
One judge in Alabama has had enough with certain fashion statements. When young men come into his courtroom making a fashion faux paux, they are held in contempt and jailed. And he’s not apologizing for his disapproval.



Youth Ministry Lessons: Christian or not, sports has the ability to bring out the worst in people. For one young man entering the priesthood he’s found a way to pair his faith with the sport of tennis and still emerge with a smile and a good attitude.



Grief is one the hardest things to overcome. The truth is, after a period of loss or grief, a part of us changes and we’re never completely the same. But what we can do is learn how to handle it for the better so we can learn and grow.



Youth Ministry Lessons: Not all children have the blessing of growing up in “safe” low crime areas. But in some of those areas with high crime rates, new policies and laws are being implemented to fight the crime and keep the residents safe.



Youth Group Lessons: Young girls trying to raise enough money for a trip to the water park had all the right intentions as they opened a lemonade stand. But the police shut them down, is this a case of following the rules or going overboard?



Youth Ministry Lessons: Kids ages 8-18 spend seven and a half hours each day plugged into media devices. Given these new numbers, it should come as no surprise that international terrorist groups are heavily looking to media to recruit youth.



Youth Ministry Lessons: The words “porn” and “church” are not often seen in the same sentence, but pastors are now confronting the reality that pornography is readily available to members of their flock and effecting their lives.



Youth Group Lessons: In a culture that is increasingly becoming over sexualized, it seems that the ones most at risk are the average, young, American girls who are looking to teen idols to help shape and form their sexual identities.

