I've heard the Live-for-Christ mantra repeated often in pulpits across the country, as well as from the mouths of youth workers everywhere. The notion that following Christ is more than a Sunday thing has been ...

"Out of the overflow of the heart, the fingers tweet" (Matt. 12:34, paraphrased).I remember in the Democratic primary when Bill Clinton was asked if he'd ever tried marijuana. His response is the now very memor...

My encounter with the human brain as it's related to adolescent spiritual formation started in 1995 when I struck up a friendship with Dr. Frank Minirth, a well-known Christian psychiatrist. Minirth's generous ...

"I feel the need…the need for speed"—Maverick and Goose, Top GunSlow is my nemesis. It's for those who are unproductive, lazy, indecisive and lacking vision. Slow is for losers. Slow is a certain pa...

Matlock’s sixth book in his Wisdom series for teenagers reflects the same careful attention to Scripture and practical advice that characterize his other books, but it may be one of his most important. It...

I've been in youth ministry for almost two decades, and I've seen a lot of shed blood on my journey. I've seen youth pastors fall prey to a multitude of sins, sometimes with brutal consequences for themselves, ...

One of the reasons I did not originally pursue work in the field of youth ministry is that I never took it seriously. So you can imagine my surprise that after years of planning to enter the mission field as an...