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I was a scared, scarred, fatherless kid in North Denver wondering how in the world I ever got stuck in a family full of bodybuilders and street fighters. As a

Last night on a midnight flight from Nairobi to Frankfurt a drunk guy began to scream in anger because of all the crying babies on our flight. In his defense,

I recently got the gut-wrenching news that one of my top-three-favorite preachers of all time has stepped down from ministry because of an unnamed sin he committed years ago. Although

I’m convinced that it’s time for God’s people to rise up and advance God’s Kingdom. Far too much tread is burned on political efforts and arguments among God’s people. But

Any youth ministry curriculum—no matter how fun and interactive—that does not forge a solid theological grid in the hearts and minds of your teenagers is a waste of time. I’m

When people ask me, “What are your hobbies?” I give them a boring answer: I walk. I don’t play pickleball. I don’t golf. I don’t fish. I don’t bike. I

So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God. Romans 14:12 The Judgment Seat of Christ is one of the most underestimated, under-preached subjects in the

A farmer went out to sow his seed. Luke 8:5 For decades, youth leaders have been like farmers. They chuck the seeds of the Gospel to their youth group, during

I’ll never forget going to camp for the first time. Although I was only 11 years old, I sweet-talked the youth leaders of our church into letting me attend the

It’s been 25 years since the Columbine massacre. It wasn’t the first school shooting in America, but the shocking scope and sheer evil of it made it the measuring stick

Dear youth leader, It’s an open secret that youth ministry has failed. The current strategies we use in the United States aren’t getting us to where we all long for

Ever hear cool conversion stories and wish God would give you more opportunities to share the Gospel? My guess is that you have more opportunities than you think. Every day,