Did you ever hear what John Calvin said to churches considering sending their young leaders to Geneva for pastoral education? “Send us your wood and we will send back arrows.” That captures the heart of what we’ve curated with the… Read More The post Youth Workers – You Are Invited! . . . appeared first…
Navigating through a year filled with challenges, many of us have felt the weight of heightened stress and concern. We are more than ready for a season of peace and joy. In the midst of the chaos, we need to be extra intentional to keep the quickly approaching Christmas season focused on Christ. How do…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by Pew Research Center. Roughly one in five teenagers who have heard of ChatGPT say they have used it to help them do their schoolwork, according to a new Pew Research Center survey of U.S. teens ages 13 to 17. With a majority of teens having…
In the quest to discover and adopt an identity, the teenagers you know and love are looking for answers to questions such as: Am I worthwhile? What makes me worthwhile? How am I unique from others? Are those uniqueness’ good… Read More The post Guiding Kids In Their Search For Identity appeared first on The…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by Deseret News. When it comes to Gen Z teenagers, you can discard the old saw that “kids will be kids,” similar across generations based on their age and maturity level. Gen Z is different. Ask young adults in Gen Z about their teen years and…
Practicing gratitude in hard seasons can be, well, hard. That less-than-astounding conclusion seems obvious, but I don’t think about such things when life is good. Only when challenges slap me upside the head do I return to practicing gratitude in hard seasons. Such has been the case this November, a month that catches me by…
When I woke up this morning I looked at the date and immediately my mind rewound and settled on this day in 1963. November 22 is always a significant day for me. . . . sparking thoughts of the past… Read More The post On This Day In 1963. . . Kennedy, Huxley, and Lewis….
I think there are 12 pie crusts on our buffet awaiting the arrival of their first loves this morning. A bacon-laden turkey sits unaware that it will soon achieve it’s finest hour. And the house is spotless…which only happens about three times a year. It’s Thanksgiving. And for the past few weeks I’ve watched social…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by HealthDay. Record numbers of children and tweens now take melatonin for sleep, potentially doing harm to their development, a new study warns. Nearly one in five school-aged kids are popping melatonin to help them rest, often with the help of their parents, researchers reported in…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by MedicalXpress. The combination of physical and mental illness had a negative impact on self-perception among older adolescents but not for younger ones, shows a new University of Waterloo study. Researchers found that compared to adolescents with a physical illness only, their self-concept—the image we have…