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Americans Are Dying Faster....
People who predict death for a living have some bad news
Obsessive Viewing of Online Selfies...
Surprising new research finds that frequent viewing of selfies through social network sites is linked to a decrease in self-esteem and life…
Book…Next: The Gospel...
If the gospel is so powerful, what is it that makes it so? What does it mean to a student, or…
5 Reasons Today’s College...
Connecting with young people isn’t easy…Kids these days. Snap me, kik me, hundo p v savage RT, what?
A Look At Today’s Youth Culture &...
Sermon “Opening Up the Doors of Dialogue In Your Home” by Jonathan McKee
Parenting Amish
This weekend I returned to Amish, PA to speak at yet another church (my third in Lancaster County)
New Screen Time Rules For Kids, By...
Digital media exposure for children of all ages should be limited
Principal Brutally Beaten After...
Tossman asked Penzo to turn down the music..student cold-cocked the principal socking him several times in the face, causing swelling
Male Birth Control Pill Coming Soon...
Scientists make breakthrough in development of a temporary male birth control and could be available by 2021
Impulsivity, Sensation-Seeking May...
A new study found that youths with increased impulsivity and sensation-seeking may be at greater risk of substance abuse
Boys From Loving Families May Have...
Boys who are raised in a warm family environment are more likely to feel secure in romantic relationships in their 80s
What’s Hot?
A weekly listing of hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television and movies
Smartphone Use Results In...
According to new research, parents are distracted by mobile technology more than anything else, and as a result, the interactions with their…
Snapchat Beats Instagram And...
Specifically, younger teens are dropping off of Facebook, while Snapchat and Instagram are neck-and-neck for teens between the ages of 14 and…
15% Of Sixth Graders Commit Cyber...
They have perpetrated at least one form of abuse toward a dating partner through technology
Confessions Of A Youth Ministry...
I was snuffing out my true calling by God to serve the church through my inability to rely on God’s grace….
Let’s Make Dinnertime Matter
The demands of modern life and workloads continuing to increase…a timely reminder that dinner is more than just a meal
Syrian Refugees Now Enrolling In...
80% of the 11,000 Syrian refugees arriving in the U.S. over the past year were children
Battling Teen Porn Addiction…...
Arming Kids for the Fight of Their Lives
More Satan Clubs…
Yes, an after-school Satan Club could be coming to your kid’s grade school
The #1 Secret To Effective Teaching
Podcast: Terry Linhart with Dave Rahn
The Anti-Helicopter Parent’s Plea...
A Silicon Valley dad..turning his yard into a playground where children can take
physical risks without supervision
Rise Of “Beauty Boys,”
CoverGirls first cover boy, James Charles, a 17-year-old from New York State. As these men cake on the makeup, they’re unpacking gender…
58,586,256: Number of Abortions In...
If we took one golf ball for every one of those babies, it would tightly pack nearly 28 53-foot tractor trailers
International Day Of Prayer For The...
The number one thing persecuted Christians ask for is prayer, and we want to equip you to be able to meet their…
Words From A Mug Shot A Youth...
…we can and will be our own worst enemy
Good Youth Pastors vs. Bad Youth...
Good Youth Pastors stay spiritually nourished. Bad Youth Pastors rely on their gifts and charisma
Good Youth Pastors vs. Bad Youth...
Good Youth Pastors prioritize time. Bad Youth Pastors wonder where the week went.
Good Youth Pastors vs. Bad Youth...
Good Youth Pastors make disciple makers. Bad Youth Pastors fail to equip students with a Great Commission mentality
10 Must Haves For Your Parent...
Are you really taking advantage of your Parent Meetings?
Parents As Allies In Youth Ministry
3 Things you can do to work with parents
I’m Not Ashamed Movie:...
The 1999 Columbine High School massacre became etched in a nation’s collective consciousness
Understanding Parents
I’m learning that it is so easy to judge a parent for what I think they should or should not be doing
James Dobson Answers Hypocrisy...
