I Hate Lock-Ins

I Hate Lock-Ins

I hate lock-ins. I loathe lock-ins. I fear them, even months away. In addition to disrupting the rhythm of my job, family life, and sleep cycles, they’re just not fun. Well, they’re not fun for me. Students have a blast. But, around midnight I begin to dream about my...
Black Hawk Down (or How the Tortoise Beat the Hare)

Black Hawk Down (or How the Tortoise Beat the Hare)

I am relatively young (twenty-seven as of my writing this), but a few years of youth ministry can go a long way toward making you feel old. The elder statesmen of youth ministry in our movement both inspire and perplex me. As with most statistics, there is a wide...