A Time to Dance
There’s a revolution going down in Gaza. A dance revolution.
Archive October 14, 2010
The Great Divide in “White America”?!?
While much of what we analyze here at the FYI blog is directly youth related, every once in a while a broader study or body of research is so interesting that we think it deserves mention here.
7 Billion
Is the sky falling?
Micro-Enterprise with Macro-Results
For the past 5 years Mars Hill has partnered with World Relief to support Turame Community Finance—a microfinance resource in Burundi, Africa, one of the poorest nations of the world.
Driven to Succeed: What Lies Potentially Beneath Students’ Stress Levels
I am consistently struck, and surprised, by how stressed teenagers are. It’s a far different world for teenagers today than it was for many of us as we were growing up.
Wasted Charity – We May Be More Guilty Than We Think
Ever since our Deep Justice work, I have been so much more attuned to the ways that I (and others around me) are so well-intentioned, and yet we make so many assumptions, snap judgments, and false steps in ministry to and with those who are in poverty.
Does your 5 Year-Old Have a Smartphone?
Recently at a parent training event, a friend of mine overheard two moms talking, comparing which smartphones they gave their kids, and which apps were the most popular with their kids.
Children/Families Involved at Occupy Wall Street Events
As I’ve been tracking with the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement, I’ve kept an especially keen eye open for the presence of children and teenagers at the protests.
One-Time Service Events: Five Considerations
Not-so-deep service is an event. Deep justice is a lifestyle.
Lesson #2 from Disneyland: Shared Experiences
So last week, our family enjoyed a day at Disneyland. And lucky for us, so much of the world was back in school that we didn’t have very long lines after rides.