If hindsight is 20/20, what piece of advice would you give your past self? I used to hope that my ministry experiences would help me feel more mature. In reality, every year I grow more aware of my immaturity. Perhaps both create “growth,” but I’ve definitely felt the pain of embarrassment more than the joy of getting it right.…
It’s always fun to sort through old computer files. I found two letters this week from a teen trip I led from afar years ago. My challenge at the time was that I couldn’t be in two places simultaneously, as I was a part of the leadership team organizing the convention for thousands of teens and leaders within our denomination.…
Every student got the flu… really bad. This was the quick story I shared with our church’s youth pastor last week, right before we were about to do something short-sighted. He’d be leading one of our student groups through a popular curriculum for the past few weeks.…
