The statistics are eye-opening. With each new generation, fewer and fewer people are attending church. A USA Today article from 2019 cited the following as the top four reasons as to why young adults stopped attending church: Are you someone who’s thinking about calling it quits on your current church… Read More »When Church Doesn’t Feel Exciting
True or False: I don’t need to go to church to be a Christian. This topic used to make me cringe—like, really cringe—because, deep down, I know church attendance is an essential part of the Christian life. But why? What’s the real reason Christians need to go to church? There’s… Read More »Why Young Christians Absolutely Need to Go to Church
“If only my anguish could be weighed and all my misery be placed on the scales! It would surely outweigh the sand of the seas.” These verses from Job 6 capture the essence of depression—if it’s even possible to do so. Only those who have been there can truly understand what… Read More »Teen Issues: How to Help a Friend Through Depression
I’m a big proponent for marrying young (think mid-twenties). If you find an honest, hardworking believer who possesses the qualities of a good boyfriend for Christian girls (any guys reading this can reverse the roles), why waste time being picky? Devoted Christian spouses are difficult to come by these days,… Read More »Find Fulfillment as a Single on Valentine’s Day
If I could come up with two objectives for all parent-teen relationships, they would be: I bet I know what you’re thinking right now. “Yes! Finally someone who says my parents need to respect me!” Sure, love and respect are two-way streets, but don’t misunderstand my analogy. In driving terms,… Read More »A Teen’s Guide to Understanding Parents (Yeah, Right!)
In my last post, 4 Steps for Money Management For Young Christians, I discussed the basics of money management, leaving out one very key topic: avoiding the prison of debt. That’s because debt is so serious a topic—especially for college students—it deserves its own attention. So in this post, I… Read More »Avoiding the Prison of Debt, Even in College!
Christians don’t like to talk about money. Some don’t want to be told how to handle their money: It’s mine, I’ll do what I want with it. Some think the church should stay out of it: Pastor Jones is always preaching about money. And some look at God as if… Read More »4 Simple Steps to Money Management for Young Christians
Share your faith. Spread the good news. Tell the world about Jesus. It’s all part of the great commission given to us by Jesus in Matthew 28 when he said, “Go and make disciples of all nations.” Today, we call that evangelism. And it scares most of us to death.… Read More »Why Is Evangelism Important? Share The Hope of Eternity