Fly eagles fly, on the road to victory! That was the chant of the dozen or so people who squeezed into my living room last Sunday to cheer on their underdog Philadelphia Eagles to a resounding victory over…
Dear Students, It’s pretty common to look around these days, see the hype and massive build up for some cultural event about to happen: comments and press, crowds making plans, competitors making preparations … It doesn’t matter whether…
As the world bids farewell to the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, I find myself reflecting on the variety of ways in which God has been displayed over the course of these games. He has been appealed to…
At the close of a back-to-school event our youth ministry hosted, a student wandered up to thank me for the work the youth staff had invested in that night. He thanked me for the fun. He thanked me…
In this three-part series of articles, John Perritt addresses the pervasive problem of American youth sports culture. Read the first article in the series here. How to jeopardize your job in student ministry, Step 1: Talk Negatively About…
If youth ministry has revealed anything to me about the current state of our students and families, it is the fact that the soul of a student often comes in second to their swing…or pitch…or shot…or performance. I know…
I’ve always hated those commercials that show dads as the buffoons of the family. You know what I’m talking about. Dad can’t cook. He can’t change a diaper. He’s a dunce, and he can’t do anything right. Usually,…
