These statements are a microcosm of how the greater society perceives the church, as an institution that society must marginalize or eradicate

Walt Muller…Jesus said, “Out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.” (Luke 6:45)

From A Middle Schooler

How can we help children

Mindfulness training doesn’t appear to provide the benefits to teens many schools were hoping for when it comes to mental health, a new study reveals

Research now suggests that anxiety disorders are passed down from mother to daughter and that having a father without anxiety protects sons from developing the condition

Someone once told me, “If the devil can’t make you bad, he will make you busy.” Doug takes it a bit farther in this great…

Defending the American Dream for the Next Generation

Lindsay explains what critical race theory is, what it believes, where it comes from, how it operates, and what we can do about it now that we know what we’re dealing with.

615 Midwestern Teachers Reveal Why They’re Really Leaving the Classroom

Who are you? Who are you on social media?

UK broadcasting and telecommunications regulator Ofcom has found that teenagers are turning off television news in favour of digital alternatives

A study found that 42% of people with regular menstrual cycles said they bled more heavily than usual after their Covid vaccination.

“Don’t Tell Me I Can’t” by Kevin Cooper (aka Cole Summers) deserves a place in the alternative education canon

Kevin’s book is an argument for letting kids drive their own education and for letting them tackle life head-on in any arena they find interesting

By last year it was up to 44 percent, the highest level of teenage sadness ever recorded

“Mom and Dad, I need to tell you I’m not actually a girl,” she read. “My pronouns are they/them.”

If you are a youth worker without a plan for ministry to students questioning their gender, don’t put it off any longer

How Do You Train and Empower Lay Leaders in Your Youth Ministry? Part Two

California Weighs Gender-Transition Bill for Youths Beyond Its Borders

Fuentes remains in the Franklin County jail on a $2 million bail. ICE agents have placed a detainer on him so that if he is released from local custody at any time

Your follow-up plan needs to be intentional. It all begins with your VBS “why.” Your first step in VBS planning is establishing a solid, measurable “why.” Why are you doing VBS? What do you hope to accomplish?

Top 6 Secrets for Successful Ministry Recruitment

From inside the building

It was basically like medical professionals cheering on a girl with bulimia..“There’s a lot of money to be made by doctors here. They see the dollar signs, and in the end, money talks.”

Student pastors must be diligent in connecting students to a new local church where they are moving

A creepy T-Mobile employee stole nude photos of a young Queens woman when she went to the store to trade in her phone

Victoria’s Secret: Angels and Demons, premiering July 14 on Hulu, examines how they gave generations of women body dysmorphia

Late 1960s, 80% of black children were born into 2-parent families. Today, 80% of black children are born into fatherless homes

“We’re trying to get teenagers to realise that when you’re doing something hard and your body starts to feel stressed, that could be a good thing.”

“A dad to none” and “incapable of love.” Damaging his adult children, and leaving them broken

According To Top Hospice Doctor

What is your only comfort in life and death? A. That I am not my own, but belong with body and soul, both in life and in death, to my faithful Saviour Jesus Christ

“The problem is either no one noticed or took official steps, or they hadn’t quite reached a point under existing laws where they could be charged with a disqualifying felony or involuntarily committed,”

Using these cards, you can pray that God will develop His own characteristics within you and your family to change the world around you

American doctors are unnecessarily harming children

We’ve included a number of books that may also help you think through these issues before you talk with your teenagers.

And be on the lookout for the release of an updated edition of The Age of Opportunity: A Biblical Guide to Parenting Teens later this summer

It’s important to examine how Christian hedonism presses into the real world, especially for youth ministers and parents of teenagers

Discover Purpose and Passion in the Next Phase of Life

You need to know how to work through drama when you encounter it. Otherwise, you’re headed toward a vicious cycle that will only drain you emotionally

I think this Ted talk is worth watching. I like the term “over-parenting.” I think some parents are doing that and it’s partially creating a…

Viral TikTok trend dubbed “Gentle Minions,” where large groups of teens dress up in formal attire to go see the movie

Helping young people process anger and grief through lament

Over the years, I’ve spotted kids who are underdogs. They are outsiders. late bloomers. But somehow, they step up.

We gathered up some of our favorite resources to help

A major conundrum for smaller youth ministries is critical mass, and it starts with the calendar. But before a small-church team should pencil in even one date, here are some preliminary questions to ask.

In order to plan a successful calendar there needs to be: CLARITY AROUND YOUR MINISTRY’S VALUES AND VISION

Do you see yourself as a busy youth worker who tries to plan ahead, but ends up executing events that you haven’t had ample time to think through?

