My passion is to always be a student - to never stop learning or growing. One of my mentors once told me, Mike, It has been sound advice motivating me to this day. One of the ways I do this is to read numerous articles each week on a variety of topics. I read broadly and enjoy topics such as…
My passion is to always be a student - to never stop learning or growing. One of my mentors once told me, “Mike, It has been sound advice motivating me to this day. One of the ways I do this is to read numerous articles each week on a variety of topics. I read broadly and enjoy topics such as…
Slavery at any time, under any circumstances, in any culture is wrong! For many people slavery is a topic in a history book. For the informed person, slavery is as much an atrocity in our present society as in any period of history. Life has been even more devalued today than when this country was at Civil War. The price…
When I was young I would visit my Grandmother, staying with her for days on end. I loved being there because she made me pound cake with chocolate syrup for breakfast. (Yeah, I have always been into health food.) She played the role of grandparent very well. I got away with things my parents would have never approved. However, her…
Graduation is quickly approaching. Are you are searching for just the right gift for your seniors? Giving something of meaning without it being another trinket bound for the attic is always a challenge. My friends at Interlinc have created just such a gift with the added bonus of also challenging students to continue their walk with Christ. ConGRADulations, consisting of both music…
There is one ministry that every person, in every church, on every continent can do without excuse, theological degree or cooperate strategy and that is…Pray. My friend Tim Eldred of Endeavor Ministries believes the best way to make the ministry of prayer an investment for the present as well as the future is to get adults praying with students. Pray…
If you are like me you try to read as many articles, blogs and books as possible but just cannot catch all of them. “In Case You Missed It” is my way of pointing out a few “reads” that I think are too good to miss. How millennials upended America's wine scene, one taqueria at a time - Hannah Selinger…
This is a guest post by Eric Brown, Word of Life Area Missionary to Maine. During the month of November he along with other National Missionaries runs 17 evangelistic events reaching 30,000 students. As the Gospel is presented, many of these students say “Yes” to Jesus. Eric reminds us that the true essence of big event is the individual. Counseling…
If you could ask any question related to youth ministry…no holds barred…no parameters…no judgment…your question is anonymous…what would it be? Go ahead. Formulate it in your head if it is not already on your lips - and say it out loud. Or at least write it down. That is exactly what I asked the students to do this week as…
There can be a million distractions while driving and the laws restricting cell phone usage and texting are an attempt to minimize diversions. But I have to admit one of my greatest distractions is reading bumper stickers. I am simply intrigued by some of the philosophical nuggets that can be gleaned from those little pieces of adhesive. I have been…