This might be a good youth group illustration on hypocrisy
Values: 10 Effective Responses To...
Youth culture is a force to be reckoned with. It can be really intimidating. Parents and Youth workers sometimes get overwhelmed
3 Words To Describe Your Role With...
It means working with parents instead of working for them!
US Kids Among Least Fit In The...
Top 5, Tanzania, Iceland, Estonia, Norway and Japan. The least fit country: Mexico
When They Walk Away
The right advice at the right time…Their daughter Katelyn was dating a non-Christian. How could that happen?
Does Focusing On Young People Mean...
Let us be clear – we’re NOT saying younger people matter more than older people
The “Problem” With MiddleI...
“Mom, You Think Babies Are Tough? Wait Until Middle School.”
Trump, The P-word, And Hypocrites
So, let me get this straight. It’s NOT okay for our president to say this, but it IS okay for “artists” who…
Book: Untangled
Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood
Parents Of Middle School Kids...
Top 10 Things To Expect In Middle School
How America Outlawed Adolescence
At least 22 states make it a crime to disturb school in ways that teenagers are wired to do. Why did this…
Leisure Time At Home May Be Best...
“The best predictor of happiness for families may be spending quality time together in familiar activities inside the home. And that’s great…
Teenager “Befriended” A...
Teen ‘befriended’ gunman in sergeant’s killing to keep him calm after he burst into home, youth’s mother says
Teachers Tell Individual Students...
Emotional video between teachers and their students
International Day Of Prayer For The...
Free church resource kit — a service guide, sermon outline, video files, social media elements, Prayer Partner card templates and more!
Why Teens Are Fat?
Children’s metabolism temporarily slows during puberty — a pattern that might help explain the current teen obesity problem
Multitasking Teens Behind Steering...
Compared with older drivers, teens are more likely to..
Do Your Students know About Bible...
Walk them through Bible Gateway. Read, search, study, compare, & share the Bible in 200+ versions & 70+ languages. Free app
Students: Bring Your Bible To...
Talk with your students and encourage them to be part of a movement to take their Bibles to school
When Youth Workers Become Mug Shots
All of us are sexually broken. We have all crossed borders and boundaries in thought, word, and deed. Be watchful…
Student Assaulted Over Black Lives...
Why? Because he made a statement that he backs the blue?
How To Become A Church Young People...
Discover how effective you are at engaging the next generation
How Decades Of Divorce Helped Erode...
The children of divorced parents have grown up to be adults of no religion
Bottle Flipping Becomes The Rage...
“If my kids flip a water bottle one more time. . .” “IT IS DRIVING ME MAD!!!!!!!”
Need Help With Volunteers?
What I find is that the higher the commitment, the harder it is to find someone willing to step up and help
Writer: Reborn ‘Wonder Woman&...
“Comic books further left-wing has become a recurring headline. Comics from The Archies to Wonder Woman are pushing liberal ideas of…
YouTube blocked Trailer For ‘...
“It’s 11 months we’ve been fighting this battle,”
9-Year-Old Boy Graduates High...
Wants to Become Astrophysicist: ‘I Want to Prove That God Does Exist’
So, What’s The Problem In...
The Good News To The Problem In Youth Ministry
Correcting Obstacles Teenagers Face...
How do we create new ways to get the past the obstacles that are keeping the away?
5 Ways to Connect with Today’s...
Who Can’t Pry Their Eyes from Their Mobile Devices!
The Dark Side Of Ministry Life
But there’s a not-so-hidden dark side to ministry life that act as pitfalls, snares, and traps… these are….
Book: Under Our Skin
Getting real about race and getting free from the fears and frustrations that divide us
Satanic Temple Brings ‘After...
“Our goal, ultimately, is to place an ASSC in every school where the Good News Clubs, or other proselytizing religious groups, have…
The Christian Music Kids Like… Or...
In fact, if you pour through those comments you’ll discover two things
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