Now is the time to think and act strategically to take advantage of the opportunity that is in front of you..the school campuses

Tic Long shares thoughts on how to lead well and what difference Christ makes in us as leaders

What boundaries do you establish for yourself and your youth leaders on social media?

5 ways to raise them to be kind. About 80% of their parents were more concerned with their achievement or happiness than…

It is easy to say I am confident in God when times are easy and the waters of life are calm. But let a storm arise..

Despite findings that may set parents’ teeth on edge, there’s a hefty chunk of good news

One new commercial called “The Talk” features a dad talking to his adolescent son about “protection.”

The disapproval/hostility that Christian students have experienced in our nation’s public schools has become epidemic

The cheerleaders are arguing that such censorship is a violation of the First Amendment

Highlights And Winners

It was concluded that the Internet represents a potent sociocultural force among preteenage girls

Frankly You don’t know what they need…But you want to be there for them

We can be so connected to others through media and technology and yet seeing or hearing God seems so foreign?

If you really want to connect with God you are going to have to do some FACETIME. Looking God square in the face in prayer

Students are engaged and focused – and it makes their instruction more individualized and more student-driven

Reed, who is charged with first-degree murder was held without bond A probable cause hearing was set for Aug. 25

How Do I Know What Is Report Worthy? What To Do When A Child Reports Abuse.What Do You Do After Abuse Is Reported?

God is not obligated to grant them their wishes, but he is always for them, even in their season of disappointment

We need to do less of what doesn’t matter and more of what does

Niche.com, surveyed 7,000 high school graduates about their social media habits

Some of the children who have criminal histories in other countries are coming in…and they’re released into the country.

If we’re going to warn people of the perils of Big Gulps, shouldn’t we warn them of the dangers of sex?

Today, slightly more than 1 in 5 kids speaks a language other than English at home

White students: 24,766,000 (49.8%) Black students: 7,675,000 (15.4%) Hispanic students: 12,814,000 (25.8%) Asian/Pacific…

Why they feel more connected to disassociated voices in cyberspace than to their families

“God’s plans are perfect. Even this one,”

Speaking on behalf of the family, two friends talk with the media Sunday about the death of Kent Torrey Hinkson

A 36-year-old man has been taken into custody

The victim identified his attacker, who turned out to be 15-years old

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

Anglican Vicar of Baghdad

Please pray for the wife and family members

by Jim Liebelt

“Don’t text and drive until you’ve learned how to juggle straight razors nude.”

by Jim Liebelt

She might sue..the book is a violation of state law for the course to include information that is not age appropriate

The Princeton Review is out with the results of its annual college rankings study

George Lockhart

Embedded Faith discusses areas where young adults are engaging and disengaging with church life

Lenders Refuse to Forgive Dead Woman’s $200K Student Loan Debt

Tx Att Gen: This is very, very dangerous, Obama is causing imminent harm and danger to the people of this country

Please use that time to pray where you are at that hour

by Josh Griffin

Articles that hit on some of the fundamentals of student ministry

Steve Blanchard

The rankings by student responses to questions regarding the use of alcohol and drugs on their campuses

“NBC put Miley on knowing full well it would generate controversy,”

..to ensure that young people don’t take up smoking, which is the No. 1 preventable cause of disease and death

By Christina Scott

Jonathan Mann speaks to Mark Arabo about why he thinks ISIS’ persecution of Christians in Iraq has become a genocide

Stranded on a barren mountaintop.. descend and risk slaughter or sit tight and risk dying of thirst

When teenagers are valued, they bring life to nearly every sector of society, including the church

It’s been more than a decade since I ran away from home and I’m finding it again, in the Church. I love her, with all of her idiosyncrasies

Two questions to help teens ask alongside scripture: Who am I?+Who is God?

Please pray for his safe return

…some of the most dangerous parenting mistakes aren’t obvious

Islamic State pulls down church crosses in northern Iraq as 200,000 flee

She hid her pregnancy because previously, others’ forced her into having an abortion

Google Scans Gmail For Images Of Child Abuse

911…”Hi, I just stabbed someone, please pick me up and come kill me, I want to end my life.” …nobody loves me

Thousands of Facebook and Twitter users have revived “The Choking Game”

George Lockhart

Are teachers reaching their students? Here are 25 things successful educators do differently

The Reformed Church has failed to teach its members the implications of covenant theology for their children

Hannah has always wanted to change the world–and she thought she’d have to wait until she grew up to do it

Sam passed away in May after an overdose of a drug called N-Bome. Now, his mother wants to make you aware of the drug

However, there does seem to be a tendency with the home school/family worship/children in worship emphasis that can turn this good thing upon its head

A&W Restaurants across the U.S.

Family of teen who died after smoking synthetic pot warns others to stay away from the powerful and unpredictable drug

We’re more likely to lie to our parents about whether we’ve used drugs

Are violent video games as bad as they seem in the media?

How can parents get their kids to stop playing games so much and do something more “social?”

Consider leveraging Instagram in your student ministry

Over 100 Practical and Tested Ideas to Build Lasting Faith in Kids

Parents need to be aware of what their teens are doing online and here are few simple steps

It’s About….

The Government Is Cracking Down on School Bake Sales

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has struck a deal with the IRS

By Ron Powell

The trend of naming children after favorite fictional characters or celebrities is not new

by Mike Liebler

By Leneita Fix

Airlines try to upsell seats to parents who want to sit with their children

If a father does not go to church, no matter how faithful his wife’s devotions, only one child in 50 will become a regular worshipper

Japanese trend for ‘cavity pose’ sees fashion models appear to have toothaches ‘to make their faces look slimmer’

Trials and tribulation will come. The question is will I overcome or be overcome by them? Will I be strengthened or defeated by them?

by Scotty Smith

Paul’s Mars Hill Experience for Our Pluralistic World

AllHipHop.com CEO is concerned about how the art will influence young girls, including his daughter

Young people spread rubbing alcohol all over their bodies and light themselves on fire, and then post it online

Share them with your team and your students’ parents

T.I.’s Road to Redemption and the episode took T.I. to a funeral home

“I don’t get along…has a dark cloud over their head and sees themselves as a victim,”

If a father does not go to church, no matter wife’s devotions, only 1 child in 50 will become a regular worshipper

Any given night, 200 kids are in a situation of homelessness. Center to open for homeless teenagers and runaways in Grand Rapids

Some of those students could have been as young as 11 years old

What is it that sets apart the kids who stay in the church?

by Josh Evans

The Scary Truth and Why It’s Dangerous

These are things I’ve learned by self-reflecting, seen in others, or have been advised by mentors