Dwayne MooreGroup, 2011, 127 pp., $9.99I found Pure Praise for Youth thorough, challenging and helpful. However, I found it a little content heavy for personal study. For example, in the intro, the author ...

Statistics have shown that one-to-one mentoring is the most effective way to reach a fatherless child. Children with mentors are 46 percent less likely to do drugs, 33 percent less likely to resort to violence,...

The season of Lent begins with Ash Wednesday and takes place during the 40 days before Easter (excluding Sundays). The word Lent comes from the German word for "long" as in "the days are getting longer."Many of...

Like many youth workers, one of my favorite parts of doing youth ministry are mission trips. They are powerful, fun and incredibly effective. It is an amazing opportunity not only to learn and serve, but to hav...

A few years ago, I met Steve, a high school kid and professed atheist. He and I spent a week together on a mission trip, visiting old people and leading a Vacation Bible School for kids. Without meaning to, in ...

Verse: 1 Peter 2:10-11: "Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul. Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they a...

It's about time to look at another hip hop artist and how one of his songs can become a sermon or a lesson with a little twist. I have a 1970 Cadillac that I like to take a ride in every once in awhile; and as ...

One in five girls in the United States is sexually abused each year. Licensed clinical psychologist Kalyani Gopal says five simple steps can help you teach girls how to avoid abuse or survive it if they are abu...

Life can be rough, but kindness helps make it better. Random Acts of Kindness Week is a chance to bring some attention to this often ignored virtue. The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation is offering new videos...

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh say adolescents' brains respond differently than adults' when anticipating rewards, increasing teens' vulnerability to addiction and behavioral disorders.According to...