by Jenna Townsend    How did you experience bullying as a kid? Maybe it was on the playground or during lunch in the cafeteria or on a bus. Bullying hurts no matter where it takes place; and unfortunately, kids today have a lot more places where they can be victims of...

Don’t Be Afraid by Debra Hane  As a little girl, I remember lying in bed at night, gripped in fear that alligators were under my bed and would bite me if I tried to get out. Sounds silly, doesn’t it? But for me, the fear was quite real. Later I reasoned that if there...

A Matter of Life and Death by Deb Hane Three children encounter death with the power of Jesus to help them cope.  Last year Sarah hosted a Christmas Party Club for non-Christian families for the first time. Fourteen-year-old Jamid caught her attention. He was a great...

By Jenna Townsend  How did you get involved with your local church? Maybe you grew up going there or a friend invited you. Or maybe you got involved because you found them online or through a church event. Churches tend to focus their outreach on adults, but there are...

Let Us Not Grow Weary by Rebecca Dwinell  A testimony of how God encourages us when we are weary.  When my alarm went off, my face was buried into the pillow. “Lord,” I prayed, “I do not want to get up for another day of camp. I know there are fun girls in my cabin...

Competing with Technology for a Kid’s Attention  By Sarah Porch and Lydia Kaiser    I’m part of a generation that experienced the evolution of technology from chunky box monitors, desk tops, and flip phones to thin tablets and smart phones. For many teachers and...