Children - articles
They need to be loved
Burdened for orphans, Wilsonville Baptists adopt children from Ukraine, start adoption ministry
While the knowledge of a child’s suffering resonates disconcertingly in the souls of average Americans, for Larry Gibson, founder of The Children’s Voice Foundation, such knowledge is a deafening roar. more »
By Jeremy Dale Henderson - Mar 22, 2007
Topic: Faith, Ministry, Family, Children, Parenting, Adoption
My kids are betting on their own sports!
ESPN estimates that 118 million Americans, some as young as 14, are caught up in a riptide of sports gambling that is rapidly jeopardizing the integrity of the sports we enjoy, as well as the futures of those who are drawn into its mesmerizing current. more »
By Laura Headley - Mar 21, 2007
Topic: Family, Addictions, Gambling, Children, Parenting, Pop Culture
Richard Land urges Senate committee to enact FDA regulation of tobacco
Dr. Richard Land gave the following remarks to the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Feb. 27, 2007.
Good morning, Mr. more »
Topic: Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse, Children
Anna Nicole Smith: APA poster girl
Oh, irony of ironies.
The secular news media paused for a moment during its coverage of the sad circus surrounding the death of Anna Nicole Smith to report that the American Psychological Association has “found evidence that the proliferation of sexualized images of girls and young women in advertising, merchandising, and media is harmful to girls’ self-image and healthy development.” more »
By Karen Cole - Feb 27, 2007
Topic: Faith, Ministry, Family, Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Addictions, Substance Abuse, Children, Parenting, Pop Culture, Sexual Purity, Modesty, Pornography
Sperm donor: “Happy Valentines Day! I’m your father!”
The New York Times featured an unusual Valentines Day story this year.
It seems a formerly anonymous California sperm donor decided the occasion would be a good one for contacting his many and far-flung offspring after reading that two of them had located each other through a donor registry. more »
By Karen Cole - Feb 19, 2007
Topic: Family, Children, Parenting, Life, Infertility
More Accidental Porn
Children and teens are being exposed to online pornography in record numbers, usually by accidentally viewing sexually explicit material while surfing the Internet. more »
Topic: Family, Children, Parenting, Pop Culture, Sexual Purity, Pornography
The Paradox of Parenting: Who’s Really in Charge Here?
Who’s really in charge here?
At the start, it looks like we are. We put babies down, and they are still there when we get back. What we say goes. more »
By James R. Lucas - Nov 1, 2005 - (1)