An Arkansas school district has decided to cancel sixth grade graduation ceremonies rather than remove a traditional opening prayer. A parent apparently requested the prayer be removed—a request followed ...

Joel Stein has written a cover story for the May 20 issue of Time magazine titled "Millennials: The Me Me Me Generation." The story quotes many of the same statistics we've recounted in our Youth Culture Update...

Patricia McCormickHyperion Books, 2006, 263 pp., $8.99Patricia McCormick explores the world of sex trafficking and uncovers the dirty truths about how the industry operates in her novel Sold. She writes her nov...

"The Real Winning Edge," airing on Fox stations across the country is eager to find a top-level student athlete or artist/musician with an inspirational story to tell for the new season. The show lifts up ...

Millennials are lazy and spoiled. Well, a new study published in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin didn't put in those exact words, but that's pretty much the gist of it. According to researchers J...

The Obama administration is squaring off against a federal judge regarding the morning after pill; but no matter who wins the squabble, younger girls will be able to get their hands on the drug. The morning aft...

Smoking is a serious health concern even for people who don't light up. The dangers of secondhand smoke have been well documented, but new research suggests teen girls are particularly susceptible. According to...

Americans send around 2.2 trillion texts in 2012, according to the Wireless Association—or more than 19 texts per person per day—but believe it or not, that represents a 5-percent decrease in the nu...

I am a sucker for any TV series that has anything to do with solving crime, adventure, behavior analysis or has political overtones. Some of my favorite shows through the years have been "24," "Law & Order"...

Sticky Church points out the role small groups play in integrating visitors into the life of your student ministry. Small groups are the main way people get plugged into the local church. Sticky Church uses the...