The plans were made, the dates picked. It was supposed to be a new season in the youth ministry as I was the first youth pastor (part-time) they had ever hired. Dotting my "I"s and crossing my "T"s, I thought I...

His palms were sweaty, his voice shaky, as he testified to the youth ministry God was doing through him. As he spoke to the congregation, he simultaneously prayed for a miracle. He hoped when it was all over hi...