So I've been subbing in Houghton Lake High School for two weeks straight. It's definitely one of the most stressful things I've tried to do on top of being the only pastor within 1,200 miles of our church. Everyone else besides my wife with twins are on vacation, which means my senior pastor (my dad) left saying, "Number 2, you have the helm". Star Trek terms always make him feel better.
Anyways, I've only had to write up 2 kids and kick one out to the hall to yell at (I never raised my voice). Teenagers can really make your blood boil, I would know, I was one. Some of these kdis obviously demonstrate that their home lives are less than perfect, which is not unusual. Many are already demonstrating that they are making very primary decisions at an age that should not require that.
In short, I have realized that we are raising a generation at war against itself both individually and among peers. A split to which I have never observed in teens before. Anyone who reads this should be gravely concerned about the future for our kids. They will face challenges similar to us and yet some are unbelievably beyond anything we've had to deal with before. Pray hard.
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