Counting It All Joy
05. March 2024
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness” (Jas. ...
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Devotion Through Transition
10. January 2024
The path of the Christian life is not as clear as many of us would hope. Today, the world is constantly pulling us in every direction and pressuring ...
We Are Beings, Not Doings
18. September 2023
As the semester drew to a close, several students of Rev. Rut Etheridge’s Bible class were interviewed on the advice they would give to high school ...
Praying at All Times
26. July 2023
Prayer is one of the most special privileges we have as Christians. Because of Christ’s sacrifice, we are allowed to talk to the Creator of the ...
Reforming Ourselves at a Winter Youth Retreat
13. March 2023
The Midwest Presbytery featured a youth retreat at Shawnee, Kan., RP Church in December with a showing of about 80 youth. Pastor Steve Rockhill spoke ...
Dancing for Christ
16. January 2023
I have been a dancer for the last 10 years at Pazaz Christian Dance Academy (PCDA) in Greensburg, Pa. The last two years, I have also been a part of ...
From My Youth
11. November 2022
David wrote many of the Psalms when he was a young man. In them, he shows the struggles of his life and the great depth of his relationship with the ...
Stability in Hard Times
12. September 2022
Struggles are inevitable in this earthly life. The current day is no exception. Many churches lack pastors, do not own a church building, and worry ...
Finding Your Future
18. July 2022
An intelligent heart acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge” (Prov. 18:15). From the Editor: The college search is an ...
Ambassadors for Christ
09. May 2022
Last summer, when I was 15, I went to a mock government camp for homeschoolers called iGov-ern run by HSLDA. At the camp, we participated in a ...
With Great Blessing Comes Great Responsibility
01. March 2022
The Presbytery of the Alleghenies (POA) hosted their annual fall retreat Dec. 3–5 in Franklin, Pa. Coming near the end of both a calendar year and ...
Welcome the Closed Doors
11. January 2022
Everyone come into the living room, we have news!” I remember hearing these words at age 11 and having no clue what was to follow. My four younger ...
The Blessings of Good History
10. November 2021
I brought home two artifacts from the Theological Foundations for Youth (TFY) program, held this summer at the Reformed Presbyterian Theological ...
Equally Yoked Friendships
08. September 2021
In my younger years of high school, I often wrestled with the significance of cultivating friendships with fellow believers—is it really that ...
Trusting God in Everything
19. July 2021
I live in South Sudan, Africa. I have two brothers, Lucas and Xavier, and two sisters, Rowan and Evangeline. My family and the Smith family, Lydia ...
From Terrified to Transformed
14. May 2021
Over the past four years, I have changed. I started out as shy, nervous, afraid to talk to anyone new, and terrified of leading. Now, while I can ...
Avoiding Complaining in Difficult Times
05. March 2021
For over a decade, many Pacific Coast Presbytery youth have looked forward to the annual, end-of-year PacPres Youth Conference. It’s always a time ...
Turning Wrenches into Ministry Opportunities
18. November 2020
Due to the COVID-19 shutdown, Jason Thoman had to discontinue many of his usual ministry undertakings. So, he has taken advantage of opportunities to ...
Across the World
14. September 2020
Moving across the world is something that few people have the opportunity to experience, but I have recently been challenged and privileged to be one ...
My Experience at ECHO
13. July 2020
For over 35 years, ECHO (Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization) has ventured where poverty and hunger run rampant as a light for Christ and a ...