By Walt Mueller Because we live in the most affluent nation on earth, it’s easy to fall into the trap of believing that accumulation of stuff is the pathway to fulfillment and redemption. Sadly, what most people never discover is that what we thought would bring satisfaction doesn’t. Instead we’re left only wanting more. I think…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on ScienceDaily. The amount of time teenagers spend on social networking sites has risen 62.5 percent since 2012 and continues to grow. Just last year, the average time teenagers spent on social media was estimated as 2.6 hours per day. Critics have claimed that more screen…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on StudyFinds. In a recent study conducted at York University in Toronto, researchers say many young women feel badly about their bodies after logging on and viewing images of friends they perceive to be more attractive. Images posted to social media are often far from reality, but…
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By Walt Mueller We’ve got a problem. Any of us who have a smartphone are susceptible to making poor decisions regarding the combination of smartphones and driving. Just last night on the evening news we watched this video, which captures well what happens when a driver takes their eyes off the road in order to look…
By Walt Mueller A kid is a kid is a kid. . . or so I thought when I first got started in youth ministry. Somehow and some way, I missed the fact that each and every one of these precious image-bearers had a unique story. It wasn’t so much was I saw as I looked…
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By Walt Mueller Back in the summer of 2016, 17-year-old teenager Felix Alexander took his own life. Since then, his mother has dedicated her life to helping other parents understand the role that social media plays as the new “playground” for cyber-bullies, and the role cyber-bullying plays in making an already difficult transition from childhood to…
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*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on EurekAlert. Positive family relationships during adolescence appeared to be associated with lower levels of depressive symptoms from adolescence to midlife in a new observational study of about 18,000 adolescents followed up until they were 32 to 42 years old. The study examined differences between males…