Youth Culture
Podcast – Episode 18
It’s been a while since our last podcast and we had full house for Episode 18. Chris, Ame, Eddie, Jason, & OJ spend some time just sharing some fun stories. Don’t worry, there was some useful information shared.
Jason’s fun Cooper story.
O.J.’s fun bed bugs story.
Eddie’s New Year’s Resolutions.
Jason hates the mall.
Tech Resources
Links Mentioned in this Episode
http://www.go2web20.net/
Web Conferencing [...]
Newsweek Cover Story “Our Mutual Joy”
Newsweek’s cover story Our Mutual Joy by Lisa Miller is just plain stupid. She makes the ridiculous claim that since the Bible doesn’t show any perfect marriages, those of us who believe gay marriage is wrong couldn’t possibly use the Bible to back up our views.
Good grief, they just don’t get it. The Bible is God’s [...]
Where are kids going online?
eMarketer posted the top websites of teens & college students. I don’t know what any of this means, but it is interesting. Glad to see MySpace doesn’t make the guys top 5 at all. One interesting thing for me speaking of gender is that for the guys in college, CNN replaces YouTube. For the ladies, [...]
Are You Too Fashionable?
YOU MAY BE TOO FASHIONABLE IF . . .
You can look around at church and notice that everybody is basically the same age and they look and dress pretty much like you do.
You can’t stand singing a worship song that was “in†five years ago—much less singing a hymn from another century.
You believe social justice [...]
You can’t take the car out of the parking lot until you pay for it.
So it can be done!Â
This is a refreshing story from the Chicago Tribune – Practicing abstinence, bride and groom have never kissed.
When the officiant tells Claudaniel Fabien he can kiss his bride at the altar Saturday, no one will fault the couple for a little “should I tilt my head this way, or that way?” [...]
Ends Justified – A Moral Disconnect
USA Today article Students cheat, steal, but say they’re good.
Some highlights…
In the past year, 30% of U.S. high school students have stolen from a store and 64% have cheated on a test, according to a new, large-scale survey suggesting that Americans are too apathetic about ethical standards.
Michael Josephson, the institute’s founder and president, said he [...]
3 Responsiblities On The Gay Issue
Tony Jones, prominent Youth Ministry writer and former national coordinator of the Emergent Village, has come out of the closet so to speak. He recently “decided” what he believes about gay marriage.
As I gained a little prominence as an author in the youth ministry world, people began asking me my opinion on homosexuality. I often [...]