
There is a young girl who has been nicknamed Rapunzel by her classmates. She does not live in a tower. She has not been kidnapped by an evil witch and her hair does not possess healing powers. What she does have, however, is hair that has never been cut.



In the past, it was assumed that education was its own reward. Students were expected to go to school simply because education was believed to be important, the key to bettering oneself in society. Today, however, the rules have changed.



Youth Group Lessons: Just say the name “Justin Bieber” and chances are you will get a gamut of responses. Some LOVE him and some, well not so much. But an act of the young pop star is proving to get him in the good graces of everyone.



Youth Group Lessons: Even though there are more than 34 million human beings around the world live with HIV/AIDS, it seems that very few noticed that it was World AIDS Day on December 1st.



Youth Group Lessons: In a new study released by the Harvard School of Public Health, results showed that more often than not, the level of income of your neighborhood is going to dictate the level of care that you receive while at the hospital.



Youth Ministry Lessons: A hospital stay is not necessarily a trip to a four-star hotel. It can mean nights of interrupted sleep and waiting for the chance to go home to loved ones. That is, of course, if you have loved ones who want you to come home.



Youth Ministry Lessons: When you think of poverty in America, chances are you think of urban high rises or tenement slums that pack too many people into too small of a space. However, 16% of rural populations are living in extreme poverty, versus only 12% of urban.

