Are you in the life-saving business??

Are you in the life-saving business??

Apr 25, 2017

by Arianna Stover Verona SDB Church, NY   Friends and family are important to me, so I think that it is important to share my faith with them. I have had many moments when I shared my faith with my friends. One of those moments was with my friend Teagan. I thought that I should share my faith about God with her because she is very important to me. I would...

Self-Worth

Self-Worth

Mar 23, 2017

by Emily France Anchor Christian Church, Anchor, NY Self-Worth Self-worth is defined as “the sense of one’s own value or worth as a person.” Not to get this confused with self-esteem. Self-esteem is based on measurements of external actions rather than based on one’s worth as a person. Everyone has a different sense of self-worth. Many people value themselves...

Searching

By Katy Elliott Alfred Station SDB Church A remarkable trait among humans across the globe is a searching, curious nature. While the questions they ask vary as greatly as the people who ask them, there is always one common question that haunts every individual: “Why are we here?…What is the purpose of life?” Sadly, there are many who go through their...

Plan, Pray, Trust

Plan, Pray, Trust

Jan 23, 2017

by Madge Chroniger Alfred Station SDB Church, NY Being a senior in high school, all of the paperwork, applications, and decisions can be overwhelming. Learning to make the right decisions and to trust God where He is leading you in your life is an extremely hard task to accomplish. I am a person who likes to know where I’m going in life — everything needs to be...

Be A Friend First

Xander Post SDB Church of Shiloh, NJ I could write for hours showing my knowledge of the Bible, but it wouldn’t matter to the people who don’t believe in it. And I think all that knowledge and referencing Bible verses are really good, but sometimes we overlook one major detail. When I was a freshman in high school, I was trying to spread the gospel. The first...

Struggles?

by Amya Snyder Alfred Station SBD Church, NY   There are struggles everywhere every day in this world. Society is trying to teach us that we’re strong enough to fight our own battles, but that could never be more wrong. “For the LORD your God is He who goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.” (Deuteronomy 20:1) You are not alone...