If you're like me, you've probably been seen as your church's occasional (or permanent) answer to your church's worship leader role. This happens to youth workers whether we plan on it or not. That's because yo...

In 1987, my world came apart! After years of pouring my life into the church and into the lives of students, I was left feeling abandoned by those who I thought always would be there for me. The healing took ye...

This past summer, I had the totally cool opportunity to baptize my son. Because I live in San Diego and it's pretty much warm year-round (and because we have that big thing near us called the Pacific Ocean), my...

No matter your age, the kids to whom you're ministering today are living in a media world very different from the one you inhabited when you were their age—even if you graduated from high school last year...

The Controversy Over Abstinence-Only EducationGet downloadable PDF.Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation.About/Disclaimer What Happened: New research reveals that pregnancy rates ticked up slightly in 2006 ...

Teen Inspires State to Curtail CussingGet downloadable PDF.Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation.About/Disclaimer What Happened:Some experts believe that our country is becoming less cultured, more crass. W...

PLUS: Lesbian teen sues to reinstate canceled prom, atheists trade porn for Bibles, more Selling 'Sexts' -- An eighth-grade boy from Massachusetts may face child pornography charges after he sold nude pi...

The Oscars are history, but many people are debating which recent films have been the most spiritual; and their debates are fueled by dueling lists prepared by a variety of religious groups that differ over The...

From Xposed2Jesus: "I've been thinking lately about the word "collaborate" and what it means. By its definition it means; to work willingly with one another. As believers we have one thing in common, the ...

The Complete Leader's Guide to Christian Retreats Judson Press, 2009, 159 pp., $17.00, judsonpress.com The Complete Leader's Guide to Christian Retreats lays out every step of the retreat process. If you ar...