If you ask almost any group of people what the most depressing day of the week is, what answer would you expect to hear? Probably Monday, right? Well as it turns out, the biggest bummer is Wednesday. When you t...

Our kids seem so smart. Juniors especially plow into academics beginning in the fall, knowing their junior year means so much in applying for college.Some of us are youth ministers not because of our SATs, but ...

Has anyone else found him or herself wishing students happy birthday on Facebook instead of actually sending birthday cards, or is it just me? How about actually calling students to invite them to an event inst...

From the moment I first brought up this Word document in order to start typing this article, I have communicated with four different people; edited, uploaded, and changed my Facebook cover photo; tuned into an ...

The Backdrop:Pop quiz: What material did Adam and Eve use to create their first garments the moment they saw that they were naked?If you're thinking fig leaf material, you're right. Now, use your imagination fo...

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It was a cold clear day in March when I made my first visit to the Dube Center in Saskatoon. I was there to visit a 14-year-old girl who had just made her sixth attempt to take her own life. In her own words, "...

"Remember me, O God, and do not wipe out my good deeds that I have done for the house of God and for His service" (Neh. 13:14).The prophet Nehemiah continued to pray this prayer throughout the rebuilding of the...

"The heads of all the houses came together in order to study the words of the law" (Neh. 8:13).In recent years, we have seen the rise of various think tanks and inter-disciplinary teams. In our time, there is g...

"So we rebuilt the wall, and all the wall was joined together to half its height; for the people had a mind to work  (Neh. 4:6).The apostle Paul used the Greek word metanoia, meaning "transformation of min...