The Decline in Reading
Do you remember going to elementary school and having a regularly scheduled weekly library day? Several generations of kids looked forward to that trip in a line down the school hallway to return and then take out a book or…
Read More
Episode 144: “What Should We Make of Rachel Held Evans’ Children’s Book?” A Discussion with Elizabeth Urbanowicz
Download the podcast as an .mp3 by clicking here. RSS FEED – click here. Access from iTunes. FURTHER RESOURCES Resources, links, or other helpful tools mentioned in the podcast: Elizabeth Urbanowicz (bio) Foundation Worldview “What is God Like” Book Review:…
Read More
Bible Reading
How important is Bible reading? The late theologian J.I. Packer says, “The ignorant Christian is a vulnerable one. We must know our Bibles and be clear on God’s works, will, and ways, or we shall fail in our spiritual warfare.”…
Read More
Our Need for Physical Bibles
Wes Hill starts his recent article in Christianity Today magazine with this sentence: “As I prepare to begin my tenth year as a seminary professor, I’m going to begin the biblical capstone class I’ll be teaching by recommending that my…
Read More
Episode 139: “Cultivating Wisdom” with Brett McCracken
Download the podcast as an .mp3 by clicking here. RSS FEED – click here. Access from iTunes. FURTHER RESOURCES Resources, links, or other helpful tools mentioned in the podcast: Brett McCracken (website) @brettmccracken (Twitter) @bwmccracken (Instagram) The Gospel Coalition Books…
Read More
Three Favorite Books on Youth Ministry
ByFaith asked Mueller about his three favorite books on youth ministry. He said his list changes frequently as youth culture changes and churches need to respond differently to the cultural moment. Read the rest of the article and Walt’s recommendations…
Read More
Episode 8 – The Story of Scripture
Download the podcast as an .mp3 by clicking here. RSS FEED – click here. Access from Apple Podcasts. EPISODE SPONSOR: This episode of The Word in Youth Ministry is brought to you in part by Crossway, publisher of ESV Scripture…
Read More
Are We Reading the Bible?
Researchers at the Barna Group recently worked with the team at the American Bible Society to release their state of the Bible 2021 report. Their research tracked how the population perceives and engages the Bible. One encouraging finding is that…
Read More
Episode 7 – Bible Study Tactics for Students
Download the podcast as an .mp3 by clicking here. RSS FEED – click here. Access from Apple Podcasts. EPISODE SPONSOR: This episode of The Word in Youth Ministry is brought to you in part by Crossway, publisher of ESV Scripture…
Read More