Teens increasingly are shunning sunscreen, according to a study from William Paterson University in New Jersey. Just 56 percent of teens regularly used the burn-warding lotion, researchers say—a huge drop...

Practicing Random Acts of KindnessGet free downloadable PDF.Get free downloadable PowerPoint presentation.About/DisclaimerWhat HappenedIt was a pretty ordinary Wednesday morning at the Tyrone Boulevard Starbuck...

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Having spent the past eight years noodling in topics such as intentional community, spiritual formation and pilgrimage, it's not surprising that when I think about wholeness I can't help draw upon the image of ...

I'm not from the South, but I lived in Texas for a few formative years. One of my favorite things about Texas was the liberal use of the word y'all, or better yet the phrase all y'all. I never had heard that ph...

I remember the 4-mile drive to our small Baptist church when I was a child. We passed many other churches: Methodist, Lutheran, Roman Catholic and another Baptist church. Decades later, my drive to church (near...

Retreats are magical, and the same is true of summer camps and mission trips. If you've spent any time in youth ministry, you likely have discovered students' lives can be impacted more in a weekend or one week...

I dreaded going into the office on Monday morning following Fish Olympics. Several hundred high schoolers showed up for an event at which we used frozen trout as shot puts, volleyballs, hockey pucks and other O...

When the game is on the line, you don't want mistakes.In baseball, we call it a dropped ball. In football, it's a botched kick or missed field goal. Basketball analysts refer to the shot "rimming in and out" at...

And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature, and in favor with God and with people (Luke 2:52).We often turn to Luke 2:52 when we begin talking about holistic ministry and the importance of ministering to the ...