Youth Culture Update: True Nude
HBO's "True Blood" engages in more nudity than any other television show, according to a study by "MTV News." This season included 12 instances of showing a fully nude woman, two scenes of fully nude men and se...
Youth Culture Update: ‘After You Learn to Tie Your Shoes, Let’s Talk About Your Carb Intake.’
Baby fat? Maybe not. According to some new research, kids who are overweight in kindergarten are four times more likely to be obese by the time they hit eighth grade.Researchers from Emory University began thei...
Youth Culture Update: To Retouch or Not Retouch?
Clothier American Eagle will not use retouched photos of its models for its new lingerie campaign, the company says. So-called imperfections, ranging from stretch marks to tattoos, will be visible in American E...
Youth Culture Update: Bye Bye, Bieber?
Justin Bieber's had a hard few months. After being arrested in two countries (the United States for driving under the influence and Canada for assault), a petition to deport the pop singer back to Canada has ga...
Youth Culture Lesson: First Impressions
Is the Seahawks' Richard Sherman a Bad Guy?Get downloadable PDF.Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation.About/DisclaimerWhat HappenedSeattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman made perhaps the biggest play of...
Youth Culture Update: Can’t Judge a Book…
Nearly a quarter of all Americans (23%) did not read a book last year, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center. That's almost triple the number of non-book readers a similar study from Gallup foun...
Youth Culture Update: Shhhh. Teens Like to Keep Online Activities Secret.
We know teens are leaving Facebook, but where are they going? According to experts, they're headed to social networks that don't leave permanent tracks.Snapchat, the app that allows people to take and send phot...
Youth Culture Update: ‘You Had Such a Great Life!’
When singer Justin Bieber was arrested in late January for driving under the influence (he had alcohol, pot and prescription drugs in his system while drag racing a rented Lamborghini), many of his fans took it...
Eliminate Boredom: Make Students Teach
Ever feel as if your students are bored during your mission trip meetings? If so, perhaps that's because you're the one doing all the teaching, while students learn by doing. For this reason, require students o...
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"If God is for us, who can be against us?" (Rom. 8:31).Some years ago, our youth group was on a mission in Dallas, Texas. It was a hot summer. (What summer isn't in Dallas?) One afternoon, after working all day...