Francis Chan on Youth Ministry

Francis Chan is pastor of Cornerstone Church in Semi Valley, Calif., where he has served for 14 years. He also is president of Eternity Bible College and serves on the boards of Children's Hunger Fund and World...

Cumberland Springs Bible Camp

Cumberland Springs Bible Camp, located 40 miles north of Chattanooga, Tenn., operates under the banner of Reaching today's youth with eternity's truth. This conference / retreat center, day / resident ...

Competence & Freedom

From the story: "It looks like about half of all Americans don't understand how life and liberty really work we'd better take a second look at how were bringing up our kids—and ourselves. We'd better ta...

Does Power Corrupt? Absolutely Not

From the story: "Power breeds competence, not corruption, according to a new study in the May issue of Psychological Science. The study, a collaboration between U.S. and Dutch researchers, finds that if people ...

Kirk Franklin: The Fight of My Life

(Fo Yo Soul/Gospo Centric/Zomba)One of the biggest-selling artists in the faith community, Kirk Franklin is a veritable ringmaster who continually surrounds himself with the best and the brightest of all musica...

Elvis Takes a Back Seat

Claudia, a middle-aged widow, tries to fulfill her husband’s last request by driving to Memphis with an eccentric aunt and a moody teenager to find the rightful owner of an unwieldy bust of Elvis. As on a...

My Hands Came Away Red

This is Christian fiction at it’s best. Six teenagers embark on a mission trip to Indonesia with visions of tropical surroundings and the personal sense of accomplishment in helping a Christian village bu...

‘Zines for Teens and Tweens

Revolve 2008 (for teen girls)Refuel 2008 (for teen boys)Becoming 2008 (for women)Thomas Nelson, July 2007, 384–400 pages, $16.99, www.thomasnelson.comRevolve CDThomas Nelson, July 2007, $19.99, www.thomas...