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A brief biblical and pastoral introduction to understanding transgender in a changing culture

by Rebecca McLaughlin

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10 teaching points for home and church

Whether you consider yourself a Christ follower or not, these questions can seem like deal breakers

While purity culture gets the truth right, the approach and gospel elements it espouses are often wrong

Lively stories and illustrations explains why we can trust the Gospels as real historical documents and walks through the evidence for Jesus’ resurrection

We cannot parent in the same way our parents did when we were children. But the job description of a parent that is found throughout the Bible has not changed

Find a local healthy local church, overlook its flaws, work against your own selfishness and resistance, and become a contributing member. The church needs you, and you need the church.

Three Nigerian men charged after star high school athlete, 17, killed himself hours after falling victim to online sextortion plot: One of the gang told the teen to commit suicide ‘fast,’ feds say

The most important thing a youth ministry can do is teach students how to read and study the Bible

By Mark Yarhouse. Navigating Transgender Issues in a Changing Culture

By: Mark Yarhouse and Olya Zaporozhets

Parent & Pastor resource guide on transgender issues

We are an organization fighting for parental rights and against schools radicalizing and sexualizing children

“A rational person needs to ask: why exactly are these people so insistent and eager to be indecent around young kids?

‘I don’t think that’s fair’

Forget the limo … teen takes a tank to the prom

If YOU want to reach athletes, here are some ideas to connect with that community

YPulse

The current evidence base shows that around 80% of pre-pubertal children will outgrow their gender dysphoria during adolescence

Pass the Youth Protection Act immediately

Your graduates are where they are, predominately, because of their parents so why not shine some light on them during this season

If you would like the Launching Well graduate resource

A youth ministry that fails to balance the proclamation of proper belief with a call to pursue and live out the resulting God-honoring behaviors is a youth ministry that is failing

Black children ages 5 to 12 are twice as likely to die by suicide as their White peers, and Black teen suicides are growing at shocking rates

This work lays the foundation for understanding how the environment shapes neurodevelopmental trajectories even through the teenage years

For you busy parents, caregivers and educators out there, we’ve distilled it down to 10 useful takeaways

…with nearly 80% of body burned

Trans teen died from vaginoplasty complications during landmark Dutch study used to justify child sex changes

“If you look at the prevalence of cross-sex identification in young people and the arrival of the mass adoption of smartphones … it’s not a coincidence that they both happened at the same time,”

Parents have a right to guide their child’s education and to know what’s being taught in the classroom

These students are more likely to attempt suicide and be victims of abuse

Pew Research Center asking teens – and their parents – about their experiences with and views toward social media

A weekly listing of hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television, and movies

learn to practice redemptive parenting where their children grow to see the world through a gospel lens based on biblical truth.

Years ago I developed my own camp planning check list

The heart of youth ministry is to help students grow in their relationship with Christ. We do activities and events to help students grow closer to Christ

Insights from a Youth Pastor and His Wife

They are watching to see if we really believe what we say. They are looking to see . . What it means to trust God when life gets challenging

3 civil challenges against the district and administrators: that the defendants took away the Willeys’ parental and due process rights, familial privacy rights, and religious rights

Educating and equipping parents on how to respond

Knowing Parental Rights & Against Schools Sexualizing Kids

A Biblical Resource For Pastors On Gender, Sexuality And LGBT

Resources For Navigating LGBTQ Issues With Teenagers

Time-tested norms on everything you need to know for a healthy ministry.

Religion and Spirituality in the Lives of Emerging Adults

Youth Pastors Ditch Gross-Out Games and Help Student Ministry Grow Up

Today’s blog is an excerpt from the upcoming book, “Ready for Real Life.”

Unpacking the Five Essential Soft Skills Great Leaders Instill in Their Students

YPulse’s Media Consumption report shows 65% of Gen Z and Millennials say they’ve watched a TV series in the last week—making it their second top form of video content (just behind movies)

Two Ways to Help High School Seniors Transition to Young Adulthood

Their education has been stolen from them. Activists have spent the last forty to fifty years taking over education and transforming it into something different

“So, how big is your youth group?”

We can’t warn our children against every scam and trap in the world. So how can we teach them to be wise enough to spot trouble on their own?

