Many sports teams have gotten into trouble for relying too much on one or two star players. When those players got injured, switched teams, or retired, the winning streak abruptly ended. The teams have learned ...

We take away our students cell phones during youth group. You know what? Our students actually like it. There are worse things than being forced to take a tech-break during our time together at youth group. ...

I'm a new mom. Currently, my 9-month old daughter, Hope, is into everything. She's a speedy crawler who's started pulling herself up and cruising along furniture. As Hope has become more mobile, I've become ...

For a hot summer day, this is a fun game to play at a pool party. Purchase several bags of ice, and keep these in a cooler until needed. Form two teams, and using the bags of ice, create a relay race. Each t...

I was one year away from my wedding with many decisions to be made and many people to organize. My soon-to-be husband and I were knee-deep in save-the-dates, centerpieces and compiling an iPod list of music for...

Our culture  is always on the go. The faster we go, the more we value communication that concise, complete, and clear. As youth workers trying to engage the people of our culture, we’ve got to be able to say...

Confession: I was that kid in elementary school who told crude jokes. It was my thing. Confession: The number of grandparents who compliment me on my stage presence and teaching style is disturbing. Confessio...

When you say yes to becoming more you—yes to the finding—you’re saying yes to the God who mixed only one you for a life full of freedom. Find that life. Find that you. Find that peace.

"I cannot wait to have that difficult conversation with that friend of mine, the one where I have to tell him how much he's upset me. It's gonna be the highlight of my week. I just love confrontation!" I be...

When entertaining our students becomes the purpose of our ministries, we not only have abandoned our mission, but we have abandoned our students.