My son and daughter-in-law just had their third child. At the moment, their home is like a three-ring circus of juggling, stunts, and acrobatics. Even now as I watch my daughter-in-law wrestle with diapers, wipes and poop, my son is juggling after-school pickup and entertaining a lively and spirited preschooler. Everybody is exhausted. Except…
The Student Ministry of Hope Community Church desires to partner with you and your student as you both navigate the often difficult phases of middle school and high school. With that goal in mind, we want to provide you and your family with the following resource to go along with the Netflix series Thirteen Reasons Why. …
I ran a 5k once. Once is the operative word. I might do it again some day when the faint smell of impending death finally leaves my nostrils. The race was fine, it was the runner who had a problem. I had always wanted to do it and wondered if I could. So when…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on USA Today. The common stereotype has teens glued to their phones 24-7. But nearly 60 percent of teens in the U.S. have actually taken a break from social media, the bulk of them even voluntarily, a new survey found. The poll from…
There’s this great movie called Failure to Launch about a guy named Tripp who’s in his thirties and still living with his parents. The story line follows Tripp as he meets a woman, falls in love (of course), and then finds out that his parents hired this woman to date him in hopes she could…
While there are times of great joy and celebration when you decide to join Christ in reaching out to the world, you’ll also find hurt people who are going through really tough times. Sure there are happy occasions—weddings, graduations, and celebrations. You’ll get to praise God alongside those who have overcome illnesses or got…
Splink 1: I Can Only Imagine After dinner (or while riding in the car) ask your kids to imagine what their ideal day would be like. To get the discussion started, you could ask questions such as: What would you do? Where would you go? What would the weather be like? What would…
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Because marketing is so pervasive and powerful in today’s culture, youthworkers need to be aware of the many advertising strategies marketers employ in an effort to influence children and teens’ spending decisions. Of course, the main goal of marketing is to sell product. But marketing is actually even more effective at shaping the worldviews, beliefs,…
Kara Powell, Director of the Fuller Youth Institute, talks about the 5 Adults Your Kids Need. While we as parents are the most important influence in a kid’s life, they need more than just us. You’ll hear why it’s important to widen the circle and how to find the people to invest in your kid’s…