David R Smith, Author at YouthMinistry.com https://youthministry.com/author/david-r-smith/ Daily Wisdom for Youth Workers. Fri, 07 Feb 2020 16:10:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Self-Cyberbullying: Teenagers’ Cries for Help Go Digital https://youthministry.com/self-cyberbullying/ https://youthministry.com/self-cyberbullying/#respond Thu, 17 May 2018 15:25:24 +0000 https://youthministry.com/?p=60934 “Your face is why filters were invented.”
“Are you Jabba the gutt?”
“I never date sluts like you.”
Ahh, just another day spent strolling through the mean streets of the comments section.
But the craziest part about these comments is, if new research is correct, some of these jabs were posted by teens…about themselves.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/self-cyberbullying/feed/ 0 “Your face is why filters were invented.” “Are you jabba the gutt?” Ahh…just another day spent strolling through the mean streets of the comments section. Digital Life by the Minute https://youthministry.com/digital-life-by-the-minute/ https://youthministry.com/digital-life-by-the-minute/#respond Tue, 27 Mar 2018 17:38:42 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=60448 How long would it take you to listen to 1.5 million songs on Spotify? Or post 350,000 tweets on Twitter? Or take 210,000 snaps on Snapchat? If you’re trying to run the numbers, just stop.
All that – and much, much more – happened every 60 seconds in 2017.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/digital-life-by-the-minute/feed/ 0 How long would it take you to listen to 1.5 million songs on Spotify? Or post 350,000 tweets on Twitter? Or take 210,000 snaps on Snapchat?https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/charles-deluvio-464963-unsplash-270x196.jpg270196 Adult Entertainment in Teens’ Lives https://youthministry.com/adult-entertainment-teens-lives/ https://youthministry.com/adult-entertainment-teens-lives/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2018 18:16:46 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=60420 What Impact Is Porn Having on Young Viewers?
These days, porn seems to dominate the headlines. Our president is alleged to have had an affair with a porn star. The adult entertainment industry was recently rocked by the deaths of 5 female porn stars in just 3 months.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/adult-entertainment-teens-lives/feed/ 1 https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/dillon-shook-514129-unsplash-270x196.jpg270196 Help Kids Take a Stand Against Unconscionable Songs https://youthministry.com/help-kids-take-a-stand-against-unconscionable-songs/ https://youthministry.com/help-kids-take-a-stand-against-unconscionable-songs/#comments Mon, 13 Nov 2017 12:25:27 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=59838 Gun violence. Prescription pill abuse. Narcotic and alcohol dependence. Graphic sexual references about “hoes.” Is this a police report from a twisted crime scene? No, our culture just has a new #1 song.
With “Rockstar,” Post Malone reached the coveted top position on Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/help-kids-take-a-stand-against-unconscionable-songs/feed/ 1 It’s the height of hypocrisy to publicly denounce sexism and gun violence only to privately embrace it through our choice of unconscionable songs.https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/austin-neill-247047-270x196.jpg270196