Brian Bluebird

Brian Bluebird was part of a proud, highly trained military unit that led the U.S. invasion of the island of Grenada in 1983. Last week, however, I found him sitting on a dirty walkway in the tiny town of White Clay as he awoke from a drinking binge (above). I listened for a couple hours as he told me pieces of his life story. He recounted having a good friend shot and killed next to him in

Serotonin and Mission Adventures

Here’s Why God Says Youth Ministry Should Be Fun:
Hey kids—let’s talk brain Chemistry! Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that the neurons in our brains use to help pass signals from one nerve to another. There’s been lots and lots of scientific studies that show that serotonin is critical to our mental health—it’s the stuff that helps us maintain a sense of