Jesus instituted the Lord’s Supper on this night to signify that this new exodus was about to begin. This act indicated that the time of redemption had come

A new movie about a sex trafficking rescue operation that is based on the true story of a former federal agent

The number of minors in America receiving a diagnosis of gender dysphoria tripled from 2017 to 2021, with more than forty-two thousand receiving the diagnosis in 2021. On the popular social media platform TikTok, #trans has logged 50.2 billion views as of this writing, having nearly doubled within the last year.

One Man’s Devastating Struggle with Woke Ideology and His Battle to Protect Children

Outpatient help for kids with mental health issues is hard to come by in much of the U.S. As a result, hospitalizations are rising sharply and many owe to suicide attempts or self-harm, a new study finds. A researcher calls these hospital stays a sign of the growing prevalence and severity of mental health conditions in kids

Allow me to offer three tips to hit your Easter visitor follow-up out of the park.

PHOENIX – One mother used an unorthodox method to get her son out of bed for Easter services.

This bill “would allow children as young as 12 years old to consent to being placed into state funded group homes without parental permission or knowledge.

A weekly listing of hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television, and movies.

Book: Raising Unselfish Children in a Self-Absorbed World by Jill Rigby.

The Most Important Week in History

Adolescent-onset gender dysphoria disproportionately affects females.

In a move even more disgusting than her botox-filled face, Madonna is heading to Nashville, NOT to fundraise for the families of victims of the Covenant School shooting, but for “trans rights” groups

Transgender teacher speaks out against ‘Naked Education’ show featuring 14-year-olds: ‘It’s just wrong’

Having students serve within the youth group can have a significant impact on both the youth ministry and the students themselves

How to help young people process the horrific school shooting in Nashville

3 keys to keeping your best adult volunteers over the long haul

Podcast: Walt Mueller with Nicholas Black

Walt Mueller

The legacy media have a preset narrative machine when it comes to mass shootings. That narrative machine takes into account the identities of the shooter and the victims, and then churns out an explanation for the shooting

A 2022 study found that youth who identify as transgender are at the highest risk of “violent radicalization.”

The trans movement is targeting Christians

Two trans activists are demanding the end of the conservative  ‘love affair’ with ‘radical religious schools’ in a response to the shooting

“Pharmaceutical marketers have noticed the power of patient persuasion and begun to leverage ‘patient influencers’ in brand campaigns,”

The “Trans Rights…Or Else” photo seeming to suggest that anyone who attempts to get in the way of trans people are at risk of being shot

Despite the tragedy and loss of life, many public figures have criticized conservatives and Christians for their faith and prayer

It isn’t just the algorithms, but lessons from a competitive culture

‘She Is She’ Combats Attempt to Deny ‘Females Their Womanhood’

legislation that would require schools to inform parents if they encourage or promote children’s transgender transition attempts

‘I feel surrounded with love’ I am their Mom away from home.

Minnesota ‘trans refuge’ bill will threaten to take children away from parents who don’t consent to transitioning their kid

California bill would give therapists power to take children over 12 from parents ‘without accusation, evidence, or trial’

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox approved legislation that would limit access by young people to social media platforms, the first state-wide restriction of its kind.

Four other states are considering similar regulations on minors using social media.

Recent States Bans Transgender Bathrooms At School
Idaho Governor Brad Little signed legislation Friday barring transgender bathrooms at school, making the state the third this year — and this week — to enact such a law. The bill sailed through the state’s GOP-controlled legislature, passing each chamber with an overwhelming majority. Sarah Huckabee of Arkansas and Kim Reynolds of…

Bremerton School Board approves settlement with coach over on-field prayer

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew admitted to Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks that the Chinese app tracks users’ keystrokes during a House Committee on Energy and Commerce hearing on Thursday

Biden Cyber Official

Almost 70% of American teenagers use TikTok. Though the content teenagers scroll through masquerades as harmless short videos, many of the videos contain content fueling self-harm, suicidal ideation, eating disorders, and more

The Chinese app’s recommendation algorithm is so advanced that within ten minutes, it will start pushing suicide videos if the young TikTok user suggests he is sexually frustrated

In December, President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan bill to ban the app on government devices

Young Americans are either too obese, too sick, or too criminal to serve in the military

Why do I volunteer in the youth ministry even though some students may abandon the church in the future?

God calls you His child and He will finish the work He began in you. It will be His grace, not your striving

A Christian Answer to the Identity Angst of Our Culture

It surveys the Christian worldview and seeks to apply these principles to the many complex questions surrounding gender identity