Opening: People have many different ways of dealing with anger in their lives. Some people show anger immediately when someone wrongs them or things don't go their way, while others let their anger build un...

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Quick BackdropThe NFL draft is upon us. While draft day is like Christmas in April for football junkies, most of us might be interested in the top draft picks, and then we move on. Whether you're a sports fan, ...

Mom Brings Home Rioting Son Get downloadable PDF. Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation. About/Disclaimer What Happened: When Freddie Gray died in police custody in Baltimore on April 19, much o...

Because marketing is so pervasive and powerful in today's culture, youth workers need to be aware of the many advertising strategies marketers employ in their efforts to influence children's and teens' spen...

A few years ago, as a widower in the epicenter of grief, I was content with distantly observing life with little intention of entering again. However, a funny thing happened while standing on the sideline...

For most of my life, the idea of being adventurous was almost synonymous with being a disciple of Christ. Who else would drop their nets and follow someone they barely knew? Peter did, and although he sank,...

I have to believe there are still adventures to be had, discoveries to be made and minds to be changed about how the world works and what our lives must be.

"There was a boy named Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it."1 So begins The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, the fifth book in C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia.2 Eustace "almost" deserv...

Not every adventure has to include defying gravity, class-5 rapids or helicoptering into a remote area for backcountry skiing. If your youth ministry is doing these things, I am blown away by your insurance pol...