One month into my junior year of high school and four months after my dad’s sudden death, I declared to my closest friends over school lunch mystery meat that I was quitting church, and, by extension, God.
Saint Jude’s Important Question
When my kids were younger, my husband and I did a lot of faith-at-home practices throughout the year.
From Go Karts to Food Banks: Staying Connected over the Summer Months
Summer in youth ministry is filled with opportunities that arise with the relaxation of schedules and routines.
Youth Ministry 2021: The Comeback
What’s your new year looking like? For one church, it’s a return to the physical building. Here’s how youth minister Miriam McKenney created a plan for maximum safety and fun in a big pop-up tent.
What John the Baptist and Fran McKendree Taught Me
Say yes like John. Show up like Fran. Be brave. Be bold. Be loved.
Pandemic Parenting: Letting Our Children Form Us
The choices our adult children make might surprise us. Be ready for anything and open to the Spirit.
My Cousin-Sister in Gallup, New Mexico
Autumn is a firstborn daughter, like me, and sixth months my senior. Unlike me, her dad—an artist, teacher and retired cross country coach—is Navajo (Diné).
Monnica: The Saint of Extreme Parenting
You are in a season of extreme parenting. I know it’s exhausting.I see you.
Chaos and the Book of John: The Good Book Club and My Beloved Youth Group
What happens when a youth group reads the Book of John for The Good Book Club? It’s hectic, chaotic, and perfect.
Blessing the Light: A Youth Activity For Candlemas
Candlemas is the celebration and blessing of candles associated with the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple. The Feast of the Presentation marks the moment Mary and Joseph brought Jesus to the temple as an offering to God, their first born son.