Can Jesus' Prayer in John 17 Help Us? What was the unity for which Jesus was praying in John 17 and can it help today? If we believers could get our unity act together in our little world, could we change our bigger world? The thing is, would we know what Jesus-grade unity is if we saw it? We tend to focus on … [Read more...]
Making Sense of Suffering
The disciples asked the question for us: Why did this happen? In John 9 Jesus and his disciples passed by a man blind since birth. His disciples asked Jesus, ““Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” It was actually a legitimate question in that Jewish tradition taught at the time that … [Read more...]
Emoji Bible: Good or Bad for Bible Engagement?
In the category “what will they think of next?” we bring you the Emoji Bible. In the category “nothing new under the sun,” the Emoji Bible’s ancestral roots run deep. You’ve likely already read accounts and blogs, so I’ll not dive into too much newsiness. The upshot: an anonymous author has released on iTunes (which … [Read more...]
A Summer of Statio
Youth ministry summers are notoriously busy, gobbled up weeks at a time by events such as missions trips, camps, retreats and denominational conventions. The tasks of a youth worker are defined more by travel logistics and medical release detail than by ministry. It can be spiritually draining. But, there is one word that can … [Read more...]
Teens and Bible Habits
The American Bible Society and the Barna Group recently teamed up to put a finger on the pulse of the relationship between teens and their Bibles. The good news: we have a pulse. And to mix our metaphors, we have lots of low hanging fruit. The stats are fascinating. The percentages noted are of Protestant teens who … [Read more...]
Tis The Season: Do Teens and Politics Mix?
It’s 2016. It’s February. The countdown to the November general (and presidential) election has begun with the Iowa Caucus officially kicking off the election season. It has all the makings of a season described as “the most important election of our lifetime,” which is how most presidential elections are described these … [Read more...]
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