Last year I took our church through the Gospels and looked at various events in the life and ministry of Jesus where the shocking, counter-intuitive nature of amazing grace is on display. Each wee...

The gospel has me reconsidering the typical way we think about Christian growth. It has me rethinking spiritual measurements and maturity; what it means to change, develop, grow; what the pursuit of holiness an...

Extremely Loud and Incredibly CloseDirector: Stephen DaldryStarring: Thomas Horn  as Oskar Schell, Tom Hanks as Thomas Schell, Sandra Bullock as Linda Schell, Zoe Caldwell as Oskar's Grandmother, Viol...

Young people starred in some of 2011's bestselling books, and Young Adult fiction bestsellers featured The Hunger Games, wimpy kids and more. According to Nielsen Bookscan, young people were front-and-center in...

When Jesus spoke, people often tested Him to see what He meant. Even if He was crystal clear, some people sought loopholes they could exploit. Here's a devo you can use with your kids to help them love their ne...

After organized worship, athletic competition is perhaps the oldest communal impulse known to mankind; today, sports and religion mirror each other as never before, experts say. That correlation has negative as...

I've never really considered myself a creative guy, at least not in a Martha Stewart type of way. I've always struggled making artsy things with my own two hands. I first encountered this struggle in eleme...

What would I, a 59-year-old man, say to a girl entering her teenage years and soon to be an adult, a mature woman?Men and women, in general, experience the world around them differently. A young woman should no...

One Nation Under GodWill BakkeProvident Films, 2011, min., $9.98I am not going to lie: As I began watching this movie, I really was turned off by these four college-age kids who thought they were the funni...

The Decision to ChangePam HortonXulon Press, 2010, 168 pp., $14.99In The Decision to Change, Pam Horton addresses some very serious topics by presenting examples of people whom she has encountered. It was encou...