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Summers Abroad

Nathanael Planalp | January/February 2017 Issue

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Summer is on the way, despite what the bitter winter will let you know. Summer is always on our young adult minds for a variety of reasons: work, ...


Friends and Faithfulness Beyond Senior Year

Katrina Gazo | July 15, 2016

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Now that it’s over, I can speak from experience. Senior year is weird. It is also a lot of fun: an easier school load (because you’re almost done, ...


The Graduate and the Gap

Taylor Dymond | May 13, 2016

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You made it! After over a decade of education, complete with countless mathematical calculations and English essays, you are ready to graduate from ...


Justification and Murder in the Dark

Mirthe Ophoff | March 02, 2016

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Youth Conference. According to my internet search, a youth conference is a large-scale event held for a few days, and often hosted by Christian ...


Blitzing Sodom

Tim Weir | January 04, 2016

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When I was 10, I would play pickup tackle football for hours. Since we didn’t have linemen and I was a boy of ample proportions, I was always ...


From the Mountaintop

Michaela Williams | November 02, 2015

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The Theological Foundations Backpacking (TFB) trip is a once-in-a-lifetime, I-will-remember-this-for-as-long-as-I-live experience. You may have seen ...


A Day Set Apart

Katie Klaassen | September 09, 2015

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This summer I was blessed with the wonderful opportunity to be a part of the Theological Foundations for Youth (TFY) program held at the Reformed ...


Youth, Travel, and Skype Psalm Sings

Lydia Goerner | May 06, 2015

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Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!” (Ps. 133:1). When David wrote Psalm 133, I don’t think he meant that it is only ...


Winterlude 2014

June 02, 2014

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For the past 12 years, the Ottawa, Ont., RPC has hosted a youth retreat in February. This retreat overlaps with the Canadian Winterlude festival that ...


Horrors of a Holocaust

December 01, 2013

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The agonizing cries, which could only proceed from the most tortured of human souls, pierced the silence of my imagination. I could almost smell the ...


RP Student Develops Software, Wins Award

March 01, 2013

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Geolocation is the process of determining where a photo or video was taken. Counter terrorism, environmental monitoring, disaster relief and robot ...


Are You Needed There?

November 01, 2012

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Being a Reformed Presbyterian pastor’s kid is a blessing and a challenge at the same time. Growing up with a vast amount of biblical teaching around ...


Developing a Heart for India

September 26, 2012

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The scent of jasmine and coconut oil from the hair of little girls filled the room as the children lined up. Happy, excited chatter in the Kannada ...


Youth Camp at Dixon’s Creek

July 30, 2012

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If you asked us, “What is your favorite place in the whole world?” we would both tell you without hesitation, “Dixon’s Creek Reformed ...


Life as a Third-Culture Kid

June 01, 2012

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I call Colorado my home. It is not because I’m ashamed that I grew up in China; quite the contrary. I’m very thankful that the Lord gave me that ...


Helping Youth Take up the Faith

June 01, 2012

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Because I’m a public school teacher by day, I’ve been deeply invested in the success of young people for quite some time. I’ve always desired ...


We are the Future of the Church!

April 13, 2012

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We are excited about how the Lord has and will continue to work in the youth of the church. “Young People’s Societies” began in the Reformed ...



Pacific Coast Holds First Youth Conference

May 01, 2011

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How many young people throughout the RPCNA have a winter youth conference they can attend? Many, if not all, presbyteries have opportunities outside ...