Social Media and the Teenage Brain

By now, most adults recognize that a new generation has emerged with smartphones in hand and social media on the mind. This is the i-Generation, also known as Gen Z––those…

The Anxious Generation

Jesus is the answer. But what is the question? In each generation, the questions change. Today’s young people are facing unprecedented levels of anxiety. “There is no bigger public health…

A Better Story

For many young people in Central and Eastern Europe, September marks a return to the classroom… As a history student studying at Durham University (England), I will also return to…

Family On Mission

Have you ever met a third culture kid? They are special and unique. If you live in the country you were born in, you are a first culture person. If…

The Value of Mission Teams

How did you spend your childhood summers? I remember disrupting English classes and struggling through Hike Day in a two-sizes-too-big camp shirt. I can recall heated games of capture the…

Fathers

Dear Friends, Every boy needs a Father. For most teenage boys, church is not particularly exciting. Sitting and listening quietly is not on the top of their list of aspirations.…

Trusting the Lord with My Summer

Have you ever had to trust God with a seemingly wild decision? Back in December, my friend Hannah Hartman told me about the Communications Team (C-Team) internship she did last…

Counteroffensive

The ongoing conflict in Ukraine impacts our JV team on a daily basis. Many young people we have trained as youth leaders in local churches are now fighting as soldiers…

The Finish Line is the Starting Line

It was June of 2013 and my exhausted intern team dug deep to find the last of our energy to cross the finish line in Krakow’s Old Town. We had…

The Ripple

Sometimes the ripple goes further than you imagine. I remember the conversation like it was yesterday. My wife and I had recently moved to the Czech Republic and joined a…

God Creating Beauty in His Time

When my parents visited me in Slovenia, my Dad was surprised by how architecturally impressive and historic the capital city of Ljubljana is, and that it ranks as a tourist…

Fusiondary

I’m sure that you were interested in relationships. You were probably trying to figure out who you were and how you fit, and were most likely following some music artist…