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District Has 30 Days to Change...
Government is putting the preferences of transgender students ahead of the privacy rights of other students
20% Of Church-goers No Longer...
“Among those with children who attended church before the separation, 35 percent say at least one child no longer attends,”
A Breath Of New Life For Joel
Joel is a missionary with Miami Youth for Christ who has dedicated his life to reaching teens in the Hip-Hop culture
Gaga : Why Am I Unhappy?
We’re not actually communicating with each other. We are unconsciously communicating lies
Becoming A Woman Of Influence...
George Lockhart will be sharing at this conference. If interested please check here for more info..
The Power Of Leading By Influence
What I’m learning as Executive Pastor of Willow Creek
Teens’ Sex Talks With Parents...
When parents talk about sex, teens learn how to have similar conversations with their dating partners
Compulsive Texting Takes Toll On...
Does your teenager have a texting problem?
Value: Restoring The Natural Family
(Don’t forget) more than 50 million Americans in 31 states voted to protect marriage in their laws
A New Barbie Ad Shows Girls...
A group of girls getting a chance to try out their favorite future professions without having to be adults first
Teen Faces Assault Charges For...
As a joke, she said she reached for a baby carrot..tossed it towards the teacher hit her in the forehead
Franklin Graham Blasts Political...
Reveals Exactly What He Believes Society Desperately Needs
Feds Back Transgender Teenager In...
Can schools prevent transgender students from using the restrooms that correspond with their gender identities?
What’s The Right Age For Teens To...
Who start dating between the ages of 11-and-a-half and 13 may experience more academic and behavioral problems
UPDATE: 7th Graders To Deny God
After apologizing for ‘God is myth’ lesson…School goes on attack against 7th grader
Teacher Forced 7th Graders To Deny...
Video: Seventh-grader is standing up for her religious beliefs… testified at a school board meeting
Doctors Group Recommends Raising...
“The developing brains of children and teens are particularly vulnerable to nicotine”
why helicopter parenting is ruining...
Julie Lythcott-Haims offers parenting tips from her book, “How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your…
Can we please stop pretending...
The truth is it can indeed mean trouble, especially for young people
They Said If He Pointed Toward The...
Suffering from depression, thoughts of suicide, God if you are real…I need you now
Students Speak Out After Cop Is...
“classic example” of a growing confusion..over the role of the administration vs. that of law enforcement
Parents Applauding Target
‘Priceless’ Target Ad Goes Viral for All the Right Reasons
Teens Drinking At Home
A new study suggests that a family’s rules concerning alcohol use aren’t nearly as important as the family itself
Screen Hazards
The blue light impacts the skin’s ability to heal itself, which may lead to premature aging
1 In 14 Children Have At Least One...
Children in these situations suffer from low self esteem, poor mental and physical health, and other problems
Teen Drinking Who’s Doing It the...
4,750 teenagers 15-years-old and under take their first sip of alcohol on any given day in America
Values: Good Kids Or Godly Kids?
We often aim for behavior modification over spiritual transformation
Football Prayer Controversy
Football Coach Filing Lawsuit Against School’s Prayer Ban
Teens Hiding Their Sexual Reality...
Sexual revelations about their children shake most parents to the core
How Serving Changes Kids
Giving kids opportunities to serve through childhood is one of the biggest ways to help them grow in faith and character
A Message To Youth Ministers Who...
One secret they’ve learned is that Gods true call on their life isn’t performance, but faithfulness
Stop Scaring Students Into Sharing...
Sharing their faith is not about something they have to do, but it’s about something they get to do and be apart…
What You Need To Know About Those ...
The audience at the baseball game was ASKED to tweet selfies as part of a contest..the announcers mocked them
Moms Outraged Over Sexy Costumes...
Generally speaking, real life uniformed female police officers do not wear short skirts and low cut shirts
Congrats, Class Of 2015. You’...
That’s 13 years past today’s average retirement age
Students Charged For Taking Pot...
Students were caught passing marijuana-laced Skittles candy to other students
Target Pulls Star Wars Sexist T...
Graphic tee replaced Princess Leia with Luke Skywalker
Lay Off The Guilt
We’ve mastered the art of the guilt trip in youth ministry, haven’t we? We rely on guilt to get youth to invite…
How To Get A Room Full Of Teens To...
Here are 3 secrets to getting a room full of teens to listen to you, for instance when you’re doing announcements, or…
Helping Our Students Navigate Their...
…(And if we’re honest, these same thoughts apply to many of us, too.)
The New Frontier Of Family Ministry
The landscape of the family is changing, and the church is facing a new frontier of family ministry
Church asks Boy Scouts To Leave Due...
North Boulevard Church has been an outstanding partner with Boy Scouts Middle Tennessee Council for over 50 years
Principal Holds Up Student Election...
There were no allegations of voter intimidation or voter fraud..The problem– too many white kids got elected
School Says 9-11 Had Nothing To Do...
Superintendent says bad men, not religion, caused the Sept. 11 attacks
Woodlawn Movie
Hollywood Director ‘Absolutely Stunned’ by What Happened to Hundreds of Teens Right After They Saw His New Film
The Lamar Odom Situation Should...
“They drank, got high, and watched porn; their wealth didn’t buy happiness, but only offered more extravagant opportunities to clamor for fulfillment”
Student Wore A Minion Dress To Her...
If she received 15,000 retweets Daisy promised to wear a “minion costume tutu dress” to the dance
‘Goosebumps’ Spooks &...
Scare-seeking audiences preferred the family-friendly “Goosebumps” over the gothic horror “Crimson Peak”
Hasbro Profit Beats On Higher Sales...
A better-than-expected quarterly profit as toys based on “Star Wars” and “Jurassic World” movie series boosted sales of its toys targeted at…
Undocumented Students Suing Their...
They argue they were eligible for in-state tuition but were wrongly charged out-of-state rates
Catholic Bishops Debating Family...
…deeply divided on key issues such as how to minister to homosexuals and divorced couples
Flashback…Book: Rebuilding...
Ten Practical Strategies for Catholic Parishes (A Rebuilt Parish Book)
Hero Protects Kids…
75-yr-old Army veteran saves 16 kids from teen with knife
Teenagers Text Neck…
The shocking ‘text neck’ X-rays that show how children as young as SEVEN are becoming hunch backs because of their addiction to…
Secular Students Feeling a Call, To...
The Religious Nones at Harvard Divinity School meeting…
Pornographic Audio Blares Over Loud...
She was shopping with her child at a Target. When it started playing…for about 15 minutes
Playboy’s Move Away From Nudity...
You’re now one click away from every sex act imaginable for free. And so just passé at this juncture
U. Of Florida To Keep Biblical...
…just a few months after the building’s dedication last November, the Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) sent a letter to
Facebook Or Fakebook?
(76%) said they judged their peers based on what they saw on their Instagram, Snapchat or Facebook profiles
Students Celebrate As School Drops...
Last year, Bozeman school board members voted 5-3 to pull the high school out of the National School Lunch Program
New York Middle Schoolers Get...
Nashville songwriter who worked with Taylor Swift visits the Bronx to help kids write a song
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