You may have skimmed our lists of 30 things to do before you turn 30. See the complete list all at once and learn more about each item, with additional resources, links and photos. Read the rest of this entry »
Been skydiving lately? 30 Things Before 30, Part Two
Part two of our list of things you might consider doing before turning 30 includes, once again, a healthy mix of adventure and “real adult” stuff. If you missed Part One, read it here. Read the rest of this entry »
The art of salvation: Kirsten’s creative life and Christian call
Much like her hipster friends and fellow art majors, Kirsten Aho relied on Salvation Army stores for hand-me-downs: clothes, college furniture and craft supplies. But as a 23-year-old soldier in the Salvation Army, she has a much deeper, lifelong connection to the international church and charity organization. Read the rest of this entry »
Children of the 80s: Have you stopped believin’?
Either coming out as atheists or living in church limbo, many adults in their 20s (dare I make another rock reference? YES.) are “losing their religion.”
Living in church limbo
Young adults are “the most spiritually independent and resistant age group,” and not-so-surprisingly, they’re more often sleeping in on Sunday mornings than going to church. Read the rest of this entry »
30 things to do before turning 30: What’s on your list?
To-do lists, shopping lists, Christmas lists, people-I’ve-kissed lists—the list goes on. Books to read, places to visit, places I’ve been. People may accomplish little, or none, of the things on them, but the compulsion to create lists is reflected even on iTunes, where several pages of iPhone apps help people keep lists for just about anything. There’s a whole Craigslist, for just about anything we want—or want to get rid of—and I can’t think of many e-commerce sites that don’t have a wishlist option. In fact, I’ll guess that more than half of you reading this have an Amazon wishlist. There are even books on Amazon about lists!
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Baptism at the beach
It’s 6:30 a.m. on a Sunday. The water’s cold enough to make your toes tingle. Not exactly prime time for beach-ing along Lake Michigan’s shore. But, as a part of a local church’s annual baptism, dozens of young people took a dip to proclaim their Christian faith. Read the rest of this entry »
Young Methodists push for immigration reform
Christians should be “welcoming the sojourner among us,” says the leader of one Methodist group, advocating for immigrants’ rights and a deeper understanding of the plight of their Hispanic brothers and sisters who cross the border. Read the rest of this entry »
Catholic march draws crowds but not youth
Last Sunday more than 150 people marched on a detention center in Maywood, a suburb south of Chicago, to protest the treatment of incarcerated immigrants. The gathering reached across racial and linguistic boundaries, with just about every sentence translated into English or Spanish and leaders from African-American and Latino communities stepping up to the mic. The pre-march dialogue – which put all the whites, blacks and Latinos into mixed groups to swap stories – had the feel of a college community-building seminar. Read the rest of this entry »
Christians branching out with Tangle, a social networking site
Early users of book-binding and the Gutenberg printing press, Christians have always kept up with communications technology so it’s not a surprise that Christian social networking has taken off as the latest way to connect with believers outside of church walls. Tangle is one popular site.
