Prairie Hills Covenant Church

Having worked with both teenagers and adults I can testify that there are commonalities, but a whole lot of differences. Teenagers are stubborn, short-sited, hormonal, erratic, self-centered, and inconsiderate. Adults are all those things, but with more experience. [For the record, that’s a joke.] There are a number of differences between adults and teens. One subtle difference I’ve begun to notice is the nature of the questions each asks. Adults tend to ask “how” questions. How do I do that? How can a person believe that? How can I achieve that goal. Teenagers tend to ask “why” questions. Why would I do that? Why does a person believe that? What would I set that goal? Often adults stop asking “why” because they know why. Too often we stop asking “why” because the answers are harder to come by, or they reveal too much about ourselves or others. A youth pastor can guarantee strong attendance and lively discussion in youth group by discussing sex. (Again, adults aren’t all that different.) The truly insightf