Getting Started: Grace Abounds

Hello everyone! My name is Anna Young, and I am honored to share with you a small snippet of the pro-life ministry I led throughout high school in Nashville, TN. Every year, I organized a baby item drive with local …

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Rain, Wind, and Eeyore

by Michelle Bauman, Director of Y4Life My window view is filled with rain and blustery winds today. It reminds me of images from a Winnie the Pooh book I read as a child and later read to our children. In …

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Mastermind

by Michelle Bauman, Director of Y4Life Have you ever played, Mastermind®? It’s a board game that came out in the 70s. Though I remember seeing it in our home as a little girl, I wasn’t deemed “big enough” the first …

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The Importance of Fatherhood

By Maggie Obersat Father’s Day is a tradition that has been around in America since the early 1900s. However, from its infancy, Father’s Day did not enjoy universal support. Perhaps that’s because, as one florist put it, “Fathers haven’t the …

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My Cup Runneth Over

My Cup Runneth Over by Michelle Bauman One of my favorite devotional books, A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23 by W. Phillip Keller, resides on the top shelf of the bookcase near my desk. I don’t remember how I came …

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On the Road Again

by Michelle Bauman, Director of Y4Life The last two mornings I’ve woken up to the crooning of Willie Nelson in my head. Frankly, it’s been a little unsettling. Though I have childhood memories of my aunt singing his songs while …

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Rest

It is evening, and I’m preparing for a night of rest. The truth is, I’m looking forward to bed, and that’s pretty uncommon for me.

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Empathy Invites Engagement

By Jesse Muehler My freshman year of college, I took one of my foundational education classes required for my major. It was entitled “Teaching in Diverse Classrooms” and was designed to provide us with an overview of how to best …

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Rethinking Vulnerability: A Book Review

By Nicole Chappell For me, summer break is not only a time to rest and recover from the previous school year, but it is also a much needed time for me to finally get through some projects and goals. One …

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