Freedom in Family

By Madison Zuniga “Well, I would love to go to graduate school, or work in the publishing and editing field, but I definitely want to prioritize starting a family.”  A crease forms on my friend’s forehead, and I sense her …

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Treasure in Jars of Clay

Olivia Hitz “But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, …

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Created for Eternity

Anna Young In 1513, Spanish Explorer Juan Ponce de Leon set out searching for the Fountain of Youth, a fabled water source that is said to bring eternal youth…and ended up in Florida. The Fountain of Youth tourist attraction is …

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God’s Timing

By: Jenna Siek During my last year of high school, I became very familiar with the question “What are you doing next?” This was usually a daunting question to answer because my vision of post-high school was rather murky. A …

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Responding to Death with LIFE and LOVE

By Michelle Bauman Planned Parenthood, the leading provider of abortions in America, recently released its annual report to the public. Despite dismal media coverage, some of the disclosures are definitely worth noting. So, in case you missed it, here are …

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Modern Slavery

By: Andrew Shiroma A sunny Saturday, bright blue shirts, and half a thousand people. As one of these people, I participated in Zoe International’s Unstoppable Hope, a rescue walk raising awareness and money to end child trafficking. We marched through …

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Raised for Life

By: Macy Froetschner “Keep your elbows off the table, Mable.” “Treat others how you want to be treated.” “Ask questions.” “Don’t spend life judging others.” “Never take stress out on family.” “Familial fellowship is more important than fleeting friendships.” “Serve …

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Protecting the Gift of Sex

By: Ella Wiegand Anyone with a social media account is constantly bombarded with sex. Whether it’s actual porn, nudity, sexual information, or maybe just hearing others talk about it, sex is everywhere. All of us have probably watched a movie …

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Hope in Suffering

By: Olivia Hitz “The joy of the Lord is my strength,” I whisper to myself as I exhale through the pain in my hip. I’m standing in line to go up to the communion rail on Sunday morning, but I …

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Seeing Others in God’s Image

Cori Meier, Y4Life Assistant Maybe you’ve seen it on social media – the tendency toward verbally annihilating people we don’t agree with. Disagree with someone politically or ideologically? Let’s jump straight to the name-calling. People are called “slime,” “garbage,” or …

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