The Gospel’s Response to Final Exams
Hindsight is surely 20/20. I wish that I had approached the stress of my kids’ exams with more Gospel and less me. Now that they are grown, I see my mistakes more clearly. The “truth” of a standard…
Hindsight is surely 20/20. I wish that I had approached the stress of my kids’ exams with more Gospel and less me. Now that they are grown, I see my mistakes more clearly. The “truth” of a standard…
Spring is the season when many high school seniors get pestered the most about their plans for next fall. Are you going to college (about two-thirds will)? If so, where? Do you know what you are going to major…
I waited far too long to lead our youth group on a mission trip. I had all sorts of excuses. “I have too much going on with my normal duties at the church.” “The students’ families do not…
At The Gospel Coalition Conference in Indianapolis earlier this month, I had the pleasure of meeting Chap Bettis, a former lead pastor who now directs the Apollos Project. The Apollos Project is a ministry devoted to helping parents…
We asked several experienced student ministers how they balance discipleship and outreach in the context of ministry (In other words, what is the balance between reaching out to new students vs. discipling the students who are already in…
“What now?” As we sat around the circle on our last night in Haiti, this was the question presented to our small group of high school students. As is true of any good short-term trip, we spent our…
There’s a good chance that the flight attendant on your next United Airlines flight might squawk something like, “In case of an emergency, your seat cushion may be used as a YouTube filming platform.” By now, we’ve all…
“When despair grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be…” (from “The Peace of Wild Things” by Wendell Berry) Peace. It’s…
Is it possible to be the center of attention and also humble? I have struggled with this question throughout my entire ministry. It easy for me to justify my value – as a pastor, as a person, as…