I recently read a Cultural Translator Report from Axis ministry and came across a story about Katy Perry’s award reception speech at the March 2017 Human Rights Campaign. The event honored the efforts of those fighting for the…
We are supposed to escape to the one who made the world, and whose achievements are given to us without us earning, meriting, or leveling up to receive them.
There’s a good chance that the flight attendant on your next United Airlines flight might squawk something like, “In case of an emergency, your seat cushion may be used as a YouTube filming platform.” By now, we’ve all…
How does a popular podcast that investigates events in small town Alabama teach us about how we, as Christians, can be an effective encouragement and counselor to our peers? One just needs to listen to the first few…
“Prom-posal” pictures filled my social media this morning, reminding me that prom season is upon us. If prom-posal is an unfamiliar term to you, I’m referring to the big to-do that comes with popping the question: “Will you…
Just as Jesus instructed his disciples to follow him, or as Paul took Timothy with him on his missionary journeys, we too must bring our students alongside us as we remain faithful to the cultural narrative.
Late last week, I was wrestling with content for a teaching time at our church when my phone pinged and vibrated with alerts from #SXSW (the darling arts/music/film/tech festival in Austin, TX). Each of these alerts communicated a sure and…
During my first week on the job as a student pastor, a parent requested that I take a group of students to go see a particular faith-based film. As the release date for The Shack approaches, I am…
In 1985, when Tina Turner won a Grammy for her #1 hit song, “What’s Love Got to Do with It,” I was a middle school student with my first crush on a boy. In some ways, budding romances…
