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Have you ever had a friend who seemed to argue with you all the time? If you're from New York City, the answer is going to be yes. As Johnny Carson no...
Every year I get together with a group of my old college friends. In the past we've flown to interesting places and done touristy kinds of things, but...
In my household, I can't ignore The Hunger Games. My five girls (including Karen) are fans of the book. And all are eagerly looking forward to the mov...
Years ago when I heard Andrew Shearman's message about the 42nd generation, I thought to myself, "This needs to be a book." Two problems immediatel...
The most important thing you need to make it through life is a sense of purpose. Without purpose, people lose their inner spark, their will to live. ...
For the last couple of decades, I've been calling youth ministers to focus on their central calling - discipling young people as Jesus did his discipl...
I'm going to see my best friends from college this week in Florida. We're all very different. Two doctors, a couple of businessmen, an airline pilot...
We need more dancing, more laughter, more healing. Life was meant to be rich with kingdom encounters. That's why I love to shine a light on the storie...
Writing from the Paris airport with French being spoken all around me, I can think a little more clearly than back home. I don't speak French, so it's...
I first met Ryan Hughes outside the Catalyst conference last fall. His story is so amazing I had to share it. "In 2007 I got laid off from my job w...
