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Archive for January, 2008
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Tuesday, January 8th, 2008Below is a case study of one of the premier youth development agencies in the nation, what the New York Times Magazine calls: “one of the great social experiments of our time.” Eventually, I’m going to edit this down into an article of some kind. In the meantime, enjoy. _______________________ Hollywood loves against all odds [...]
Stupid is as stupid does, but this is so much worse than that
Monday, January 7th, 2008A high school gym teacher was charged with sending nude pictures of herself and sexually suggestive cell phone text messages to a 14-year-old freshman at the school. … Police said Chester, who is married, had sent a boy three pictures of herself, two of them naked, by cell phone on Dec. 22, and the boy [...]
Generation XXX: 49% of female college students say porn is ok
Monday, January 7th, 2008A groundbreaking study of 813 college students at six American colleges and universities by BYU called, “Generation XXX: Pornography Acceptance and Use Among Emerging Adults,” found: 49 percent of the female college students they surveyed find pornography acceptable. Only 37 percent of their own fathers agreed. … 86 percent of college men and 31 percent [...]
Seduced Myspace teen kills self; parents sue.
Monday, January 7th, 2008The parents of a California teenager who committed suicide after being sexually assaulted by a Celina man she met through MySpace are suing the popular social-networking Web site in Dallas court. According to the lawsuit, the 14-year-old girl, identified as Julie Doe, began a “cyber-relationship” with Kiley Ryan Bowers of Celina in 2005. Their online [...]
Monday Morning MP3 (afternoon edition)
Monday, January 7th, 2008Provocateur and Pastor Erwin McManus, author of Soul Cravings, The Barbarian Way, and more, offers a free podcast. Check it out. Amazon.com Widgets
20/20 Vision for Schools (Part 3 of 4)
Sunday, January 6th, 2008This is the third excerpt of my January 2008 article in the Tri-State Voice regarding the Coalition’s new adopt-a-school initiative. + Part 2 + Part 1 _________________________ Visionary Leadership Coalition strategist Nicole Baker cautions that youth pastors alone cannot implement 20/20 Vision. Congregational support requires the commitment of senior pastors and church elders as well. [...]
Birthday Fun
Saturday, January 5th, 2008Earlier today Judah and his buddies celebrated his 7th birthday at the New York Hall of Science, a first rate children’s museum with a magician’s flare. If the PictoBrowser doesn’t work in your internet browser, visit the Flickr photo set here.
Matching volunteers with your service opportunies
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20/20 Vision for Schools (Part 2 of 4)
Friday, January 4th, 2008This is the second excerpt of my January 2008 article in the Tri-State Voice regarding the Coalition’s new adopt-a-school initiative. + Part 1 _________________________ A plentiful harvest, but where are the laborers? With schools squarely in his sights, Pacheco has redefined youth ministry beyond the old paradigms of youth group altar calls and pizza parties [...]
Friday Foto Finish
Friday, January 4th, 2008Where I’d like to be today When it’s below 20 degrees outside and windy, Puerto Rico beckons. This picture shows Judah and my cousin Stephanie at an Arecibo beach in July 2006. More from this photo set here.
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