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Spiritual Verification and Validation

Written by Tom Moffitt

Passover is fast approaching, and it’s self-evaluation time for God’s people. Consider that our mind is like a computer. We are to reprogram our minds from the physical to the spiritual....

Is Vaping Bad for You?

Written by Gabriella Kroska

Vaping has been gaining popularity with young people in our culture over the last several years. What is it, and is it an appropriate practice for young people striving to follow God? ...

The People Jesus Would Eat With

Written by Erica Golden

If I’d known the kinds of troubled patients I’d be serving, I may not have taken the job. But after hearing their stories, I realized these were the kinds of people Jesus willingly chose...

Be Resilient Like Job

Written by Emerald Noggle

When life’s trials pull us down, how do we get ourselves back up? I recently heard a sermon where the minister told a story of a set of twins who had an alcoholic father. One became...

The Fall and the Yellow Jacket

Written by Chant’a Collier

Recently I experienced two uncomfortable events—a fall and a yellow jacket sting. This blog post shares lessons I learned from these two incidents. While taking my daily lunchtime...

The Danger of Indifference

Written by Madeline Mann

Have you ever considered what the opposite of love is? Some would say it’s hate. But there is another emotion that can also contrast with love. That emotion is indifference. ...

Walking With Integrity—After Camp!

Written by Gabriella Kroska

Those of us who went to camp this year learned a lot about integrity! Now that we’re all home, how can we keep walking in the right direction? Another year of COGWA Youth Camps just...

Why Did Jesus Curse the Fig Tree?

Written by Tom Clark

A passage in the Gospels makes it sound like Jesus may have unjustly cursed a poor fig tree. But could there be more to the story—and a lesson for us to learn? As Jesus and His...

Questions to Consider Before Getting a Tattoo

Written by Eddie Foster

From a butterfly on an ankle to a skull and crossbones on a forearm, tattoos are a very visual and permanent way to express ourselves to others. Before getting one, here are some questions to...