High in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, the aspen trees mark the end of summer and the coming of winter. Against the deep blue sky and the dark green of the pines, the aspens turn golden. If one takes the time...

As a youth minister working with volunteer leaders, there are two approaches you must avoid. I call these two destructive approaches Users and Doozers.A User is someone who simply uses his or her leaders to acc...

This year, Orange Lutheran High School turns 40, and the school has decided to celebrate the milestone with a "40 Days of Giving" service campaign. One of the main projects of this two-month project is Operatio...

About one in 10 teens abuse over-the-counter drugs, according to a new study, with boys eventually being more likely to misuse them than girls. The study also discovered that active kids—those involved in...

As it turns out, you can lose calories while watching television. The catch: You have to watch horror films. Researchers from the University of Westminster sat a handful of subjects down in front of a variety o...

Teens who have smartphones are more likely to be sexually active, according to a study from the University of Southern California; but exactly what the connection is between the two isn't exactly clear. Researc...

A 10-year-old boy who shot and killed his father did so in part because a television show suggested it would be OK. The boy shot his dad—a neo-Nazi—while he slept on the couch. The father was abusiv...

Jennie AllenThomas Nelson, 2012, Study Guide: 80 pp., $39.99Chase is an 8-session study aimed at adult women. The leader guide has a lot of information about leading the group. Each session comes with a ma...

In this busy season of decking the halls, baking cookies and planning for the big day, we can help you simplify things with some great gift ideas. From the latest must-read books, to heartwarming family films, ...

Pop Icons: The Top 101Who are the men, women, films, TV shows, books, computer games and other pop culture icons from the past 60 years that have shaped us in theological ways? That's the question Robert Johnst...