Move over Boomers, Xers, and Millennials! There's a new and powerful generation that's on the scene now that makes up more than 25% of the American population.
Moral failure is so much broader of an issue than staying out of bed with people you're not married to. To be honest, moral failure is so much more than just a sexual issue. It's an issue that seeps into our finances, our truth-telling and where we go to on the internet.
Gossip isn’t the only dangerous enemy in our youth groups. It has an ugly cousin that I call sarcasm or “scar-casm.” Because our youth culture so loves humor, it is often viewed as a friend rather than a foe. The reality is sarcasm pushes this idea of “humor at any price.” I’ve watched many “cool” youth leaders that choose to use sarcasm to communicate with their teenagers.