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
"We always thank God for all of you and continually mention you in our prayers. We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hop...
I went on my first mission trip when I was 14, the summer between my freshman and sophomore years. We went to Sneedeville, Tenn., tore down a barn, salvaged the wood and gave it to a local gentleman who was goi...
Last summer, my former pastor was in an accident and should have died. God saved him.He was helping people and tripped and fell of a cliff and hung upside down for two hours in the heat until a random lady...
Here is a simple but effective trust-building exercise you can use to bring teenagers together. All you need are blindfolds.Begin by asking each teenager to partner with another teen for this game. On...
The BackdropYou've probably heard of the word sabbath, and you may have a good idea of what it means; but as much as that word shows up throughout the Bible, it actually gets very little play in Christian ...
Women1. Miley Cyrus2. Lindsay Lohan3. Kim Kardashian4. Amanda Bynes5. Farrah AbrahamMen1. Chris Brown2. Kanye West3. Justin Bieber4. Lil Wayne5. Charlie SheenSources: CouponCodes4u.com, New York Daily NewsPaul ...
"Sesame Street" is introducing a new Muppet to its cast—Alex, whose father is in jail. "I just miss him so much," he confesses. "I usually don't want people to know about my dad." Alex was created, in par...
Last year, the Disney Channel declared it no longer would accept ads from food makers whose products didn't meet a set standard of nutritional values. Nickelodeon has been slow to follow suit."As an entertainme...
We all know teens are susceptible to peer pressure, but why? Researchers say it's because they care a great deal about what other people think about them.Sure, that may seem fairly self-evident, but scientists ...
Teen pregnancy rates continue to go down. Experts say at least some of that decline can be pinned to faith. According to research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number one reason teens...