There's nothing so practical as good theology. When theology overreaches, it ceases to be good or helpful, an apt reminder for a culture that reveres innovation as much as we do. In the academy, systematic t...

After decades of youth ministry, I'm beginning to better understand why it's important that I pay as much attention to how the Lord wants me to work as I do to the what—the outcomes He wants me to pursue....

I've always wanted to go to a health spa. Get a masseuse to work on me for three hours a day, roll around in that therapeutic hot mud, walk slowly across perfectly manicured lawns under a perfectly blue sky, re...

I began ministry with a simple outlook and ferocious passion. Raised without the benefit of a regular church home, I transformed when Jesus met me and changed my life during high school. He did the same for a n...

This article originally appeared in print journal November/December 2002.The sign staring at my kids presented an inviting option to satisfy their adventure-hungry appetites. Mind you, it didn't seem to be like...

This article originally appeared in print journal Jan./Feb. 2002.Early one morning my wife and I awoke, eager to spend a leisurely day together celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary. But our milestone was to...