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#516 The Meaning of Easter
#414 All Tech'd Out: No Computers in Class
#406 Family-Based Youth Ministry
#401 Learning Disabled or Lazy?
#222 Internet Pornography
#218 Chrisitan Counseling: Two Views
#118 Trying Juveniles as Adults
#101 Baptism When: Infancy or Later?
#516 THE MEANING OF EASTER  

Fleming Rutledge
 parish priest and speaker
Easter Sunday claims the year’s highest attendance at most churches. Why doesn’t the miraculous story of Christ’s resurrection and its implications bring everyone back for more the following week?
Host: Shirley Hoogstra
#414 ALL TECH'D OUT: NO COMPUTERS IN CLASS
Clifford Stoll   Host Karen Saupe with guest Clifford Stoll
Clifford Stoll author, High-Tech Heretic    

Are students with computers getting the better education? Or do computers actually kill creativity in several important ways? Host: Karen Saupe

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#406 FAMILY-BASED YOUTH MINISTRY
Mark DeVries   Host Quentin Schultze with Mark DeVries

Mark DeVries
author, Family-Based Youth Ministry

    

What does every good church youth group need? Cool music? Zany games? Trendy young leaders? Could it be that the very things we use to draw young people to church keep them from joining a church when they get older? They haven't learned a thing about how to be a part of the adult Christian community! Host: Quentin Schultze

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#401 LEARNING DISABLED OR LAZY?  
Phil Stegink   Debra Buursma  

Phil Stegink Christian Learning Center Grand Rapids, MI

   Debra Buursma Calvin College education dept.  

Some people seem to think the initials LD stand for "lazy & dumb." Others say there is no such thing as a lazy child when it comes to learning. But there are plenty of students who try to hide their disabilities. Hear how children are mislabeled and misunderstood, about the calling of educators, and what the federal role should be. Host: Shirley Hoogstra

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#222 INTERNET PORNOGRAPHY
Robert Baird   Robert Baird interview  

Robert Baird
clinical psychologist
Human Resource Associates

      

How bad is it if you catch your son looking at a pornographic web site? How much damage has been done? Or what if a married person finds him- or herself visiting sex chat rooms? What does this mean? Clinical psychologist Robert Baird of Human Resource Associates describes internet pornography, signs of addiction to it, and the damage it does to families. Host: Shirley Hoogstra

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#218 CHRISTIAN COUNSELING: TWO VIEWS
Greg Sherman   Ken Smith  

Greg Sherman
Christian Counseling Center
Grand Rapids, MI

  

Ken Smith
Biblical Counseling Center
Jenison, MI

  

Do Christian counselors always begin and end their sessions in prayer? It depends on the type of Christian counselor! Most would not want you to feel pressured to perform spiritually, so would not initiate such practices. A Biblical or nouthetic counselor could not imagine getting started without first seeking God's help together. The same goes for opening a Bible during the sessions. Tune in to learn more about the differing approaches. Host: Shirley Hoogstra

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#118 TRYING JUVENILES AS ADULTS
Judge Patricia Gardner James Bryant Matthew Fenske  

Judge Patricia Gardner
Kent County Family Court

James Bryant
Kent County Detention Facility

Matthew Fenske
Kent County Community Probation Program

  

Kids aren't allowed to drive, marry, vote, or drink because we don't think they understand these responsibilities well enough. At what age are they able to grasp the weight of their actions? Last year in the U.S. 200,000 juveniles were tried as adults. Is this a good result of legislatures getting tough on crime, or a disaster of misdirected retribution? A judge, probation officer, and detention center officer describe what they've come to believe in their years of working with young lawbreakers. Host: Shirley Hoogstra

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#101 BAPTISM WHEN: INFANCY OR LATER?
  
Bob Nienhuis   John Witvliet  

Bob Nienhuis
Associate Provost and Biblical Studies professor
Cornerstone University

  

John Witvliet
professor of theology Calvin College and Seminary

  

What is the symbolism behind each practice? Is there room for both understandings? Compatibility of the two belief systems is becoming more of an issue as switching denominations becomes more common, and Christians find themselves confronted with a tradition they've never considered before. Host: Shirley Hoogstra

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