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
If you need a humorous indoor activity, try playing Photo Op. Invite the teenagers to bring an assortment of baby photos and/or early childhood photos (or digital photos to be displayed on a computer) to th...
Some believe Urban Outfitters is idealizing unhealthy weight habits among girls and women, thanks to an ad that seemed to promote the notorious thigh gap. The ad, which featured a woman with skinny legs in b...
Young adults aren't saving much…but they're not all that worried about it. So says analysis from the online company LearnVest, which examined the spending habits and levels of confidence of 100,000 of its...
A little guilt can be a good thing for a kid, right? If children feel guilty about something, they might think twice about doing it again. According to a 12-year study, though, too many guilty feelings as a kid...
The more religious a teen is, the less likely he or she is to abuse drugs, according to a new study by the University of Florida. The study examined religious worldviews in particular, which obviously tend...
Parents sometimes get on teens' cases for sleeping through too much…if only that had been the case for 19-year-old Iga Jasica. Jasica unexpectedly woke up while doctors were trying to remove a tumor fr...
Grumpy Cat, the feline who rose to Internet fame because dwarfism gave her a cantankerous expression, has earned more than $100 million in the past two years—more than such celebrities as Gwyneth Paltrow ...
According to a recent study of animated movies, researchers found that characters in cartoons and animated movies are 2.5 times more likely to die than those found in adult dramas. Many of those victims—f...
Statistically, the country is growing more secular with youth far more likely not to affiliate with any given religion or church than their parents or grandparents. However, those superficial facts and figures ...
Comedy Outlets Attacked by Groups that Don't Like the Joke Get downloadable PDF. Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation. About/Disclaimer What Happened: Two armed gunmen stormed the offices of Ch...