Childlike Faith

Childlike Faith

Oct 24, 2019

By Kayleigh Mackintosh It has been over two months since Conference ended. Most everyone remembers that time after Conference. It stinks. Conference is a time every year that the young adults look forward to for a long time. It is a time to reconnect with friends from previous years, meet new friends, and worship together with people our age that worship the...

YouthCon Thank You

YouthCon Thank You

Sep 25, 2019

By Isaac Floyd I first want to say thank you. Nothing from YouthCon could have been available to us without you. Thanks! Using your resources, we at YouthCon were able to go to laser tag, go to a high-end buffet, and we were able to have an air-conditioned room to use for class. Beyond material things, we also have grown more in Christ. We learned that we are...

The Beacon

Comfort Zone. Everyone has one, however big or small. I’d like to encourage you to step out of yours, especially at Conference this year. I feel as though this year’s General Conference is centered around doing things differently than before. The young people in the denomination are stepping out in faith this year—from preaching, to organizing different events,...

The Beacon – June 2019

The Beacon – June 2019

May 28, 2019

By Rachael Osborn SDB Church Boulder, CO I’ve been going to Conference for as long as I can remember. Some of the biggest memories I have are when I met my best friend Holly. Now, I don’t remember exactly when I met her but I do remember hanging out with her a lot at conference almost every year. I remember when we started talking and forming a friendship...

He Knows the Way

By Michaela Facemire Job 23:10 Everyone always seems to say, “It will never happen to me.” If you have not said this, it has crossed your mind almost surely at some point when you have read the news. Because I am a planner, I sometimes feel as though I can control what happens in my life and my “Nevers” will always be “Nevers.” My plans were majorly disrupted...

God’s Hand at Work

God’s Hand at Work

Mar 20, 2019

By Holly Probasco Shiloh SDB Church Shiloh, NJ The story of Esther has always been my favorite Bible story. A couple fun facts about this book would include that the longest verse in the Bible is in Esther. Esther 8:9 contains 78 words. Another fun fact would be that the book of Esther does not mention God by name at all. However, the presence of God...