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"The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore, when your eye is good, your whole body also is full of light. But when your eye is bad, your body also is full of darkness" (Luke 11:34).

What we let into our lives through our senses—sight, smell, taste, touch and hearing—continually shapes and reshapes us. Choosing godly entertainment is key to becoming godly people. How is your entertainment affecting you?

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What Will Tomorrow's Mothers Be Like?

As you look at the girl "tweens" (8- to 14-year-olds) of today, what kind of mothers do you think they will make for tomorrow? What type of young woman is our Western culture producing? Girls have a clear choice between...
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Choosing Movies and Music: What's Going Into Your Mind?

Young people just want to have fun. But how should one decide what music to listen to and which movies to see?
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World News and Trends: The Tragedy of today's British youth

Following World War I (the Great War of 1914-1918), novelist Ernest Hemingway termed the returning, war-weary soldiers "The Lost Generation." The British media is beginning to use that phrase to describe the current plight of U.K. teenagers.
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Treasure Digest: When Sharing Is Stealing

A lot of people don’t realize that when they download music from the Internet, they are breaking a commandment—they are stealing.
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Youth Violence: Where Does the Blame Really Lie?

Violence has come to roost in the nation’s youth. A biblical prophet envisioned a time when children would be our oppressors (Isaiah 3:12). Are we living in those days?
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Whatever Happened to Fathers in Children's Literature?

The absent father in literature is a reminder of the intense need children have for their parents.
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News for Youth...Video Violence Affects the Brain

A recent study finds that youth who spend hours playing violent video games have less activity in the frontal lobes of their brains than other youth
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Pornography: "Adult" Entertainment Is Definitely Not for Adults or Youth

Recent decades have seen an explosion in pornography. It's big business, grossing $10 billion in the United States alone. But that's only a tiny part of the story.
TV remote - Is Your Family Manipulated by Mass Media?
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Is Your Family Manipulated by Mass Media?

Is your family using media - or being abused by it? These 10 principles can help you regain control and prevent media abuse.
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World News and Trends: TV viewing and violence

Watching as little as one hour of television a day can lead teenagers and young adults to engage in violence such as fistfights and other assaults later in life, according to researchers who conducted a study that tracked more than...
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The Bible and Harry Potter

Hollywood's latest offering breaks all attendance records. Is this just an innocent tale? Or can there be sinister consequences to public? See what the Bible clearly says about sorcery.
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Getting Things in Focus

Have you ever imagined what it must have been like to be a wealthy, powerful king, like King Solomon?
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In Brief... World News Review: Hands On Parents Key to Curbing Teen Alcohol Abuse

The average age at which U.S. teens start drinking is 16-down from 18 in the 1960s.
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Dancing With Indecency

Are you aware of the latest dance craze? Freak dancing is sweeping the western world, thanks to the promotion MTV has given it over the past several years. Kids and school administrators clash over whether it's acceptable. Parents seem uncertain...
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What Is Fun?

Everyone, it seems, has a different definition of fun. If you are trying to live a godly life, how can you determine what is appropriate? How should you define "fun"?
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In Brief... Internet Use by Children Needs Supervision

Separate reports released June 20 should cause parents to heighten their supervision of Internet use by their children.
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In Brief...Wolrd News Review One More Cheap Drug Problem

Young adults have found another substance to give them a rush, but it's rushing some to their graves. Ever vulnerable to the unscrupulous pushers of potions, young people in their late teens and early 20s are buying laughing gas to...
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United Youth Camps: The Quest for Excellence

Setting high standards does more than help our camp program achieve accreditation. Striving for excellence has eternal rewards.
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In Brief... News Trends Among Youth: Telephone Chatlines Trap Teens

The dangers of telephone chatlines seem overshadowed by internet chatrooms, but the danger is equally present.
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Going After the Good Stuff

Are you going to buy an expensive Sony Playstation? Would you believe a good book can be far more valuable? Benjamin Franklin said, "The great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them by false estimates they have...
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