Category: Young Adults
Obedience Is Not Convenient
Obedience is Not Convenient by Jasmin Michelle Smith As Bible-believing Christians, we tend to understand obedience on a practical level. We know that we are expected to obey our parents, our elders, our bosses, our spiritual authorities, etc. What happens, though, when we are told to do something that we don’t want to do,… View Article
You Are What You Eat
You Are What You Eat by Stephanie Miller I grew up with a mother who always made us eat healthy foods. While other kids were eating Dunkaroos and Lunchables, I had carrots with peanut butter and a chicken leg from last night’s dinner. I can recall countless meals at home where I was… View Article
Apostolics Pray by Jasmin Smith As Apostolics, we are called “to give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word” (Acts 6:4). We are to pray for all men, according to 1 Timothy 2:1-2, which included our neighbors, our brothers and sisters in Christ, our spiritual leaders, those in authority over… View Article
The Best Question Ever
The Best Question Ever by Stephanie Miller Important Questions Christian author Andy Stanley wrote a book called “The Best Question Ever.” Don’t worry, I won’t share any spoilers here! Still, the title calls to mind one of the best questions I’ve ever been asked. The spring before I started college, God was really dealing… View Article
Combating a Liberal Mentality in Secular Education
Combating a Liberal Mentality in Secular Education by Jasmin Michelle Smith Liberal /ˈlib(ə)rəl/ – adjective open to new behavior or opinions and willing to discard traditional values. favorable to or respectful of individual rights and freedoms. (“liberal citizenship laws”) synonyms: tolerant, unprejudiced, unbigoted, broad-minded, open-minded, enlightened, forbearing antonyms: narrow-minded, bigoted (especially of… View Article
Ministry Central: Ongoing Training Course (FREE) The purpose of this training course is to train and equip Hyphen Ministry Leaders to effectively launch, grow, and release their respective hyphen groups; providing a firm biblical and cultural foundation for their students to change their community from the inside out. This course will explore Hyphen leadership, foundational… View Article
Hard Questions: Racism
The Truth About Racism by Stephanie Miller Picture Perfect World Close your eyes and imagine a perfect world. For some, it may resemble the garden of Eden: green trees, animals roaming free, and perfect weather. For others, it’s an industrialized version of paradise with a trendy coffee shop on the corner, where the barista… View Article
Preserving Apostolic Truth
Preserving Apostolic Truth by Jasmin Michelle Smith To understand the importance of preserving apostolic truth, we must start by understanding the true meaning of doctrine. Doctrine can be defined simply as any rule or principle. More specifically, doctrine is a rule, principle, or body of principles taught for acceptance or belief, by a religious,… View Article
Good Grief! How to Dealing with Disappointment by Dr. Kristin Keller “A new era of human spaceflight was set to begin as American astronauts would once again launch an American rocket from American soil to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley… View Article
Hard Questions: Political Affiliations
Hard Questions: Political Affiliation by Stephanie Miller The current political climate of our world is volatile enough to make anyone want to bury their head in the sand; but I believe to be effective Christians, we are called to do the opposite. As believers, we often remain silent when we should be speaking… View Article