Family Stress Harms Children

From schoolwork and peer relationships to meeting high parental expectations or living with conflict in the home, childhood can be a very stressful time. ...

Children: The Church's Future

Forty years ago a Philadelphia congregation watched as three 9-year-old boys were baptized and joined the church. Not long after, unable to continue with ...

An Unexpected Winner

Andrew Dooyema, a 17-year-old senior at Luverne High School in Minnesota, is no star athlete, high academic achiever, or model of fashion. But that didn't ...

Charles Colson on Conscience

More than ever before in American history—indeed in Western history—we are witnessing the near-death of conscience…. I regularly confront ...

When Revival Blossoms

In Christianity Today,Todd Stames writes:

What started as a special presentation by the Pearl River Central High School's Fellowship of Christian Athletes ...

Power of Spoken Word

According to a study by Purdue University, words are just as mighty as deeds when it comes to parents passing on religious beliefs. The study, which appeared ...

Rocker Scott Stapp's Spiritual Struggles

In a Spin interview, Scott Stapp, the lead singer of Creed, discusses the impact his strict religious upbringing has had on his life:

"I tell you, ...

No Exemplary Families

In Like Dew Your Youth, Eugene H. Peterson writes:

A search of Scripture turns up one rather surprising truth: there are no exemplary families. Not a single ...

Role Models Needed

The TV show "60 Minutes" ran a segment that tells us something important about fatherlessness.

The park rangers at a South African wildlife preserve ...

Juvenile Violence

The last few years' shootings by high school children have put a national spotlight on juvenile violence. After conducting more than 5,000 interviews ...