Ever heard of the “lordship salvation” controversy? Here’s a simplified version: Some believe if you’ve prayed a prayer of salvation you are a Christian. Others believe if your life shows no sign of following Jesus Christ, you’re not a Christian. Wherever you fall on the lordship salvation spectrum, here are two exercises* to get your […]
Category: youthwork
A Student’s Perspective / Prayer
Our group recently did a ski retreat. While snowboarding, one of our freshmen guys got seriously hurt. He ruptured his spleen and the doctors said it was bad — stage four out of five stages of danger. He wasn’t expected to recover without surgery, and even then, it was iffy. So iffy they medevacked him […]
The Weekend of Grace
There’s a stretch of I-90 that weaves through Gary, IN, like a luge. Two lanes, tight curves, concrete barriers, and changing pavement levels. Toss in some darkness, rain, and steel mill stacks blowing orange flame and you’re running an Xtreme Sporting Event. Veteran commuters do it in their sleep. They toss their Honda Accords through […]
Rescuing students
Picture this. You’re reading through James and you spot this verse: My brothers and sisters, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring that person back, remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save them from death and cover over a multitude of sins […]
Tactical or Strategic?
In the early moments of the classic 1970 movie, Patton, the famous General runs into the street and shoots at a plane with his pistol. That’s because the German air force seemed to be everywhere during the 1943 war in Africa. At one point General Patton wrote a scathing letter to the head of the […]
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