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Young people today are nothing like they were just a few decades ago. They are so difficult to read, to know what they are thinking, or to know what they will do from one moment to the next. Parents believe that they know their children, but thanks to electronics and the internet, it is so easy for them to have a whole other world, living two different lives.
Adolescence has long been characterized as a time of stress, turmoil, and rebellion against parents and society. Granville Stanley Hall was one of the first to formulate a theory explaining adolescent behavior with the publication of Adolescence in 1904.
All teens today are likely familiar with someone who deliberately hurts themselves. In the United States alone, it is estimated that there are many millions of youths who are deliberately hurting themselves by one means or another. Fifty years ago, this would seem out of place, it would be thought of as some bizarre fad,... Continue Reading →
A 16-YEAR-OLD girl that we will call Emily listed her reasons for wanting to die. ‘I feel as if I have no future, I feel really inferior to those bullying me in school, and I am extremely lonely.’ A 17-YEAR-OLD boy that we will call James listed his reason for wanting to die. ‘Alone, no... Continue Reading →
Proverbs 13:4 Updated American Standard Version (UASV) 4 The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent will be made fat.[1] Ver. 4.—(Comp. ch. 10:4.) The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; literally, and nothing is there—he gains nothing (ch. 14:6; 20:4). He has the wish, but not the... Continue Reading →
Masturbation is the sexual stimulation of one's own genitals, usually to the point of orgasm. Is masturbation serious? Some Bible scholars view masturbation, saying, “The Hebrew and Christian Bibles are silent, neither denouncing nor encouraging the practice. The biblical story of Onan is traditionally linked to referring to masturbation and condemnation thereof, but the act... Continue Reading →
Explore methods to navigate personal attractions in alignment with your faith. Gain insights into living a fulfilled life.
