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
OpeningFormer New York Yankee great Babe Ruth once said, "The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play togethe...
Patricia McCormickHyperion Books, 2006, 263 pp., $8.99Patricia McCormick explores the world of sex trafficking and uncovers the dirty truths about how the industry operates in her novel Sold. She writes her nov...
"The Real Winning Edge," airing on Fox stations across the country is eager to find a top-level student athlete or artist/musician with an inspirational story to tell for the new season. The show lifts up ...
How Are You Going to Celebrate Mother's Day?Get downloadable PDF.Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation.About/DisclaimerWhat Happened:"Hi Mom!" Whenever a television camera zooms on an athlete on a football f...
For this game you will need a couple large pots (suitable in size for boiling spaghetti). You also will need four lengths of rope about 3 feet long each.Attach one rope to each of the pot handles and then divid...
Millennials are lazy and spoiled. Well, a new study published in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin didn't put in those exact words, but that's pretty much the gist of it. According to researchers J...
The Obama administration is squaring off against a federal judge regarding the morning after pill; but no matter who wins the squabble, younger girls will be able to get their hands on the drug. The morning aft...
Smoking is a serious health concern even for people who don't light up. The dangers of secondhand smoke have been well documented, but new research suggests teen girls are particularly susceptible. According to...
Americans send around 2.2 trillion texts in 2012, according to the Wireless Association—or more than 19 texts per person per day—but believe it or not, that represents a 5-percent decrease in the nu...