Steve could hear his seventh grade boys laughing while he prayed.When he opened his eyes, he discovered what was so funny. Tim, a “spirited” middle schooler, was standing over a trashcan—urinating...

While most youth workers say volunteers are an important part of their youth ministry, many struggle with actual recruitment and development of them. Having experienced these struggles firsthand, youth ministry...

Sunscreen and stamps are a must, and granola bars are always appreciated. But when it comes to packing up their kids for camp, many parents are leaving the prescription drugs at home. For the 2.5 million kids m...

Movies may have been my first love, but as I emerged from Martin Scorsese’s Raging Bull, I was catapulted toward a different kind of obsession.Robert DeNiro’s haunting portrait of boxing champ Jake ...

As I write, America has three viable presidential candidates. By the time you read this, we should be down to two, having gone through a primary season that’s generated unprecedented interest in election-...

One of the great perks my university offers is a paid sabbatical. Every three and a half years full-time faculty may take a semester off. This past fall I took one.Some days my big decision was, “Do I dri...

I love my cell phone, my video iPod, my laptop, my Internet connection and all the technology that makes them work. I love that I’m constantly in contact with friends, family and colleagues, that I can ta...

The fact that English has become an international language opens doors for the gospel. Spread throughout the world—albeit sparsely—are universities that use English as the language of instruction....

The movie industry no longer aspires to portray genuine heroism—even though that’s precisely what audiences want to see.A spate of movies about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the war on terro...

Elnura, a former Muslim, lives and works in Kygyzstan. Lena, a young woman who stood on the sidelines and watched her Christian friends for most of her time in college, is now back in Kazakhstan attending a loc...