Andrew Hess

Before graduation from the Ohio high school I attended, every senior was required to write a major research paper. I honestly don’t remember what I wrote on, but I remember how I wrote it. I went to the library, found resources and pulled together a pa …

It’s increasingly becoming an anthem of the millennial generation: “Let’s do something great for God!” We hear it at conferences. We read it in books. We see it in each other. Everywhere, young people are striving for and accomplishing great things. We …

It’s becoming a more and more common question from today’s young people, “If I have a solid Christian community and a growing faith, why do I need to go to church?” That’s an important question and one we need to get right. Many young millennials find …

It’s been a busy season of life. The Lord has been gracious in providing some great opportunities in the last months, but I’ve been getting worn down. I have trouble saying no. I’m thankful for opportunities to teach and lead, so I’ve had to be very st …

When I was a child, I probably had an overly inflated sense of fairness. Not only did I scrutinize the fairness with which my parents treated my siblings and me, I also used to contemplate great mysteries and try to find God’s fairness in them. Unfortu …

Some of my favorite verses in the Bible are when the Apostle Paul encouraged and comforted his suffering brothers and sisters. Often ministering and writing to new believers who were going through significant hardships, Paul himself endured great suffe …

I was recently sent a document titled “Strategies for Advertising to Millennials.” On the cover were three silhouetted Millennials. One was sitting on a bean bag chair on a cell phone, another was lying on the floor on a laptop with headphones, and ano …