Winter was brutal in Nashville this year. The cold was colder and longer than usual and had our whole town crying, "Uncle!" by mid-March. Spring never has been such a reprieve; and while there were multiple day...

Teenage identity is wonderful, isn't it? Depending on the context, a teenager who attends our programming is a student, a child, a sibling, a friend, a girlfriend/boyfriend, and so much more. You know all about...

"The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple" (Ps. 119:130, ESV).Within this single verse lies a proleptic power that can transform generations of human beings, birth new cul...

I remember my first days as a girl's minister. It was a struggle at first. I had leaders clamoring for a minute of my time so they could point out the broken girls who really needed mentoring. Other leaders wer...

Nobody wants to be that guy. That guy is the one who blurts out a spoiler to a movie you haven't seen. She (Yes, that guy can be a male or female.) is the Debbie Downer who tells you, "Sure you won a vacation f...

"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...

In the movie Gravity, Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) on her first shuttle mission says while spacewalking, "The silence. I could get used to it."Honestly, I never have been a big fan of silence. Bible verses s...

Do you remember those Choose Your Own Adventure books from when you were a kid? As you read along, you became the protagonist and decided what would happen every time you turned the page.There are a few ways to...

As more states consider legalizing marijuana and people increasingly consider the drug as relatively benign, cannabis use is climbing in the United States. Drug experts worry that as pot becomes more accepted, ...

Most colleges and universities field an assortment of athletic teams: football, basketball, volleyball and others. Now, Robert Morris University has added another group of athletes to its athletic roster: gamer...