Opening:American author and humorist Mark Twain once said, "If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything."A lack of truth and honesty in your life can lead you to wonder which story you told which ...

Opening:Prayer is our way of talking with God in words and thoughts. Have you ever tried to call a friend or family member only to get no answer or a busy signal? We never get a busy signal or no answer when we...

The Hunger Games phenomenon has swept the adolescent world by storm. I could give statistics on book, movie and merchandise sales, but the evidence is all around us. I don't know how many middle school g...

I began this assignment with some reservations about what I would ask, but also with excited anticipation at what the results would be. In some areas of the survey, I was pleasantly surprised at the responses;&...

It was the first road trip we had taken since summer had ended. We were driving the church van, and the steering started to shake. I pulled to the side of the road, and the eighth grader up front stepped out to...

I waited patiently and expectantly for the LORD; and He inclined to me and heard my cry (Ps. 40:1).Patience often is overlooked as there are many other things a person sees of importance in his or her life. Suc...

Teens are no longer as interested in driving as they once were—even in Modesto, Calif., where the classic cruising film American Graffiti was set. With the Internet, they have access to friends and a sort...

The fact that so many youth spend so much time communicating online has been a blessing and a curse for their language skills, according to teachers.According to a study from the Pew Research Center's Internet ...

The average college student now borrows $26,600 to get a degree, which often forces delays in a host of things: buying a house, getting a car—and getting hitched.According to a new study from the non-prof...

Twitter, the social network that packages posts in 140-character tweets, continues to grow at a rapid pace. Since November 2010, Twitter has more than doubled its users, and now a full 18 percent of Americans u...