Sean shared that their first year of marriage was atypical in that it was very easy

6 Phases of Planning a 12 to 18 month Calendar

I had to plan my ministry calendar well in advance just to make sure it worked with the rhythms of family life

Sometimes life can be difficult, but the bonds we create with others can be more important than our financial situation and the life we imagine for ourselves

Schools’ New Misgendering Rules Will Create Compliant, Fearful Children Perfect For Totalitarianism

Biblical Truths and Practical Help for Youth Workers. From who is the trinity, LGBT issues to how to run your youthministry

I’ve become more and more convinced that being on the right side of God’s Word, will, and way will oftentimes mean that you will wind up on “the wrong side of history.”

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Tuesday morning that government tuition assistance programs cannot discriminate against religious schools

Claimed student self-esteem would be improve as the dress code would “promote positive behaviour, thereby enhancing school safety and improving the learning environment

Have you ever had those months in student ministry where it feels like you simply can’t catch your breath?

“The extreme social gender experiments being forced onto small children are nothing short of government-directed child abuse and child sexual exploitation,”

The decline of marriage and the rise of fatherlessness in America remain at the center of some of the biggest problems facing the nation: crime and violence, school failure, deaths of despair, and children in poverty

Judges at a school spelling bee are stumped and infuriated when a child dares to ask them for a definition of the word “woman.”

Thomas Jefferson described The Federalist Papers as “the best commentary on the principles of government, which ever was written.”

America’s original schools didn’t just make kids memorize facts or learn skills; they taught them to think freely and arrive at wisdom. They assigned the classics, inspired love of God and country, and raised future citizens that changed the world forever

Over the last 10-15 years, I have chosen to run my own camps for my groups and/or decided to run missions trips in place of summer camp

Two Boy Scout troop members were on board the Amtrak train that derailed, used their critical scout training to aid their fellow passengers

Homeschooler, how I started my farm when I was 7, grew that to a 350 acre ranch, fixed up my 1st house

4 Tips to bridge the gap between students and parents, because our words matter

Promoting a website that tells expecting mothers where to get an abortion and how to circumvent parental notification laws where such laws exist

“Pisses me off. Many have worked so hard to get women’s skateboarding more recognition girls have worked so hard.”

Former coach Joseph Kennedy argued that the Bremerton School District in Washington state violated his religious freedom by telling him he couldn’t pray on the field after games

More conservative-leaning states tend to have lower numbers of persons associating with the transgender identity, whereas more left-leaning states have higher percentages

Children younger than ten watched fully nude bikers at the Seattle Pride Parade, which was kicked off by the Boy Scouts of America

Data from 97,073 Swedish primary school students (grades 1-3) were analysed to investigate potential learning loss

“We may look at somebody and think, ‘That person’s so beautiful. Their life must be so easy’. They most likely don’t feel that way about themselves.”

Proceeds from the game will fund Rittenhouse’s efforts to sue media outlets for defamation.

American Anita Alvarez fainted in the pool during the FINA World Championships in Budapest

The Protect Minors from Medical Malpractice Act would make medical practitioners liable for “any physical, psychological, emotional, or physiological harms” that result from gender-transition procedures on minors.

Dismissing concerns about fairness while emphasizing that people “need to understand that sports is not the most important thing in life.”

Adam McLane

Youth ministry is shifting and changing. It is morphing into something it has never been before, and I am not sure…

Officers were inside Robb Elementary School with rifles and ballistic shield at 11:52 a.m. Didn’t enter the classroom for another 58 minutes

Greg Stier: The 5 Most Important Lessons…

Walt Mueller: 10 truths on sex and gender in God’s Word we must continually teach our children and teens

81% believe in God, down from 87% in 2017

Teens are using emoji and secret lingo to find illegal drugs. How parents can crack the code

Pfizer study used 3 children. There are no studies on children showing a reduction in hospitalization or death with taking a booster

Is it OK to give advice to my grown child? What’s the difference between enabling and helping? What boundaries should I have if my child moves back home?

We gathered up some of our favorite resources to help

Paul Harvey on Father’s Day

Here’s what the Food and Drug Administration and Pfizer did; they only counted cases after the THIRD mRNA dose.

At 12 she decided she was transgender. At 13, put on puberty blockers and testosterone. At 15, a double mastectomy.  Than realized she’d made a mistake

How many victims do you deem acceptable collateral damage for prioritising male feelings over women’s safety?

Social media has been a significant catalyst for teenagers questioning their gender identities today

Supply chain problems and inflation have hit virtually all consumer goods, but women

Pot use among U.S. minors increases when states legalize recreational cannabis for adults, according to a new study

How Mother-Youth Emotional Climate Helps Adolescents Cope with Stress

“My sister and I chose HCC because we graduated from high school at the start of the pandemic and were hesitant to spend tens of thousands of dollars at a private school for online classes

Here is a teacher who interviews kids who learn differently and have special needs

Soros spent $40 million to elect 75 ‘social justice’ prosecutors: Report by the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund