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Belonging Before Anything Else In...
Help nonbelievers students know they belong in your group
Recovering Proverbs 22:6 For A New...
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it
New Study Of Teenagers And...
Three Things Youth Ministers Need to Know
Discipling The Difficult Teenager
Four things to consider as we seek to disciple the teenagers who act out or try our patience at youth group
Seeking Validation
Nothing is wrong with posting our updates and accomplishments on social media, but we must remember that true worth from our work…
Surgeon General: 13-Yr-Olds Too...
Murthy told CNN on Sunday that he believes being on social media “does a disservice” to kids early in their teen years
New Plan To Save The Children From...
Trump: the “gender confusion” pushed on our nation’s youth is a form of child abuse
Parents Rank Youth Mental Health as...
An analysis of 3,757 U.S. parents with children under the age of 18 found that roughly 40 percent say they are “extremely…
Parents Low View on Kids Having...
Roughly a third (35%) of U.S. parents say it is extremely or very important to them that their children have similar religious…
They have very little tolerance for...
“Today’s 18-year-olds are like the 12-year-olds from a decade ago.”
Liberal Parents Mad, Schools R...
liberal parents feel Outraged when schools hide their minor children’s gender “transitions” from them until it is too late to intervene
13-Year-Old Girl Leads Police On...
Inside the car, they also discovered a gun and some marijuana.
Diocese Bans Preferred Pronouns &...
‘Finally, A Church That Is Acting Like A Church’. Insists On Traditional Bathrooms, Locker Rooms
FB/Instagram: To Allow Bare Breasts...
Policy can be limiting to transgender-identified individuals, board claims
Growing Number Of US colleges Ban...
The Cyberguy’ Kurt Knutsson breaks down third-party supervision over TikTok and widespread collegiate bans on the app
Stop Overindulging Your Children
One of the biggest problems with today’s young adults is a “failure to launch.”
Parenting Tips To Be A More...
Don’t miss this parenting video by Alexandra Motz. It’s really good. Alexandra is a part of HomeWord’s Pass it On training program
Chloe Cole Reveals How Her Family...
“People often talk about how the children in these situations are vulnerable, but it’s the families as a whole that are vulnerable,”
73% Of Teenagers Have Consumed...
The average age of first consuming porn is age 12
Explaining Our New Prayerbook
It follows the Calendar Year, and has longer readings that take you through the Old Testament in (almost) its entirety each year,…
Gender, Atheism & Church Abuse...
Top 10 Think Biblically Podcast For 2022
Athlete Benched For Refusing To...
She refused to side with not only called for police to be defunded but for the disruption of the nuclear family and…
Hundreds of Chicago Teachers Raped,...
Biden administration attempted to end the reporting requirements for teachers. If so we would have 16 allegations with criminal charges, not the…
Flashback: Teacher Unions To...
Biden Education Department to Curtail Trump-Era Effort to Track Teacher Sex Crimes
ChatGPT: The End Of High-School...
I’ve been teaching English for 12 years, and I’m astounded by what ChatGPT can produce
NYC Bans Students And Teachers From...
The machine learning chatbot is inaccessible on school networks and devices, due to “concerns about negative impacts on student learning,”
Court Strikes Down Transgender...
The mandate forces doctors and hospitals to perform gender-transition procedures on their patients even if this violates their conscience and best medical…
Teachers Unions Held Children’...
Teachers unions held children’s education hostage to secure multiple multi-billion-dollar ransom payments from taxpayers
Young Thug Full documentary…Trial...
The recent events reignited a decades-long conversation about the use of rap lyrics in courtrooms across the country
What If This Was Your Last...
Wow! This is a powerful blog by Brandon Janous and our friends at Parent Cue. This blog made me want to lean…
The Nativity Story (As Imagined By...
I love this rendition the Nativity Story. It was filmed in Kenya and imagined by children with some of their cultural traditions….
Christmas On Sunday Creates Problem...
O Come All Ye Faithful, Except When Christmas Falls on a Sunday
Safeguards: Shielding Our Homes And...
Because children are vulnerable, they need to be protected. After more than two decades as a family counselor, Julie Lowe has…
Flashback Book: The Coddling of the...
How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure
Not A Good Day For Female Athletes
Allowing transgender students to compete on girls’ teams put biologically female athletes at a disadvantage and deprived them of honors and opportunities
Transgender Student Assaulted...
A transgender student in Oklahoma was charged with assault after the student allegedly punched two female students in the girls’ restroom
Luddite Teens Swear Off Cell Phones...
A high school group that promotes a lifestyle of self-liberation from social media and technology
White House Invites Drag Queen...
More disturbing information is surfacing regarding the police-hating drag queen, Marti Gould Cummins, whom Joe Biden invited to the White House
Biden:Transgender Surgeries For...
Biden has previously described Republicans as “immoral” for passing laws to block transgender procedures for children
MILLENNIALS MOVED IN WITH THEIR...
Many cited high rent, money concerns, and job losses as reasons why
50 Shell-Shocked Teachers, Staff...
Violent and disrespectful classroom behavior has led to a staggering 50 teachers and bus drivers to quit a Florida school district in…
Children On Trans Hormones ...
American Academy of Pediatrics executive admits children on trans hormones ‘probably will be infertile
Last Minute Christmas Party Ideas
We’ve all been there… Your plans fell through, something changed, or you just got too busy… and you have to come up…
Yellen: There Is Real National...
