A new study finds that for every hour you spend watching television (once you're past age 25), your life expectancy drops by 21.8 minutes—or, translated into TV time, a full sitcom not counting commercial...

Barney's, an upscale department store in New York, is coming under fire for turning Disney characters into super-skinny runway models. The skinny characters are part of a partnership with Disney to bring its be...

Ostracized teen girls may be more likely to be unhealthy adults, according to a new study from the University of British Columbia. The researchers studied 147 teen girls between the ages of 15 and 19—all ...

The BackdropDavid was having a moment in Psalms 19. You can feel it in the opening of the psalm. He was overwhelmed with wow on how the beauty of nature points to the glory and the work of God. Those wow moment...

Daniel then said to the king, 'My God sent his angel and shut the lions' mouths so that they would not hurt me' (Dan. 6:21-22, NRSV).The story of Daniel and the Lions' Den is one of the most memorable children'...

Zondervan, 1,664 pp., $29.99 The Rock Solid Faith Study Bible for Teens from Zondervan is a great resource for student pastors, parents and teenagers. I like that it has a no-nonsense approach to ...

Gerald ChertavianViking, 2012, 358 pp., $26.95I am trying to read A Year Up, but I am not sure it is suitable for YWJ. Besides it being terribly tedious, I don't think youth workers will draw anything from it.&...

Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much (Luke 16:10, NIV).One summer during my college years, I worked f...

As for me and my household...we will serve the Lord (Joshua 24:15)There are many ways we demonstrate faithfulness to God, but not all of these actions are related to our ministries. Yes, it is important to...

This is a fun and energetic game that you can use post-Thanksgiving.Before your group meeting, create two headbands (sweat bands work best) that have pedometers attached to them. Allowing each member in the you...