Southern New England Conference - Youth/Young Adults

Attitudes and Success
On a recent trip to our local shopping mall my attention was arrested by the myriad of pithy sayings boldly displayed on T-shirts proclaiming adolescent attitudes and values. Some were funny; others were really pathetic. [Read]

The Skater
“Hey!” I shouted as I was shoved into the front door of my new school. "Next time, get out of the way!" growled a guy wearing skater pants and a baggy red shirt. Spying the tattoos that peeked out from under his shirtsleeves... [Read]

A Study in Love
For those young people who thought they knew everything about love, now there’s a college course about it. The Univeristy of Sioux Falls, S.D. is now offering a class entitled “Finding Dates Worth Keeping.” [Read]

Fear
I used to hear my grandmother quote this, "We have nothing to fear for the future, except as we forget the way the Lord has led us and His teaching in our past history." [Read]

Walled-In Hearts
Years ago a man purchased a remote castle in Spain. Vandals were destroying the old building, so the man hired a builder to put a protective wall around the castle. Weeks later the man checked on the builder’s progress and... [Read]

Who Are You?
There comes a time in our lives when we need to define who we are—when we need to figure out what defines us. But, wait. Who is the doing the defining? The Bible tells us in Job 9 that God can move mountains... [Read]

Amazing Grace
It all happened many years ago in the small town of Granger, Washington. And I’ll never forget it. There was a weekly event that took place during the summer months. A group of boys, myself included, would round up a wild... [Read]

Look Up, Lifted Up
Ally is eighteen months old and is loving life. Surrounded by people who are always ready to read her a new book or share a new experience with her, she is almost constantly embracing fresh experiences. [Read]