The number of children who take medication for chronic diseases has jumped dramatically, another troubling sign that many of the youngest Americans are struggling with obesity, doctors say.The number of childre...

Groundbreaking research suggests that pregnancy rates are much higher among teens who watch a lot of TV with sexual dialogue and behavior than among those who have tamer viewing tastes."Sex and the City," anyon...

Nearly half of Cambridge University students cheat, according to a survey. The Varsity student newspaper said 49 per cent of undergraduates claimed other people's work as their own while studying at the world f...

Cities and school districts across the country are forcing their employees to cover up tattoos if they want to keep their jobs. The edicts have been issued to maintain a good image, say the communities, and the...

Scripture is paved with speed bumps—words and phrases meant to slow us down. One of my favorites is the simple phrase, “but God.” Not the whiney “but God, why?” but, a heroic R...

Today's youth are practically hardwired into our media-centric world, absorbing terabytes of information every week. Want to know if Britney has custody of her kids these days? If Lil Wayne's "Lollipop" is a re...

My wife and I saw the newest Batman movie, The Dark Knight. I love Batman. I can relate to him. He’s human, and he does extraordinary things. He has a few secrets. (He also looks good in a cape. My wife s...

“It’s not running. It’s not walking. It’s surviving.”That’s how Rulon Gardner, the Olympic gold-winning Greco-Roman wrestler, describes the Incline, a 2,000-foot uphill scar ...

In my first column for YouthWorker Journal, I want to talk about some of the basic goals we seek with the men and women we serve in the urban context. This takes me to my son Samuel.Samuel is too young for heav...

When senior leaders from nearly a dozen campus ministries gathered to talk about what is happening on college campuses across the nation, the fellowship and stories were rich. It also provided a brief glimpse i...