THE Cause Archives

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Blessed Are the Cool Kids?

“I wish that I could be like the cool kids, ‘Cause all the cool kids, they seem to fit in.” —From Cool Kids by Echosmith They “seem” to fit in—right?

November 24, 2014

Gospel Advancing Ministry

Making Disciples Who Make Disciples

Making Disciples Who Make Disciples As disciples of Jesus, it’s our passion and privilege to follow after Him. And as we do so, He will help us (and our students)

November 20, 2014

Soul Fuel

What is Your Mockingjay?

Have you ever found yourself unintentionally involved in a conflict? Or perhaps you involuntarily started a skirmish, and now you face a battle that you’re not sure you’re going to

November 17, 2014

Soul Fuel

The Good Lie and The Bad Truth

When I was a kid, I thought the “good lie” was something I told my parents that got me out of trouble. Can you relate? Most (if not all of

October 6, 2014

Soul Fuel

Are You The Watching or The Remaining?

Angels and Demons and Tornadoes, oh my! Not wanting to be left behind or worse – considered a leftover, Affirm Films has released an end times horror-meets-Sunday-School film called The Remaining.

September 8, 2014

Soul Fuel

Do You Need to Stand Tall?

I’m trying to get my mind around 151 wins in a row… This would be tough, say, in foursquare or chess or rock-paper-scissors, right? But we are talking about 22

September 1, 2014

Soul Fuel

What I Learned From the ALS Challenge

By now, you’ve probably heard about the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge—people voluntarily dumping a sizeable container full of frigid cubes over their head and donating money to a cause –

August 25, 2014

Discipleship, Teaching Teens to Follow Jesus

Cultivating an outreach-focused youth ministry takes prayer, strategic thinking, practical skills and gritty determination. That’s why we’ve been working our way through the “Five Keys to Nurturing a Faith-Sharing Focus.”

August 14, 2014

Soul Fuel

Jesus is The Giver

“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent

August 11, 2014

Soul Fuel

The Ultimate Teen Choice

I find it just a bit ironic that during the Teen Choice Awards this year, Demi Lovato is going to perform Really Don’t Care… Because I’m pretty sure there aren’t

August 4, 2014

Soul Fuel

Are You a Guardian of the Galaxy?

Did Marvel just do it again? Arguably the most successful movie franchise of all-time went out on a huge limb with Guardians of the Galaxy, and I’m pretty sure it

July 28, 2014

Soul Fuel

Release Your Inner Hercules!

Finally! How long did it take Hollywood to realize that there is only one guy in the known universe who should play the role of Hercules! We don’t need another

July 21, 2014