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Think About It—God’s Word is alive! (Hebrews 4:12) Read About It—Luke 8:4-15 You have to love the old story of Jack and his “magic beans.” The kid and his mom are down to nothing and Jack’s mom sends Jack into town to trade the family cow for some food. Been there…well, not exactly—with the cow and everything—but scraping to come up with enough money to buy lunch or put gas in the car. Then Jack, obviously not a very bright kid, meets this guy on the side of the roa… Continue

Heroes Have any recurring dreams? I do. All my life I've dreamed I could fly. Honest. I've flown over cities, lakes, oceans, mountains, valleys, parks...you name it--100s of times. And each time it's the same: I wake up exhilarated. I love dreaming I can fly. I also… Continue

No doubt about it: Christmas is a magical season. Short-lived though it may be, the Christmas Spirit transforms our lives and communities each year in a way that no other holiday even comes close to doing. Among those transformations is one you may have never thought of: The ability to talk and sing openly about Angels—without baseball, ridicule, or straight jackets being involved. And while we are all familiar with the Herald Angels We Have Heard Singing from On High, Luke mentions three encoun… Continue

Got any kids like this in your youth group? :-) Of course, now that my wife and I both have Palm Centro smart phones, it is tempting to "surf the net together" even when we are on our regular date night. Yes, I suppose we're both addicted to our toys. Sad? Continue

A long time ago in a land far, far away, a small of community of roughly 6,000 youth church leaders would gather monthly to go behind the scenes and take an in-depth look at some of the most unique youth ministries around the globe. Quaint as it may sound, we used an ancient technology called an e-newsletter (named "ProFiles") to make this happen. Then one day, ProFiles just went away...and so did it's YouthChurch.com. It was a sad day. But once again, the 0s & 1s are beginning to align. A… Continue