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
When I have a moment, I sometimes reminisce about the different churches I have served through the years. I see the faces of the adults and youth with whom I have shared life. From time to time, I occasionally ...
"Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, gentleness" (1 Tim. 6:11).The lens is one of the most impactful inventions in human history. Lenses have enabled people to see great distances—eve...
D.A. Horton has been a rapper, youth worker, church planter and senior pastor. These days, he's the executive director of ReachLife Ministries, the non-profit arm of Reach Records. ReachLife began six years ago...
The first chapter of Genesis suggests we are made to make. Yet, if that's true, why do so many of us believe we aren't creative? How can we find inspiration? How can we use creativity to reach youth more effect...
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Worried that some might be offended by certain costumes, American colleges and universities are encouraging their students to take special care when deciding who or what to dress up as this Halloween."If you ar...
In another sign that sexting, at least in some places, is becoming disturbingly commonplace, a new study in Britain suggests that more than half of teens had received sexual images or videos from someone; four ...
Look out, Boomers. Hold onto your hipster glasses, Millennials. The Homelanders are growing up fast, and they've got some interesting generational traits of their own.The Homelanders, according to Matt Straz of...
Mike Lopez heads OneLife, an innovative menu of projects sponsored by the International Mission Board and its Student Mobilization Department. Churches, youth groups and individual students can engage at any le...
Do you remember the first time you saw the ocean? You walked toward the surf as it foamed and tumbled toward your bare feet. You had to squint to be able to see where the blue sky turned to liquid and the waves...