Archive for October, 2007
The Church versus(?) Parachurch: Excellent Article
Hey Fellow People who care about kids and love God:
Jeff Iosa received this article in an email from The Youth Source (www.thesource4ym.com) about the relationship between local churches and parachurch organizations. It is a great article; very much worth the ten minutes it took me to read it. Here are a few quotes from the [...]
Rindercella and the Prandsome Hince Skit
If you’ve ever wanted to learn this, here it is. It’s a great way to break the ice before a talk.
Once upon a time in a coreign fountry there was a geautiful birl, whose name was Rindercella. And Rindercella had a mugly other and two sigly usters. Also in this coreign fountry there was a prandsome [...]
Parker Underwood – Update
Please continue to pray for Parker Underwood. If you’re not familiar with his story, he is the 2 year old son of some Young Life staff folks in Florida and for the past 9 months he’s been living at Orlando’s Arnold Palmer Children’s Hospital, dealing with Acute Leukemia and complications.
His current condition is extremely poor. [...]
News – Youth suicide climbs at alarming rate.
This article from Baptist Press discusses the apparent rise in suicide rates.
Are we paying attention? Here are some highlights…
Scott Stevens, director of student ministry at LifeWay Church Resources, told Baptist Press it’s not uncommon for youth ministers to hear teenagers voice thoughts of suicide.
“Teens face challenges of many kinds, not to mention the pressures of [...]
Podcast Coming Soon – We Promise
We’ve taken a break from our podcasting, but plans are in the works for several new episodes.  We actually had some taping scheduled for a week or so ago, but Jason & Sheli’s new daughter, Campbell, decided it was time to come into the world the night before we were supposed to record. Jason was all up for doing [...]
Skeptical & Frustrated At Christianity
According to the Barna Group, kids ages 16 – 29 are more critical of Christianity than previous generations.
In an article titled, A New Generation Expresses its Skepticism and Frustration with Christianity they claim the image of Christianity is slipping among young adults and even young Christians are viewing Christianity in a negative light.
Even among young Christians, [...]
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