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Goodness Redefined Joan Brumberg, In Her Book The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Goodness Redefined Joan Brumberg, in her book The Body Project: An Intimate History of African Girls, observes that the teenage girl’s definition of “goodness” has altered radically over the last century. In the 1890’s girls saw goodness largely in terms of moral and emotional ...read more

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40% Of The World's Population Is Age 19 Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

40% of the world’s population is age 19 or younger. (Foster Letter ...read more

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Home-Schooled Students Swept The Top 3 Winning ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Home-schooled students swept the top 3 winning positions of this year’s National Spelling Bee. (Foster ...read more

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Almost 50% Of Adults Phone Their Parents 5 Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Almost 50% of adults phone their parents 5 or more times a month, while 20% check in 2-4 times. (Foster ...read more

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Girls & Stress: According To A Recent Survey By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Girls & Stress: According to a recent survey by Teen magazine and Sears, 74% of 12-17 year-old girls believe their lives are more stressful today than when their parents were young. Not surprisingly, girls with close parental relationships are less stressed about guys and dating (33% vs. 48%) but ...read more

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25% Of Home-Schooled Students Are Enrolled At ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

25% of home-schooled students are enrolled at least one grade above their age in every subject. (Foster ...read more

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More Than 750 Colleges In The U.s. Have Accepted ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

More than 750 colleges in the U.S. have accepted home schoolers. (Foster Letter ...read more

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Growing Up Too Fast Youth Are Maturing At An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Growing Up Too Fast Youth are maturing at an accelerated pace. Preschoolers are playing with toys that would have been considered suitable for an 11-year-old a decade ago. A Sesame Street Parents survey finds moms with kids under 12 are more afraid of exposing kids to pop media-dictated pop-culture ...read more

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1 In 5 Children Ages 6-12 Are Regularly Left ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

1 in 5 children ages 6-12 are regularly left without supervision after school. (Foster Letter ...read more

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Distorted Teen Beliefs 86% Of Teens Claim That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Distorted Teen Beliefs 86% of teens claim that they are Christian (34% are born again) and 3 out of 5 say they believe the Bible is totally accurate in all it teaches. Yet many embrace views inconsistent with the Bible. A new Barna survey finds 2/3 stated Satan is not a living being; merely a ...read more

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Chuck Swindoll Said Of The Family, "Whatever ...

Contributed by Darren Mccormick on Jan 11, 2006

Chuck Swindoll said of the family, “Whatever else may be said about the home, it is the bottom line of life, the anvil upon which attitudes and convictions are hammered out. It is the place where life’s bills ...read more

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Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

National Center For Education Statistics, 75% Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

National Center for Education Statistics, 75% of 4th graders report reading for fun at least once a week. Of that group, 43% say they read every ...read more

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1 In 4 American Kids Is Overweight And 27 Million ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

1 in 4 American kids is overweight and 27 million have high cholesterol says the Centers for Disease Control. (Foster ...read more

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Little League Baseball Is The Largest Youth ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

Little League Baseball is the largest youth activity in the U.S. with over 3,000,000 kids and 200,000 teams. (Foster ...read more

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Families At Risk Dr. Dobson Writes In His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

Families At Risk Dr. Dobson writes in his current newsletter, “Here are some of the most disturbing findings from the 2000 U.S. Census report: Households headed by unmarried partners grew by almost 72% during the past decade, most of them involving people living together out of wedlock. Households ...read more

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Cost Of Raising A Child According To Usa Today A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

Cost of Raising a Child According to USA Today a family earning more than $64,000 a year can expect to spend $241,770 to raise a child over the next 17 ...read more

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Parents Will Spend Less: Consumers Are Expected ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

Parents Will Spend Less: Consumers are expected to spend 16% less this year on back-to-school items, according to a National Retail Federation survey. The survey estimates that the average tally for shoppers this year will be $457, ...read more

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Hot Numbers: Tweens Are Flocking To Buy ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

Hot Numbers: Tweens are flocking to buy number-emblazoned apparel. Why numbers, why now? “Image-savvy youth, it seems, are sick of logos and brands splashed across their chests,” says Janine Lopiano, President of Sputnik , a teen trend tracker. “A fascination with digits comes from the popularity ...read more

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J.c. Penney Co Has Pulled A T-Shirt From Its ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

J.C. Penney Co has pulled a T-shirt from its shelves that was accused of ridiculing home-schooled children. The shirt carried the words "Home Skooled" and a picture of a ...read more

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The American Psychological Association Research ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

The American Psychological Association research has found that religious involvement is the best indicator of psychological self-esteem among 8th graders. H.B. London of Focus on the Family notes that is the same age as young people in churches begin to drift. Other findings in the study: · 8th ...read more

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