{Cary} They had closed his chest with thick staples, each precisely the same distance apart. Cary ran his fingers over the bumps making a ‘Y’ across his chest and down his torso, watching the door of the red room out of the corner of his eye. It had been some time since they buried him in this room and he didn’t know if they were coming back. He wasn’t hungry or thirsty—there was something cold pumped into the hollow space inside his ribs. He tasted it, sour on his breath. He

Statistically, most youth ministers burn out and move on in under two years. How can inadequate, ordinary people like us buck the trend and go the long haul in youth ministry, reaping the reward of a long-term investment in youth, siblings and parents? Jesus declares: "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink! Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him." (John 7:37-38, cf. Ezekiel 47:1-12) When you said yes t