Articles by Cary Schmidt

Deep Parenting
Discerning your child’s needs and responding biblically
21 Reasons to Stand with Your Pastor
Ever noticed that some people relish the criticism of pastors? Like kids and candy—they addict themselves even though it’s rotting something in them. While choosing voluntarily to stay under his leadership, they commit themselves to finding and exploiting every possible imperfection.
10 Things Your Teens Will Never Tell You
Learn how to be engaged in the battle for authentic communication.
You Are What You Listen To!
You’ve heard the statement “you are what you eat.” And, physically this is true—your body and health are merely products of what you digest. But rarely do we make the same connection to our spiritual lives. In other words, “you are what you listen to.”
The Pitfalls of Passive Parents
Sometimes we’re tired, or we don’t really know how to deal with an issue. Whatever the reason, passive parenting is disastrous.
Defeating the Media Monster
Media will eat your family alive unless you tell it not to. What's lurking in your home?
Avoiding a Train Wreck
This is the time of year we see our graduates “commence” or begin their post-high school adult lives; so I thought it would be appropriate to consider the top three challenges facing every graduate. It could be stated that these are the first big and immediate tests that confront a young adult immediately after high school. If they pass these tests, they avoid the bad decisions that can lead to a spiritual train wreck.
Dating Mistakes
wilted flower
In the day-to-day efforts, my wife and I have been involved as counselors, mentors, and sometimes disciplinarians in literally hundreds of budding and developing “dating relationships.” Not long ago, we sat down together and listed the ten most common mistakes that we see parents make when it comes to their teenager’s romantic attractions.
Does God Care What We Wear?
As culture continually slips into sloppier and sleazier, many churches and families have all but given up this battle. Many are opting for the “well, God loves us no matter how we dress” approach to Christianity. And of course He does! No one argues that point. But God loves me regardless of how I live too! That’s just not a valid argument when considering “what to wear.”