Best quote on grace for my summer
I seem to be in this rut of reading Dallas Willard books on my vacation, and I read one last week while in Northern California. It’s Hearing God: Developing a Conversational Relationship With God,
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Post-Grad Summer
This weekend I had the opportunity to speak to a group of high school students who had just graduated and were heading out on a senior trip with their youth pastor. I’m speaking to them again later today, on their…
College Flashbacks
Yesterday I was walking around my alma mater. As much as I loved my time in college, and am grateful for the amazing friends I had and growth I experienced (believe me, the two were closely linked), I find that…
Faith Admits Doubt
Disclaimer: I’m going to talk about Obama and quote from a controversial speech.
If we can move past whatever our opinions may be about President Obama (I’m not interested in political debate in this blog post), there were a few…
Not So Self-Focused
This morning I speak at a general session of the Willow Creek Shift Conference. I’ll be sharing about Faith That Sticks, based largely out of our findings from our .
If you want to hear my talk, you can
Tax Day
It’s here again.
Maybe you’re the type who filed in February and have forgotten about today, or maybe you’re the type who didn’t remember to start until this week. Either way, tax day is here once more.
Now, tax day…
From Jay-Z to Jesus Reaching & Teaching Young Adults in the Black Church
This article is co-authored by Benjamin Stephens III, excerpted from the book titled From Jay-Z to Jesus: Reaching & Teaching Young Adults in the Black Church. Used by permission of Judson Press, 800-4 Judson, www.judsonpress.com.
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Paper Boats or Sturdy Ships?
Derek Melleby from the Center for Parent/Youth Understanding recently posted an excerpt from an interview with sociologist Tim Clydesdale about his research for The First Year Out as it relates to college transition (for more from both…
Kara on the YS Podcast
An interview with Kara recently aired in the YS podcast, where she shared from College Transition Project research. Check it out on YouTube here:
Interview on College Transition Project
Princeton Seminary’s Institute for Youth Ministry recently posted an interview with me on our College Transition Project. You can listen online or download it from their Youth, Church, and Culture podcast website (where there are some other pretty thoughtful interviews,…