rebelling against low expectations
A quick smile from a friend, a warm cup of coffee, conversations with family, a cool breeze on a hot day, the smell of morning at 5 am, watching the sun set, that feeling you get when it is cold outside but you are warm and snug in your living room… I could go on and on about the small things that make my day. These are seemingly small things, and yet, these are things that everyone can...
Fourteen year old Skye Peterson — daughter of Christian folk-rock artist, Andrew Peterson — just released her first EP! It’s an amazingly eloquent set of songs born from the sincere heart of a regular girl. Not only is it a refreshing listen, it’s a reminder to us that the world needs teenagers to share their gifts and develop their talents! You can check it out...
I’ve got a question for you guys: Is it possible for young men to get through their teen years free from lust? Or what about this: Is it possible for a young man to find such a deep level of freedom that if he saw an immodestly dressed woman getting harassed on the street, he would be able to help her without lusting or would it be too much of a temptation? Or maybe he should run away, since...
Sure, today might feel like any other day. You get up, choose the clothes you’ll wear, and glance in the mirror at the face you’ve seen a zillion times before. But that face won’t be looking back at you forever. Fast forward a few decades and check the mirror again. Who do you see this time? What ideas, ambitions, and memories are inside that head with its (yikes!) graying hair? Where have those...
Usually, December is my absolute favorite month. I love the decorations, families getting together, seeing friends, and traveling to camp. Naturally, I look forward to this season every year; but this time I had been daydreaming about it since March. I had a concrete plan, (some events were polished down to the hour!) but God had something very different in mind. On November 26th, Honduras voted...
Two years ago, my life changed: I started attending a girls’ bible study each week. Although I was going to church and reading my devotionals almost every day, I wasn’t making time with the Lord a priority. As soon as I started going to this study, however, I was powerfully challenged in my walk with God. At the end of that year, the leader gave me a book on prayer. As I read it, I started to...
I had no idea what it would be like to move first to a different state, and then to an entirely different country and culture. When I was twelve, we officially moved to Mexico, and went to language school. I was excited, and most of us quickly picked up the language. I loved it there. And then six months later, we moved to a town with our new teammates. At an elevation of five thousand feet, the...
UPDATE: THE VALENTINE CARD CHALLENGE goal for 2018 has officially been reached! We ended up with 233 cards total. If you volunteered to make cards, please send them in by February 16th. Thank you, everyone! You’re the best! Three years ago, my heart ached for a Valentine’s Day that was different. I was eighteen, wondering if gifts of chocolate and a rose from my dad could finally come...
With so much bad news coming out seemingly every day, sometimes we just need to hear some GOOD NEWS. The popular Christian band, Rend Collective, just dropped their new album GOOD NEWS and we think you should take a listen. Here’s one of our favorite songs from the new album, “Rescuer.” Let us know what you think! Share Your Thoughts in the Comment Section! There are currently 0...
The stereotypical “youth group” is pretty sad. It usually involves a good helping of cliques, shallow relationships, and lots of drama. Of course there’s some Bible teaching, but that’s not the focus. The focus is massively and unrelentingly on us. Not every youth group is that way. Maybe most aren’t. But that’s the expectation. And that’s what we have to fight. What Are We Looking At? The...
rebelling against low expectations
