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People who predict death for a living have some bad news

Surprising new research finds that frequent viewing of selfies through social network sites is linked to a decrease in self-esteem and life satisfaction

If the gospel is so powerful, what is it that makes it so? What does it mean to a student, or anyone, living in this day and age?

By Walt Mueller

Marko

Connecting with young people isn’t easy…Kids these days. Snap me, kik me, hundo p v savage RT, what?

Part 2

Chap Clark

Sermon “Opening Up the Doors of Dialogue In Your Home” by Jonathan McKee

This weekend I returned to Amish, PA to speak at yet another church (my third in Lancaster County)

Digital media exposure for children of all ages should be limited

Tossman asked Penzo to turn down the music..student cold-cocked the principal socking him several times in the face, causing swelling

Scientists make breakthrough in development of a temporary male birth control and could be available by 2021

A new study found that youths with increased impulsivity and sensation-seeking may be at greater risk of substance abuse

Boys who are raised in a warm family environment are more likely to feel secure in romantic relationships in their 80s

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

According to new research, parents are distracted by mobile technology more than anything else, and as a result, the interactions with their kids suffer.

Specifically, younger teens are dropping off of Facebook, while Snapchat and Instagram are neck-and-neck for teens between the ages of 14 and 18

They have perpetrated at least one form of abuse toward a dating partner through technology

I was snuffing out my true calling by God to serve the church through my inability to rely on God’s grace. And that inability sprang from my lack of humility

A Vision for Evangelicalism and the Arts

The demands of modern life and workloads continuing to increase…a timely reminder that dinner is more than just a meal

Yahoo News

$13K in iPhones

80% of the 11,000 Syrian refugees arriving in the U.S. over the past year were children

“I’m Not Ashamed” opens in theaters Friday

Arming Kids for the Fight of Their Lives

April L. Diaz

Yes, an after-school Satan Club could be coming to your kid’s grade school

Podcast: Terry Linhart with Dave Rahn

A Silicon Valley dad..turning his yard into a playground where children can take
physical risks without supervision

CoverGirls first cover boy, James Charles, a 17-year-old from New York State. As these men cake on the makeup, they’re unpacking gender norms, too.

Which Will America Choose?

If we took one golf ball for every one of those babies, it would tightly pack nearly 28 53-foot tractor trailers

Thoughts for parents & youth workers

The number one thing persecuted Christians ask for is prayer, and we want to equip you to be able to meet their request

by Justin Knowles

A Helpful Infographic

…we can and will be our own worst enemy

Good Youth Pastors stay spiritually nourished. Bad Youth Pastors rely on their gifts and charisma

Good Youth Pastors prioritize time. Bad Youth Pastors wonder where the week went.

Good Youth Pastors make disciple makers. Bad Youth Pastors fail to equip students with a Great Commission mentality

Are you really taking advantage of your Parent Meetings?

3 Things you can do to work with parents

The 1999 Columbine High School massacre became etched in a nation’s collective consciousness

I’m learning that it is so easy to judge a parent for what I think they should or should not be doing

Jim Daly

This might be a good youth group illustration on hypocrisy

Youth culture is a force to be reckoned with. It can be really intimidating. Parents and Youth workers sometimes get overwhelmed

It means working with parents instead of working for them!

Top 5, Tanzania, Iceland, Estonia, Norway and Japan. The least fit country: Mexico

The right advice at the right time…Their daughter Katelyn was dating a non-Christian. How could that happen?

5 Reasons To Attend…

Let us be clear – we’re NOT saying younger people matter more than older people

Chap Clark

“Mom, You Think Babies Are Tough? Wait Until Middle School.”

Colleges offering ‘safe spaces’ for naps

So, let me get this straight. It’s NOT okay for our president to say this, but it IS okay for “artists” who our kids listen to daily?

5 Considerations to ponder

Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood

Top 10 Things To Expect In Middle School

At least 22 states make it a crime to disturb school in ways that teenagers are wired to do. Why did this happen?

Now, he’s charged with assault

“The best predictor of happiness for families may be spending quality time together in familiar activities inside the home. And that’s great news for families who have little time or few resources.”

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Article 1: Homeword.com

Teen ‘befriended’ gunman in sergeant’s killing to keep him calm after he burst into home, youth’s mother says

Emotional video between teachers and their students

Free church resource kit — a service guide, sermon outline, video files, social media elements, Prayer Partner card templates and more!

Children’s metabolism temporarily slows during puberty — a pattern that might help explain the current teen obesity problem

Compared with older drivers, teens are more likely to..

Here’s How to Handle Them…

Walk them through Bible Gateway. Read, search, study, compare, & share the Bible in 200+ versions & 70+ languages. Free app

Talk with your students and encourage them to be part of a movement to take their Bibles to school

2 Undeniable Facts

All of us are sexually broken. We have all crossed borders and boundaries in thought, word, and deed. Be watchful…

3 Ways To React…

Why? Because he made a statement that he backs the blue?

Discover how effective you are at engaging the next generation

The children of divorced parents have grown up to be adults of no religion

“If my kids flip a water bottle one more time. . .” “IT IS DRIVING ME MAD!!!!!!!”

What I find is that the higher the commitment, the harder it is to find someone willing to step up and help

Video

Yahoo.com

“Comic books further left-wing has become a recurring headline. Comics from The Archies to Wonder Woman are pushing liberal ideas of flexible gender and sexuality,”

“It’s 11 months we’ve been fighting this battle,”

Wants to Become Astrophysicist: ‘I Want to Prove That God Does Exist’

The Good News To The Problem In Youth Ministry

How do we create new ways to get the past the obstacles that are keeping the away?

Trying Something New In Youth Ministry

Start with the end in mind

Who Can’t Pry Their Eyes from Their Mobile Devices!

But there’s a not-so-hidden dark side to ministry life that act as pitfalls, snares, and traps… these are….

by Rachel Blom

Genetic disorder can’t stop growing

Getting real about race and getting free from the fears and frustrations that divide us

“Our goal, ultimately, is to place an ASSC in every school where the Good News Clubs, or other proselytizing religious groups, have established a presence,”

Nielsen.com

In fact, if you pour through those comments you’ll discover two things