Kristen Hatton holds a master’s in counseling and works primarily with teen girls, parents and families. She is the author of Parenting Ahead, The Gospel-Centered Life in Exodus for Students, Face Time: Your Identity in a Selfie World, and Get Your Story Straight. Kristen and her pastor husband reside in Dallas, Texas and are the parents of three young adults and a son-in-law. Learn more by visiting her website at www.kristenhatton.com.
I’ve decided sending a kid to college – in terms of how moms and dads handle it – is a lot like having a baby. For an expectant mom, the entire duration of pregnancy is all consuming with physical…
Follow along with us this week and next as we delve into various aspects of the book of Ecclesiastes, and the many ways it speaks to the life of the post-modern teenager. Stress. Anxiety. Depression. Sadly, these words…
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When I was on my middle school track team, we trained at the high school across the street. By the time early morning practice was over, the high schoolers had gathered on the lawn outside their building to…
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“…Who knows if you haven’t come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” These were the words of Mordecai challenging Esther, his niece and the queen, with the power she alone possessed to save the Jews…
