New Year Resolutions?
It’s that time of year again where we make promises we intend to break. Well, we don’t intend on breaking them we just know from experience that we will break them.... Read More
Christmas hope no matter how dark the darkness
Christmas is a paradoxical holiday it is filled with such joy and at the same time reminds us of great losses. When studying the other night, I came across a... Read More
Youth Culture and the New Relevance
Having served in kids ministry for 21 years and working in youth ministry for much of that time, it seems there has come a shift. There has been a shift... Read More
Do Not Lose Heart
The past several days I have been listening to a song by Shane and Shane such a powerful song of lament and pain taken from the book of Job. The... Read More
Self-Esteem is Ruining Your Kids
As a child of the 70’s, I grew up in the 80’s where baby boomers were loving life, loving love, and loving themselves. This translated to every area of life... Read More
The One Thing That Will Change Your Youth Ministry Most.
Expositional preaching. Why Expositional preaching? Why not small groups or something more relational. To be sure those are needed and have the power to change kids’ lives. When I talk... Read More