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Raising Godly Boys Minute
Trail Life USA
1052 episodes
1 day ago
Your son needs to take a walk. Walking has more psychological benefits to your son than you probably even realize. Researchers have found that the rhythmic left and right motion can actually help your boy’s brain process thoughts and feelings. The physical movement can reduce his anxiety and depression, and also helps create new white blood cells in the brain which helps him think better. If your son thinks a walk sounds boring, here are some ideas: Get him a dog that needs to be taken on...
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Your son needs to take a walk. Walking has more psychological benefits to your son than you probably even realize. Researchers have found that the rhythmic left and right motion can actually help your boy’s brain process thoughts and feelings. The physical movement can reduce his anxiety and depression, and also helps create new white blood cells in the brain which helps him think better. If your son thinks a walk sounds boring, here are some ideas: Get him a dog that needs to be taken on...
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Raising Godly Boys Minute
#1052: Walking
Your son needs to take a walk. Walking has more psychological benefits to your son than you probably even realize. Researchers have found that the rhythmic left and right motion can actually help your boy’s brain process thoughts and feelings. The physical movement can reduce his anxiety and depression, and also helps create new white blood cells in the brain which helps him think better. If your son thinks a walk sounds boring, here are some ideas: Get him a dog that needs to be taken on...
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1 day ago

Raising Godly Boys Minute
#1051: Compass
Are you sure your son is on the right path? Once, while teaching a map and compass course to a group of boys, the leaders began to notice that none of the boys were finding the right path. Some were off by small margins, and some went entirely the wrong direction! The activity was a failure, and only later was it discovered to be because of buried power lines and water lines under the church property that were throwing the compass readings off wildly. Set your son's comp...
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2 days ago

Raising Godly Boys Minute
#1050: Teaching Honesty
How can you teach your son to be honest? To put it simply: Champion the truth. If your son makes a mistake but confesses, praise his honesty more than focusing on the mistake. And if he does tell a lie, make sure he knows he’s getting punished more for the lie than the wrongdoing. It’s also crucial to remember that your son is watching you closely. He will hear you lie to your boss about why you had to take a sick day. And he will notice when you compliment a friend, but turn around and...
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3 days ago

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#1049: Protect Your Son
Can you protect your son from today's toxic culture? The Bible says to “train up a child in the way he will go, and he will not depart from it.” Just like training to throw a spiral pass or paddle a canoe, training your son to avoid today's moral pitfalls is worth the time and effort. Workouts and drills are for more than the football field and the outdoors. Teaching your son that daily time with God is important for his soul, mind and body and helping him practice it day after day will giv...
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6 days ago

Raising Godly Boys Minute
#1048: Blessing
Would you give your son a blessing? It may sound like a strange concept, but it’s seen throughout the Bible between fathers and sons. Dr. John Trent and Dr. Gary Smalley wrote about this in their book, The Blessing. They say that most blessings in the Bible include five things, quote, “meaningful and appropriate touch, a spoken message, attaching high value, picturing a special future, and an active commitment.” [end quote] Try it yourself. Before your son goes to bed, give him a hu...
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1 week ago

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#1047: Mentoring
How can you be sure your son will succeed? If you've asked this question, you're not alone. We all want the best for our children, but how can we help them on their way? Give your son something to aim for. Set a target for him that ignites excitement. Surround your son with great examples of godly character. Finding father figures and mentors to teach him, train him, and be his guide as he grows and develops strong habits of excellence is a very good start. Frank S...
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1 week ago

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#1046: School Trouble
Is your son struggling in school? He’s not alone. Unfortunately, many traditional schools are not set up to maximize a young man’s success. First, boys are wired to be movers, so sitting all day can be a challenge. Second, boys’ ears are less skilled at picking up higher frequencies, so learning from a female teacher’s voice can be difficult. And lastly, boys usually develop slower than girls, so when compared to their female peers, it can seem like boys are behind. Here’s how you can hel...
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1 week ago

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#1045: Riptide
How fast can a riptide kill you? Matthew was about to find out. Caught in a riptide off the coast, he watched the shoreline grow further away as he exhausted himself fighting against the current. Weak and in despair, he suddenly remembered his training, and swam a short twenty feet out of the current, where he was able to float, recover his strength, and swim back to shore. Today’s toxic culture wants to drag your children far away, and fighting the culture is exhausting and dem...
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1 week ago

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#1044: Relationship with Jesus
How can you teach your son how to have a relationship with Jesus? A parent of a prodigal child was reflecting on his kid’s growing up years, and said, quote: “I’ve realized that we raised our children in church, but not in Christ.” [end quote] How can we teach our boys to abide in Jesus? First, we have to make sure our own walk with the Lord is growing. Second, encourage your son to not just attend a church service, but also join a small group and serve in a ministry. And finally, ...
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1 week ago

