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…
When I brought my oldest child home from the hospital, I spent the first couple of nights sleepless – not because he was needy, not because I was afraid, but because I was so taken with his presence….
I still remember my first smartphone. I was beyond excited to get in on the fledgling technology, and so I purchased a Windows “Pocket PC” off of eBay. I was too frugal to pay for data or texting,…
It’s not going to be a pleasant devotional time with God when you ask the Lord to lead you to the scripture that you need, and he takes you to Amos 6. This was my situation recently, as…
Mark Howard brings us this piece in anticipation of the 2013 Rooted Conference in Atlanta, GA on October 10-12. The theme of Rooted 2013 is Hope in A Time of Suffering. Rooted offers a simple conference which considers…
In Part 1 of this three part series, “Facebook and Fellowship,” Mel Lacey explored the value Facebook can have when teens operate out of their identity in Christ. In this next article, she examines Facebook as an idol…
The trends and fads of youth ministry have no context for the messiness of student’s lives, but the Gospel of grace does.
Read Part 1 of Harrison’s article, “The Philosophy of Sex”, here. Too often we believe that pleasure is not on the menu for Christians, or if it is, it’s like you’re swearing and getting away with something. The…
There is an interesting proverb that aptly fits many students in our ministry; I would almost say it could be their theme verse. Proverbs 24.1 “Be not envious of evil men, nor desire to be with them.” I…
