Sign Up for
Today's Family News
for Free!


HEARD AROUND

“While we continue to hold [the video game industry] accountable with [our annual] report card, what became clear to us this year is [that] the industry has responded. Yet still we have a lot of kids, particularly teens, playing mature-rated games, [and] a lot of them are doing it without their parents' knowledge. . . . Parents need to pay attention to the fact [that] edgier games are getting edgier. It's the parents' job to know what [kids] are playing and to say ‘No.’ ” – David Walsh, co-founder of the National Institute on Media and the Family.

[Source: Plugged In Online, 12/01/08; USAtoday.com, 11/25/08]

Feature Image

More working families use food banks

December 3, 2008

The number of working families turning to food banks for help is at a record high, according to a survey reported by Canadian Press...[read more]


Feature Image

Marriage commissioner sues Saskatchewan government

December 3, 2008

A civil marriage commissioner who refused to “marry” a same-sex couple on the basis of his religious convictions is suing the Saskatchewan government for violating his Charter rights, the Saskatoon StarPhoenix reported...[read more]

Feature Image

Quality time, mom’s education linked

December 3, 2008

Married mothers have more quality time with their kids – time for activities beyond the routines of feeding and bathing – than single moms, according to a major new American study reported by the Toronto Star...[read more]

resource

Francis Schaeffer: An Authentic Life

Price: $23.99

by Colin Duriez

Nearly twenty-five years after his death, Francis Schaeffer’s impact as one of the foremost shapers of modern Christianity still reverberates throughout the church and contemporary culture. This authoritative biography traces the development of the pastor, apologist, best-selling author and activist whose work and ministry reached around the world.

hr

Box Office Top 5
Movies Reviewed
by Plugged In