Spreading what we know about youth culture
Teenagers Are Drinking Less And Texting More
American teens are smoking less, drinking less and fighting less
The Next Revolution In Family Ministry
Instead of challenging the growing secularism among men, the church largely acquiesced—by turning to women
Beyonce is “selling sex … to teeny-boppers.”
She believes young girls are “too sexually available”..contemporary culture is too sexualized
Stars of YouTube Take to the Stage
Concert promoters betting that millions of clicks on popular videos will translate into ticket sales
Planned Parenthood Teaches Kids About Harmful Sexual Practices
Staffer Caught on Hidden Cam Telling ‘Teen’ Some Shocking Things About Porn and ‘Kinky Sex’
Father Protects Daughter Against Two Men
Two men use girl as human shield – until her father guns them down
6 Reasons to Teach Church History to Your Students
I wondered at the end of that semester how come I never knew of these awesome men and women of our faith
10 Things Every New Youth Pastor Should Know
….remembering these ten things would have saved me from some heartache
Doug Fields: New Book. Be Her Hero $2.99
Be Her Hero–the one your wife has been waiting for. $2.99 Now until Fathers’ Day
#1 Mistake Of Christian Parents (Video)
Taking your kids to church isn’t enough. It’s what happens in your home will make them who they are
"74 School Shooting" Claims Debunked
“fewer than 7 of the 74 school shootings listed by #Everytown are real mass shootings
DUCT TAPE Censorship In HS Yearbooks
School district officials complained of “racist and unacceptable passages”
College Opens Food Bank For Struggling Students
“It’s just that I didn’t want to feel that I was helpless and I didn’t want people to see me in that light,”
DCF: Justina Pelletier Should Be Returned To Her Family
“Every hour she’s not back with her family is an hour she can’t ever get back,”
Jonathan McKee: Teen Online Behavior 2014
Last week McAfee released their newest Teens and Screens study…
SPU Shooting Hero Jon Meis Releases Statement
On Thursday, my life changed. I was thrown into a life and death situation, and through God’s grace I…
3 Ways To Avoid Getting Tricked Into Volunteering For VBS
If you’ve got flannel graph phobia, keep a sharp eye out for these important signs
26, Unmarried, And Childless
Instead of asking me what’s next, ask me what’s now. Ask me what God is teaching me, ask me..
How The Porn Industry Is Tightly Intertwined With The “Industry” Of Sex Trafficking
Don’t automatically assume people in the sex industry are there by choice
Things No One Tells You About Going On Short-Term Mission Trips
1.5 million people from the United States participate in short-term mission trips every year
Why Teens Compulsively Use Social Media
Everyone’s life looks better on the internet than it does in real life
Bieber Baptized In Bathtub After He Was Caught Using N-word
(Give the kid a break)..The Biebs, who was 14 when he was caught on camera singing, The N word
Youth Ministry Uses Hitler Quote on Billboard Ad, Immediately Pulls It
“We are a children’s organization and had honorable intentions and nothing less.”
Teens Still Want To Talk Face To Face
52% believe using social media and text helps their friendships and 32% believe it helps with family.
Youth Pastor Arrested For Killing 55-Year-Old Father In Fight While On Miissions Trip
‘My husband was acting (in) total self-defense,”The attacker was huge
Unplugged
We must deliberately protect our time with God to refocus on what He intends for us.
Are you unplugged enough?
How to Plan a Spa Party for Tweens and Teens
Beauty is just as much about the spiritual condition as it is about our physical bodies
Michigan 14-Year-Old Begins 40-Mile Trek Carrying Brother On Back
The trek’s goal is to raise awareness for the muscle disorder and to grab the attention of doctors, engineers and entrepreneurs and show them the face of cerebral palsy
Hero's Reward....And Please Pray For Seattle Pacific University
Seattle student credited with stopping campus gunman has wedding registry, honeymoon paid for by strangers
Theology Thursday #1
Understanding Theology and teaching it is a reminder we as youth pastors need every week
7 of Homeschooling Family’s Kids Went To College By The Age Of 12
“The Brainy Bunch Book,” motivated by their Christian faith and an urge to help their kids succeed
Mom Who Refused to Let Nurse Have ‘Private’ Conversation With Her Daughter...
“This has everything to do with the erosion of parental rights
Quite Possibly The Best Letter From Overnight Camp, Ever
Last year, my eight year-old son went to summer camp…I’d wait for the mailman, hoping for just one letter
Teens, Fitting Rooms and Social Media
Social media is an identity fitting room for teens. It allows them to fabricate themselves and test out different persona’s as they search to figure out who they are
A Letter To My Boys (The Real Reason I Say No To Electronics)
I want to watch your face illuminated by the majesty of life – not the glow of a screen
10 Reasons Why Handheld Devices Should Be Banned for Children Under the Age of 12
10 research-based reasons for this ban
Call Of Duty Linked To The Suicides Of Four Teenagers
A coroner has slammed Call of Duty after a string of teenagers who regularly played it killed themselves
Teens’ Online Behavior Can Get Them in Trouble
1 out of 12 meet the online stranger in real life. 33% feel more accepted online than in real life
'Toxic Childhood'
‘Toxic childhood’ of cyberbullying, social media and hypersexualised culture leads one in five teenagers to self-harm
Flashback: Do Some Middle School Aged Kids Do Better When It Comes to Dealing With Divorce?
To be a child on the threshold of adolescence is the worst time to have divorcing parents
5 Things to Say to a Child Who Tells You Their Parents Are Getting a Divorce
#4: Things will never be same, but the pain and sadness will eventually lessen
9-Year-Old Skateboarder Successfully Lands a 540 After 75 Tries
Sabre Norris from New South Wales, Australia, can’t ride a bike, but has already tackled landed her first 540
Brutal 30-Second Ad May Finally Change Your Mind About Texting and Driving
A 30-second ad illustrating how even one thoughtless time texting while driving can be deadly
Baltimore Tightens Teen Curfew Law, Now Among Strictest in America
Youth under the age of 14 to be indoors at 9 p.m., and teenagers 14-16 to be inside at 10 p.m. on weeknights
Principal Reminds Graduates Of America’s Religious History...
An atheist college professor did not like it
Teen Unemployment in Major U.S. Cities Tops 50 Percent
Ca. The unemployment rate for teens 16 to 19 years old who don’t have a school diploma is 54.2 percent
Thoughts For Parents Of Young Teens Part 4
Marko…”Parents are still the number one influence in the lives of their teenagers”
"Brainstorm: The Power And Purpose Of The Teenage Brain
Mark Matlock shares PART 1 of his interview with Dr. Dan Siegel
10 Life Lessons From A Navy Seal
Commencement Address: If you want to change the world, start singing when you’re up to your neck in mud
PSY's 'Gangnam Style' Hits 2 Billion YouTube Views
The mega-hit has just become the first video in history to surpass two billion views on YouTube
