Friday 5: Students Provide Feedback on Focus’ Day of Dialogue Event

In this cultural climate, it often takes a significant amount of courage to express a Biblical viewpoint in the public square. But the good news is that an estimated 7,000 to 8,000 students did just that in public schools across the nation for the student-led Day of Dialogue, sponsored by Focus on the Family. Candi Cushman, Focus’ education analyst and facilitator of the event, shares the feedback Focus received from students.

CitizenLink: Candi, what were some of the more creative ways students got involved with the Day of Dialogue this year?

Candi Cushman: That was a refreshing, encouraging thing to watch. We can learn a lot from the students by observing the way they think out of the box to engage in a redemptive way with their generation. Day of Dialogue, held in mid-April each year, simply gives them the confidence they need to take action based what’s already on their heart.

All the Single Ladies

If you watched Beyoncé perform at the Super Bowl a couple of weeks ago, whatever else you thought, she got one thing right: young ladies should hold out for a wedding ring. Not to do so is to invite all kinds of problems, as we know that young, unmarried women who engage in sexual activity are at risk for a number of potential risks, ranging from the physical to the emotional, the psychological to the relational, and the social to the spiritual.