The ‘I AM’ Study: ‘I Am He’
Introduction: If you could choose to be famous for something, what would it be? Have you ever met someone who is famous? Who? How did people react when they saw him or her?Study1. Concentrate while reading John...
The ‘I AM’ Study: ‘I Am the True Vine’
Introduction: Have you ever had a garden? What have you grown in it? What kinds of things grow on vines? (I have to admit I had to Google, "What grows on vines?" for this. Grapes, kiwi, passion fruit, watermelo...
Off to College with King Solomon
A Devotional Handbook for Beginning College StudentsPete Charton, Ph.D.Self-Published, 2012, 126 pp., $8.95Off to College with King Solomon offers spiritual and secular advice for Christian college student...
The ‘I AM’ Study: ‘I Am the Way, the Truth and the Life’
Introduction: When are times we typically celebrate people's lives? (birthdays, weddings, births, funerals…) What was one of your most memorable birthdays?
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1. Read John 14:6. What is the third thi...
The ‘I AM’ Study: ‘I Am the Way, the Truth’
Introduction: Begin by having the people in your group think of two truths and one lie to share about themselves. Have others in the group guess which of the three things they share is the lie.
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1. Rea...
Youth Culture Update: Obese Kids Have Less Taste?
It stands to reason that overweight kids eat more than their more svelte peers. Why? According to German researchers, it could be because their tastebuds are less sensitive. For the study, researchers selected ...
Youth Culture Update: Would You Like a Boy or Girl Today?
It's not uncommon for families in China to hope their next offspring is a boy—and if the ultrasound says otherwise to abort the baby. However, would-be parents in the United States are doing their own gen...
Youth Culture Update: Stop the Music
A father-daughter dance was banned in a Rhode Island school district after the American Civil Liberties Union brought a suit against the district, claiming the dance was discriminatory. The ACLU actually forced...
Youth Culture Update: First Sexting, then Sex
Teens who send and/or receive sexually explicit messages via their smartphones are more likely to engage in sex itself, according to a new survey in Los Angeles. The survey, which encompassed more than 1,800 te...
The ‘I AM’ Study: ‘I Am the Way’
Introduction: Describe to the person sitting next to you a way you drive from church to your house. Is there another way you could go if one of the roads you normally use were blocked? Describe to the person si...