Wendy Murray Zoba

Wendy Murray Zoba is a senior writer for Christianity Today and author of the book Day of Reckoning: Columbine and the Search for America’s Soul. In the following viewpoint, Zoba contends that “Millennials”—youths who are coming of age at the start of the twenty-first century—look to Christianity for guidance. She suggests that the dramatic rise in the number of Christian youth mission trips shows that an increasing number of young people are genuinely interested in developing spiritually. Zoba claims that these trips help Christian youths reaffirm their faith while helping less fortunate people.

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1. How does Zoba characterize the Millennials"
2. Why did Noah join the youth mission trip, according to Zoba"
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