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The Magazine for Youth Ministry
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One hundred thirty million people have viewed their YouTube videos; more than 275,000 have posted comments. Millions of kids know the...
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Dr. Albert Mohler Jr.
Nanette Burstein’s American Teen documentary has hit the big screen with a limited release in major American cities. The film purports...
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The Children's Way Foundation today announced the launch of their virtual world and curriculum that will engage and teach youth like...
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Nashville, Tennessee's, Fellowship Bible Church is well known for its size and also its "Spot," a place where members can access computer...
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Steve Rabey
Pop culture gets the theological thrice-over in these new books. Bruce Springsteen has sold more than 50 million albums since 1973....
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Craig Detweiler
Summer is a season of kicking back and enjoying the sun and the sand. So how should teens pass the lazy days of summer? Some youth...
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Craig Detweiler
Movies may have been my first love, but as I emerged from Martin Scorsese’s Raging Bull, I was catapulted toward a different kind of...
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American kids take antipsychotic meds at more than six times the rate of children in the United Kingdom. Experts say many of the kids taking these meds on both sides of the pond probably don’t need them.
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We know auto accidents are the No. 1 killer of teens. A recent study suggests why. According to the study, sponsored by State Farm Insurance and The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 75 percent of teens...
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France is highly concerned about folks who don’t eat enough. In fact, part of France’s parliament recently passed a bill that would make it illegal to advocate extreme skinniness. A thin excuse for a law, you might say, but lawmakers say fashion magazines, advertisers and Web sites are a threat to public health, pushing people into anorexia and bulimia. The bill drew special attention to Web sites that tell readers how to live on, say, an apple a day, and nothing else.
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Speaking of depression, a study by the White House Office of National Drug Policy discovered pot-smoking teens are more than twice as likely to battle dark thoughts. Moreover, depressed users were more...
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About one out of every 12 adolescents experienced what is termed as major depression last year, according to a study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. About half of those polled said their depression impaired their ability to function normally. Girls appeared to be far more prone to suffer depression, with nearly 13 percent of females reporting heavy-duty depression, compared to 4.5 percent of males.
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Antidepressants, such as Prozac and Zoloft, are among the nation’s most prescribed drugs, and some users have been on them since they were children. Which, for some patients and doctors, brings up an interesting...
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Under the heading, “Let’s hope they don’t decide to unionize,” The typical mom should earn about $69,135 a year, according to a recent study. The pay grade is based on time moms spend cleaning (maids make about $11.30 an hour in New York City), cooking (head cooks make $42.52 an hour), caring for kids ($14.70 for nannies), shopping (mystery shoppers make $21 an hour) and chauffeuring ($15.20 hourly rate for cabbies). Plus, most folks get, like, a day off every now and then, right?
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Blue Like Jazz author Donald Miller closes the Democratic National Convention in prayer.
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Watch this JibJab video spoof of current American politics.
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Enjoy this Irish blessing.
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Hilarious footage of a youth ministry pastor trying to correct a faux pas.
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