You have to fight! Those aren’t the typical words of advice written in a card for newlyweds or engraved on His & Her coffee mugs. But I think those words should be in cards, on t-shirts, in frames, and in…
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As a kid, I had big plans for what I wanted to accomplish with my life. I was going to be a missionary (and a ballerina in my spare time). I was going to change the world and have fun while…
This year in two locations, Dallas and Louisville, resulted in more people attending this year than last. The D6 Conference is a place where we set aside all peripheral differences and concentrate on what is near to our heavenly Father’s heart—the…
I continue to hold onto and strive for my vision of a Student Ministry where our students are disciple-making machines. I can’t wait to see a day where most, if not all, of our students are comfortable and proactive in…
Go to any children’s or student ministry conference today, and you’ll hear speakers hit the stage and talk about the idea of your ministry investing in families. Processing how to impact kids more effectively and then figuring out the parent issue…
At D6 2012, Fred Luter (Pastor of Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans) made a statement that has stuck with me ever since. He said, “We can’t isolate kids from the culture, but we can insulate them with God’s Word.” Isn’t that a…
In the beginning there were children and adults. But then, around 1900, cultural shifts in American education, industrialization, and the law led to a new stage of life—youth. At first youth were a high priority to parents and culture. The…
Let me start with a memory. I remember when I first started looking beneath the surface of things as a believer. You know, lifting the rock to see the world of life and dirt underneath what I had only walked…
I have heard that there are only three things to do with time: waste it, spend it, or invest it. I want to use every hour that I have INVESTING it in ways that matter. I don’t always, but I’m becoming more and more accustomed to…
It’s to the joy of students and the dismay of many educators. Distance education. I did some of my coursework through distance education, and it was wonderful to “be educated” without disruption of other life activities. It’s helpful for those…
