Every week we pull our favorite links from across the inter-webs. This week’s trending links include ideas to help your lessons stick, characteristics of healthy discipleship, some interesting thoughts on millennials and faith, and plenty of fuel for your procrastination.

BLOGS FROM YOUTHSPECIALTIES.COM THIS WEEK

Darrel Girardier shares a great short series on “5 Things I Tell Parents About Technology and Their Kids” — CLICK TO VIEW PART 1 and PART 2

BLOGS FROM OTHER GREAT YOUTH WORKERS THIS WEEK

Taylor Young shares some thoughts on helping youth group lessons stick: “In One Ear and Out The Other” — CLICK TO VIEW

The DYM crew shared another podcast this week: “Episode 276” — CLICK TO VIEW

Andy Blanks breaks down “5 Characteristics of Healthy Discipleship in Your Youth Ministry” — CLICK TO VIEW

Preston Sprinkle starts an interesting conversation around the question “Why Are Millennials Leaving the Church in Droves?” — CLICK TO VIEW

Aaron Cline Hanbury dives into the faith of millennials from another perspective: “Do Millennial Christians Have the Strongest Faith of Any Generation?” — CLICK TO VIEW

FUN THINGS TO FUEL YOUR PROCRASTINATION

Kid can’t figure out how to blow out his birthday candle — CLICK TO VIEW

JJ Watt and Kevin Durant cheer on everyday folks — CLICK TO VIEW

5 crazy facts about coffee — CLICK TO VIEW

A real life emoji keyboard — CLICK TO VIEW

A giant to scale model of our solar system — CLICK TO VIEW