Way To Live: Christian Practices for Teens

Nowhere are small groups used more than in youth ministry, where postmodern students bring the assumption that everyone experiences everything differently. That is why we should be glad that Way To Live has turned the old model on its ear. Nowhere are small groups...

WWJD Post-9/11?

Contemplating presidential and congressional actions post-9/11 and especially in regard to Iraq, I myself am inclined to start wearing my WWJD bracelet again, maybe even purchasing a T-shirt and WWJD coffee mug—if I could just find them. The WWJD marketing craze began...

Constantine’s Sword: The Church and the Jews

Constantine’s Sword is a must-read. I first read it in the context of a small group composed of Christian ministers and a Jewish rabbi. The resulting conversations were among the most intense in my experience. Carroll notes accurately that Augustine developed...

Speaking of Theology

Theology is “thinking about God.” When I attend church, I want to be surrounded by other people who are practicing and processing their theology. What is theology anyway? Is it a word for sophisticated and complicated descriptions of God? Not at all....

The Salvation Army: Sharing Is Caring

Although perhaps best known for its social ministries and quasi-military style of organization, The Salvation Army is an international movement of evangelical Christians whose message is biblically-based and whose ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its...