Author: Josiah
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Loyal in the Darkest Times
This weekend, millions of people look back to a single event that shattered everything: the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Our topic for this Saturday is Loyalty, and what a more powerful example than this story. Everyone is most likely familiar (often very much so) with it. But I’m wondering if this Easter, we…
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Captain America: The Winter Soldier, a sequel to the first Captain America and continuing on from the Avengers, was released five years ago. The story set in the modern day, the movie saw a change of tone from the previous one as well as a change of directors, something that caused this movie to excel…
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Loneliness
That solitary feeling of standing on the edge of a room, the edge of a conversation that no one wants you in, and the feeling of absolute emptiness deep inside you is a terrible feeling that everyone can have at some point or another. Loneliness is an aching hole that can empty a person if…
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Minecraft
Minecraft is an open-world, sandbox video game developed almost ten years ago, in the middle of 2009. It remains one of the biggest video games in the world to this day, though its popularity reached its peak in roughly 2012, 2013, and 2014. It is playable on almost every device, and continues to get a…
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Friendship
It’s fair to state that friendships often comprise a good portion of the daily life of teens. We spend a lot of time with them in many different settings and places. Through that time they can frequently influence us either for the better or for the worse. It’s up to us to discern which friends…
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Lessons from a Sheep Dog
Lessons from a Sheep Dog, by Philip Keller, has rapidly become one of my very favorite books. It is a smaller Christian Nonfiction book and was originally published in 1983. Info Lessons from a Sheep Dog is one of my favorite books for its profound truth in a simple story. In the beginning, the author…
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April Showers…
It’s the end of March already, friends. How is this possible? Time is rather unfathomable. Anyhow, this is the first of a series of monthly “Cobbled Bridge” posts! No worries, I’ll explain. These will bridge the gap nicely between the present month and the month soon to come! In this case, it’s April that’s very…
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Devotion
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word “devotion”? For me, it’s dedicating a significant or at least consistent amount of my time to something. You might think of devotionals, journaling, or Bible times at breakfast with the family. Whatever it is, something comes to mind. This is the last…
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Everything Counts
My parents give each of my siblings and me a new devotional every Christmas. It’s a tradition I love, and this is one of my favorites. Everything Counts by Steven L. Case was revised in 2015, an adaptation for teens of the widely known book, My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers. Providing 365…
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Loving Intolerance
Tolerance is a term frequently used in today’s culture. If one accepts another’s beliefs and choices that they wouldn’t necessarily choose for themselves, then they are considered tolerant, accepting, and loving. Society says that if you don’t accept one’s beliefs and opinions, then you must not be a very caring person. Tolerance is a massive…
The Treehouse 