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#1043: Knight
Has your son ever wanted to be a knight? Plastic swords and armor strewn about his room, breastplate dangling from his bedpost, and picture books of Teutonic knights adorn many a boy’s room. What is it about righting wrongs, defeating evil tyrants and rescuing the innocent that calls out to a boy? The Bible says, “Rescue those being led away to death; hold back those staggering toward slaughter.” God teaches us a desire to save the helpless and see righteousness prevail in his word. ...
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2 weeks ago

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#1042: Saw Toss
How does a boy learn right from wrong? Sometimes, boys can learn more from our mistakes than from our teaching. Brian had just finished teaching ax and saw safety to a troop of boys eager to build towers and rope bridges. While loading his equipment, he carelessly tossed a saw that bounced and rolled to within a foot of the boys he had just taught about safety. Everyone froze. They all stared as he pulled out his wood tools safety card, and handed it to the 14-year-old tro...
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2 weeks ago

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#1041: Building a Firm Foundation
Do you know where the world’s tallest skyscraper is located? At an incredible height of 2,722 feet (just over half a mile), Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, is almost 500 feet taller than the second-tallest skyscraper. If you want to build high, you must first dig deep and build a foundation below the surface. As a parent, grandparent, or mentor, you can help build a deep and firm biblical foundation for children. A child’s foundation of faith is best built by purposeful...
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2 weeks ago

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#1040: The Swamp
Have you ever seen good advice ignored, with hilarious results? I heard about a boy who camped with a new group of friends in a campground he knew well. It flooded frequently, and was nicknamed, “The Swamp.” All of the adults and other boys ignored his advice to camp on higher ground, and they pitched their tents in the easy, sandy soil. Finding the highest ground, he slept through the night to the lullaby sound of rhythmic drumming rain, and woke to find the camp a wet, soggy s...
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2 weeks ago

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#1039: Yearbook
Here’s an idea to connect with your son: show him your high school yearbook. First, let him make fun of your outdated haircut and clothes. Show him the picture of your basketball team, and the page where it says you were voted class clown. Next, show him pictures of your friends. Talk about what friendships ended and which ones have lasted through the years. And finally, talk about the power of choices. Be honest about what you’re proud of and what you regret. Share about your relations...
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2 weeks ago

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#1038: Attack
Why is there an attack on biblical manhood? All around us, the very idea of a man as a devout father, provider, and hard worker is ridiculed and torn down. A spineless, conforming, weak-willed androgyne is modeled, and we are told to sacrifice our sons to modern culture. How can you keep your son safe from these attacks? Model godly character. What he sees in you, he will follow. Provide godly mentors. Show him a standard he can trust and hold. Give him a challenge.&nbs...
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3 weeks ago

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#1037: Without a GPS
“In a thousand feet, turn left.” Imagine that you’re driving in a town you’ve never visited before. The GPS on your phone is telling you what turns you need to make. But suddenly, your phone’s battery dies. Without your GPS, you feel lost, alone, and you wonder if you’ll even make it to your desired destination. That “lost” feeling is what many young men experience in our society today. In the confusion of cultural relativism, mixed roles, and gender fluidity, boys don’t know ...
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3 weeks ago

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#1036: Adventures
Why do boys love adventure? Mark Twain said, “There comes a time in every rightly constructed boy’s life that he has a raging desire to go somewhere and dig for hidden treasure.” The search for adventure drives some boys to video games, where they can conquer kingdoms and gain virtual accolades. Others find their adventures in sports. But deep down, the call of the woods, the wild, the mountains and the seashore live deep in all young boys. You can feed that desire and strengthen th...
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3 weeks ago

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#1035: When He Won't Talk
Doesn’t it seem like the more you want your son to talk, the less he will? Of course, some boys are talkative. But generally speaking, your son is not going to volunteer a lot of information about his day. One reason is biological. Males have fewer language centers in their brain than females, and process things internally. Your son may also feel the pressure from you to share, and is backing away because he feels like he just isn’t going to be able to give you enough. Here are a few ways...
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3 weeks ago

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#1034: What's Worship
What makes worship, worship? Jesus defined worship for the Woman of Samaria at Jacob’s well in John 4:23 and 24. “But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” We should teach our children to worship God wherever they are, not just at church. What matters most in worship? The posture of our...
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3 weeks ago

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#1033: True Bravery
If you ask your son what it means to be brave, what would he say? Your son would probably answer that bravery is entering a dangerous situation or saving someone’s life– and that’s true. But in this day and age when depression and suicide rates of teenage boys are at a crisis point, your son needs to know that there’s another way to be brave– asking for help. Give your son small exercises in asking for help in everyday life– with his homework, with his chores, or at public places....
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4 weeks ago

Raising Godly Boys Minute
Your son needs to take a walk. Walking has more psychological benefits to your son than you probably even realize. Researchers have found that the rhythmic left and right motion can actually help your boy’s brain process thoughts and feelings. The physical movement can reduce his anxiety and depression, and also helps create new white blood cells in the brain which helps him think better. If your son thinks a walk sounds boring, here are some ideas: Get him a dog that needs to be taken on...