Nearly one out of every three drivers reads or sends text messages while driving, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control. The rate of distraction is far higher here than in many European countr...

There's a controversial new ad campaign underway in the city of New York—public service announcements intended to keep teens from getting pregnant. One ad, for instance, features a toddler telling viewers...

They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but when it comes to mental health of teens, new research suggests the most critical meal of all might be dinner—as long as families eat it togeth...

Sorry, Facebook. Better luck next time, Twitter. The most popular online site among youth is the old standby YouTube. A whopping 93 percent of adolescents between the ages of 13 and 18 check the video-sharing s...

In 2012, the city of Indianapolis hosted the Super Bowl. The week, as it turned out, was one of the mildest Hoosier winters on record, and thousands of people turned out on the streets to enjoy the various...

The BackdropPonder how ludicrous church can sound: Nowhere else do we gather with other people to sing, listen to other people sing, hear one person talk—and give money...voluntarily!This is chu...

It was a calling of sorts, says Roma Downey of the History Channel's "The Bible," a 10-part series, which she co-produced with her husband, Mark Burnett. Burnett is a four-time Emmy winner, who has produced mor...

Katniss & Rue Game: The Hunger Games The kids in our youth group developed their own version of The Hunger Games. It is like a big game of tag where the kids run around the church campus trying to...

It's understandable that I am frequently asked how our three years in Southeast Asia affected Jordan and Molly.They experienced intensive, intentional discipleship, away from the distractions and influences of ...

A father has redesigned Donkey Kong so Princess Pauline now rescues Mario—all for his 3-year-old daughter. Mika and his daughter apparently play video games together quite a bit, according to a post from ...