Loading…

The Adolescent Journey: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Practical Youth Ministry is unavailable, but you can change that!

Adolescence is a time of individuation—children are slowly finding their identity as adults, separate from their parents and other adult influences. Such a critical time of psychological development is complicated by cultural influences that shape their expectations of adulthood and color how they relate to other people and even God. The task of the youth pastor becomes to help adolescents...

Esau: “Come on, man! I’m starving! I’m gonna die if I don’t get something to eat!” Jacob: “Hmmm, in that case … What’s it worth to you?” Esau: “Are you kidding me? Just give me some stew.” Jacob: “No way. I slaved over this. You need to give me something in return.” Esau: “I don’t have anything to give you! I couldn’t catch anything today. Why do you think I’m so hungry?” Jacob: “Well then, no stew for you.” Esau: “OK, fine. What do you want?” Jacob: “How about your birthright?” Esau, tired and overwhelmed,
Page 8