The Lights of Christmas…
Last week, my kids’ school did a show on the “Lights of December,” which highlighted how lights are an important part of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Winter Solstice.
Archive: October 2010
Not So Merry Christmas
An article in last week’s “New York Times” reveals the effects of our economy, not just on adults but on kids.
The Christmas “Jesus from Below”
Last week, I received the following e.mail update from Kris Rocke. I’ve come to respect Kris, who is one of teachers in our FYI Urban Youth Ministry Certificate program…
Rescued at the Rescue Mission
For over ten years, our youth have served at the Rescue Mission by providing chapel services once a month.
Relationship Currency
A research report was released this week from the Pew Internet & American Life Project called Teens and Sexting
Two High-Stress Groups
In a season that often elicits stressful feelings, recent research points to a couple of groups of adolescents who feel more stressed than average.
Expecting Advent Part II
Last week I posted an entry about teaching two different groups about Advent this season: an adult Sunday school at my church, ranging in age from 40-75, and the student body of a Christian high school
Top Five of 2009
Today we released a special edition of our FYI E-Journal to our subscribers (shameless plug: you should become one!) listing the top five most-accessed resources on our website during 2009.
Welcoming Kids in Worship and Mission
Always on the lookout for ideas about connecting youth and adults in intergenerational expressions of faith, we caught this article in Leadership Journal…
Expecting Advent
I subscribe to several weekly emails from various ministries. In the past week, all of them sent messages about Advent.