Teens and Profanity

I thought this was an interesting article about teens and their use of profanity.  It’s not that cursing has become a new trend among teens; however, it does seem that their inhibitions about using profanity have diminished.
(ht to YPulse)

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More from the Grab Bag

Sometimes others simply do a better job of saying the things that are on my mind, as is the case with these two posts.  I don’t think it’s any secret that understanding your context is the key to success in any ministry endeavor, but some contexts present more challenges than others.  I’m in a position [...]

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Interfaith Dialogue

My wife and I have been watching The West Wing on DVD lately.  Season 2 ended with the possibility of President Jed Bartlet announcing his intentions to seek re-election in dramatic fashion.  It was a cliff-hanger ending leaving us eager to see what happened at the beginning of the next season.  When we put Disc 1 of [...]

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Student Ministry Grab Bag

Just when you think you’ve mastered Guitar Hero III (or can at least keep up on the medium level… kind of…) comes Guitar Hero: Aerosmith.

Christianitytoday.com offers an interesting look into the organization Teen Missions, a missions boot camp of sorts for students.  (This stood out to me: “These kinds of high-intensity experiences, whether in missions [...]

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Devotional Resource for Lent

Today, Ash Wednesday, marks the beginning of the Lenten season.  This may or may not be a point of emphasis in your student ministries, but I wanted to promote a devotional resource that you can recommend to your students.  Journey to The Cross is a website that offers daily, online devotionals for students.  The site [...]

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