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youth ministry 101

Posted by pohfangchia on May 20th, 2013 | 3 responses

If you read some recent books on youth ministry, it’s hard not to get the sense that this part of church ministry is experiencing some major struggles. And nearly everyone has an opinion about how youth ministry should be... read more »

untethered

Posted by mike wittmer on May 14th, 2013 | 3 responses

Nik Wallenda became the first man to walk across Niagara Falls on a tightrope. During this amazing accomplishment, the television network that broadcast the event insisted that Wallenda wear a tether, so even if he had... read more »

commoner to royalty

Posted by Jeff Olson on May 11th, 2013 | no responses

The New York Times estimated that 3 billion people watched Prince William, heir to the throne of England, marry Kate Middleton. If true, nearly one out of every two people on the planet tuned in to watch the well-dressed duo... read more »

forever sacrifice

Posted by tom felten on May 2nd, 2013 | 7 responses

An attempt by climbers in 1936 to scale the north face of the Eiger is depicted in the film North Face. Two German mountain climbers, Toni Kurz and Andi Hinterstoisser, battle the elements and other challenges during their... read more »

for a lifetime

Posted by marvin williams on April 30th, 2013 | 4 responses

David Brooks, in his book The Social Animal, details how Gary McPherson studied 157 randomly selected children who had chosen to play a musical instrument. McPherson wanted to know why some students went on to become really... read more »

the big chill

Posted by tom felten on April 24th, 2013 | 6 responses

Recently, scientists discovered the answer to why we occasionally experience that dreaded “brain freeze” when eating ice cream. The piercing pain in the ol’ temples is caused by an increase in blood flow and the... read more »

God’s garden

Posted by regina franklin on April 16th, 2013 | 6 responses

Last spring I planted an herb garden, even though I don’t have a “green thumb.” In fact, I only sporadically watered the plants when their environment reached desertlike conditions. But, fortunately, I was able to... read more »

needing God

Posted by tom felten on April 15th, 2013 | 3 responses

When Palestinian Tass Saada was just 17 years old, he joined the Fatah movement in the West Bank. Tass hated Jews and engaged in guerilla warfare against them. He became known as “Butcher” due to the many Israeli... read more »

in God’s presence

Posted by tom felten on April 5th, 2013 | no responses

During Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003, military chaplain Cary Cash served with the US military’s 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment as they battled their way to Baghdad. After the regiment secured Saddam Hussein’s... read more »

the desert road

Posted by winn collier on March 24th, 2013 | 4 responses

Apparently someone connected with Google has a sense of humor. In one recent Google Maps route from Japan to China, as expected, a long list of detailed directions populated the page. But if you scrolled down further, it... read more »