The teen birth rate in the United States stood at at 31.3 births per 1,000 women in 2011—an historic low, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Teen birth rates have been dropping for ye...

"Now when Jesus saw great crowds around him, he gave orders to go over to the other side" (Matthew 8:18). Perhaps it happens to you every February. You look down at your desk and discover that your inbox ...

The BackdropPrayer—you know you need to do it—but let's face it: It's not your best subject. In fact, it's hardly anyone's best subject. Why is that? Maybe it's because results often are not immedia...

The BackdropPraying is not difficult. Anything we say to God is a prayer. However, to make sure we know how to pray, Jesus got very specific in teaching us how.The WhatBelow is Jesus' model for prayer from Matt...

In every youth ministry I've served, I've had students who come from families that struggle financially and, therefore, cannot afford expensive events such as summer mission trips. Although we spend a year fund...

Anita KeagyVision Video, DVD, 40 min., $14.99At 17, unmarried and a pastor's daughter to boot, Anita Keagy received the devastating pronouncement: "Young lady, you're pregnant." After praying through the l...

James Derham: From Slave to DoctorGet downloadable PDF.Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation.About/DisclaimerWhat Happened:In order to make good on our promise and follow God's calling for us, many of us hav...

High school freshman Rachel Baier, in dire need of cash and upset that she wasn't able to find a babysitting job, decided to do something drastic: The 14-year-old told her father that she'd give up Facebook for...

It seems as if everyone has something to be stressed about these days, but Millennials—young adults between the ages of 18 and 33—are feeling it more than most. When the polling organization Harris ...

For 30 years, U.S. News and World Report has published rankings of United States colleges and universities. For many college-bound youth and their parents, this annual list has become one of the first bits of r...