Nearly 20 percent of kids and teens in the United States have some sort of mental disorder, according to a recent report from the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Diagnoses of such disorders are ...

A full 94 percent of American teens have a Facebook page; but a good chunk of those don't like the social networking site that much, according to a new study by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. The...

The typical 2013 college graduate not only snagged a diploma at the end of his academic sojourn: He also walked away with about $28,000 worth of student loans. Students who go on to graduate law or medical scho...

The BackdropIf you haven't yet, you may want to do the devotional "Working from the Inside Out" before you embark on this devotional. As you probably can tell by the titles, these two devos go together, this be...

Every generous act of giving, every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change (James 1:17). One of the highlights of your you...

My wife recently took our daughters to see The Nutcracker. It's become a tradition in our family...for the girls, that is. They get dressed up, go out to dinner with some friends and then enjoy the ballet. It's...

A few days before the deadline for this column, my saintly grandmother of 102 slipped peacefully into the arms of Jesus. It seems appropriate to write about her. So, if you don't mind…She was the mother o...

On Saturday, March 23, 2013, Ron Baker, a redshirt freshmen led the Wichita State Shockers to upset the No. 1 ranking Gonzaga Bulldogs in the basketball tournament called March Madness. Baker led his small high...

For the first couple of retreats you attend as a youth pastor, bedtimes are irrelevant to you. "This is where the real ministry happens," you say to yourself. "Besides, I can sleep when I get home."Then you sta...

For college students who'd rather bang their heads than hit the books, New College Nottingham (England) has introduced perhaps the perfect major: the Heavy Metal Music Performance degree.The major isn't just fo...