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Are We Preparing Our Teens For...
How are you equipping your parents with practical and spiritual implications of this new legalization of a “formally banned” substance.
Will You Go To Hell For Smoking...
Get parents to think about their argument against weed when the argument that it is a banned substance is no longer available…
In Life And Death…Give Thanks
We are called to give thanks in all situations but I am struggling to give thanks to God in the face of…
Lame Parents Are Better
Parents and other adults who are able to think for themselves and model responsible adult behavior will gain the most respect in…
You Can Get College Credit For...
Students will be required to put what they’ve gleaned online down on paper—or at least a Word document—as a work of creative…
How To Reduce Teen Sexual Activity
How to Reduce Teen Sexual Activity
A Baptist, a pediatrician, and an executive from Planned Parenthood walked into a bar to…
‘I Became Hell-Bent On Losing...
Questions like these continued throughout my childhood, and no matter how intimate, Mom would answer without any sign of embarrassment
I Had A Baby At 14, And Here’...
My advice: Honestly, wait until you feel you’re really mature enough to handle the emotions and outcomes of sex. I was only…
Encounter At Protest Leads To Hug...
Encounter at protest leads to hug for boy, officer
Kayla Winning: Inspirational Teen...
She holds the North Carolina state title in the 3,200-meter race. “Her time of 10 minutes 43 seconds ranks her 21st in…
EU Study Reveals Children’s...
They have been studying the online behaviour of children aged 9-16 since 2006…children are now more likely to be exposed to
UK: School Lambasts ‘...
“snowplough” parents are so over-protective of their offspring that the children end up unable to deal with failure
The Ferguson Fraud
The bitter irony of the Michael Brown case is that if he had actually put his hands up and said don’t shoot,…
Hollywood: Happy ‘Bangsgiving...
‘Bangsgiving’…that’s what happens when we strip religion from public life: hedonism takes over
The Small Group Fail
“You must really love us, because there is no way I would be back after the beating you took last week.”
The Pride In Our Ministry
“Do you think that God rescued you because you’re awesome and God needed you on the team to succeed?”
Pharrell Williams: Not “Happy...
Why Aren’t We Talking About Michael Brown’s ‘Bullyish’ Behavior?
John Adams On Thanksgiving
Ask God to Make Our Schools ‘Nurseries of Sound Science, Morals and Religion’
In Life And Death…Give Thanks
In Life And Death…Give Thanks
“The boat is on fire!! Do you see it?” That is what I told my wife as we…
Civil Rights Leaders Missing In...
Juan Williams and David Webb on black leaders’ response to Ferguson riots
U.Va. Looks At Alcohol As Factor In...
Members of the Board of Visitors discussed sexual assault allegations that came out in a devastating portrait in Rolling Stone that has…
Bette Midler Criticized Grande&...
Ariana Grande Responds To Bette Midler’s ‘Whore’ Comments
Suicide Attempts Higher Among...
The potential appeal of ecstasy for people who are dealing with depression or anxiety may be part of the explanation as to…
Triple C: Addictive Cold Medicine...
I hallucinated a lot. It was kind of like I was in a dream or something, like so disassociated. I liked that…
Death Of The Dining Room
It’s funny how much you can tell about a society’s social norms solely from the changes in its home design
Teenagers And Cyberbullying ...
If suicide rates grew for girls aged 10-14 by 76%, we might need to re-think (setup guardrails for) their internet social media…
Eyewitness Told Police Brown...
“Dang if that kid didn’t start running right at the cop like a football player. Head down.”
The American Music Awards Winners&...
Katy Perry, Iggy Azalea, One Direction Lead
Local School Districts Look To...
Any organization that values communicating with its public can’t just go to one source … you have to have the same message…
#NYWC: Grace
We have a problem fully embracing Gods grace. We like to replace what He has DONE with what we have to DO
Experimenting In Youth Retreating
one speaker couldn’t effectively produce content for all the kids who were entering into the weekend in completely different places
“Ministry Isn’t About Numbers....
Ministry isn’t about numbers but it is about effectiveness. And you’ll never be effective until you measure stuff
CHAOS IN FERGUSON: Grand Jury does...
Grand jury’s decision prompts riots, arrests
Can Sanford Pastors’ (in the...
We as the church have been given the ministry of reconciliation. There’s no other institution on earth that has been given this…
Feds Order Bible College To Deport...
