Category Archives: Media

When Little Kids Google

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Jonathan McKee

My 3-year-old niece and 6-year-old nephew just discovered Google. It’s funny how technology so rapidly changes the world our kids grow up in. When my kids (14, 16, and 18) were young… Google was unknown! Mid-90’s web searches were AOL, … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Funny Super Bowl Commercials

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Jonathan McKee

Nielsen just released a blog featuring the 10 “best liked” Super Bowl commercials from the last five years. A fun watch! (SOMETHING NEW: I wrote this blog before this year’s 2012 Super Bowl. Now, we’re starting to see some of … Continue reading →

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A Click Away on iTunes Top 10

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Jonathan McKee

It’s amazing what you can learn about youth culture today from iTunes. That’s what I did for this audience of parents and teenagers. I basically opened up iTunes and gave parents a quick tour of the top songs and music … Continue reading →

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Hurting Our Teenagers’ Feelings

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Jonathan McKee

“Watch what you say about the mistakes that I’ve made, because you sometimes hurt my feelings.” That’s what Kerri, a teenager from Tennessee shared with us in the brand new episode we just posted on our new YouTube series for … Continue reading →

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Super Bowl Parties

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Jonathan McKee

Next Sunday is a big day in America—it’s Super Bowl Sunday. Churches and ministries have historically used this day for parties and outreach events. The question is… are we allowed to? (and… am I providing my annual “Big Game Quiz” … Continue reading →

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Do Sexy Super Bowl Ads Sell?

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Jonathan McKee

While I was traveling this past weekend, we noticed an interesting article in USA Today about racy Super Bowl ads. The online article features a video interview of Bob Parsons, founder of GoDaddy.com, known for the success of his sexy … Continue reading →

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Should We Read Our Kids’ Texts?

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Jonathan McKee

Last night my 16-year-old daughter Alyssa was sitting in my Parenting the Texting Generation workshop in Southern California (we used the weekend as an opportunity to look at some colleges for her). After the workshop she was talking openly with … Continue reading →

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Parenting the Texting Generation, in SoCal

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Jonathan McKee

This Weekend I’m driving down to Southern California (SoCal) to preach at NorthPark Community Church and then teach my Parenting the Texting Generation workshop that evening (after the playoff games). I spend a good chunk of that workshop giving parents … Continue reading →

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Your Driver Has Arrived

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Jonathan McKee

Do you think you’ve got driving skills? I did… until I saw this video! This is an incredibly entertaining YouTube video. I’ve always got my eyes out for fun YouTube videos for two reasons: Teenagers today love YouTube videos and … Continue reading →

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Too Strict or Too Lenient

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Jonathan McKee

One of the questions I am probably asked the most frequently after my parenting workshops is, “How I do I know if I’m being too strict… or too lenient.” We’ve all thought it; sometimes it’s just hard to find the … Continue reading →

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