That’s Us. . . On TV! . . . .
There were a couple of commercials that I saw this weekend. . . several times each. . . that caught my eye. They caught my eye because they are not only creative, but because they caught the rest of me…
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Old Made New. . . With A Great Message. . . .
Gary has been doing all he can these last couple of weeks to exercise the memory portion of my brain. He’s a college buddy who’s been spending time posting some pretty incredible music memories on his Facebook page. One of…
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Four Loko – Canned Cocaine?
On October 8th, nine 17 to 19-year-old Central Washington University Students attending the same party had to be hospitalized with blood-alcohol levels of 0.12 percent to 0.35 percent. When the story first broke, officials were puzzled, wondering if the students…
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You’ve Got To Be Kidding! . . . .
For years I’ve been relying on the world of advertising to help me explain youth culture. . . what it is, where it has come from, where it’s going, and what it can tell us about kids. Those of us…
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N.Y. City, Teenagers, Sex, & Identity. . . .
Did you happen to see the report that came out today regarding teenagers and sexual behavior? Published in the journal Pediatrics, the report is based on survey data from the latest edition of The Youth Risk Behavior Survey, which was…
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Sally’s Youthful Take on Dirty Dancing. . . .
On Wednesday I had the privilege to speak at Houghton College to the school’s 1,200 students in chapel. My message to them was simple: “As young people redeemed by Christ and called to a lifetime of service to Him, resolve…
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I’ve Got Something Exciting To Tell You! . . . .
Last week I was on Facebook and instant-messaging with a friend from Canada. I’m not sure how we got there, but one thing led to another and I told him that I was soon going to make an announcement that…
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The Chilean Miners. . . . Difficult Days Ahead? . . . .
This will sound like a crazy. . . absolutely crazy. . . question. But I’ve been wondering – are the most difficult days ahead for the 33 rescued Chilean miners? It’s difficult to imagine anything more horrifying than the 69…
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Miley Cyrus. . . Have You Been Listening? . . . .
I won’t say much on this one. It’s a chance to see who’s been listening. . . to the world of pop music. . . to the way things go in the world of pop music. . . to the…
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Freeing the 33. . . .
Early last August, shortly after returning home from my hospital stay, I reestablished my morning ritual that has always included a cup of coffee and the newspaper. One of the first news stories that caught my eye also grabbed at…
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Feeding Young Materialists. . . .
A fish out of water. . . that’s exactly what I felt like six years ago when I joined a group of about 300 highly-energized and motivated young adults (most of them twenty-something) who had gathered for a few days…
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Hey Kids. . . Your Dance Has Been Cancelled. . . .
Man oh man are things going to heat up here in Lancaster County. The front page of today’s paper sports this headline: “Lewd dancing roils schools.” The article reports on the trend among several area school districts to cancel the…
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