I dream big all the time. I'm always trying to think of how I can reach more people. At least that's what I mask it as. Really, I want to see myself as more important than I actually am. I want for me to be glo...

Young men often tell me they don't like reading the Bible. In fact, I've noticed many guys just don't like to read at all. While there are many cultural critiques to be pulled and analyzed, the fact remains man...

I sit at my desk staring at the calendar, trying to map out how I am going to help our students pay for another summer mission trip. For months we plan, work, advertise and encourage (Sometimes we use guilt......

When the walls of Jericho collapsed, chaos ensued. The Israelite army converged on the city and followed the Lord's instructions to the letter. They killed every person within the city, slaughtered the livestoc...

LONELINESSPortraitsSamantha had been nervous about going on the trip with the youth group. She was a freshman, so she didn't know many of the older kids. And to be honest, she didn't have many friends in her ow...

Why did you tackle the subject of the existence of hell in your new book, Erasing Hell? Honestly, from my own struggles about hell. I would love to erase hell from the pages of Scripture. How about you? Have y...

This article originally appeared in print journal Jan./Feb. 2002.Early one morning my wife and I awoke, eager to spend a leisurely day together celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary. But our milestone was to...

Campus Crusade for Christ in the United States is changing its name to Cru. The new name will be adopted in early 2012. The U.S. ministry hopes the new name will overcome existing barriers and perceptions ...

Youth on Mission is an international short-term missions agency that has sent more than 60,000 people to the field since its founding in 1992. Teams consist of church groups, school classes and business pe...

This article originally appeared in print journal May/June 2001.Thanks to February's Grammy Awards hoopla, thousands of Americans are now finally aware that all those young people talking excitedly about Eminem...