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Instead of posting on two separate blogs, I will now only post on matthewmccraw.wordpress.com. You can get there by going to matthewmccraw.com.

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Matt

13 year old dad?

Check out this article about a 13 year old dad.

No More Baccalaureate Services

Check out this article about one school district in Florida that was ordered among, other things, to cancel their baccalaureate service.

Our future may not be so bright

Check out this article about the ethics of young people today. Pay attention also to the mention of the ethics of young people in religious schools.

Watch "Sex and the City" and You're More Likely to Get Pregnant!

Check out this article that suggests if teens watch programs with sexual contect they are more likely to get preganant or get someone pregnant.

Energy Drinks

Finally somebody is doing something about the crazy juice for middle schoolers. Check it out.

reTHINK

I just finished reading Rethink by Steve Wright and Chris Graves. If you haven't read it, you should definitely think about putting it on your list. The book challenges youth pastors to rethink the current way we do youth ministry based on the statistics of students dropping out of church once they graduate high school.

Center for Parent/Youth Understanding

If you are not checking out the CPYU website once a week, you may consider doing so. Here is just a sample of what they have.