Teenager Hardened by Lack of Approval

Scott Larson writes in “A Place for Skeptics”:

I remember being approached by a 16-year-old boy named Ricky after I wrapped up my first speaking ...

Teenagers Express Deistic Beliefs

Two researchers with the National Study of Youth and Religion at the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) interviewed over 3,000 teenagers about ...

Neighbor Sues Girls over Act of Kindness

Taylor Ostergaard and Linsey Zellitti wanted to bless their neighbors and so the two teenage girls decided to bake cookies for their neighbors rather ...

Perfume Doesn't Transform Barbarians

In a TV commercial by one credit card company Capital One, a couple is making a purchase in a shopping center. When the clerk tells how much it will cost, ...

Pop Star Influenced by Madonna

Do pop personalities and movie stars have that much influence on the lives of children and teens? Consider the remarks made by Pink, a popular recording ...

Raucous Teens Seen as Mission Field

Scholar and author D. A. Carson tells of a time when he and a friend were going to the beach for some much-needed peace and quiet, but when they got there ...

Sons Love Their Fathers First

In the book The Five People You Meet in Heaven, author Mitch Albom tells the story of Eddie, a maintenance worker at a seaside carnival. After Eddie's ...

Gene Hackman Remembers His Father Leaving

Most of us know Gene Hackman as a versatile and successful actor. The highlight of his career came as winner of the Oscar for best actor in The French ...

House Built for Dysfunctional Families

The Ledbetter family likes to spend time at home together, —just not in the same room. So they built a 3,600-square-foot house with special rooms for ...

Gossip Leads to Violence Among Girls

Police chiefs, school teachers, and social workers are all reporting an alarming new trend in the U.S. Girls are becoming more violent, more often. Justice ...