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Flashback: A New Way To Get High...
Marijuana ‘Dabbing’ Is ‘Exploding Onto The Drug-Use Scene’
Legal US Pot Sales Soar To $5.4B In...
“You won’t find another industry growing at that kind of clip”: ArcView Group CEO
Public School Kisses Valentine&...
A Minnesota elementary school to be more inclusive of their ethnically diverse student population
7 Habits Of Parents Who Leave The...
“It’s extremely difficult if not impossible to get out of the office by 5 p.m. if you’re disorganized,”
ReligionIn America
An Interview With Greg Smith of the Pew Research Center by Ed Stetzer
New Documentary Looks At America&...
US makes up about 5% of the world’s population, yet consumes more than 75% of the world’s prescription drugs
Tips For Better Youth Ministry...
7 Pro-Tips For Better Games In Your Youth Ministry
The Demographics Of Smartphone...
Cellphone ownership is common across all major demographic groups, though older adults tend to lag behind their younger counterparts
Selfie Obsession Could Be Ruining...
Study: People who were more satisfied with their body images posted more selfies to their Instagram
This Is What Happens When You Tell...
Girls of all ages, shapes and sizes are perfect because that is how God made them
Teenagers Reveal What They Think Is...
60 Teenagers reveal what they think is cool — and what isn’t — in 2016
The Porn Phenomenon
The Explosive Growth of Pornography and How It’s Impacting Your Church, Life, and Ministry
Barbie’s New Shapes: Tall,...
Dozens of different features to make her look more like the girls who play with her
E-Cigarette Exploded in Teen’s...
“He wanted to die. That is how much pain he was in.” leaving him with second-degree burns and broken teeth.
What Selfies In America vs. China...
What actually constitutes a good angle — or a good selfie overall — is rooted in what we consider beautiful, and that…
2 Teenagers Dead, 2 Sickened From...
The teens evidently thought they could drink poisonous methanol as a substitute for ethanol, the ingredient in alcoholic beverages that causes intoxication
Dad Arrested for Taking Daughter...
When Ronald Jackson found a text he thought was rude and inappropriate on his then-12-year-old daughter’s phone
Christian May Sue FHSAA Over Prayer...
A Christian school in Tampa has signaled it will file a federal lawsuit against the Florida High School Athletics Association
Book: Your First 90 Days in a New...
Your First 90 Days in a New Youth Ministry: A Simple Plan for Starting Right
Book: People Skills for Youth...
33 Ways to Meet More People and Make a Bigger Difference in Youth Ministry
Texas Student Suspended For Sharing...
Two Texas middle school students are SUSPENDED after one of them shared her inhaler to save the other’s life!
Casual Marijuana Use Linked To...
Young women in pot-themed Instagram memes at risk, experts say
Christian Girl Who Fled ISIS...
Since her performance was published on Youtube, over 18 million people have watched her sing
Millennials Would Rather Pay For...
Half of all millennials say they would shell out for “premium entertainment content” Netflix, Spotify or games
What Does Youth Ministry Have To Do...
3 things that matter in ministry with youth that have a direct impact on the faith of adults
The Perfect Breast Shape…For...
British researchers surveyed more more than 1,300 men and women…
What’s Hot?
A weekly listing of hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television and movies
How Is Your New Year’s...
New Year’s Street Wisdom
by Victor Manuel Labrada
Some New Year’s street wisdom for y’all from someone who lost 75 pounds, gained 40 then…
Book: “The Collapse of...
Argues that American families are facing a crisis of authority, where the kids are in charge…
Relational Evangelism And Church...
In Canada, a mainline denomination has announced that over the next 5 years, 1000 of their buildings will..
Why FBI Running a Website Sharing...
Find “true” computer addresses for 1,300 people, adding that the government has charged 137 individuals with a crime
Michael Hyatt: Why I’m Putting...
8 Powerful Reasons I’m Going Back to Paper—for Now
Middle School Parents Pursuing...
“Please move to the middle of the circle if:” You have been impacted by drugs or alcohol..called fat or made fun of
2015 Saw Most Violent Persecution...
“Christians, longing to stay in their home countries, are being forced to flee for their lives and for their children’s lives,”
Penthouse Magazine Discontinues...
Long-running rival to Playboy will now only be offered in digital format
Making Content Fit in Youth...
Contextualization of content is the process that we go through in order to adapt content to…
Flashback: Sermon Preparation...
Having a method or template for your sermon preparation can be really helpful and time-saving
Reach More Students By Doing Fewer...
“You have to do less if you want to grow more. And if you do more, chances are you will grow less.”…
Plastic Surgery Trends For 2016
The reason for all this self-improvement? The selfie
Millennial Children Would Rather...
If you’re a Boomer parent and hope your millennial kid will take care of you, you might want to think again
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Three Themes To Rotate Your Lessons...
Youth Ministry 101: Let’s Talk About What We Should Talk About
Have You Sent A College Student A...
College students who have contact with their youth leaders from their church tend to have Sticky Faith
Teens & Youth Pastors Struggle...
Teen boys and girls view pornography weekly according to a study commissioned by the Josh McDowell Ministry
Habits Of Successful People ...
Good and Bad Habits of Smart People from entrepreneur magazine
Why Daughters Need Their Dads
Fathers, more than anyone else, set the course for a daughter’s life
Flashbach: 9 Children’s Ministry...
A lot of material…there’s still enough preteen news to make this a worthy follow
Megan Fox Slams Social Media…
‘It’s Really Toxic For Our Youth Culture’
Hey Kids, You’re Being Lied To...
Only God himself can fix your problems by his grace, in relationship with Him and through meaningful relationships with others
Understanding The Modern Hookup...
“Students” are not finding the happiness and quality of life they are seeking by having numerous sexual liaisons
Practical Considerations For...
It is essential to understand sexuality as being a part of a bigger Story
Teen Girl Lifts Burning Car Off Dad...
The 19-year-old lifted a burning truck off of her father and then went on to save other family members from a devastating…
Colleges Are Starting To Ban ‘...
At least 20 universities have done so at this point
How To Handle A Negative Youth...
Someone who’s always complaining, often against whatever you’re saying or proposing, taking others down with him or her?
Too Much Too Soon?
Preschoolers play less and learn more…may be paradoxically hurting their progress
Short Film To Teach Men What...
A boy will spend more time watching TV by 6 yrs old than he will spend talking to his father in his…
Doug Fields’ Top Ten Commitments...
Commitments…if we pursue the right ones, our lives have purpose and meaning –without them, we spiral into confusion and despair
Study: Pornography ‘Harms’
A tie between pornography consumption verbal and sexual/physical aggression
5 Disruptive Church Trends That...
Church leaders, if you want to raise attendance, raise engagement
A Small Group Strategy For Middle...
Each small group encounter with middle school kids involves what I call “40 minutes of hell.”
If You Want To Ensure Your Kids...
Teach your kids that connections are more important than commitment
One Of The Biggest Problems In Our...
As a dad you are your sons first hero and your daughters first love
10 Things To Include In A Parent...
Many newsletters have the throw-spaghetti-at-the-wall-and-see-what-sticks approach with very little intentionality
Swedish Police Covered Up Migrant...
Following the revelation that German police suppressed the news of migrant sex assaults on New Year’s Eve
4 Obstacles To Your Students’...
Here are some of the main obstacles. . .and some thoughts on what you can do about lessening their impact
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