screen-Saturated World (A Must-Have Book for Parents)
Realities of the Digital Age Have unwanted graphic texts, violent video games, pornography, cyberbullying, sexting, or screen addiction been a concern for you as a parent raising children in this cyber...
View ArticleThe Anxiety Scale for Teens
Anxiety and Teenagers Anxiety is one of the most common reasons why teens seek biblical counseling. Their anxiety comes in varying degrees, and much of it is debilitating. The most common presenting...
View ArticleHelping Students Fail Well
Most likely, in some way or another, we are all involved in some level of education. We each have a student or an educator in our life or may be a student ourselves. So why talk about failure? The idea...
View ArticleTalking About Technology with Your Teen
In my last BCC blog post, I offered some thoughts on communication strategies with preteens and teens. This post applies those principles with a focus on technology. When we talk about technology,...
View Article13-Year Old Divorced 5 Times
Jenny was sent to me for counseling by her parents. They couldn’t control her anymore and wanted me to counsel her into a right relationship with God. The parents admitted the lack of relationship...
View ArticleParenting the Internet Generation: 7 Potential Threats and 7 Habits for...
Did you know that 93% of boys and 62% of girls have been exposed to Internet pornography before the age of 18? Do you know the most common ways kids get around Internet filters? Do you know if you...
View ArticleDon’t Just Give Them the Keys: Teens and Technology
BCC Staff Note: Today’s blog is the second article of a three-part series on the BCC Grace and Truth website written by biblical counselors at Lighthouse Community Church. The mission of Lighthouse is...
View ArticleThe Making of Make-Believe Diseases: “Videogame Addiction”
The World Health Organization (WHO) officially voted on May 25, 2019, to include “gaming disorder” in its most recent edition of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). In other words,...
View ArticleTeens and Fake Gospels
Counseling Conversations with Teens 1. Counselor: “Explain your understanding of the gospel.” Teen: “I sometimes wonder if I even understand the gospel. Like maybe what I believe is just fake. I know...
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Friday 5 to Live By: 5 Top Christian Blog Posts of the Week (6/28/19)
5 top Christian blog posts of the week—posts on teens and the gospel, praying for our kids at camp, being pro-life for the elderly, and more by Kevin Carson, Ellen Castillo, and more. Teens and Fake...
View Article15:14 Ep. 109 – Eliza Huie (Rebroadcast)
BCC Director Curtis Solomon interviews Eliza Huie regarding her book Raising Teens in a Hyper-sexualized World. Click here to read Kyle Johnston’s review of the book. Subscribe on iTunes or PodBean to...
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Counseling Suicidal Youth
I have found that working with teenagers in biblical counseling involves a unique set of challenges. With the added complexity of a young man or woman who has suicidal thinking, those challenges...
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To Date or Not to Date?
Those of you who have read my posts know that I enjoy writing about what the scientific literature has to say about issues that concern biblical counseling. Today is no exception. In the past few...
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Counseling Gender-Questioning Teens (Part 1)
Many of us have a complicated relationship with our bodies. A rape victim knows it wasn’t her fault, but her body still feels like trash. A girl struggling with anorexia is feather-weighted, but she...
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Counseling Gender-Questioning Teens (Part 2)
“Who am I?” is a quandary common to humanity. But a teenager suffering from gender dysphoria battles a uniquely complex set of identity questions. How do we help teens who feel dissonance between their...
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15:14 Ep. 150 – Rick Horne (Full Version)
Whoops! We made a mistake and published a partial podcast episode this past weekend. We apologize for the inconvenience and for teasing you with just a glimpse of the episode. Don't worry though, your...
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Teens and Time Management
It is common for teenagers to struggle with stress. Many factors contribute to stress, including poor time management. This issue is amplified as of late 2020, in light of how many teens used to...
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15:14 Ep. 202 – Rick Horne (Rebroadcast)
Rick Horne joins Curtis in this episode of 15:14 to discuss two of his books, Get Outta My Face!: How to Reach Angry, Unmotivated Teens with Biblical Counsel and Get Offa My Case!: Godly Parenting of...
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