Erasing HellFracis Chan, Preston SprinkleDavid C. Cook, 2011, 208 pp., $14.99In their book Erasing Hell: What God Said About Eternity and the Things We Made Up, Francis Chan and Preston Sprinkle dive into ...

I've interviewed countless high school seniors through the years in the Admissions Office for the University of Pennsylvania. In California, there are plenty of excellent public schools, but the seniors I ...

Even as I write this article, I admit the great irony that exists in its title. How can one be passionate about fundraising? Shouldn't our passion in youth ministry be directed elsewhere? It would seem difficul...

The Samaritan Card is our most popular fundraising product and the nation's leading discount card fundraiser for Christians. You simply sell the card for $20, and your donors receive access to online discounts ...

Words are important. The things we say have the ability to build up or tear down. In Proverbs 18:21, we are told, "Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit." Again...

God loves us, but most of us have no clue as to what that means.When we think about love, we all tend to be on the same level—teens and adults. Love is defined by specific times, feelings and actions. Whe...

Award-winning religion journalist Cathleen Falsani is best known for capturing voices where pop culture and spirituality meet and has conducted numerous interviews with celebrities of many stripes from Bono to ...

I was running late. It had been a day. You know exactly what I'm talking about. The day when nothing gets done in the office because a parent stops in, the pastor calls to discuss an important issue, the phone ...

"But we're just kids. What do you expect?"His words were meant to deflect my challenge and excuse whatever behavior I had just called out, which I honestly can't remember, and I'm sure was nothing terribly unru...

The most common reflection I hear from students returning from mission trips relates to gratitude for the blessings of having wealth. The comments come in a variety of forms:• "I couldn't believe these pe...