The BackdropYou've probably heard the phrase: "You only have one opportunity to make a good first impression." This also applies when you are introducing a friend to a group of people (other friends, family, et...

According to Vatican Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, Jesus was the world's first tweeter. Jesus, Ravasi says, "used tweets before everyone else, with elementary phrases made up of fewer than 45 characters 'Love on...

Television watching is going down among children ages 11 through 16, according to a new study published in Pediatrics. Teens now watch about 2.4 hours of TV a day, down from the 3.1 hours they were watching a d...

Is it better to be a teen today than in decades past? More than half of teens say that yes, they're happier to be reaching adulthood in the early 21st century rather than the 1980s or '90s; but parents think th...

Comedian Louis C.K. recently told the world why he doesn't let his daughters use a smartphone—essentially believing the devices diminish interpersonal skills and lead to a discomfort with silence and inac...

California has enacted legislation that requires social media sites to give kids and teens the ability to delete their own posts.The law, which impacts children under the age of 18, goes into effect at the begi...

"Although I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given to me" (Eph. 3:8).Some months ago I was talking with a group of leaders when the question was asked, "What's the strangest thing you have ev...

When contemplating the Lord's Prayer, it identifies what belongs to God (i.e., name, kingdom, will) and what belongs to me (i.e., daily bread, debts). The distinction is in the fact that God's li...

New School Year Brings New ChallengesGet downloadable PDF.Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation.About/DisclaimerWhat Happened:With the school year in full swing, students everywhere are dealing with changes....

Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Mich., recently was forced to remove a pendulum statue—one that looked suspiciously like a wrecking ball—in the wake of Cyrus' controversial music video i...