The events of the past week’s racial injustices and the subsequent violent riots and protests have caused a surge of racial awareness across social media unlike ever before. When Black Lives Matter first became a hashtag in 2013…
Activities – cancelled. Vacations – cancelled. Even simple dinner parties with friends – cancelled. With COVID-19 continuing to dominate our headlines and our minds, parents have found themselves with more time with their children. Families are riding out…
I don’t know about you, but I think I’ve been in denial about what COVID-19 means as this year’s seniors transition out of our youth ministries. I have been grieving with them over canceled proms and graduations, the…
“… Darkness is my closest friend.” (Psalm 88:18) “… My tears have been my food day and night, while people say to me all day long, ‘Where is your God?’” (Psalm 42:3) “My God, my God, why have you forsaken…
I have never needed glasses or contact lenses, but I have heard from friends and students who do that once you get the right prescription, the result is breathtaking. It’s a great relief to finally have clarity –…
Veteran youth and family pastor Cameron Cole experienced his worst nightmare come true on Monday, November 11, 2013, when his three-year-old son Cam did not wake up. In the months and years that followed, Cole and his wife…
I just left a PTA meeting at my son’s high school. As you might imagine, the first topic on the agenda was the potential impact of the coronavirus on our local school system. One woman summed it up,…
War. Cancer. Kidnapping. Terrorism. Our world is scary and unsure at best. The ongoing list of fears can be never-ending, and with the rates of childhood anxiety increasing rapidly, its proof that our kids are not immune to…
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