Startling look in the life of American adolescents

New Report – Startling look at substance abuse on an average day in the life of American adolescents Number of Adolescents Using Marijuana on an Average Day Vastly Exceeds Half of the Number of All Students Registered in New York City Schools On an average day, nearly 1.2 million teenagers smoked cigarettes, 631,000 drank, and 586,000 used marijuana, according to the latest data, in a first-of-a kind report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The report, which highlights the substance abuse behavior and addiction treatment activities that occur among adolescents on an average day, draws on …

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Jesus is a today God

Tomorrow never comes … It is always today…. The kingdom of God is NOW!!! Enjoy the moment….. Jesus is a TODAY God…. here to save and richly bless us now…. today!!! He is the same yesterday, today and forever…..from His virgin birth, death, resurrection, spiritual return on Pentecost… living within 1st century believers and appearing in judgment in AD70 up to and including today…. We have no fear of tomorrow because tomorrow will take care of itself. Today is the Day of Salvation! Tomorrow will be today… tomorrow. He came…. He comes…. and He continues to come. How many times? One? Two? …

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When God Goes to Prison

A guard watches as inmates prepare for a work detail at the minimum-security facility known as the Carol Vance Unit. When God Goes to Prison The Carol Vance Unit is the kind of faith-based program the Bush Administration would like to see more of. Its mix of religion and rehabilitation may violate the First Amendment, but may also make it the best prison in Texas. By Daniel Brook LAST JANUARY, I JOINED INMATES FROM THE CAROL VANCE UNIT, a wing of the state prison in Richmond, Tex., as they gathered in the prison chapel for a farewell ceremony. The ceremony …

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What think ye of Christ? – Matthew 22:42

Presented via Internet – Pilgrim Preterist Conference – July 15, 2011 by Marty Angelo Listen to audio:  What think ye of Christ? First of all I would like to apologize for not being able to get to Oklahoma this weekend to personally attend this year’s conference. I am stuck in Los Angeles where a major freeway closing has affected the entire southern California region. I was so excited when Don officially announced the conference back in January of this year and I asked him if he would give me a few minutes to speak there and was really blessed when …

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Beer Belongs?

Have you seen advertisements like this in leading magazines during the past years? Two or three young people appear in a happy social setting. Their facial expressions are joyful, and in their hands they hold an alcoholic beverage. In evidence are bottles bearing the name of a well-known beer. Across the bottom of such full page illustrations are sometimes printed the words “beer belongs”. The implication is clear. According to many advertisements, beer belongs in the home. It belongs to the social gathering. It enhances good fellowship. It provides for good times. It belongs in the company of carefree, fun …

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