By Spencer Clark This world has an identity crisis. It is full of lost people who are struggling to make sense of this life and find meaning and purpose in it. Why is this? Certainly because of sin and rebellion …

Are You Healthy? By Spencer Clark Our world is obsessed with being healthy. Many of us monitor our eating habits and seek to maintain an active lifestyle to preserve some measure of health and prolong our physical lives (or, at …

How Do You Win Them? By Spencer Clark There is a principle in youth ministry that goes something like this, “What you win them with is what you have to keep them with.” The idea is simple: the way in …

By Spencer Clark We are really good at putting on a show. Indeed, our culture rewards those who excel at seeming to have everything together or appear to be a good person. One glimpse into the dysfunctional lives of so-called …

The Harvest is Ripe By Spencer Clark These past few weeks have been an incredible whirlwind as we have reached into the Karns community and begun to follow up with the new connections we made. It’s an exciting time with …

By Spencer Clark Today marks the end of the 18th annual Southeast Leadership Camp at Karns. We had a total of 50 students participate from four states, representing about 11 congregations. This year’s theme was “Overflow” which focused on the …

I’m Not Listening! Spencer Clark Stashed towards the end of Jeremiah is a lesser-known episode in the history of Israel. A group of Judean men fled Babylonian rule, taking Jeremiah with them and sought refuge in Egypt despite God’s warnings …