Stories

Finding Friendship

"Hey, Villette*!" I said when I saw my friend at church one Sabbath. Villette just walked past me, staring straight ahead. Huh, I thought. Why didn't she say hi back? Maybe she didn't hear me. The next Sabbath, I was walking into the women's restroom at church, and I saw Villette again."Hi Villette!" I said.Again,… Continue reading Finding Friendship

Devotionals

How To Get Ready For Jesus’ Second Coming [Pt. 3]

Today we will now conclude our devotional series on how to practically get ready for Jesus' second coming. It's my hope and prayer that this series has encouraged you to keep on following Christ and to keep trusting Him to make you ready for His soon return. So let's start off by taking a look… Continue reading How To Get Ready For Jesus’ Second Coming [Pt. 3]

Devotionals

How To Get Ready For Jesus’ Second Coming [Pt. 2]

In part 1 of this devotional series, we talked about what it means to "take heed." For part 2, we're gonna look into what Jesus meant when He said to "watch." Just to refresh your memory, Christ said in Mark 13:32-33: “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels in… Continue reading How To Get Ready For Jesus’ Second Coming [Pt. 2]

Stories

Too Broken To Blog | What I Did When Personal Tragedy Hindered My Personal Ministry

I still remember it. The shock, the worry, the anger, the tears. It was just too much for me. Thursday morning started out so wonderfully. My whole heart felt like it was on cloud 9,999. Last night, I was emailed by Felecia Datus, the Special Projects Manager for the Center for Online Evangelism, who was… Continue reading Too Broken To Blog | What I Did When Personal Tragedy Hindered My Personal Ministry

Devotionals

How To Get Ready For Jesus’ Second Coming [Pt. 1]

As Seventh-Day Adventist Christian teens, we've always grown up with the doctrinal teaching of Christ's soon return. In fact, that's what what the word "Adventist" means in our denominational name. An Adventist is someone who believes in Jesus' second advent--or coming. Although we as Seventh-Day Adventist Christian teens know and understand that Jesus is coming… Continue reading How To Get Ready For Jesus’ Second Coming [Pt. 1]

Devotionals

The Need To Sing

One day I was feeling overwhelmed with anxiety, stress, and sadness in my heart. There were online classes I had to catch up on, blog posts I had to write, songs I needed to practice for church--my heart just felt SO OVERWHELMED with all the things I needed to do! Yet, I didn't FEEL like… Continue reading The Need To Sing

Object Lessons

Protein Supplement Religion

Bees are probably one of the most misunderstood creatures in the animal kingdom. For some people, when they see a bee, they'd get into a mindless panic and start to run away or try to swat the poor bee. Other people would slowly--but very nervously--try to avoid the bee and keep themselves out of the… Continue reading Protein Supplement Religion