Well, it’s that private information could potentially end up in Chinese hands and used in ways that would negatively impact Americans
Indiana Sues TikTok over Child...
The app misleads children in particular about the level of inappropriate content and the security of consumer information
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A weekly listing of hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television, and movies
As Alcohol Abuse Declines Among...
Marijuana abuse among 6- to 18-year-olds has increased 245% since 2000, while child alcohol abuse has steadily declined over those years
1 in 10 Teens Have Sexted, Many See...
School counselors must be prepared to talk about sexting and pornography use with students, and to change the narrative about these behaviors
Pandemic Stress Physically Aged...
Making their brain structures appear several years older than the brains of comparable peers before the pandemic
Drag Queen Story Hour Redeemed
Two Fed-Up Pastors Have Brilliant Solution to Drag Queen Story Hour: ‘Push Back on Evil’
Children’s Hospital Defends...
In June, Newendorp shared a poem, “Jesus at the Gay Bar,” to Instagram. “Love Jesus. Be gay. Get ordained,”
Vaping Can Ruin Your Smile, Speed...
After inhaling, the sticky and sugary content of the vaping liquid sticks to the teeth — causing all the damage
Dept. Of Health & Human...
She was pimping me and I didn’t like that. She would pimp me to men
The Balenciagas Of Neo-Paganism...
The Balenciagas Of An Anti-Christian World ‘Condemn’ Child Abuse While Castrating, Traumatizing, And Exploiting Kids
All Healthy Volunteer Teams Have
Over the last 15 years I have learned some things in regards to caring for and leading volunteers and I wanted to…
3 “Kingdom Questions” Teenagers...
Who has my heart? What are my motives? How do I make choices?
A Boarding School Ban On...
“We found our students had disengaged more and more from real life as their phones became their world,”
TikTok Promotes Toxic Diet Culture...
Prior projects have found a connection between adolescent social media use and disordered eating or negative body image
Thousands Of Convicted Pedophiles...
Thousands of child victims are being denied justice and George Gascón and his group of radical prosecutors can care less
Benefits Of Sleepaway Summer Camp
Sleepaway summer camp can help promote essential socio-emotional abilities in kids, such as the ability to control oneself, cooperate, or help others
Long Distance Grandparenting
Words cannot adequately express the joy grandkids bring us and the sadness we so often feel when they live far away from
Grandparenting Through the Tough...
Loving our children’s children can also bring heartache or pain. Larry Fowler puts it so well in his book Overcoming
Chinese Tiktok Promotes...
Growing Body Of Evidence Shows ‘Social Influence’ Is Causing Teens To Undergo Sex Changes
Can Christians Date Nonbelievers?
To some degree, Christians date and marry nonbelievers because of a lack of imagination
Prayers For A Teenager Struggling...
Father, I know that I’ve spent much more time this week fearing for my child rather than depending on you. Forgive me…
For The Burdened Parent Of College-...
So when you are tempted to beat yourself up for parenting failures (real or perceived), look up to see God’s smile upon…
Teaching Christology And The...
In a culture where the majority of people self-identify as Christians, it’s important for youth workers (and all Christians, in general) to…
Cardiologist Calls For An End...
As teen, 18, tells how her reaction to the jab saw her miss her Year 12 exams
Michigan Schools To Hide ‘Gay...
Michigan Department Of Education Provided Educators With Materials On How To Create A ‘Gay Straight Alliance’ Club
Contextualizing The Gospel And...
Contextualization is really about effective communication and making sure what we say is the same thing that is received. I am not…
Next Gen Ministry
Kids and student ministry leaders need to work together to create a discipleship plan that goes from preschool through high school
Professional vs. Personal...
Prioritizing personal faith life over professional ministry success
Welcoming The Anxious Student To...
As youth ministers, we are no strangers to the mental health crisis facing the teenagers we serve
A Reflection on Barna’s Open...
The Barna Group conducted a global survey that included over 24,000 teenagers from 26 different countries
A Clearer Picture Of Developing...
A critical period for neuroplasticity in the frontal cortex during the teenage years, a time at which risk-taking behaviors and mental illness…
Book: Calling Out the Called
Discipling Those Called to Ministry Leadership
Flashback: Parents Matter
Sharing life together with the parents allowed me to set an example to strengthen the relationship between the students and parents
Using Reason To Lead Little Ones To...
A childlike faith isn’t at odds with intellectual curiosity. In fact, a child’s appetite for learning could be the conduit through which he…
Recovering The Art Of Christian...
In our post-Christian context, public life has become markedly more secular and private life infinitely more diverse
Expose Your Kids To Hard Truths
Shying away from hard subjects does little to prepare children to defend a faith that’s increasingly under attack
Study: Gen Z Wants To Know More...
Despite long-term trends away from religion, Barna Group finds openness in teens
Nurturing Faith In Teens
5 ways you can nurture faith that goes beyond youth group
A Biblical Resource For Pastors On...
We must not fall for the lie of culture that our bodies are to be changed to meet our self-perception
Battling Pornography
We have a generation of young people for whom the call to repentance must include a call to turn from porn
Teenage Brains: How It Works &...
But understanding how teenagers see the world or what makes them behave in a certain way is important
teens 13 calling Quitline for help...
One 15-year-old caller said 80% of their friends vape and they feel strongly addicted, they vape upon waking and pick it up…
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