Critiquing ‘Avatar’
Conservatives say it's liberal, anti-capitalist and anti-military. Feminists say it's gender biased. Anti-smoking advocates say it features too many cigarettes. Christians (including the Vatican) say it's pagan...
YCU: Twittering for Dollars
Earning $10,000 every tweet; kids spend 8 hours a day with media; top video games; more. Twitter Bling -- Rapper/producer Soulja Boy hasn't had a monster hit for a while, but don't worry about how he's makin...
Guard Your Treasure: Teens, Sex, Web and Cell Phones
"Above all things guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life" (Proverbs 4:23). Her hands shook and her eyes roamed restlessly about the bus. I could tell she was agitated about something. I walked up t...
FBI: Beware of Haiti charity scams
Haitian Earthquake Relief Fraud Alert The FBI reminds Internet users who receive appeals to donate money in the aftermath of Tuesday's earthquake in Haiti to apply a critical eye and do their due diligence b...
Youth Culture Lesson: Helping Haiti
Great Need Sparks Great Giving Get downloadable PDF. Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation. About/Disclaimer What Happened: On Jan. 12, 2010, a massive earthquake struck Haiti, its epicenter just 10...
When tech equals traction
From Adam Lehman: "Sometimes people get really immersed in technology. It's fun to be on the cutting edge and get your hands on cool applications, software, gadgets, etc. However, the real sweet spot is where...
YCU: Teens Go Jobless
Teen unemployment is triple the average ... the doomsday clock is reset ... and TV can kill you. In This Economy, Teens Go Jobless -- Though economists say the economy is slowly crawling out of recession, jo...
2009’s Best Stuff
Normal 0 0 1 195 1115 Salem Publishing 9 2 1369 10.265 0 0 0 Last year brought a flood of movies, books, youth ministry resources and vira...
More Security Problems for Facebook
A mother and her two daughters were shocked when Facebook gave them complete access to other people's Facebook accounts. Here's what happened:The family accessed their Facebook account via a mobile phone, and A...
Gervais’ ‘Lying’ Critiques Religion
Days after Ricky Gervais hosted NBC's Golden Globe Awards telecast, his controversial movie The Invention of Lying released on DVD. The atheist comedian's film is funny, but it's also deadly serious.That's beca...