In the News Washington, D.C.—Christians who are discouraged and disillusioned by the 2016 presidential campaign are being reminded not to give up. In response to a New York Times article that characterized evangelical Christians as despairing, Carmen Fowler LaBerge writes that the word “despair” should never apply to Jesus’ followers.…
Based on our exclusive national research, Christian teenagers are watching and listening to a lot of profane entertainment, but their youth groups aren’t doing as much as they could to help them think critically and biblically about what they’re taking in.…
Sometimes, youth ministry is like a bulldozer that plows stress-upon-stress onto your shoulders. If you let it keep piling up, it will bury you. So in the thick of stress, you need stuff you can do, not just stuff you can think about.…
Season 2, Episode 19: Jesus Was the Worst Self-Help Guru Ever When you feel as if your life needs a hard reset, it’s easy to leave Jesus behind and head to a bookstore’s self-help section to get on top of your issue.…
Gun violence. Prescription pill abuse. Narcotic and alcohol dependence. Graphic sexual references about “hoes.” Is this a police report from a twisted crime scene? No, our culture just has a new #1 song. With “Rockstar,” Post Malone reached the coveted top position on Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart.…
Season 2, Episode 36: Every Growing Thing Changes We don’t know about you, but the prospect of personal and spiritual growth is encouraging. Even more encouraging is the promise of the Holy Spirit to actively help us grow. If only he didn’t use change as a way to do it!…
Season 2, Episode 35: Childlike…or Childish? Jesus often compares living in the Kingdom of God to becoming like children. He rebukes his disciples for sending children away. He says that to enter the Kingdom of Heaven, we must become like little children.…
Season 2, Episode 34: Finding a Baggage-Free Life With Jesus We all have baggage. Whether it’s wounds caused by a friend or family member, or scars still healing from church, this baggage can become a heavy burden to lug around. Heavy, that is, until we let a friend carry it for us.…
Season 2, Episode 27: Waiting on a Promise If someone you trust promises to do something but then doesn’t do it, it can be devastating. Well, what happens when we embrace a promise Jesus has given us, but we’re stuck waiting for it to happen?…
Every summer I have a unique opportunity to spend time with teenagers. I organize short-term volunteers, mission groups, and interns under 18 to come serve at our inner-city ministry. So I get to hang out with young people from all over America and from a variety of backgrounds, denominations, and family situations.…
