Amanda and I and our two girls, Sari and Macie, are going to Hungary to visit for a couple of weeks at the end...

Got this from some Barna research on youth ministry: "Millennials are leaving the church. Nearly six in ten (59%) young people who grow up in...

A couple of weeks ago, our High School Youth group spent a Wednesday evening looking at what Jesus meant when he said: "You are the...

Preparatory thoughts: The focus of teaching and application @hwcyouth High School is centered around the Sermon on the Mount and Jesus' emphasis on repenting for...

For the 2016-2017 school year, the high school students who participate in Youth group each Wednesday night are going to engage with Jesus' words...

It's time for the last of the historical books. Esther Esther is a story about a girl. Another book of the Bible is Ruth, which is...

Review Last week we learned that the Bible is true and trustworthy. Also, the empires, Assyria and Babylon, had taken over Israel and Judah, respectively. Ezra...

When I left college as a 25-year old, one of my life goals was to tackle our culture's Bible illiteracy problem. It's not my job...

Where are we in the Bible? There are two sections in the Bible: Old Testament and New Testament. We are currently in the Old Testament,...

Review Last week we learned about all the 39 kings of Israel and Judah. What were God's prophets (those who deliver God's messages to the kings...

Let's start at the beginning Our world is drowning in sin. Sin is: ignoring God and doing things our own way... it's breaking God's laws... it's...

Right before this new year started, I did it. I had been looking at a daily devotional resource from a Christian leader who I respected and...