For muggles who long to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the institution made famous in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter books, an opportunity to do so has found its way online.New site Hogwar...

A new study draws some interesting links between smoking on television and smoking in real life. Researchers believe the more you see of the former, the more you'll likely participate in the latter.Researchers ...

The Student Aptitude Test is altering its language emphasis beginning in 2016. Rather than require SAT-takers to figure out the meanings of obscure words, the test will focus more on high-utility words that are...

Recreational marijuana has been legalized in two states and cleared for medicinal use in several more, but new research suggests the drug isn't quite as benign as its proponents claim.According to research from...

Nearly 15 years ago, I plunged into the world of youth ministry with great boundaries, strong spiritual disciplines, and a desire to pour into others. I was living the dream of implementing all that I had learn...

The BackdropMaybe you've seen the results of a recent survey by the American Psychological Association on stress. The survey's sweeping conclusion: Teens are more stressed than adults. On a 10-point scale,...

Authorities in Virginia have broken up what they describe is an Instagram-based sexting ring involving more than 100 teens.Police recovered more than 1,000 nude and racy photos of youth—mostly girls—...

While many Christians disliked Noah, the film apparently has inspired many to crack open the source material—at least online.The YouVersion Bible app reported a 300 percent increase in Americans reading t...

Two-year-olds can't do much. They can't walk that well. They can't tie their shoes. The potty is, for many of them, still a mysterious and frightening whooshing machine. Yet they're right at home with Mommy and...

Do you remember the color of the sky behind the burning and smoking twin towers on Sept. 11, 2001? What began as a normal and beautiful day, gorgeous and cloudless blue September skies, changed forever once the...