Dystopian Societies, LGBTQ Characters, and Race Divides: Popular Trends in Today’s YA Fiction
When I was 16, you couldn’t keep me out of the library. I know … typical teen experience, right? Haha. I was a TOTAL NERD. Happily, I still find myself loving the long walk up and down every aisle...
Equipping Teens to Confront Racism with the Gospel
It’s time that the Church stepped into the conversation around race. And when I say Church, I don’t just mean the institutional Church, with its bishops and priests and parishes — though they certainly need to be (and already...
Christians (Should) Know that #BlackLivesMatter
Surely, your teen has heard about the Black Lives Matter movement. It began as a social media hashtag in 2012 following the death of Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old black male. He was walking through a Florida neighborhood when an...