Youth Culture Update: Girl Power

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...

Youth Group Devo: School Daze

"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...

Youth Culture Lesson: Role Model

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...

Youth Culture Update: Big Apple

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...

Youth Culture Update: Weighty Misperceptions

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...

Youth Culture Update: The Demigod Diet

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...

Ice Marbles Outside

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 Toward Flesh or Spirit?

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,...