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Ohio police say a middle school student apparently took up to $25,000 from his grandfather and gave $100 bills to classmates. They say several thousand dollars were passed out before they discovered what was happening. Investigators were able to recover up to $7,000, but said some of the money had been…

A social experiment put teens in a room by themselves to play a bean-bag toss game. After they played the game researchers asked the teens to report on their own scores. Unknown to the youngsters there was a hidden camera to verify the results. They found that eighty percent of the participants lied,…

New research suggests that teens that get too little or too much rest are more likely to engage in risky behaviors such as drunk driving. Researchers do not know is sleep issues cause the teens to take dangerous risks, or if they might indicate depression or other problems. They said the link is striking…

Sharon Standifird served her country in the Gulf War, climbed mountains, and took care of her family, yet she found she didn’t get the respect she deserved from her children. When she would try to call them on their cell phones, her children choose to “Ignore” her calls. Rather than getting mad, Standifird…

Authorities in Seattle say an attempted carjacking failed when the three would-be carjackers tried to steal a car none of them could drive. A 70-year-old woman told police that she was getting something out of her trunk when she turned around to see a gun in her face. Three teens demanded her keys and…

Police in New Mexico say a group of suspected teen vandals was so worried because of their victims chasing them that they called 911 for protection. Reports indicate the teens aged 15 to 18 had shot several windshields with BB guns when one victim jumped in his car and began following them. The teens…

Minnesota teenager Erica Clark found $2800.00 in a McDonald’s parking lot in an envelope filled with $100.00 bills. She immediately called her Dad, who asked her to come home so they could turn the money into the police.—Jim L. Wilson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUWkkU0V2o4 Proverbs 2:20-21 (NLT)…

In a Norfolk, Virginia courtroom, a teenager pleaded to the charge he murdered both his parents. The young honor student with no criminal history explained the reason he committed the crime. He explained that he’d gotten angry over routine punishments. “I just remember getting mad,” 16-year-old Vincent…

A 13-year-old-girl who was hit by a stray bullet is recovering from surgery and working through her pain. Tiya Hudson was hit in the back when a bullet went through the side of her house. Several neighbors heard an argument outside, but no one is sure where the bullet came from. Hudson’s doctors think…

When sixth-grader Genaro Coronado organized a “See You at the Pole” event at his school, he envisioned being joined by two dozen or so students. He was excited that morning at he headed to school because he had been praying and asking the Lord to bring out other students. When Coronado arrived, he was…

A study conducted by the Josephson Institute of Ethics has found that the number of high school students who admit to cheating, lying or stealing has dropped for the first time in ten years. The survey is conducted every other year and includes a sample of 23,000 students from around the nation. The…

In 2012, several students at Burns High school in Lawndale N.C. were looking for something to do. They decided to play a prank. Their target? The high school football field. Their weapon? Goats. That’s right. The students released a dozen goats on to the football field in the middle of the night. Because…

While Ronald Reagan was president, a thirteen year-old boy sent him a letter requesting disaster relief funds because his mother asked him to clean his room. Recently, an Internet blogger rediscovered the letter and reposted it. In the original request, seventh grader Andy Smith from South Carolina wrote,…

A young 18-year-old from Connecticut would do well to remember the fifth commandment. When his mother insisted he clean his room, he cursed her. When things got out of hand, the police showed up and arrested him. His response was to tell the police, “I have rights.” --The Week, October 14, 2011 p. 6…

According to a study published in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, teaching our children to remain sexually pure and giving them the reasons to say “no” is more effective than programs that include information about safe sex and contraceptive options. --Time, February 15, 2010 p. 15…

Gaby Rodriguez, a 17-year-old Washington student fooled everyone into thinking she was pregnant. The only people aware of her deception were her mother and her school principal. Gaby decided to perform this charade in order to document how a teen pregnancy may affect the life of a young mother and how…

Our world has never been very safe for Christians. Persecution rears its ugly head at different places in different times. In Somalia, unidentified gunmen, believed to be acting on behalf of family or relatives, murdered 17-year-old Nurta Mohamed Farah in an apparent honor killing. The young girl had…

In the column “Findings” Harper’s Magazine reports that “A study suggested that many American parents think of their teenage children as sexually uninterested and of all other teenagers as sexually hyperactive and predatory.” --Harper’s Magazine/July 2010, p. 80 Illustration by Jim L. Wilson Perhaps…

In the motion picture, Hotel For Dogs, Andi and Bruce are a teenage brother and sister in search of a family. They have had several sets of foster parents since their parents died, but few families want the responsibility of caring for a set of teenage children. The kid’s saving grace becomes their shared…

Students at a Virginia school now have a hard time failing. Recently, the principal of West Potomac High School decided to stop issuing an “F” or failing grade. The latest edition of the school’s report card showed many students received an “I” for incomplete instead. The principal, Clifford Hardison…

Six years ago, English teenager Callie Rogers won $3 million in the lottery. After spending through it, she says she has about $32,000 left; she sums up the last three years. “In the past six years I’ve sunk into a black hole, a black hole that at one point I thought I could never crawl out of. Winning…

In a recent survey, ING Direct learned that many parents are uncomfortable talking to their children about money. In fact, 39% of parents are more prepared to talk about alcohol and drugs with their children than about money and finance. 29% would rather talk about dating and sex. Perhaps most surprising…

SAFE SEX According to Claude Allen, the Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services, “Condoms may prevent HIV and gonorrhea, but they do not protect adequately against other STDs.” —Newsweek, December 9, 2002, p. 67 Illustration by Jim L. Wilson Neither, might I add, do they protect a person from the…

Stephanie "Actions," the saying goes, "speak louder than words." Ungodly actions can muffle the sounds of righteous words. That's what happened in Stephanie's home. Stephanie grew up in church and regularly heard the claims of the gospel, but never experienced a life transformation until she was eighteen.…

INFLUENCE In their book, "Lead Like Jesus", Blanchard and Hodges write, "Leadership is a process of influence. Anytime you seek to influence the thinking, behavior, or development of people toward accomplishing a goal in their personal or professional lives, you are taking on the role of a leader." —"Lead…