InWord Resources

Questions of God’s Goodness

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Hurricane destruction, like that of other natural disasters, starkly displays the conundrum that we live in with regard to bad things happening under the watch of a good God.   One family prays for preservation and rescue and is preserved and saved. God is good! Another family, maybe even next door, prays the same … [Read more...]

Five Questions to Ask about Your Bible Study Efforts

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God has made it clear that Bible engagement is to be a fundamental component of discipleship. When we survey the Scriptures that tell us how to interact with God’s Word (diligently, as if looking for treasure, meditatively) and couple that with all the things the Word of God can do in an individual (change, restore, refresh), we … [Read more...]

Exploring Loss and Suffering with Teens

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Today’s teens experience loss in varied shapes and sizes: loss of innocence, loss of security, loss of dreams, as well as daily frustration losses like loss of homework, loss of phone, loss of friendships. And all too many teens face the ultimate loss through the death of classmates, friends, and parents.  In my own work as a … [Read more...]

In Defense of the Whiteboard

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It’s time to rescue the whiteboard.   Every once in a while, I’ll see a new book or a publisher’s promotion poking fun at using a classroom style in a youth ministry discipleship setting. I’ve seen a book cover displaying a suit-wearing teacher with a whiteboard in a living room full of teens. I’ve seen a depiction of … [Read more...]

Remembering 9/11 and Launching 101

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I was at my computer in my InWord office proofing a design draft of a Bible study on the gospel of John, a study we had hoped to release by September 11, 2001. I was behind on the deadline. So when my wife Dana called to let me know that a plane had hit one of the World Trade Center towers, I dismissed it as a small Cessna or … [Read more...]