The following are a number of resources that you may find interesting and even helpful. I became aware of each of these within the past week.
Ministry
Don’t miss this! “Eight of the Most Significant Struggles Pastors Face” by Thom Rainer.
Teenagers
See Laurence Steinberg’s “What’s Holding Back American Teenagers?” (Slate). Very interesting.
Self
Charles Degroat has written an article “Becoming Ourselves: Anthropological Musings for Christian Psychologists.” (religions). Particularly relevant as a common discussion in this culture seems to center around the question “What does it mean to be human?”
Reading
See Teddy Roosevelt’s “Ten Rules for Reading” (farnam street blog). I have never regretted reading too much or too often. However, I have sometimes wished I had read more.
Running
Here is a great story about a young runner from North Carolina with M.S. (New York Times)