She was awkwardly staring me down, like only a middle school girl with a little too much attitude could. We had dismissed into small groups a while ago. I had asked her a simple question, “Why aren’t you in...
Well here we are early March and I am really feeling the pressure of all we are going to be doing. I finally admitted I bit off more than I can chew and I have a hero complex.So what do you do when you experien...
This article first appeared in the print journal Jan./Feb. 1999.Revival is typically something churches schedule. But down at Brownsville Assembly of God in Pensacola, Florida, revival is something that broke o...
It's 12:45 on Sunday afternoon, and I'm rushing to get to my 12:30 Sunday school class. As I gather kids on my way to the classroom, I see one of my older "kids" just standing around. "Why aren't you upstairs i...
During a rather lively discussion on the merits of family-friendly methods of youth ministry, one influential speaker and author emphatically proclaimed, "If t ain't broke, don't fix it … and youth mi...
From GirlsMinister.com: "What lies am I buying into that I've allowed Satan to whisper into my heart? What lies have taken root and caused insecurities and hurt…some that I may not even be able to se...