Why doesn’t my child listen?
How often do you have to repeat yourself until you get your child’s or teenager’s full attention? Why won't my child listen? There are a number of reasons why they don’t listen, but one reason may be that we do not always follow through on what we say. Perhaps you »
Close to Thin Ice — Is My Son Headed for Jail?
Is my son headed for jail? Many people ask me what are the common denominators of the young men who come to the Paul Anderson Youth Home (PAYH). What they are really asking is what today's young men are like who have "crossed the line" and have to come to »
Children’s Privacy
Does your child deserve complete privacy? The Myth One use of the “rod in early shepherding practices is that periodically the shepherd would examine each sheep, by opening the fleece with the rod and running his hands over the body. A good shepherd will feel for any signs of trouble »
Marijuana – The Drug of Choice for Life’s Losers
A study recently published in the medical journal, Addiction confirms what many have observed for years. Teens and young adults who smoke marijuana regularly, grossly underachieve in life. This breakthrough research studied the progress of approximately 1900 teens for 10 years and found that regular marijuana users were three times »
Are Video Games Addictive
Cyber drugs for boys: Online video gaming, video games. Are video games addictive? Poor grades, lying, mood swings, staying up all night, and conflicts with parents. At first glance it sounds like addiction to drugs or alcohol. In truth it’s a description of a 15-year-old who has become addicted to »
News of SNURF
In the news on September 9th, there was an article about 4 Pennsylvania 10th graders who had taken an herbal supplement called “SNURF, and wound up being hospitalized. Where had they bought them? A drug dealer? A friend? An older sibling? No, they purchased the pink pill online over the »
Five things that parents need to know: Advice from teens to adults
Advice from teens to their parents The internet has more on it than you can begin to imagine. You can go to websites and learn how to make drugs from everyday items, their effects, danger, etc…to the chemical makeup of LSD or how to make Crystal Meth. Don’t underestimate a »
A Crucible of Suffering and Scars
Scriptural Basis: “Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you…So then those who suffer according to God’s will should commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue to do good. I Peter 4:12 & 19. Anderson's Applications: »
We Love to Boast, Don't We?
Scriptural Basis: “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance »
Tony's Spirit
Scriptural Basis: “Do everything without complaining and grumbling, so that you might become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe as you hold out the word of life…Do not let any unwholesome talk come »
The Excellent Value of Memorizing Scripture
Scriptural Basis: “How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your Word...I have hidden Your Word in my heart, that I might not sin against God. Psalm 119:9 & 11 Anderson's Applications: These verses are two of the many carved into wooden signs along the »
Real Freedom or Just Bobby McGee?
Scriptural Basis: “Jesus said, If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free…So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. John 8:31-32 & 36 Anderso July 4th is America’s holiday; a »
