Jill spoils our visitors. Mike organizes the sound system. Gayl practices with the praise band. Sandy teaches a small group. Nick sets up our activities. Jack runs the games. Lori seeks out the timid. On and on...
With the increasing emphasis on standardized testing over the past decade, large urban school systems have famously declared an end to so-called social promotion among youngsters lacking basic skills. Last year...
Make-believe is more than child's play. It's crucial to the development of creativity, empathy, learning and problem-solving, but it's being squeezed out of the lives of many children, says psychologist Susan L...
From the story: "Skeptical states are shoving aside millions of federal dollars for abstinence education, walking away from the program the Bush administration touts for slowing teen sexual activity. Barely hal...
From the story: "Three years after a scandal at the Air Force Academy over the evangelizing of cadets by Christian staff and faculty members, students and staff at West Point and the Naval Academy are...
Most nights found “Dylan” in front of his laptop looking at online pornography when his parents thought he was asleep. We know teens love the Internet…so why is it that 41 percent of pare...
Duffy Robbins, seminar presenter for Understanding Your Teenager, is a 24-year veteran of youth ministry.A graduate of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a B.A. in Psychology, Duffy graduat...
From the story: "Matt Dunbar is not your typical evangelical Christian ... As they move to the center of the political spectrum, they are deciding whether Republican presidential candidate John McCain or Democr...