Video Series: Fabulous Life of a Teenager by Alex and Brett Harris
Many of you have heard of Alex and Brett Harris and their impact in making teens realize there is more to their teen years than ‘taking a vacation from responsibility.’ I have read their book Do Hard...
View ArticleRenew Me, O Lord by Haley Dempsey
I thought I would post a new poem I finished today. It is based from a verse in Romans 12; “Be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind…” -Romans 12:2a. I hope this...
View ArticleThe 1 Timothy 4 Teenager
Hey everyone. I wanted to write about something I have been thinking about recently. Young adults (teens) I am talking to you. Even as Christian teens we are looked down upon and expected to be...
View ArticleThoughts on Prayer
Do you pray? I don’t mean, do you say your prayers; I mean, do you pray? The two are very different. And I don’t mean, do you pray before you go to sleep at night, or when you wake up in the morning; I...
View ArticleThe Power of Communication – A Call for Bold Christians
Speak Out! Hey everyone! Well, as expected after returning home from Summit there are so many topics that I could and want to write about. Things that I learned at Summit or things I have become aware...
View ArticlePro-Life vs. Pro-Choice
20 Week Fetus The topic of abortion is a big deal in our country today. On the one hand there are the pro-choice supporters who say a woman has the right to choose whether she has an abortion, and on...
View ArticleAn Eternal Dichotomy
2 Corinthians 4:18 The dichotomy between a life lived for the glory of God and a life lived with no thought or concern for God could not have been any more clearly illustrated than it was to me this...
View ArticleKind David – A Man After God’s Own Heart?
Today I wanted to write on a subject that I have been thinking about for a couple of weeks. The topic is how can it be that the scripture calls David a man after God’s own heart when he committed...
View ArticleComplete in Thee Hymn
This past Wednesday I was at church and we opened the service singing this hymn called “Complete in Thee.” I immediately loved the hymn and looked it up to listen to when I got home. I have been...
View ArticleA Philosophy of Work by Haley Dempsey
(Last year I was challenged with the idea of what it means to work hard, and even wrote a blog post about it, but recently I have been thinking about it again in a more specific way. The last few weeks...
View ArticleSpiritual Warfare and Missionary Praxis
(This is a paper that I wrote for my Missionary Methods and Problems class this past semester. My topic on spiritual warfare as well as conversations with friends caused me to wrestle with how I look...
View ArticleSeven laws for running the [Christian] race by Jim Elliff
Seven laws for running the [Christian] race. Run to win: “Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize” (1 Corinthians...
View ArticleFood That Restores
I recently learned that, “the word ‘restaurant’ is a French-coined word that means: food that restores.” As someone who wants to go into the culinary industry, I greatly appreciated this, and it...
View ArticlePost-Graduation Plans
With less than a month left in my senior year at Covenant I am excited to share where God is taking me next! Beginning in the fall after graduation I will move to Washington State to work on the Yakama...
View ArticleGreater than Solomon
Greater than Solomon The Oxalis stricta a weed flower that inspired my poem. Your rich golden color stands out against a backsplash of green.Too often others observe you as a nuisance, But this my...
View ArticleBeauty in Brokenness
The smell of fresh cut mint permeates the air about the time the paved road gives way to dirt and gravel. Each morning as I arrive to work I am greeted by the sight of a snow capped Mt. Adams towering...
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