Seductive Delusions: Exposing the Lies About SexGerald HenryMoody Publishers, 2010, 152 pp.,$12.99Seductive Delusions was an easy read and a must for young teenagers—boys and girls. Trying to find the rig...

Closing the Window: Steps to Living Porn FreeTim ChesterIVP Books, 2010, 151 pp., $15.00What a difference a few years make. It doesn't seem all that long ago that the topics of sexuality, pornography and addict...

Test DriveLesson 3: Engaging the WorldObjective: The point of this lesson is that your students would realize that they are not to withdraw from the world. Instead, they are to engage with it, living as lights ...

Engage: Impacting a Hostile WorldThe Least of These: God, Poverty and Youyouthministry360, DVD, $39.99 eachThe first two titles of youthministry360's The Edge Series are 2-disc, 4-lesson Bible studies for youth...

I've been reflecting on the role of earned success in urban youth development. Regarding earned success, Arthur Brooks of the American Enterprise Institute says, "Earned success is the elixir of joy in people's...

A study of more than 2,300 college students found 45 percent of students show no significant improvement in the key measures of critical thinking, complex reasoning and writing by the end of the sophomore year....

In Whatever Became of Holiness?, DeNeff paints a picture of what holiness in a postmodern context will look like. The vast majority of Americans claim to be religious, but how much is Christ-like compassion and...

For adolescents in trying circumstances, films can be a great way to gain perspective, offer points of comparison and find comfort. These movies offer rare vistas into rural or urban settings that are all too o...

This skit is about a basketball team and its players. The B.A. Fakers have one player who is always faking it and making people feel bad or leading them to believe some things that are not true. The skit can be...

I firmly believe God calls each one of us to a particular ministry. God has called me into mission work and youth ministry. I feel that there are many souls in this world who can be won for Christ yet do not at...