How are you equipping your parents with practical and spiritual implications of this new legalization of a “formally banned” substance.

Get parents to think about their argument against weed when the argument that it is a banned substance is no longer available to us

We are called to give thanks in all situations but I am struggling to give thanks to God in the face of this family’s overwhelming tragedy

Parents and other adults who are able to think for themselves and model responsible adult behavior will gain the most respect in the long run

God’s love isn’t performance based

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 writing.

Rachel Blom

By Jeremy Steele

How to Reduce Teen Sexual Activity

Jonathan McKee

A Baptist, a pediatrician, and an executive from Planned Parenthood walked into a bar to try to resolve how to reduce teen sexual activity…

I guess the first sign that this is a joke is the fact that a Baptist actually walked into a bar. Sadly, this has to be a joke,…

Questions like these continued throughout my childhood, and no matter how intimate, Mom would answer without any sign of embarrassment

My advice: Honestly, wait until you feel you’re really mature enough to handle the emotions and outcomes of sex. I was only 14. I was definitely not ready

fOXNEWS

CNews

Encounter at protest leads to hug for boy, officer

She holds the North Carolina state title in the 3,200-meter race. “Her time of 10 minutes 43 seconds ranks her 21st in the country,”

They have been studying the online behaviour of children aged 9-16 since 2006…children are now more likely to be exposed to

“snowplough” parents are so over-protective of their offspring that the children end up unable to deal with failure

The bitter irony of the Michael Brown case is that if he had actually put his hands up and said don’t shoot, he would almost certainly be alive …

‘Bangsgiving’…that’s what happens when we strip religion from public life: hedonism takes over

By Walt Mueller

“You must really love us, because there is no way I would be back after the beating you took last week.”

“Do you think that God rescued you because you’re awesome and God needed you on the team to succeed?”

Andy Blanks

Why Aren’t We Talking About Michael Brown’s ‘Bullyish’ Behavior?

Ask God to Make Our Schools ‘Nurseries of Sound Science, Morals and Religion’

CNSNews

V2H

In Life And Death…Give Thanks

“The boat is on fire!!  Do you see it?” That is what I told my wife as we were driving over a bridge on our way to a church a fews weeks ago. All that could be seen was a small cloud of smoke billowing up from one of the sailboats anchored in the…

Juan Williams and David Webb on black leaders’ response to Ferguson riots

Members of the Board of Visitors discussed sexual assault allegations that came out in a devastating portrait in Rolling Stone that has rocked the campus

Ariana Grande Responds To Bette Midler’s ‘Whore’ Comments

The potential appeal of ecstasy for people who are dealing with depression or anxiety may be part of the explanation as to why suicide attempts are higher

I hallucinated a lot. It was kind of like I was in a dream or something, like so disassociated. I liked that feeling of not being in reality

Dave Rozman

It’s funny how much you can tell about a society’s social norms solely from the changes in its home design

Helping our ministry as we help others

If suicide rates grew for girls aged 10-14 by 76%, we might need to re-think (setup guardrails for) their internet social media consumption

“Dang if that kid didn’t start running right at the cop like a football player. Head down.”

Katy Perry, Iggy Azalea, One Direction Lead

Camm & Jacob

Any organization that values communicating with its public can’t just go to one source … you have to have the same message on different platforms

Walt Mueller

We have a problem fully embracing Gods grace. We like to replace what He has DONE with what we have to DO

Mark Matlock

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 but it is about effectiveness. And you’ll never be effective until you measure stuff

Grand jury’s decision prompts riots, arrests

We as the church have been given the ministry of reconciliation. There’s no other institution on earth that has been given this authority

by Walt Mueller

Adam Mclane

Mark Merrill

Dr. Max Gomez

“She looks like my sister,”

The administration is about to grant amnesty to some 5 million illegal aliens. You would think they could find room to accommodate 120 Christian college students

Jim Liebelt

Jim Liebelt

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

We are not just reporting the news, but we are making good news…

Over two in three (69%) prefer to interact with friends in person over connecting online, with only 15% preferring online

After all those minutes spent per year, 78% of woman still are dissatisfied with themselves

Austin McCann

By Walt Mueller

SEX…. “We need to talk with our kids about this regularly!”

They are about what we cannot be. They are intended to create a lack in us, to show us that we don’t live up to the icon

How pressures of online life undermine teenage girls’ self-esteem

Annie F Downs

Tim Elmore: I believe it’s time we found ways to combat these unintended consequences to our culture’s norms

84% of millennials say that knowing they’re making a positive difference in the world is more important than any professional recognition

How to solve 90 percent of the problems you have with your children in today’s culture

62 percent of non-Christian Millennials have never even read the Bible

“If you go to Costa you should watch out very closely at school today.”

If you think “my teen would never sext,” you might be mistaken.

I hope it helps you see a Savior who redeems our misses, so that even slow guys like me can “gladly spend and be spent

Three Crucial Priorities for Shepherd Leaders

Critics and naysayers are in every church. They are CAVE (Consistently Against Virtually Everything) Dwellers

Would they think the faith of my teens was too dependent on mine?

Tips from Teens

Never assume you are always right and everyone else is wrong. Unless you are Jesus of course

“Before , your bullies at school stayed at school,” “Now, through social media, they follow you everywhere,”

“I think many parents have a mindset that prescription drugs are much more dangerous than over-the-counter drugs, because they can be purchased whenever they want

“Tobacco smoke and marijuana smoke both contain thousands of chemicals, many of which are toxic,”

And here’s why we still use them anyway

Marko

Care for those in need around you

Our goal..of creating Christian adults and not youth group junkies then we can have no other end goal

Yesterday, I spoke to youth workers about how social media has fostered this culture of curation. . . we carefully curate ourselves

This is the third attack on a teacher at the school in less than a month

As you consider setting these goals, here are some cautions for you

Worried Mom Locates Missing Son by Tracking His iPhone — She Wasn’t Thrilled About Where She Found Him

Here was a chance to build a bridge to their hearts and help them hear words of faith from someone who had lived longer than any of their parents

‘Gone Girl’ and ‘The Imitation Game’ Take Top Prizes

Researchers found the number of teens who reported drinking at parties on weekends was reduced when they lived in towns with strong social host laws

“Teen Driver” License Plate Stickers in NJ Linked to 3,200 Fewer Teen Car Crashes

A recent study shows that many young athletes ignore sport injuries

Parent Angered by School`s Letter Saying `White Students` Didn`t Meet Requirements

Unemployment Rate Black (Ages 16-24): 22.0%

Pew said that 39 percent of 16- to 24-year-olds don’t want to work, up from 29 percent in 2000

Researchers looked at 6,716 fast-food outlets nationwide to check the extent of indoor and outdoor marketing aimed at youngsters

University funded organization takes students on field trip to Planned Parenthood, sex club

40% or more of American babies were born to unmarried mothers