The administration is about to grant amnesty to some 5 million illegal aliens. You would think they could find room to accommodate…
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A weekly listing of hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television and movies
Giving Tuesday
We are not just reporting the news, but we are making good news…
A Window Into Today’s Teens
Over two in three (69%) prefer to interact with friends in person over connecting online, with only 15% preferring online
Infographic: How Many Minutes Do...
After all those minutes spent per year, 78% of woman still are dissatisfied with themselves
Jonathan McKee’s TV Interview...
SEX…. “We need to talk with our kids about this regularly!”
Disney Princesses: A Little Girl...
They are about what we cannot be. They are intended to create a lack in us, to show us that we don’t…
Teenage Girls Self-Esteem Plunges
How pressures of online life undermine teenage girls’ self-esteem
The Subtle Ways Today’s Culture...
Tim Elmore: I believe it’s time we found ways to combat these unintended consequences to our culture’s norms
Millennials Aren’t As Self...
84% of millennials say that knowing they’re making a positive difference in the world is more important than any professional recognition
Billy Graham: Raising Children In a...
How to solve 90 percent of the problems you have with your children in today’s culture
Millennials And The Good Book
62 percent of non-Christian Millennials have never even read the Bible
California High School Closed For...
“If you go to Costa you should watch out very closely at school today.”
Chances Are, Your Teen Has Sexted
If you think “my teen would never sext,” you might be mistaken.
WHAT I WISH I COULD TELL MY YOUNGER...
I hope it helps you see a Savior who redeems our misses, so that even slow guys like me can “gladly…
Seven Ways To Deal With CAVE...
Critics and naysayers are in every church. They are CAVE (Consistently Against Virtually Everything) Dwellers
Are Teens Too Dependent On Youth...
Would they think the faith of my teens was too dependent on mine?
3 Keys To A Successful Relationship...
Never assume you are always right and everyone else is wrong. Unless you are Jesus of course
Grade-School Bullying Takes A Toll...
“Before , your bullies at school stayed at school,” “Now, through social media, they follow you everywhere,”
‘Tweens’ Most Likely To Misuse...
“I think many parents have a mindset that prescription drugs are much more dangerous than over-the-counter drugs, because they can be purchased…
Hazards Of Secondhand Marijuana...
“Tobacco smoke and marijuana smoke both contain thousands of chemicals, many of which are toxic,”
People Trust Social Media Less Than...
And here’s why we still use them anyway
Ministry That Launches
Our goal..of creating Christian adults and not youth group junkies then we can have no other end goal
Curating Ourselves To Death. . .
Yesterday, I spoke to youth workers about how social media has fostered this culture of curation. . . we carefully curate ourselves
Teacher Laid Out During Encounter...
This is the third attack on a teacher at the school in less than a month
5 Goals You Should Set In Student...
As you consider setting these goals, here are some cautions for you
Teen Busted
Worried Mom Locates Missing Son by Tracking His iPhone — She Wasn’t Thrilled About Where She Found Him
What Should A Senior Pastor Say At...
Here was a chance to build a bridge to their hearts and help them hear words of faith from someone who had…
2014 Hollywood Film Awards
‘Gone Girl’ and ‘The Imitation Game’ Take Top Prizes
Flashback: ‘Social Host’ Laws...
Researchers found the number of teens who reported drinking at parties on weekends was reduced when they lived in towns with strong…
Controversial New Jersey Red...
“Teen Driver” License Plate Stickers in NJ Linked to 3,200 Fewer Teen Car Crashes
Teens Playing Through Pain
A recent study shows that many young athletes ignore sport injuries
`White Students` Requirements?
Parent Angered by School`s Letter Saying `White Students` Didn`t Meet Requirements
Mistreating Black Americans
Unemployment Rate Black (Ages 16-24): 22.0%
Giving Up: 40% Women, 28% Men, 39%...
Pew said that 39 percent of 16- to 24-year-olds don’t want to work, up from 29 percent in 2000
Fast Food Targeting Black Kids In...
Researchers looked at 6,716 fast-food outlets nationwide to check the extent of indoor and outdoor marketing aimed at youngsters
University Funded Sex ed Field...
University funded organization takes students on field trip to Planned Parenthood, sex club
Flashback: Percentage Of Americans...
40% or more of American babies were born to unmarried mothers
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