Serving God's Purposes in Our Generation (Acts 13:36b)
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Vaccinating All Teenage Girls In America

There is a new controversy brewing up with state lawmakers and pharma companies to vaccinate all teenage girls in America against a disease that is contracted by sexual contact only. Most vaccinations like smallpox, measles, polio etc are disease that…

Happy Birthday Beni

i had a wonderful birthday thanks to Mia, Sim and Priya. we went out to Capone's which is a live jazz lounge restaurant sort of thing. it was definitely a memorable night. the musician of the night was amazing. absolutely…

Teen Stress Among Indian Americans

In a recent report, I came across rising stress levels among teens. Parental and societal expectations, peer acceptance, fear of failure, confusion over who they are and what they want to do in life, changing body, media/culture influences, relationships etc…

Aish Karo Yaar!

1. It's easy to pick out the people on Facebook who have no life. Their profile changes by the minute...2. It's kinda weird, but I've found that sometimes I'm talking to someone and they'll say something funny but instead of…

Bollywood More Popular With Indian Americans

Bollywood movies and songs has always been popular with global Indian diaspora. Lately it is becoming even more. See this report from Seattle.For immigrant generation, this was a time of nostalgia, but for the Coconut generation this provides means to…

It's All in God's Hands

 haven't forgotten about blogging, vaguely, i've been busy, uninspired, and drained of words because of term papers and readings. but there is plenty of news to be shared and some very good news which must be publicized:1. this is the…

Deeper Walk Rocks!!!!

 Deeper Walk Was Awesome!!Wow I learned so much and got so energized spiritually...Some of the things that I learned at DW and that really touched me were:Your're living for God today...don't count on tomorrow and don't dwell in the past…

Joseph, King of Dreams

1. Sim bought me black nail polish! Yay! I'm not a goth. It's not some sort of fashion statement. And I'm not experimenting with rebellion. I just happen to wear a lot of black because it requires minimum thought while…

Talking About Sex to Teens

I have heard from numerous parents and youth leaders about their discomfort on talking about sex to kids growing up in their homes/communities. In Indian culture, such topics are never discussed openly and considered a taboo. Not to mention how…

Indian Diaspora and Indian Youth 2007

 Indian Youth 2007: AC Nielson-ORG-MARG survey interviewed 2846 respondents from the cities of Delhi , Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad , Bangalore , Ludhiana , Lucknow , Pune, Bhubaneswar , Kochi , Patna , Jaipur and Ahmedabad. The sample comprised 1448…

Talking About Sex To Teens

I have heard from numerous parents and youth leaders about their discomfort on talking about sex to kids growing up in their homes/communities. In Indian culture, such topics are never discussed openly and considered a taboo. Not to mention how…