By John Dyer Of course, it’s not quite as simple as the headline makes it seem. But new data suggests that while the often heard complaint, ”Kids these days spend all their time online rather than face-to-face,” may be true, it’s not true for the reasons we think. No, today’s under-18 crowd is not made up...

By Rusty McKie Men and women in our churches are suffering from the self-inflicted pain of their addiction.  I’m not talking about sexual addictions, drugs, or alcohol; I’m talking about the binges, withdrawals and cravings to make an identity for themselves through their work.  How do we pastor people who work 50, 60 & 70-hour...

By Richard Clark I grew up playing Sega Genesis, agonizing over whether manhood was something I would ever attain. I thought it meant being able to beat up another man, forcibly rescuing the damsel in distress, crudely acknowledging my rampant heterosexual lusts by ogling scantily clad Street Fighter characters. I thought manhood was expressed through...

  By Andrew Hess Facebook recently released a new feature they call “look back,” which takes your most popular posts and pics and pulls them into a slideshow with a nice emotive piano bed. I loved watching mine. So many great times with great friends paraded in front of me. I didn’t want it to...

By Dave Jenkins The Greeks viewed humanity as the epitome of perfection. They created sculptures, buildings, and paintings all with a view to demonstrate that the human body was perfect. The Romans also were influenced by the Greek approach to sculpture, painting, and beauty, taking those Greek concepts and mastering them. Today our civilization follows...

By Peter Anderson I don’t know about you, but I really like my cell phone. I am in a minority position when it comes to the particular brand of phone I carry. I am part of the 4% of cellular users who own a Blackberry cellphone. I bet I know what 96% of you are thinking,...