Adults Who Get Me
When 15-year-olds were asked what adults who really “get” them (understand them) do to show it, here’s what they said, as reported in the Search Institute 2010 Teen Voice Report:
Research into Resources
When 15-year-olds were asked what adults who really “get” them (understand them) do to show it, here’s what they said, as reported in the Search Institute 2010 Teen Voice Report:
When we cultivate friendships with those we serve instead of just seeing them as recipients of our giving, it can get awkward.
As I mentioned yesterday, I’ve been reflecting on Chris Heuertz and Christine Pohl’s new book Friendship at the Margins: Discovering Mutuality in Service and Mission
In a day when “to friend” has become a verb referring to a virtual activity, grounded explorations of friendship seem like refreshing reminders.
Nearly one in three Americans doesn’t know a single neighbor. You know, the people who actually live near you kind of neighbors. None.
Kids are always learning. We are always teaching something. The question then becomes: What?
Note: This article is an adaptation of chapter three of The Promise of Despair: The Way of the Cross as the Way of the Church (Nashville: Abingdon, 2010). This excerpt was extracted and edited by Jonathan Davis.
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According to a Reuters report this week, there’s been a rise in the purchase of multigenerational homes (meaning more than one generation share the same dwelling) over the past year
In 2010, we have 12 churches who are part of our Sticky Faith Learning Cohort, which largely revolves around our FYI College Transition Project research. Yesterday we started a three-day summit here in Pasadena with teams from Highland Park…
I spent last weekend with some of the junior highers from our church at Forest Home’s winter camp. And yes, I got to drive a van.