Rachel Lee Carter was a popular model who is now the author of Fashioned by Faith, a book designed to help young girls connect the way they dress to their core faith values. Carter says that many guys prefer gi...

The plans were made, the dates picked. It was supposed to be a new season in the youth ministry as I was the first youth pastor (part-time) they had ever hired. Dotting my "I"s and crossing my "T"s, I thought I...

PRAYERGod, you are the Word.Open my eyes to the Person behind this story.Help me to see these miracles of Jesus fromMatthew's eyes, and show me what I can learn from this tax collector. Take a few minutes of s...

Years ago when statistics began pointing to the high drop-out rate of young adults in the church, I had an easy solution -- eliminate the youth minister position from the church staff. In essence, fire me. Whil...

Spring here in New Hampshire is long awaited! There are years where some of us in February are actually convinced we never will see grass again. That was this past winter. Spring means summer planning. What to ...

I've always found that reflecting on a tragedy or any unforeseen life circumstance helps with processing the reasons why and lessons learned as a result. Following is a reflection of a trauma faced and how writ...

I've always found that reflecting on a tragedy or any unforeseen life circumstance helps with processing the reasons why and lessons learned as a result. Below is a reflection of a trauma faced and how wri...

When I was growing up in a small town in the south, we went through the inevitable roller-skating-birthday-party phase of life. Everyone had his or her party at the tiny roller rink in town that was connected t...

The million dollar question seems to be something like, "How do we keep students committed to jesus into adulthood?" This is one of the main questions I have been wrestling with during my tenure as a youth past...

A Faith of Their Own: Stability and Change in the Religiosity of America's AdolescentsLisa D. Pearce and Melinda Lundquist DentonOxford University Press, 2011, 248 pp., $24.95Contrary to popular belief, religio...