If you’ve turned on the news any time during the past year, it’s been hard to miss the wave of young social activism sweeping our nation. Teenagers like David Hogg and Emma González are becoming household names like Malala Yousafzai or the Little Rock Nine before them. More and more, teens are demanding their place Read More
Thin Spaces
Painted between 1510-1512 AD, is an Italian fresco on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. It was painted by a well-known artist named Michelangelo. Measuring 18 feet by 10 feet, it depicts the Biblical creation of Adam. At the center of this painting is the connected fingertips of Adam and God suggesting the connection between Read More
Talking to Teens About Suicide
It doesn’t take a lot of digging around to find alarming statistics regarding the rates of suicide in today’s youth. The Center for Disease Control and Prevent, claims that suicide was the second leading cause for death among 10-24 year olds in 2016. According to The Jason Foundation, each day in our nation, there are Read More
15 Awesome Summer Games
Summer is finally here! This time of year is often a challenge in the ministry world because of all the vacations and traveling. So how do you keep your students engaged? We’ve put together a list of exciting summer games your students will want to play again and again. Name Red Rover Q-tip War Duckie Read More
The Little League baseball team in Toms River, N.J., may be on its way to the Little League World Series—thanks in large part to its power-hitting first baseman, who just happens to be a girl.Kayla Roncin...
"He withdrew apart from the crowds…" (Matt. 14:13).Now that most states have implemented educational reform and longer school years, the summer break has been reduced to a blur. Year-round school now tugs...
Should a TV Star Be One? Should You?Get downloadable PDF.Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation.About/DisclaimerWhat HappenedNickelodeon has cancelled its show "Sam & Cat" after one season on the air. The...
Just how huge is Apple? When we're told the tech giant earned $37.4 billion in the most recent quarter, the numbers can feel a little meaningless. So here's some perspective: If Apple spun off the iPhone into i...
Most overweight children and adolescents believe their weight levels are just fine, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, even if they are overweight.About 81 percent of ov...
In order to get and stay in shape for his titular role in the movie Hercules, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson ate seven meals a day for a total of 4,500 calories. His three daily breakfasts alone consisted of a 10-ou...
About one in every 10 high schoolers has used illicit human growth hormones, according to a survey by the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids. The 11 percent of adolescents who admitted using is more than double the...
Stocks? Bonds? Real estate? Forget it. Young adults would rather keep their savings in cash.According to Bankrate.com's most recent Financial Security Index, 39 percent of Millennials—people between the a...
Teach your students the classic game of marbles (draw a circle with sidewalk chalk, and then try to knock the opposing player's marbles out of the circle to claim them). However, for this game, y...
Trending—it's a popular word. In fact, the word is, well…trending. Most news, video and social media websites organize content by what's trending, giving us a snapshot of the most popular downloads,...