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Senior Pictures Becoming Big Business
- Statesman
"Our average sale for a senior is $1,200 to $1,500, but some parents have spent up to $5,000," Meyer said.

Study Claims Moms Mimic Daughters in Fashion
- CNN
"We live in a society that one of the main values is to look younger," Ruvio said. "Most of these women have kids, work and they don't have time to monitor the market and see what is cool and hip, so they basically take a shortcut. Through their teenage daughters, they know they're safe."

New York: Sex Ed Becomes Mandatory
- Fox News
It’s the first time in nearly two decades that middle and high school students will be forced to take the mandatory classes, according to a report first published in The New York Times.

A nation in mourning for Navy SEAL Team 6
- Washington Examiner
As the nation mourns its loss, just as it has the losses of 10 years of a war it did not choose and which it cannot avoid, the greatest thing that civilians can do is remember that their lives and the lives of their children and grandchildren are what they are because of warriors flying through mountain passes half a world away

10 Hidden Benefits of Having Children
- Fox News
Come along as we explore the top 10 hidden benefits of having children.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/08/05/10-hidden-benefits-having-children/#ixzz1USLudd6r

“Heroes” Sue Rescued Woman
- AP
Two Ohio men honored as heroes for their actions after a 2009 car crash are now suing the woman they rescued from a burning vehicle.

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found alive in wrecked car 8 days after crash
- Associated Press
The initial search was slowed because there had been underage drinking at the party, and the young people who attended would not say where it had been held, sheriff's Sgt. John Urquhart said.


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Let's talk about friends first. What's the first thing that
comes to mind about friendship when you read about the other
kids at the party? What was more valuable to them - not getting
caught, or someone's life? How do these verses in Scripture,
written thousands of years ago pertain to today?
Psalm 15:4; 41:9; Proverbs 12:26; 27:6,
10; John 15:13; James 4:4
- How do you think this situation fits in with Ephesians
5:18? You can see in this one article both sides of this
verse. On the one side you have someone who was most likely controlled
by alcohol. How did it affect her decision making ability? What
effect did it have on her driving ability? What about her relationships
(friends and family)?
- On the other side of this situation you have someone who was
controlled by the Spirit. This lady had such a close relationship
with God that at the slightest whisper of direction she was moving
and obeying - even to the point of stopping her car right where
the accident happened. The police could not find this location
for days! What do you think could have been different in this
situation if the teenage girl were to have been controlled by
the Sprit? Do you know of anyone who is so close in their relationship
to God that it seems like they have a secret walkie-talkie to
communicate with Him? What are some other things
we allow to control us (things that make you mad, people, objects
that aren't even alive like the TV remote or computers that freeze
up...)? What would be different in your life if you allowed the
Spirit to have more control(Galatians 5:16-26)?
What steps do you need to take to get there?
- What about grace? Where do you see God's grace in all of this?
Romans 5:20-21; 3:24; 1 Corinthians 15:10;
2 Corinthians 9:8; Ephesians 2:8-9
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