LutherCountry: Feel the Spirit of the Reformation
A visit to LutherCountry is not only a powerful spiritual voyage but also a special way to honor and learn about Martin Luther. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience to [...]
2015 Edition
Walking in Circles
By definition, a retreat is a going-away time, a taking a little time for yourself time. It’s a time to renew and refresh your mind, body and spirit. More specifically, [...]
Five Destinations for Your Next Youth Trip
If you were to ask your graduating seniors which youth group trip had the greatest effect on them, you would probably get answers like “the inner-city mission trip we took, [...]
Mission Trips Let Us Put Our Faith Into Practice
It was 1981. I was two years out of seminary and on a church staff as a minister of youth and education. I loaded a dozen teenagers and four adults into a church van and a [...]
Divine Designs: Cathedrals of England
Ever since taking a college course in Late Medieval Art and Architecture, I’ve been drawn to the magnificent cathedrals of Europe and make a beeline to them as soon as I [...]